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In February 2018 it will be 100 years since the foundation of the Field Artillery of Independent Finland and the Artillery School. The Finnish Defence Forces honour their 100th anniversary with an artillery equipment display in Helsinki on 9 February.

26.6.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command’s Explosives Centre supports the national defence industry by conducting test firings of new domestic weapon systems as a paid service. In June 2025, the Explosives Centre carried out test firings of the ARVE (ARtillery on VEhicle) mobile field gun system developed by Patria, in close cooperation with the company.

Training Kymi Jaeger Battalion (Kymen jääkäripataljoona) Kymi Jaeger Battalion trains conscripts for infantry duties, for example mechanised infantry, infantry, reconnaissance, forward observer, anti-tank missile specialist and reconnaissance comm...

As a conscript in the Armoured Brigade The Armoured Brigade offers a wide range of training options and training takes place in several battalion-level units. Training focuses primarily on mechanised infantry tasks but all Army branches are repres...

Army Combined Fires Exercise 2016 Army Combined Fires Exercise 2016 will take place from 15–25 November at the Rovajärvi firing range. The exercise is the Finnish Defence Forces’ largest overall live firing and leadership exercise of this year. Al...

Facts about Army Academy The Army Academy has three subordinate units: The Education and Training Centre (E & TC), Reserve Officer School and Army Research Centre. The Education and Training Centre (E & TC) The Education and Training Centre (E&TC)...

Five military branches In its five battalion-level units, the Kainuu Brigade offers training for five different military branches: infantry, artillery, signal, engineer and maintenance duties. The Kainuu jaeger battalion trains infantry combatants...

Training areas of the Finnish Navy The Navy carries out its statutory training task. Firing exercises with live ammunition are a requirement when training soldiers. Blind ammunition and simulators cannot completely replace live exercises. Movement...

20.04.2026–27.04.2026 Vuosanka, Kuhmo Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons, grenade launchers, field artillery weapons and detonate explosives in the Vuosanka firing range on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:00-24:00 hours, on 21...

20.04.2026–27.04.2026 Vuosanka, Kuhmo Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons, grenade launchers, field artillery weapons and detonate explosives in the Vuosanka firing range on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:00-24:00 hours, on 21...

20.04.2026–27.04.2026 Vuosanka, Kuhmo Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons, grenade launchers, field artillery weapons and detonate explosives in the Vuosanka firing range on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:00-24:00 hours, on 21...

20.04.2026–27.04.2026 Vuosanka, Kuhmo Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons, grenade launchers, field artillery weapons and detonate explosives in the Vuosanka firing range on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:00-24:00 hours, on 21...

20.04.2026–27.04.2026 Vuosanka, Kuhmo Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons, grenade launchers, field artillery weapons and detonate explosives in the Vuosanka firing range on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:00-24:00 hours, on 21...

20.04.2026–27.04.2026 Vuosanka, Kuhmo Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons, grenade launchers, field artillery weapons and detonate explosives in the Vuosanka firing range on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:00-24:00 hours, on 21...

20.04.2026–27.04.2026 Vuosanka, Kuhmo Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons, grenade launchers, field artillery weapons and detonate explosives in the Vuosanka firing range on 20 Apr 2026 at 14:00-24:00 hours, on 21...

15.10.2024 | Exercise Lightning Strike 24 to be led by the Army Academy will be organized in the Rovajärvi and Rovaniemi area from 4 to 28 November 2024. The exercise is a part of the United States-led exercise series Dynamic Front 25 conducted in the territories of five countries, being the largest NATO artillery exercise series ever conducted in Europe.

8.2.2022 | The Heritage Anniversary of the Artillery School is celebrated on 7 February. This February, the Artillery School celebrated its Heritage Anniversary on a small scale in the absence of guests as a precautionary measure due to the pandemic. In the following, you may read more about this 104-year-old service branch school and access a selection of photos, courtesy of the Artillery School’s photo archive, illustrating the school’s history:

Studying at the National Defence University The National Defence University offers university classes to approximately 900 people annually and continuing training to approximately 1,000 people. This page brings together general information useful ...

4.9.2025 | On September 3, 2025, the Finnish Defense Forces Logistics Command and Forcit signed an agreement on the procurement of TNT explosives.

Undertaking military training in Germany from 1915 to 1918, the Jaegers built up the foundation for the establishing of the contemporary Finnish Defence Forces, and, in significant numbers, equalled the officers who served in command duties during the Winter and Continuation Wars as well as the Lapland War. The Finnish Defence Forces celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Homecoming of the Jaegers in Vaasa from 23 February to 24 February 2018, and in Helsinki on Monday 26 February 2018.