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Kosovo KFOR Established in 1999, the NATO-led KFOR operation is tasked to prevent hostilities via its military presence and thereby ensure peace in a multiethnic Kosovo. The overall strength of the Finnish persons in the operation is 70 persons. K...

The Finnish Air Force is one of the oldest aerial warfare service branches in the world to operate without interruption since its establishment in 1918.

26.9.2025 | This week, Finnish Navy has carried out NATO's Neptune Strike enhanced Vigilance Activity in the northern Baltic Sea with the USS Bainbridge, the corvette HMS Helsingborg, and the FGS Hamburg, which is part of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1).

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...

22.5.2026 | The Finnish Air Force conducted an evaluation of a cyber team composed of active-duty personnel and reservists together with the Virginia Air National Guard in April 2026.

22.5.2026 | The Finnish Air Force conducted an evaluation of a cyber team composed of active-duty personnel and reservists together with the Virginia Air National Guard in April 2026.

22.5.2026 | The Finnish Air Force conducted an evaluation of a cyber team composed of active-duty personnel and reservists together with the Virginia Air National Guard in April 2026.

22.5.2026 | The Finnish Air Force conducted an evaluation of a cyber team composed of active-duty personnel and reservists together with the Virginia Air National Guard in April 2026.

29.4.2016 | United Nations (UN) Charter’s Chapter six deals with the peaceful settlement of disputes. UNIFIL mission is an example of a traditional peacekeeping operation that falls under Chapter six. UNSC Resolution 1701 (2006) defines the tasks and mandate of the operation. Restrictions on the use of force are based on the nature of the tasks.

29.4.2016 | United Nations (UN) Charter’s Chapter six deals with the peaceful settlement of disputes. UNIFIL mission is an example of a traditional peacekeeping operation that falls under Chapter six. UNSC Resolution 1701 (2006) defines the tasks and mandate of the operation. Restrictions on the use of force are based on the nature of the tasks.

3.3.2026 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 2–2026 10.02.2026 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organization, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy and...

7.3.2025 | The Deputy Chief of Defence Staff of the Romanian Defence Forces, Lieutentnant General Dragoş-Dumitru Iacob, visited Finland on 5–6 March 2025. The visit was hosted by the Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen.

27.6.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Timo Herranen starts as a Space Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces alongside his duty. In this article, Herranen provides insight into what space capabilities come down to from the viewpoint of defence.

25.3.2025 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 05–2025 17.3.2025 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organisation, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy and...

12.3.2025 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 03–2025 19.02.2025 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organisation, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy an...

11.3.2022 | Approximately 40 hybrid threat experts from the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) met this week in a workshop in countering hybrid threats in Santahamina in Helsinki, Finland. The purpose of the workshop was to exchange information between participating nations on the broad-spectrum influencing environment. The relevance of the topic has been underlined by the ongoing war in Ukraine.

3.5.2021 | Richard Lundellin väitöstyö selvitti sukeltajantaudin riskitekijöitä sekä muita sukellusturvallisuuteen vaikuttavia seikkoja sukellettaessa arktisissa olosuhteissa.

22.12.2017 | Season's greetings to our finnish peacekeepers

23.11.2016 | The aim of the joint live exercise was to enhance the operational capabilities and interoperability in military operations on urban terrain at the Combat Training Centre for Military Operations on Urban Terrain (CTC MOUT) of the Swedish Army.

29.3.2016 | NB: Unofficial translation, legally binding only in Finnish and Swedish Ministry of Defence, Finland Territorial Surveillance Act (755/2000, amendments up to 846/2006 included) Chapter 1 General provisions Section 1 Purpose of the Act This Act con...