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6.2.2026 | The Coastal Fleet’s annual winter operations exercise LUMIUKKO26 will be conducted in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea from 6 to 12 February 2026. Winter operations are key parts of the Coastal Fleet’s activities.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/naval-winter-operations-in-the-baltic-sea
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Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) will conduct a scheduled port visit in Helsinki arriving on 12 April with its flagship, the Spanish frigate ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbón and the German supply ship FGS Rhoen.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/nato-maritime-forces-visit-helsinki
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22.10.2025 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Marine Rotational Force - Europe, led by Combat Logistics Battalion 6, are arriving to Finland and will train together with Nyland Brigade until the end of December. The detachment will have a strength of around 350 Marines by the beginning of November and will be stationed in Nyland Brigade.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-american-cooperation-strengthens-maritime-defence-in-the-baltic-region
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20.11.2025 | The Navy-led autumn main exercise Freezing Winds 25 will be held in southern Finland, the Archipelago Sea, and the Gulf of Finland from November 24 to December 4, 2025.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/freezing-winds-25-begins-nato-s-joint-maritime-defense-strong-in-the-baltic-sea
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22.10.2025 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Marine Rotational Force - Europe, led by Combat Logistics Battalion 6, are arriving to Finland and will train together with Nyland Brigade until the end of December. The detachment will have a strength of around 350 Marines by the beginning of November and will be stationed in Nyland Brigade.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/finnish-american-cooperation-strengthens-maritime-defence-in-the-baltic-region
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The Finnish Defence Forces will deploy staff officers to the European Union’s Naval Force EUNAVFOR Operation Aspides established in February 2024, and to the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian launched in December 2023, both of them active in the Red Sea and its adjacent areas. The objective of the operations is to secure free and safe navigation in the Red Sea.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/defence-forces-to-participate-in-naval-operations-in-red-sea
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The Finnish Navy continues close cooperation with NATO in the Baltic Sentry surveillance operation in the Baltic Sea. PGG Hanko, a Hamina-class fast-attack missile craft, joins SNMG1 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 1) on Monday, 31 March.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/the-navy-deploys-missile-craft-hanko-to-standing-nato-maritime-group-1-1
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The Finnish Navy rehearsed with the United States, Sweden and Estonia in the Northern Baltic Sea from 10 to 11 August.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/situation-picture-sharing-and-commanding-detachments-were-rehearsed-in-the-baltic-sea
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The autumn’s main exercise Freezing Winds 24, led by the Finnish Navy, will be held in southern Finland and in the Northern Baltic Sea from 18 to 29 November 2024. In addition to the Finnish Navy, troops from the Finnish Army and Air Force, the Logistics Command and the Border Guard will participate in the international naval exercise. Several Allies will also participate. Areas in proximity to south...https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/freezing-winds-24-to-start-allies-maritime-defence-in-the-baltic-sea-strengthens
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6.2.2026 | The Coastal Fleet’s annual winter operations exercise LUMIUKKO26 will be conducted in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea from 6 to 12 February 2026. Winter operations are key parts of the Coastal Fleet’s activities.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/naval-winter-operations-in-the-baltic-sea
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6.10.2025 | Four Archer class P2000 patrol boats of the British Royal Navy trained together with the Finnish Navy in the Gulf of Finland last weekend.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/maritime-situational-awareness-and-safeguarding-critical-infrastructure-on-focus-of-jef-cooperation-in-the-gulf-of-finland
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EUNAVFOR MED - Operation Irini The primary task of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI is to implement the UN arms embargo through the use of aerial, satellite and maritime assets. Operation IRINI was launched on 1 April 2020 to follow EUNAVFOR MED Opera...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/mediterranean-eunavfor-med-operation-irini
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Air Force situation picture operators and fighter controllers Situation picture operator and fighter controller non-commissioned officers operate in modern air surveillance and control system elements close to air surveillance, fighter control, an...https://intti.fi/en/air-force-situation-picture-operators-and-fighter-controllers
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The Finnish Navy 2024 spring main exercise Helka 24 will be held from 23 to 31 May 2024. The Navy will train execution of naval operations incl. laying of sea mines, as well as transfer of troops and combat tasks in the archipelago and on the coast.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/naval-combat-exercise-helka-24-starts-the-coast-and-maritime-traffic-will-be-protected-by-troops-joint-fires-and-laying-of-sea-mines
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1.7.2025 | The Finnish Navy continues participation according to plans in the Alliance’s collective defence missions by deploying FNS Pori to join Standing NATO Maritime Group One for a month starting from 1 July 2025.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-navy-vessel-pori-to-be-deployed-to-join-standing-nato-maritime-group-one
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International cooperation The stability of the Baltic Sea Region is important to the security of the Finnish people. The Finnish Navy participates constantly and in versatile ways in activities which strengthen the security and stability of the Ba...https://merivoimat.fi/en/international-co-operation
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20.11.2025 | The Navy-led autumn main exercise Freezing Winds 25 will be held in southern Finland, the Archipelago Sea, and the Gulf of Finland from November 24 to December 4, 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/freezing-winds-25-begins-nato-s-joint-maritime-defense-strong-in-the-baltic-sea
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6.10.2025 | Four Archer class P2000 patrol boats of the British Royal Navy trained together with the Finnish Navy in the Gulf of Finland last weekend.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/maritime-situational-awareness-and-safeguarding-critical-infrastructure-on-focus-of-jef-cooperation-in-the-gulf-of-finland
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NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) has arrived in Helsinki for a scheduled port visit, as part of its continued operations in the Baltic Sea.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/nato-mine-countermeasures-forces-visit-helsinki-during-operation-baltic-sentry
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30.4.2024 | The Finnish Defence Forces will deploy staff officers to the European Union’s Naval Force EUNAVFOR Operation Aspides established in February 2024, and to the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian launched in December 2023, both of them active in the Red Sea and its adjacent areas. The objective of the operations is to secure free and safe navigation in the Red Sea.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/-/1951215/defence-forces-to-participate-in-naval-operations-in-red-sea