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23.12.2020 | Finnish peacekeepers,

16.10.2019 | The Anniversary Seminar of the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre, FINCENT, will be held on 23 October. The theme of the Seminar involves the future of crisis management and preparation for its challenges through education and training. Lieutenant General (ret.), Roméo Dallaire will be the Seminar’s principal keynote speaker. The Seminar will be streamed online on our website.

2.10.2019 | The Finnish National Defence University will organise the annual Russia Seminar on 2 April 2020. The call for papers now welcomes abstracts for presentations relating to the seminar’s themes.

27.2.2026 | This year, the Army Seminar programme included talks about Russia’s war of aggression given by Ukrainian soldiers and discussions about collective defence of NATO’s Eastern flank. Apart from Ukraine, the 7th Army Seminar also had participants from NATO member states’ Army commands, NATO commands and the Finnish Defence Forces’ services.

15.12.2025 | The Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, presented the unit flag of the Karelia Brigade to Colonel Tomi Pekurinen on Monday, 15 December. Colonel Pekurinen will assume his duties as Commander of the Karelia Brigade on 1 January 2026.

6.12.2017 | The field devotional during the review of troops was held by FINAF’s Senior Chaplain Kari Mannermaa at the Keskuskenttä football stadium in Kuopio.

6.12.2016 | Our most honoured war veterans and Lottas, ladies and gentlemen, soldiers.

4.6.2025 | Speech by the Reviewing Officer of the Finnish Defence Forces Flag Day Parade, Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Timo Herranen, at the review of troops on 4 June 2025.

27.2.2026 | This year, the Army Seminar programme included talks about Russia’s war of aggression given by Ukrainian soldiers and discussions about collective defence of NATO’s Eastern flank. Apart from Ukraine, the 7th Army Seminar also had participants from NATO member states’ Army commands, NATO commands and the Finnish Defence Forces’ services.

16.12.2025 | Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, designated JF-501, was presented to the public at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth on 16 December.

15.12.2025 | The Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, presented the unit flag of the Karelia Brigade to Colonel Tomi Pekurinen on Monday, 15 December. Colonel Pekurinen will assume his duties as Commander of the Karelia Brigade on 1 January 2026.

9.6.2026 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 2026–5 24.3.2026 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organization, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy and ...

18.7.2025 | The Chief of the Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen, visited the United Kingdom on 15- 17 July 2025. The visit included a meeting with the Vice Chief of Defence Staff of the UK armed forces, General Sharon Nesmith.

23.1.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola visited Poland on 22-23 January 2023. The visit was hosted by the Commander of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła.

11.6.2017 | The Finnish Defence Force´s Chief of Education Brigadier General Jukka Sonninen’s Opening Speech

25.9.2023 | The participation of the Defence Forces in the United Nations-led operation MINUSMA in Mali has ended. Finnish peacekeepers returned home on Sunday 24 September 2023.

16.12.2025 | Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, designated JF-501, was presented to the public at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth on 16 December.

29.11.2024 | The current Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen, will retire to the reserve at the end of November 2024.

6.12.2022 | Esteemed veterans and lottas of our wars, ladies and gentlemen, soldiers! [Ärade veteraner och lottor från våra krig, bästa festgäster, soldater!]

11.6.2024 | The Finnish fighter detachment deployed to Romania has passed a NATO evaluation and has been declared ready to start doing Quick Reaction Alert duty at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base.