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Finland will participate in the exercise SIIL 18 in Estonia Finland will participate in the training exercise SIIL18 organised in Estonia from 3 to 14 May 2018. This exercise is the main annual training exercise of the Estonian Defence Forces. Par...

Finland will participate in the training exercise SIIL18 organised in Estonia from 3 to 14 May 2018. This exercise is the main annual training exercise of the Estonian Defence Forces. Participation in the exercise is included in the annual plan of the Finnish Defence Forces’ international activities concerning Army training.

18.4.2018 | Finland will participate in the training exercise SIIL18 organised in Estonia from 3 to 14 May 2018. This exercise is the main annual training exercise of the Estonian Defence Forces. Participation in the exercise is included in the annual plan of the Finnish Defence Forces’ international activities concerning Army training.

10.11.2025 | Syftet med besöket var att stärka samarbetet mellan ländernas arméer och hitta möjligheter till fördjupad samverkan.

14.6.2017 | For fifty times now military athletes have competed for the CISM World Military Orienteering Championships. Of these fifty venues, Finland has hosted the championships for six times, and Sweden, Norway as well as Brazil each for five times.

14.10.2016 | In South Lebanon a water reservoir was built to help the local farmers to supply water for their fields. The inauguration of the reservoir was held on the 8th of October 2016.

7.9.2016 | Safe drinking water is one of the basic prerequisites of human health and well-being. To be able to ensure the supply of clean water the Finnish-Irish Battalion (FINIRISHBATT) together with the municipality of Aytarun provided a water purification plant to the residents of Aytarun in South Lebanon.

24.2.2020 | This year, Finland is part of a German-led European Union Battle Group (EUBG), together with Austria, Croatia,Ireland,Czechia, the Netherlands, Latvia and Sweden. The main exercise of the unit, European Challenge 20 (EUCH20), is held in Germany in March.

21.3.2017 | Irish Defence Forces Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett will visit Finland together with his spouse from 21-23 March 2017. The visit will be hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Jarmo Lindberg.

Artemistemplet, d.v.s. Artemision Ruinerna av det finns i staden Selçuk nära den arkeologiska platsen Efesos, som är ett Unesco världsarv. Templet stod färdigt omkring år 560 f.Kr., brändes ner ungefär tvåhundra år senare och byggdes sedan upp ige...

18.7.2016 | The Finnish-Irish Battalion (FINIRISHBATT) built a retaining wall surrounding the Social Development Center of Bint Jubayl in cooperation with the governments of Finland and Ireland. 14.7.2016 there was an inauguration to honor this event.

18.7.2016 | The Finnish-Irish Battalion (FINIRISHBATT) built a retaining wall surrounding the Social Development Center of Bint Jubayl in cooperation with the governments of Finland and Ireland. 14.7.2016 there was an inauguration to honor this event.

Kolossen på Rhodos Kolossen på Rhodos (< lat. colossus < forngrek. κολοσσός, kolossos, 'stor staty') var en enorm bronsstaty av solguden Helios på ön Rhodos i Grekland på 300-talet f.Kr. Statyn var den mest kortlivade av antikens sju underverk och...

10.11.2025 | Syftet med besöket var att stärka samarbetet mellan ländernas arméer och hitta möjligheter till fördjupad samverkan.

7.9.2016 | Safe drinking water is one of the basic prerequisites of human health and well-being. To be able to ensure the supply of clean water the Finnish-Irish Battalion (FINIRISHBATT) together with the municipality of Aytarun provided a water purification plant to the residents of Aytarun in South Lebanon.

14.10.2016 | In South Lebanon a water reservoir was built to help the local farmers to supply water for their fields. The inauguration of the reservoir was held on the 8th of October 2016.

7.9.2016 | Safe drinking water is one of the basic prerequisites of human health and well-being. To be able to ensure the supply of clean water the Finnish-Irish Battalion (FINIRISHBATT) together with the municipality of Aytarun provided a water purification plant to the residents of Aytarun in South Lebanon.

1.8.2018 | Sotilasprofessori Aki Huhtisen, yhteiskuntatieteiden tohtori Saara Särmän, valtiotieteiden tohtorin Noora Kotilaisen ja kapteeni Mikko Strengin paperi ”Warfare in Hybrid Enviroment - Reflexive Control as an Analytical Tool for Understanding Contemporary Challenges” kertoo, kuinka perinteinen poliittinen ja hallinnollinen tapa tehdä asioita lännessä ja nähdä esimerkiksi Venäjä vain hybridivaikuttajana tai refleksiivisen kontrollin käyttäjänä, ei ole enää perusteltua.

Maanpuolustuksen aloitesäätiö palkitsi kolmikon, joka kehitti hankalien tulipalojen sammuttamista helpottavan vaunun.

9.1.2025 | Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will surveil and protect Icelandic airspace for the first time as a NATO member in February 2025.