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Armoured Brigade The Armoured Brigade is a specialist in armoured troops, logistics, ground-based air defence and electronic warfare. The Armoured Brigade is located in Tavastia Proper. The renowned Defence Forces’ Conscript Band is also a part of...

The Defence Forces received a mandate from Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö to procure a life cycle upgrade from the Finnish Patria Land Systems Oy. Life cycle upgrades are used to modernise 65 XA-180 armoured personnel carriers.

Nyland Brigade trains versatile coastal ranger troops with high performance capability Training The Nyland Brigade trains, among others, companies with coastal jaegers, mortar gunners and engineers as well as headquarters and signal companies, mil...

16.4.2024 | The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 24 at the Pohjankangas Firing Range and Training Area in Niinisalo from 26 April to 14 May. Approximately 2600 persons will take part in the exercise, most of them conscripts and about 300 international troops.

19.10.2023 | The Army mechanized exercise Hammer 23 will be organized at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 27 October to 7 November 2023. The exercise enhances the rapid execution capability of the battle group and battalion, cooperation between the branches, provision of host nation support as well as cooperation with Allies. Approximately 2600 soldiers, over half of them reservists, will participate in the exercise led by the Armoured Brigade.

The Armoured Brigade will lead the Finnish Army’s mechanised exercise Arrow 19 organised in Pohjankangas, Niinisalo, from 6 May to 17 May 2019.

Arrow 24 The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 24 at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 26 April to 14 May 2024. Of the total strength of ca. 2600 persons taking part in the exercise, majority...

Arrow 23 The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 23 at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 1 to 14 May 2023. Of the total strength of ca. 2200 persons taking part in the exercise, more than one t...

Finnish Army’s mechanised exercise Arrow 18 The Armoured Brigade will lead the Finnish Army’s mechanised exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas, Niinisalo, from 7 to 18 May 2018. The training objective of this exercise is to train joint interoperabilit...

The Finnish Army will participate in the exercise Northern Wind 2019 (NW19) to be organised by the Swedish Army in Norrbotten, Northern Sweden, from 18 to 29 March 2019.

The mechanised exercise of the Finnish Army (Arrow 17) Exercise Arrow 17, led by the Finnish Army’s Armoured Brigade, will take place in Pohjankangas, Niinisalo, Finland, from 2 to 13 May 2017. The objective of the exercise is to enhance interoper...

The mechanised exercise of the Finnish Army (Arrow 16) The mechanised exercise of the Finnish Army (Arrow 16), led by the Armoured Brigade, will take place in Pohjankangas, Niinisalo, from 2 to 13 May 2016. The aim of the exercise is to develop in...

Army The Army defends the entire land area of the state and executes all three of the Defence Forces’ tasks. The defence of Finland’s territory is based on the large reserve created by general conscription. Annually, the Army’s eight brigade-level...

11.5.2019 | An integral part of the Finnish Defence Forces’ training exercise activities, combined exercise activities advance honing, verifying and validating leaders’ and troops’ competence proficiency and capability in measures relating to Finland’s national defence and multinational crisis management as well as providing and receiving international assistance. Now what does this armoured troops’ international interoperable cooperating denote and what is its significance?

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...

Presentation of shooting and training areas Army shooting ranges Parolannummi shooting ranges The shooting ranges in Parolannummi are located in the municipality of Hattula and they are managed by the Armoured Brigade. The Parolannummi ranges incl...

12.2.2026 | The Army will exercise local defence during 20.2.–6.3.2026. The series of exercises will be participated by altogether up to c. 3,500 soldiers, a number of other authorities, as well as business sector organisations from across Finland.

Jaeger Brigade - About us The Jaeger Brigade trains troops for Northern Finland’s demanding circumstances and units specialised in regional combat in the Lapland area. The Jaeger Brigade is in charge of ordered tasks involving readiness and operat...

16.4.2024 | The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 24 at the Pohjankangas Firing Range and Training Area in Niinisalo from 26 April to 14 May. Approximately 2600 persons will take part in the exercise, most of them conscripts and about 300 international troops.

Jaeger Brigade - For conscripts Training in the Jaeger Brigade The Jaeger Brigade provides training in two battalions, namely the Lapland Jaeger Battalion and Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion. The aim is to train personnel for jaeger, mortar, headq...