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Equality and gender equality are strongly empasized in the Finnish Defence Forces.For us this means, that everyone is treated in the same way, regardless of personal traits or background.

Many aspects of the Finnish society are mirrored in the Finnish Defence Forces everyday activities. We are committed to minimize environmental impact as well as to promote equality and responsibility.

The Defence Forces are committed to responsibility in their operations We operate environmentally friendly within the Finnish Defence Forces. We strive to reduce waste generation and improve sorting. Sustainable development is considered in the De...

Impact of teaching Impact of research Sustainability and interaction Responsibility is a cornerstone of the operation of the National Defence University, and, among other things, sustainable development, equality and non-discrimination are at the ...

Sustainable Development and Responsibility The activities of the National Defence University are based on the values of the Defence Forces which include patriotism, professionalism, justice, responsibility, reliability and cooperation. Responsibil...

Impact of teaching Impact of research Responsibility and interaction Responsibility is a cornerstone of the operation of the National Defence University, and sustainable development, equality and non-discrimination are at the core of it. With its ...

Conscript service and training The objective of military training is to sustain the readiness of the Finnish Defence Forces and to train individuals liable for military service in tasks of national defence. Military training is provided annually f...

6.12.2025 | Field Devotional, Senior Military Chaplain of the Karelia Brigade Jarkko Lievonen

11.11.2025 | Leader’s H andbook Leader’s Handbook 2022 2022 Manuscript: Pekka Halonen, Matti Kemppilä, Erik Gockel, Akseli Jääskeläinen, Laura Kaalikoski, Markus Kaartinen, Kari Aapro, Janne Kananen, Janne Aalto, Henna-Maria Utter, Toni Laitinen, Juha Hollanti...

2.4.2026 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 04–2026 5.3.2026 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organization, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy and ...

8.11.2021 | The piloting of shared accommodation will continue in the Defence Forces until the end of 2022. As of early 2022, the piloting will include all brigade-level units providing training to persons liable for military service excluding the FAF air commands. The objective is to get information on the effectiveness of shared accommodation in brigade-level units of varying strength across Finland.

18.10.2019 | The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre’s 50th Anniversary Seminar on 23 October will be attended by four top international crisis management experts. The NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative Clare Hutchinson’s field of expertise consists in the promotion of the dimension of women, peace and security, including the coordination, consistency and implementation of the measures involving this entity in NATO.

Leadership training Leadership training is arranged to train the non-commissioned officers and reserve officers to lead wartime troops. Leadership training focuses on leading people and developing as a leader. The framework for learning how to lea...

Reserve Supplementary Training Programmes The FDF trains motivated reservists from the reserve rank and file into reserve NCOs, and from reserve NCOs into reserve officers on reserve supplementary courses. We encourage all interested reservists to...

Other forms of service and being exempted from military service It is possible to fulfil the liability for military service in armed service or unarmed service in the Finnish Defence Forces or in non-military (civil) service. Unarmed service If re...

In 2022, the piloting of shared accommodation will expand and continue in the Finnish Defence Forces to include all brigade-level units providing training to persons liable for military service excluding the FAF air commands, and also to include the North Karelia Border Guard District of the Finnish Border Guard.

Training 2020 Programme The Finnish Defence Forces will renew overall conscript training as well as the practices relating to the liability for military service by means of implementing the Training 2020 Programme. The implementation of the Traini...

13.4.2018 | The Defence Forces promote gender equality and non-discrimination in accordance with the principles of the ‘Women, peace and security’ action programme. Action programme 1325 for the years 2018-2021 launched by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs is based on resolutions of the UN Security Council.

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...

About to enter into the military? Finnish liability for military service safeguarding the defence capability The Finnish Defence Forces will train conscripts to form a sustained combat-efficient wartime force and reserve. This will establish a pre...