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11.5.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to procure thermal clip-on optics, related equipment, and spare parts for sniper and designated marksman rifles. The value of the procurement, excluding value-added tax, is approximately EUR 24.5 million.

11.5.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to procure thermal clip-on optics, related equipment, and spare parts for sniper and designated marksman rifles. The value of the procurement, excluding value-added tax, is approximately EUR 24.5 million.

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...

17.4.2024 | Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration will jointly start the preparation of framework agreements for the procurement of military optronics.

2.4.2025 | Norway and Denmark have joined the framework agreements enabled by the military optronics Implementing Arrangement signed in April 2024. Nordic cooperation is now expanding with the signing of a new Implementing Arrangement in the field of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I). At the same time, new FISE framework agreements were signed for the procurement of unmanned ground surveillance sensors and cognitive HF radios.

17.4.2024 | Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration will jointly start the preparation of framework agreements for the procurement of military optronics.

7.6.2017 | Suomi osallistuu 11.–28.6.2017 Joint Project Optic Windmill 17 (JPOW 17) De Peelissä Hollannissa.

7.6.2017 | Suomi osallistuu 11.–28.6.2017 Joint Project Optic Windmill 17 (JPOW 17) De Peelissä Hollannissa.

4.11.2018 | Undertaking training in the Finnish Rapid Deployment Force, the jaeger company demonstrates versatile capability to conduct versatile missions also independently. Yet, while winter conditions prevail, sustaining combat capability presupposes that both each individual soldier and the unit as a whole remain equally committed.

06.10.2026–09.10.2026 Vattajanniemi, Lohtaja Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing air defence weapons at Lohtaja firing range from October 6 to October 9 2026 daily 08:00 to 24:00. The dangerous area extends and is bordered in the ...

10.11.2026–14.11.2026 Vattajanniemi, Lohtaja Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing firing air defence weapons at Lohtaja firing range 10th November 2026 – 14th November 2026 at all times. The dangerous area extends and is bordered i...

10.11.2026–14.11.2026 Vattajanniemi, Lohtaja Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing firing air defence weapons at Lohtaja firing range 10th November 2026 – 14th November 2026 at all times. The dangerous area extends and is bordered i...

11.3.2024 | MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY FINLAND MILITARY AVIATION REGULATION SIM-He-Lt-030 16.6.2021 P.O.Box 30, FI-41161 TIKKAKOSKI, tel. +358 299 800, email [email protected] SVY001E-3 MILITARY AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (FIN EMAR 66) This m...

06.10.2026–09.10.2026 Vattajanniemi, Lohtaja Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing air defence weapons at Lohtaja firing range from October 6 to October 9 2026 daily 08:00 to 24:00. The dangerous area extends and is bordered in the ...

25.4.2019 | Over the past two years, the functionalities of the Finnish-made assault rifle RK 62 have undergone modernisation for optimised utilisability. The new modernised versions of the assault rifle will now be fielded as part of conscript training provided in all Finnish Defence Forces’ brigade-level units

25.4.2019 | Over the past two years, the functionalities of the Finnish-made assault rifle RK 62 have undergone modernisation for optimised utilisability. The new modernised versions of the assault rifle will now be fielded as part of conscript training provided in all Finnish Defence Forces’ brigade-level units

Long-term development is the key to sustained air defence capability Maintenance and enhancement of the nation's air defence is among the primary tasks of the Finnish Air Force. This requires the continuous development of air defence capabilities ...

4.11.2018 | Undertaking training in the Finnish Rapid Deployment Force, the jaeger company demonstrates versatile capability to conduct versatile missions also independently. Yet, while winter conditions prevail, sustaining combat capability presupposes that both each individual soldier and the unit as a whole remain equally committed.

3.11.2025 | The international air defence exercise ADEX Mallet Strike 2/25 will be organized in the Lohtaja Firing Range and Training Area from 11 to 20 November 2025.

16.5.2025 | The final exercise of the unit training phase 1/25 (JPH 1/25) consists of a base operations exercise and Baana 25 highway strip exercise. The Finnish Air Force conducts the exercise biannually at its different bases.