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Kosovo KFOR Established in 1999, the NATO-led KFOR operation is tasked to prevent hostilities via its military presence and thereby ensure peace in a multiethnic Kosovo. The overall strength of the Finnish persons in the operation is 70 persons. K...

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...

Finland's participation in crisis management Military crisis management is one of the Defence Forces' statutory tasks. Finland's participation in military crisis management is governed by our Act on Military Crisis Management . Finland can take pa...

Jokinen, Jukka Erkki Paavali Major General Position Chief of Staff Army Command Finland Date and place of birth 4 June 1967, Vihti Family Married to Sanna Forsman-Jokinen Career Matriculation examination, Vihti High School 1987 Military service, H...

Karsikas, Jarkko Antero Brigadier General Position Deputy Commander / Chief of Staff, Nato Communications and Information Systems Group, Nato ACO Date and place of birth 1.1.1971, Alahärmä Family Married, three children Career Matriculation Examin...

Kalliomaa, Mika Major General Position Military Representative to the European Union and NATO Date and place of birth 5 September 1966, Isokyrö Family Married to Katri Kalliomaa Two daughters, one son Career Matriculation examination, Isokyrö High...

Huusko, Janne Date and place of birth 1 OCT 1969, Raisio Position Chief of Staff, Navy Command Finland Family Married Two children Military rank Commodore Military education 2019 National Defence Course 2009 Course for Superior Staff 2000-2001 Gen...

Facts about Utti Jaeger Regiment The Utti Jaeger Regiment is home to the Special Forces Unit and the helicopter operations of the Finnish Defence Forces, along with branches that support them. • hired personnel 460 • conscripts 220 • approximate n...

Jaakkola, Janne Alpertti General Position Chief of Defence Date and place of birth 17 July 1967 Vehmaa Family Spouse M.Sc. (Eng) Marjo Jaakkola, neé Hiltunen One child Career Matriculation examination, Tuurepori Upper Secondary School 1986 Militar...

Välimäki, Pasi Lieutenant General Position Commander of the Finnish Army Date and place of birth 1 September 1965, Turku Family Spouse Eija Välimäki, née Linden Daughter Career Matriculation Examination Turku Normaalikoulu Upper-Secondary School 1...

International military crisis management Military crisis management is one of the Defence Forces' statutory tasks. Finland's participation in military crisis management is governed by our Act on Military Crisis ManagementOpens in a new tab . Finla...

The Logistics Command works with domestic and foreign cooperation partners on a regular basis in order to carry out its task to ensure the efficient use of the Defence Forces’ capabilities and execution of operations in all circumstances.

Vilho Pekka Turunen Major General Position Defence Command Chief of Intelligence, Director of Finnish Defence Intelligence Date and place of birth January 26, 1967 in Mikkeli, Finland Marital status and family Married, two adult sons Education 201...

Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces is General Janne Jaakkola

16.2.2026 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces has ordered Colonel Aki-Mauri Huhtinen, Director of Communications of the Defence Forces, as of 1 March 2026.

25.7.2024 | Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen inspected the Finnish troops in the Kosovo Force (KFOR) operation in Kosovo on 24 July 2024. During his visit, Virtanen also had a meeting with the Operation Commander, Major General Özkan Ulutaş, as well as with other KFOR leadership.

15.7.2025 | Swiss Mannerheim Fellow, Major Robin Gubler, visited Finland for three weeks at the turn of May and June. The purpose of the visit was to familiarize himself with Finland and the Finnish Defence Forces. The visit was part of the Mannerheim Fellowship Programme between the Finnish and Swiss Armed Forces. The fellowship programme began in 1949, offering Finnish officers the opportunity to spend ab...

Kosovo KFOR Vuonna 1999 perustetun Nato-johtoisen KFOR-operaation tehtävänä on sotilaallisella läsnäolollaan estää vihamielisyydet ja taata rauha monietnisessä Kosovossa. Suomalaisten kokonaisvahvuus operaatiossa on noin 70 henkilöä. KFOR vastaa Y...

15.7.2025 | Swiss Mannerheim Fellow, Major Robin Gubler, visited Finland for three weeks at the turn of May and June. The purpose of the visit was to familiarize himself with Finland and the Finnish Defence Forces. The visit was part of the Mannerheim Fellowship Programme between the Finnish and Swiss Armed Forces. The fellowship programme began in 1949, offering Finnish officers the opportunity to spend ab...

Kosovo KFOR KFOR-operationen, som leds av Nato och som grundades 1999, har som uppgift att genom sin militära närvaro förhindra fientligheter och trygga freden i det multietniska Kosovo. Finländarnas totala styrka i operationen är 70 personer. KFO...