National Parade on the Finnish Independence Day
Information concerning the National Parade of the Finnish Independence Day will be published later on this page.
Programme
The Independence Day festivities will start by a flag raising ceremony by the Reserve Officer School Main Building (Kadettikoulunkatu 6) at 8. Simultaneously, the Swallow-Tailed State Flag will be hoisted to the extra-tall flagpole in Hamina at the Square of the Finnish Flag.
In conjunction with the flag raising ceremony by the Main Building, the Reserve Officer Club of Hamina will lay a wreath at the statue Commemorating Fallen Officers.
The Colour Guard will be formed by officer students and officer candidates of the Headquarters and Signals Company of the Reserve Officer Course 261.
The Finnish Defence Forces’ Deputy Chief of Staff Armaments and Logistics, Lieutenant General Timo Kakkola and Hamina Town Council Chair Ms Titta Erkkilä will lay wreaths at the graves commemorating fallen soldiers assisted by Chair of the Reserve Officer School Student Committee and by Student Representative of Hamina Upper Secondary School.
Music will be performed by the Dragoon Band and Choir of the Reserve Officer School Student Committee.
The Lutheran service on the Independence Day will be ministered at Maria church from 10 onwards.
The guests of honour at the Lutheran service will be the veterans and lottas of our wars.
For additional information, please see: https://haminanseurakunta.fi/tapahtumat/
The equipment and activity field will be available for visitors at the Square of the Finnish Flag on Independence Day at 09-16.
The equipment and activity field will offer familiarisation with equipment and activity of the Finnish Defence Forces, Police, Rescue Department and Customs. At the Square of the Finnish flag, the Finnish Border Guard and National Defence Training Association will also be telling about their activity.
The Soldiers’ Home canteen will have their service points available in the area as well.
The equipment display will include:
- Main battle tank Leopard 2A6
- Surface-to-air missile 12 NASAMS II FIN
- Armoured personnel carrier XA-360 mounted with 40mm automatic grenade launcher
- Miniature unmanned aerial system (MUAS) Orbiter 2b
- Armoured personnel carrier SISU XA-180
- Infantry fighting vehicle CV9030
- Anti-ship missile 85
- Tactical patrol vehicle RG32M
- Field gun 155K98
- Armoured mortar vehicle XA-361
For familiarisation in more detail, please see the equipment catalogue at: https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/equipment
The review of troops will be arranged on Hamina sports field at 12 (Rauhankatu 8 b). The troops will be aligning to position from 11:30 onwards. It is worthwhile to be at the review of troops site before troop deployment to follow the fly-past of an NH90 transport helicopter of the Utti Jaeger Regiment at 11:20.
The review of troops will be reviewed by The Finnish Defence Forces’ Deputy Chief of Staff Armaments and Logistics, Lieutenant General Timo Kakkola. The parade troops will be commanded by the Finnish Army Chief of Operations, Brigadier General Tero Ylitalo. The field devotional will be held by the Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command’s Senior Chaplain Kari Mannermaa.
The parade will be presented to the public by journalist, Captain in the reserve Riku Rantala. The music in the parade will be the responsibility of the Dragoon Band.
The public will be welcome to follow the review of troops on Hamina sports field from the directions of Rauhankatu, Roopertinkatu, Villenkatu and Urheilijankatu and asked to arrive by foot well on time.
Order of review of troops:
A. Reviewer of the review of troops
B. Commander of the parade
C. Senior Chaplain
1. Choir
2. Dragoon Band
3. Swallow-Tailed State Flag
4. Jaeger Flag
5. Massed Standards of Veterans
6. Finnish Army Colour Party (Army Academy)
7. Finnish Navy Colour Party (Nyland Brigade)
8. Finnish Air Force Colour Party (Air Force Academy)
9. Finnish Border Guard
10. Finnish National Defence University
11. Guard Jaeger Regiment
12. Utti Jaeger Regiment
13. Karelia Brigade
14. Armoured Brigade
15. Pori Brigade
16. Local Defence Company
17. Massed Standards of National Defence Organisations
18. Soldiers' Home Association
19. National Defence Training Association of Finland
20. Peacekeepers’ Association
21. Women’s National Emergency Preparedness Association
22. Women's National Defence Union
Welcome!
The pass in review will start on Kadettikoulunkatu at 13:15. The troops will advance from Hamina sports field to the pass in review start line on Rauhankatu – Kirkkojärvenkatu – Kari Lindbergin katu – Rantakatu – Kaalipellonkatu – Koulukatu.
