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Lightning Strike 23 and Northern Forest 23 At the Rovajärvi range and training exercise area the Army Academy will lead the exercise Lightning Strike 23 during 15.–26.5.2023, and the exercise Northern Forest 23 during 27.5.–2.6.2023. The exercises...

Shooting, training and protection areas The Finnish Defence Forces has 164 shooting ranges, 58 training areas and 18 protection areas around Finland. Some shooting ranges will be dismantled in connection with environmental protection projects and ...

20.5.2022 | In List22, the conscripts from the Kainuu Artillery Regiment operate the light rocket launcher professionally. By now, they have completed nearly a year of the conscript service, and currently they undertake final training prior to being mustered out in June 2022.

14.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention took effect on 10 January. The Defence Forces will start measures for acquiring anti-personnel landmines and providing the Defence Forces personnel, conscripts and reservists with anti-personnel landmine training.

10.11.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade will lead the Northern Strike 225 regional artillery firing exercise in Rovajärvi from November 17 to 25, 2025.

22.5.2025 | The Guard Jaeger Regiment will lead Exercise Lively Sabre 25 in East Uusimaa and Kymeenlaakso from 21 - 31 May 2025.

14.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention took effect on 10 January. The Defence Forces will start measures for acquiring anti-personnel landmines and providing the Defence Forces personnel, conscripts and reservists with anti-personnel landmine training.

10.11.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade will lead the Northern Strike 225 regional artillery firing exercise in Rovajärvi from November 17 to 25, 2025.

24.11.2020 | The Finnish Defence Forces has increased its readiness for long-range fires. The Army conducted test firing to validate the effectiveness and precision of the multiple launch rocket system ammunition in Rovajärvi on 16-17 November 2020.

1.12.2018 | The Finnish Defence Forces’ sustained readiness for long-range fires has become increasingly efficient. The conducted test firing validated the effect and precision accuracy of the heavy rocket launcher’s new ammunition.

22.5.2025 | The Guard Jaeger Regiment will lead Exercise Lively Sabre 25 in East Uusimaa and Kymeenlaakso from 21 - 31 May 2025.

22.1.2026 | F I N N I S H MILITARY INTELLIGENCE R E V I E W 2 0 2 6 F I N N I S H MILITARY INTELLIGENCE R E V I E W 2 0 2 6 2 Contents Foreword by the Chief of Intelligence 3 Review of the Military Operating Environment 4 Current Issues in Military Intelligen...

24.6.2025 | Environmental Report of the Finnish Defence Forces 2024 2 | Environmental Report of the F innish Defence Forces 2024 Contents C o v e r i m a g e : J o o s e H e n t i l ä , T h e F i n n i s h D e f e n c e F o r c e s Foreword......................

24.6.2025 | Environmental Report of the Finnish Defence Forces 2024 2 | Environmental Report of the F innish Defence Forces 2024 Contents C o v e r i m a g e : J o o s e H e n t i l ä , T h e F i n n i s h D e f e n c e F o r c e s Foreword......................

28.11.2024 | The year is ending and the commander of the Finnish Air Force changes at the turn of the month. In this article Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen, Commander of the Finnish Air Force, discusses the current status of the F-35 Programme and the aims of the capability introduction in the near future.

11.2.2022 | The Army´s long-range fires capability will be significantly improved due to the procurement of new GMLRS ER ammunition for heavy rocket launcher.

24.4.2019 | The main troops of the multinational Joint Fires Demonstration and Assessment event Bold Quest 19.1 will arrive in Finland during late April - early May 2019. The applied testing phase will begin in 6 May. The event in Finland will be led by the Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Pasi Jokinen.

2.5.2022 | On 16-27 May 2022, the Army Academy will lead the exercise Lightning Strike 22 at the Rovajärvi military range and training area.

4.3.2022 | The Finnish Defence Forces will participate in the winter exercise Cold Response 2022 organised by the Norwegian Armed Forces in the area of Narvik–Bardufoss in Northern Norway from 18 March to 2 April 2022. Participation in the exercise will develop national defence capability, bilateral cooperation with Norway as well as defence cooperation with Sweden.  

27.10.2020 | From 16 to 27 November 2020, the Army Combined Joint Fires Exercise will be organised in the Rovajärvi Live Fire and exercise range.