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Kesänen, Jaro Tapani Brigadier General Position Rector of the National Defence University Date and place of birth 22.8.1973 Helsinki Family Spouse Maria Kesänen Two children Career Matriculation Examination, Nikkarin Lukio Upper Secondary School, ...

Nurmi, Sami Heikki Major General Position Deputy Chief of Staff Strategy Date and place of birth 6 April 1967, Riihimäki Family Wife: Kirsi Nurmi One child Career Matriculation, Pohjolanrinne High School 1987 Military service, Uusimaa (Nyland) Bri...

Ylitalo, Tero Juhani Major General Position Chief of Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command Date and place of birth 30 April 1968 Ilmajoki Family Spouse Kati Ylitalo Career Matriculation Examination, Harjavalta Upper-Secondary School 1987 Milita...

The Air Forces of Finland, Norway and Sweden will host multinational Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 from 29 May to 9 June 2023. More than one 150 aircraft from 14 nations will participate in the air exercise carried out in the airspace over the northern areas of the host countries.

FINABEL - European Land Capability Cooperation Indecipherable at first sight, the acronym FINABEL denotes a nearly 60-year-old organisation that aims at enhancing the interoperability of its European member states’ Armies with no political strings...

28.2.2025 | Chief of the Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen, visited Belgium on 25–27 February and met with the military leadership of NATO and the EU. The discussions focused on the security situation in Europe, the progress of Finland's integration into NATO and the development of NATO's permanent presence in Finland.

The Finnish Navy’s Coastal Fleet is to participate in the international mine countermeasures exercise Dynamic Move 2024 in Belgium from 22 January to 2 February. Dynamic Move is an annual, command-post exercise, which is led by NATO Allied Maritime Command.

Coastal Fleet participates in the international mine countermeasures exercise Dynamic Move 2023 in Belgium from 23 January to 3 February.

NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) has arrived in Helsinki for a scheduled port visit, as part of its continued operations in the Baltic Sea.

20.11.2025 | The Navy-led autumn main exercise Freezing Winds 25 will be held in southern Finland, the Archipelago Sea, and the Gulf of Finland from November 24 to December 4, 2025.

20.11.2025 | The Navy-led autumn main exercise Freezing Winds 25 will be held in southern Finland, the Archipelago Sea, and the Gulf of Finland from November 24 to December 4, 2025.

1.8.2025 | The Defence Force's arrangement of the military music tour MILjazz continues in Northern Finland this Saturday. This year, the tour will be visited by international military music from allied countries. Among the participants is the NATO Jazz Orchestra, which consists of the SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) International Band under NATO's European command. The band is arriving in Finland from Mons in Belgium.

17.11.2021 | Belgium, in accordance with the OSCE Vienna Document 2011, conducts an inspection for increased trust and security in Finland from 16 to 19 November 2021. The members of the inspection team have diplomatic status.

26.10.2021 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen, will take part in the meeting of the European Union Military Committee in Brussels on 26 October.

2.5.2025 | NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) has arrived in Helsinki for a scheduled port visit, as part of its continued operations in the Baltic Sea.

18.5.2021 | Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen will attend the European Union Military Committee meeting on 19 May.

18.5.2021 | Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen will attend the European Union Military Committee meeting on 19 May.

13.1.2020 | The Commander of the Defense Forces, General Timo Kivinen, participates in the NATO Military Committee Defense Chief's meeting, in the part of the meeting intended for the companion countries on January 14. The meeting takes place in accordance with the annual plan.

19.11.2019 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen, will take part in the meeting of the European Union Military Committee to be held on 20-21 November. The meeting will be attended by the senior military commanders in the European Union.

1.11.2024 | Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Christopher G. Cavoli visited Finland from 31 October to 1 November 2024. The visit was hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola.