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Lebanon UNIFIL Established in 1978, the UN-led UNIFIL is tasked to assist the Lebanese population by creating a secure and stable environment in its area of operation. Finland participates in the operation with approximately 200 peacekeepers in to...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/lebanon-unifil
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OIR and NMI in Iraq The Finnish Crisis Management Contingent in Iraq operates in the area of Iraq as part of Nato Mission Iraq (NMI). The main task of the NMI involves advisory assistance at levels of ministries and higher military training establ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/iraq-oir-and-nmi
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OIR and NMI in Iraq The Finnish Crisis Management Contingent in Iraq operates in the area of Iraq as part of Nato Mission Iraq (NMI). The main task of the NMI involves advisory assistance at levels of ministries and higher military training establ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/iraq-oir-and-nmi
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The Commander of the Finnish Navy, Vice Admiral Veijo Taipalus, hosts the yearly Chiefs of European Navies, CHENS conference in Helsinki from 17 to 18 May 2018. Finland is the current CHENS chairman.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/merivoimat-isannoi-kansainvalista-konfrenssia-helsingissa
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8.2.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment will lead the Northern Griffin 24 winter-conditions exercise in Northern Finland during 12 February – 15 March 2024. The Finnish Defence Forces’ helicopters will be part of the exercise.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-s-main-winter-exercise-to-develop-international-joint-operating-capability
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10.5.2024 | Finland’s NATO membership contributes to the officer’s career becoming more international in nature, and international activities will be an increasingly central part of the Master of Military Sciences Degree as well. At the same time, the requirements set by NATO lend themselves to making the officer’s career and education increasingly versatile.https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/-/international-dimension-and-the-impacts-of-finland-joining-the-military-alliance-on-the-military-sciences-master-s-degree
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29.7.2022 | In Finland, the Army has organized large training entities which are part of additional international exercise and training activities. Finnish troops have also participated in many international exercises. The main objective of international exercises is to integrate and learn from other forces’ procedures, but for an individual soldier, they are much more than that. In international exercises, you get to train and experience new things that a conscript would not otherwise encounter.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/vigilant-fox-international-cooperation-on-the-individual-level
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14.3.2024 | Finland, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and the United States organized a cyber defence training event in Rovaniemi during Exercise Nordic Response 24, from 5 to 14 March. The objective of the event was to provide training for participating countries’ armed forces in the protection of information systems and networks.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/international-cyber-defence-in-the-north
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Together, the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT) and Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC Finland) established the Finnish Centre of Expertise in Comprehensive Crisis Management in June 2008. Its core tasks are the development of civil-military relations and coordination in crisis management both for national crisis management capacity building and international crisis management missions.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/fincent/finnish-centre-of-expertise-in-comprehensive-crisis-management
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8.6.2022 | The Defence Forces has an active summer ahead of it as far as training activity is concerned, as exercises open up more widely than before to international participants. In terms of annual levels, international training and exercise activities will recover to the pre-Covid 19 level.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/more-and-more-finnish-soldiers-to-train-with-international-partners-in-the-summer
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8.2.2024 | The National Defence University will hold its annual Russia Seminar in Santahamina, Helsinki from 14-15 February. The theme of this year’s seminar will be ”Russia's War Against Ukraine – Complexity of Contemporary Clausewitzian War”.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951210/russia-seminar-will-gather-international-experts-to-santahamina
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Research in Military Science at the National Defence University Military science is a multidisciplinary and complex collection of subjects that study wars, crises, other threats to security and means for preventing these. In today’s world, militar...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/research
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Weapons of mass destruction are chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/weapons-of-mass-destruction-control
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Library The National Defence University (NDU) library supports studies and research at the university, while promoting access to resources and information. Library is also open for civilian customers. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The internal security level ...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/library
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Russia Seminar 2026 The Finnish National Defence University will host the eight annual Russia Seminar on 11-12 February 2026 in Helsinki (Santahamina), Finland. The aim of this international seminar is to promote discussion on the Russian war agai...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/russia-seminar
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22.1.2024 | In 2024, the Finnish Defence Forces’ training exercise activity will be increasingly international. The increase in the volume of international exercises to be attended arises from the NATO membership and from the fact that allies participate in a growing number of national exercises. According to the plan, this year will involve up to slightly more than 100 international training exercise events held in Finland and overseas.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-forces-training-exercise-activity-will-be-increasingly-international
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TAHTO2 Research Project From the willingness to defend Finland to how citizens relate to national defence. This research project examines dimensions of how citizens relate to national defence. Citizenship and relations between the State, citizens ...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/tahto2-research-project
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19.5.2021 | The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT), which is part of the National Defence University, implements an Advanced Induction Training (AIT) event as part of a separate training and selection event of the Crisis Management Centre at the Pori Brigade. The event provides Finnish officers preparing for military observer duties with basic knowledge and skills needed in such operations.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/fincent/-/the-finnish-defence-forces-international-centre-trains-military-observers-for-un-operations
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Speakers and moderators Moderator: Simo Pesu (FNDU) Lt. Col. Simo Pesu is the head of the Russia Group and a senior researcher at the National Defence University. He earned the General Staff Officer’s Degree in 2004 and has served as a commissione...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/russia-seminar/speakers
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10.5.2024 | Finland’s NATO membership contributes to the officer’s career becoming more international in nature, and international activities will be an increasingly central part of the Master of Military Sciences Degree as well. At the same time, the requirements set by NATO lend themselves to making the officer’s career and education increasingly versatile.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951210/international-dimension-and-the-impacts-of-finland-joining-the-military-alliance-on-the-military-sciences-master-s-degree