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22.1.2026 | Military Intelligence Reviews has been published four times in the years 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2026.

22.1.2026 | F I N N I S H MILITARY INTELLIGENCE R E V I E W 2 0 2 5 © Defence Command, Finnish Defence Forces, 2025 978-951-25-3485-2 978-951-25-3486-9 (PDF) Printed in Finland PunaMusta Oy, 2025 Photograph credits: Christina Salonius (page 5) istockphoto.com...

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...

Education and training at the Infantry School – consideration of lessons learned relating to the war in Ukraine and alliances 16.3.2026 13.04 Blog The Infantry School (INFS) trains non-commissioned officers (NCOs) on a number of levels, as well as...

Finnish Defence Forces Sports School The main task of the Defence Forces’ Sports School is to train reconnaissance squads for emergency and wartime conditions. In addition to military training, the Sports School enables sports training for talente...

16.1.2025 | Military Intelligence Reviews are published in 2021, 2023, and 2025.

Serving in the Guard Jaeger Regiment The Guard Jaeger Regiment trains troops specialised in urban combat. We train, for example, urban jaegers, military police, reconnaissance specialists, military drivers and leaders. Our spearhead unit is the re...

16.1.2025 | F I N N I S H MILITARY INTELLIGENCE R E V I E W 2 0 2 5 © Defence Command, Finnish Defence Forces, 2025 978-951-25-3485-2 978-951-25-3486-9 (PDF) Printed in Finland PunaMusta Oy, 2025 Photograph credits: Christina Salonius (page 5) istockphoto.com...

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)...

Bold Quest 19.1 is a multinational joint fires interoperability demonstration and assessment event hosted by Finland.

12.1.2026 | The Defence Forces’ second SAR satellite was launched into space January 11, 2026.

30.3.2026 | The introduction into service of the F-35 capability progresses, and the first multirole fighters will be flown to Finland this autumn. In this article, the Commander of the Finnish Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Programme explain details of how the service introduction of the fighter jet in the course of the year will take place.

19.1.2023 | The public review of the military intelligence service published today describes the past year of military intelligence in a changing operating environment and opens up prospects.

9.6.2025 | The Finnish Air Force will host the multinational Atlantic Trident 25 exercise and the deployment of NATO RQ-4D Phoenix remotely piloted aircraft to Finland in summer 2025.

18.12.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces will acquire additional unmanned aerial systems (UAS) suitable for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) as well as target acquisition, including associated equipment and spare parts. Deliveries of the systems will begin at the start of next year.

8.9.2025 | The procurement of SAR satellites will enhance the Finnish Defence Forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability.

For further information contact Coastal Fleet Chief of Staff, Commander Toni Joutsia. All contacts via Defence Command's media service is 0299 510 975, [email protected]. Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00. The vessel will not be open to the media.

29.4.2019 | The exercise Kevadtorm 19 will bring to Estonia an altogether 41-person strong Finnish exercise contingent from the Kainuu Brigade, Karelia Brigade and Pori Brigade. This detachment will feature a combat engineer intelligence platoon comprising conscripts central to the exercise activities. As the conscripts to participate in the exercise Kevadtorm, Spring Storm, represent versatile training backgroun...

12.1.2026 | The Defence Forces’ second SAR satellite was launched into space January 11, 2026.

30.3.2026 | The introduction into service of the F-35 capability progresses, and the first multirole fighters will be flown to Finland this autumn. In this article, the Commander of the Finnish Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Programme explain details of how the service introduction of the fighter jet in the course of the year will take place.