Units

Most of Finnish Defence Forces units train conscripts

Here are the units divided by branch

 

Army units

• Jaeger Brigade, Sodankylä and Rovaniemi
• Guard Jaeger Regiment, Santahamina, Helsinki
• Kainuu Brigade, Kainuu
• Karelia Brigade, Vekaranjärvi, Kouvola
• Army Academy, Lappeenranta and Hamina
• Armoured Brigade, Parola
• Pori Brigade, Säkylä and Niinisalo
• Utti Jaeger Regiment, Utti, Kouvola

The Army is led by the Army Command in Mikkeli.

Navy units

• Naval Academy, Suomenlinna, Helsinki

• Coastal Fleet, Turku

• Coastal Brigade, Upinniemi

• Nyland Brigade, Raasepori

The Navy is led by the Navy Command in Turku.

Air Force units

• Air Force Academy, Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä

• Karelia Air Wing, Rissala, Kuopio

• Lapland Air Wing, Rovaniemi

• Satakunta Air Wing, Pirkkala, Tampere

The Air Force is led by the Air Force Command in Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä.

Other Administrative Bodies are the Defence Command Finland and its subordinate establishments and the National Defence University.

The word garrison means an area with one or more units. For example the Helsinki Garrison consists of the Guard Jaeger Regiment, Naval Academy, Defence Command Finland and some other additional units.