The review podium site for the pass in review will be on Kadettikoulunkatu by the Reserve Officer School Main Building. The startline for the dismounted detachments will be at the crossing of Kadettikoulunkatu and Erottajankatu, whereas that of the motorised detachments will be to line with the crossing of Annankatu and Koulukatu. The pass in review will advance from Kadettikoulunkatu to Maariankatu.
The pass in review will be received by the Finnish Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Armaments and Logistics, Lieutenant General Timo Kakkola accompanied by Hamina Town Council Chair Ms Titta Erkkilä. The parade troops will be commanded by the Finnish Army Chief of Operations, Brigadier General Tero Ylitalo.
The pass in review will include c. 900 personnel dismounted as well as nearly 50 vehicles of the Finnish Defence Forces, Police and Customs in the motorised detachments. The pass in review will close with the heritage cavalry equestrians of the Dragoon Guild.
The fly-pasts of the pass in review will feature Finnish Army NH90 transport helicopters and Hughes MD500 light helicopters as well as Air Force F/A-18 Hornet multirole fighters and Hawk jet trainers. The fly-pasts will cause noise over the area of Hamina.
The optimal locations for following the pass in review will be along Kadettikoulunkatu and Maariankatu.
The music performed in the event will remain the responsibility of the Dragoon Band.
ORDER OF PASS IN REVIEW
The order of the dismounted detachments in the parade:
Dismounted troops
Parade Commander Army Chief of Operations, Brigadier General Tero Ylitalo.
Swallow-Tailed State Flag
Jaeger Flag
Massed Standard of Veterans
Army Colour Party, Army Academy
Navy Colour Party, Nylands Brigade
Air Force Colour Party, Air Force Academy
Finnish Border Guard Colour Party, North Karelia Border Guard District
National Defence University
Guard Jaeger Regiment
Utti Jaeger Regiment
South Kymenlaakso Local Defence Company
Massed Standards of National Defence Associations
Soldiers’ Home Association
National Defence Training Association of Finland
Peace Keepers’ Association of Finland
Women’s National Emergency Preparedness of Finland
Women’s National Defence Union
Motorised detachments
Karelia Brigade’s detachment
Infantry fighting vehicle CV9030 (Commander of the Karelia Brigade)
IFV CV9030 (Karelia Brigade Flag)
IFV CV9030 (2)
Main battle tank LEOPARD 2A6 (2)
Infantry fighting vehicle CV9030 and NLAW anti-tank guided missile (2)
Surface-to-air missile ITO 05 (2)
Pontoon vehicle (1)
Armoured advanced mortar system vehicle XA-361 AMOS (1)
Signals container CL660
Armoured howitzer 155 PSH K9 (2)
Armoured howitzer 155 PSH K9 command post vehicle + container
Armoured Brigade’s detachment
Main battle tank LEOPARD 2A6 (Commander of the Armoured Brigade)
MBT LEOPARD 2A6 (Armoured Brigade Flag)
MBT LEOPARD 2A6 (2)
Tank for liquid fuel transport (1)
Heavy platform mounted with a medium-heavy armoured towing vehicle on a Leopard chassis (LEO1 ARV)
Light platform transporting two motorised working machines
Tractor + forklift spikes + container (1)
Tractor + plough + container (1)
ATV MT-LBU (medevac) (1)
Maintenance container SISU E13 (1)
Surface-to-air missile ITO-12 launcher (1)
Surface-to-air missile system ITO12 battalion command post (1)
SAM ITO12 radar (1)
FDC combat C5 system (1)
Electro optical sensor (1)
Loading vehicle (1)
Target acquisition radar MOSTKA 87 (1)
Pori Brigade’s detachment
Armoured Personnel Carrier XA-360 (Commander of the Pori Brigade and Pori Brigade Flag)
Command Post Vehicle XA-202 (1)
Armoured Personnel Carrier XA-203 (2)
CBRNe and combat engineer vehicle (1)
AT vehicle SISU E15TP (1)
Tactical patrol vehicle RG32 (2)
Armoured Personnel Carrier XA-180M (2)
Quad bike+trailer mounted with MUAS (Orbiter) (2)
Field gun 155K98 (1)
Heavy rocket launcher MLRS 298 (1)
Police
Patrol vehicle WV Transporter (1)
Armoured vehicle LAPV 5.4 (1)
Personnel transport vehicle for crowd management team VATI (1)
Vehicle for weighing calibration (1)
Customs
Scanning/detection vehicle for containers/equiv. (1)
Patrol vehicle (1)
Vehicle for demanding vehicle inspections (1)
Heritage cavalry equestrians of the Dragoon Guild
Dragoon Band
Welcome!
News
