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Serving in the Guard Jaeger Regiment The Guard Jaeger Regiment trains troops specialised in urban combat. We train, for example, urban jaegers, military police, reconnaissance specialists, military drivers and leaders. Our spearhead unit is the re...

A training exercise for conducting combat in built-up areas, the exercise Kvarn 18 will enhance the overall performance capability of urban jaegers trained for defending the capital area and Uusimaa region.

Welcome to conscript service in the Guard Jaeger Regiment 6th of July 2026! Familiarize yourself with the guide that contains useful information for prospective conscripts starting their service in July 2026. You have to arrive to conscript servic...

Winter Training Exercise of Utti Jaeger Regiment in Lapland An annual winter training exercise of the Utti Jaeger Regiment, the exercise Northern Griffin 18 will start in Lapland on 5 February 2018. This year the exercise will be organized in two ...

Winter Training Exercise of Utti Jaeger Regiment in Lapland An annual winter training exercise of the Utti Jaeger Regiment, the exercise Northern Griffin 18 will start in Lapland on 5 February 2018. This year the exercise will be organized in two ...

An annual winter training exercise of the Utti Jaeger Regiment, the exercise Northern Griffin 18 will start in Lapland on 5 February 2018. This year the exercise will be organized in two parts, with the first one taking place from 5 to 16 February and the second one from 26 February to 23 March 2018.

KVARN16 - Urban Area Field Training Exercise The Guard Jaeger Regiment organises an Urban Area Field Training Exercise from 14 to 25 November 2016 in Kvarn, Sweden. Exercise KVARN16 will take place at the Combat Training Centre for Military Operat...

25.11.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade's Northern Axe 25 combat exercise will be conducted in the Kainuu region from November 29 to December 5, 2025.

The Defence Forces’ main exercise Uusimaa will be held in southern Finland from 27 November to 4 December 2017. The objective is to train defending the capital city area and coast in a rapidly escalating situation together with the other authorities.

Altogether five local defence training exercises led by Finnish Army brigade-level units will be organised in the regions of Kymenlaakso, Lapland, Northern Savonia, Ostrobothnia, Satakunta and Uusimaa from 26 February to 9 March 2018. These exercises will contribute to facilitating the inter-agency cooperation capability of the security authorities as part of a rapidly developing situation framework.

25.11.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade's Northern Axe 25 combat exercise will be conducted in the Kainuu region from November 29 to December 5, 2025.

Undertaking military training in Germany from 1915 to 1918, the Jaegers built up the foundation for the establishing of the contemporary Finnish Defence Forces, and, in significant numbers, equalled the officers who served in command duties during the Winter and Continuation Wars as well as the Lapland War. The Finnish Defence Forces celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Homecoming of the Jaegers in Vaasa from 23 February to 24 February 2018, and in Helsinki on Monday 26 February 2018.

About us Annual figures • Conscripts: 1,600/ year • Reservists: 1,600/ year • Executive assistance tasks: 60 • Personnel: approximately 400 The Guard Jaeger Regiment is an Army brigade-level unit based on the island of Santahamina in Helsinki. Its...

KVARN17 in Sweden Exercise KVARN17 will develop the operational capabilities of urban warfare units to defend Helsinki and the Uusimaa region. Urban area field training exercise KVARN17, led by the Guard Jaeger Regiment, will take place in Kvarn, ...

Local defence exercises The Army will exercise local defence tasks across Finland from 26 February to 11 March 2022. Undertaking training will develop the local units’ readiness to carry out local combat and protection missions as part of a wider ...

Finnish Defence Forces Sports School The main task of the Defence Forces’ Sports School is to train reconnaissance squads for emergency and wartime conditions. In addition to military training, the Sports School enables sports training for talente...

Local defence training exercises 1/2018 Altogether five local defence training exercises led by Finnish Army brigade-level units will be organised in the regions of Kymenlaakso, Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, Rovaniemi, Satakunta, and Uusimaa fro...

We defend Finland together – national parade on the Independence Day of Finland in Kouvola this year The Finnish Defence Forces will celebrate the 108th Independence Day of Finland by way of a national parade on 6 December in Kouvola. The theme of...

11.11.2022 | Guard Jaeger Regiment is exercising with other authorities in capital area and Uusimaa region on 14.-18.11.2022. The exercise is part of the Guard Jaeger Regiment's yearly training plan.

17.6.2022 | In the Guard Jaeger Regiment, the Army complementary international exercise and training activity will start on 20 June 2022. A training audience force involving a US Light infantry Company with the strength of circa 100 troops will arrive at Santahamina to exercise with the Readiness Unit and 2. Military Police Company. The exercise and training activity cooperation will be participated by both conscripts and service personnel.