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3.11.2025 | 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 the parade is We defend Finland together. The review of troops will take place at Kouvola Finnish baseball stadium, and the pass in review on Salpausselänkatu. The Finnish Defence Forces’ and other agencies’ equipment and activity will be available for familiarisation at Sumulaakso. The events are free of charge.

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

25.11.2025 | The national parade on the Independence Day 6 December will affect traffic and parking arrangements in Kouvola. During the parade events, the public is kindly asked to move on foot downtown, in the area of the Finnish baseball stadium, Sumulaaksonkatu, Salpausselänkatu, and Kymen Lukko.

3.11.2025 | 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 the parade is We defend Finland together. The review of troops will take place at Kouvola Finnish baseball stadium, and the pass in review on Salpausselänkatu. The Finnish Defence Forces’ and other agencies’ equipment and activity will be available for familiarisation at Sumulaakso. The events are free of charge.

25.11.2025 | The national parade on the Independence Day 6 December will affect traffic and parking arrangements in Kouvola. During the parade events, the public is kindly asked to move on foot downtown, in the area of the Finnish baseball stadium, Sumulaaksonkatu, Salpausselänkatu, and Kymen Lukko.

Five military branches In its five battalion-level units, the Kainuu Brigade offers training for five different military branches: infantry, artillery, signal, engineer and maintenance duties. The Kainuu jaeger battalion trains infantry combatants...

Studying at the National Defence University The National Defence University offers university classes to approximately 900 people annually and continuing training to approximately 1,000 people. This page brings together general information useful ...

17.6.2025 | A joint flyover coincides with the U.S. Independence Day celebrations in the U.S. Embassy in Finland. The flyover aircraft are participating in the ongoing Atlantic Trident 25 exercise.

17.6.2025 | A joint flyover coincides with the U.S. Independence Day celebrations in the U.S. Embassy in Finland. The flyover aircraft are participating in the ongoing Atlantic Trident 25 exercise.

27.11.2025 | The Marines from Camp Lejeune were served turkey, mashed potatoes and other traditional delicacies in Dragsvik, where they have resided since mid-October.

11.8.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces participated together with the Swedish Armed Forces in the demanding multinational Cyber Flag 25-2 cyber defense exercise held from July 7 to 16. The exercise was organized by the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) in Suffolk (Joint Warfighting Center), Virginia.

12.5.2023 | The national parade on the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces will be held in Jyväskylä on Sunday 4 June 2023. Along the review of troops and pass in review, the programme will also include a Midnight Hawks air show, a MILjazz concert, and an equipment display in the activities field, among other things. Admission to the events is free.

12.5.2023 | The national parade on the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces will be held in Jyväskylä on Sunday 4 June 2023. Along the review of troops and pass in review, the programme will also include a Midnight Hawks air show, a MILjazz concert, and an equipment display in the activities field, among other things. Admission to the events is free.

28.11.2024 | The year is ending and the commander of the Finnish Air Force changes at the turn of the month. In this article Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen, Commander of the Finnish Air Force, discusses the current status of the F-35 Programme and the aims of the capability introduction in the near future.

12.3.2025 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 03–2025 19.02.2025 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organisation, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy an...

15.9.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces are experiencing a time of great changes. Finland gaining NATO membership in April has been the main story, but much more is going on. The Commander of the Air Force, Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen, tells us what is currently happening in the F-35 Programme.

3.5.2018 | The Summer Tour will visit 16 cities around Finland. During the tour, the public will have the opportunity to visit equipment displays and enjoy outdoor concerts. In August it will also be possible to see combat displays.

11.1.2019 | The National Defence University celebrated its anniversary in Santahamina on Friday, 11 January 2019. The anniversary in January traces its roots to the establishment of the National Defence University on 14 January 1993.

22.12.2017 | Season's greetings to our finnish peacekeepers