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The Midnight Hawks is the official aerobatic team of the Finnish Air Force. The team with its four Hawk jet trainers has proudly presented the consummate flying skills of Finnish military pilots in air shows in Finland and abroad since 1997. All Midnight Hawks pilots are qualified air combat and Hawk flight instructors at the Air Force Academy, rehearsing aerobatics on top of their teaching responsibilities.

Asikainen Jukka Pekka Chief of military chaplains Date and place of birth 08.10.1971 Oulu Family Married, two children Career Matriculation examination, Kastellin lukio upper secondary school 1990 Conscript service part of the liability for milita...

30.5.2025 | The Grand Master of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, President of the Republic Alexander Stubb has awarded the below mentioned persons the Cross of Liberty badge of honour for the date 4th of June 2025.

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.

8.3.2024 | The Chief of Staff (COS) of the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Admiral Joachim Rühle, visited Finland from 6 to 7 March 2024. The programme included visits to the Defence Command and to the National Defence University, as well as to a local defence exercise led by the Guard Jaeger Regiment.