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11.6.2026 | The first UNMOC of 2026 is under way and the training is progressing as usual, but something is a bit different this time. There have been cameras and microphones in classrooms, exercise grounds, and patrol cars, recording the students’ every move and – most importantly – every word. These recordings are being made for research purposes and will be used as data for analysing the students’ teamwork and communication during the various activities on the course.

Middle East UNTSO Established in 1948, UN military observer operation UNTSO is tasked to monitor the truce between Israel and the surrounding Arab countries and to prevent isolated incidents from escalating into crises. Finland takes part in the o...

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...

24.2.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces and XD Solutions organized Griffin Tech Days 2026 from 9 to 13 February at the Rovajärvi firing and training area and the Kemijärvi Airfield. The purpose of the event was to test and develop technologies suitable for Special Operations Forces in Finnish winter conditions.

3.10.2025 | The third National Defence University conferment ceremony was held in Helsinki between 18 and 20 September 2025. At the conferment ceremony, 23 doctors of military sciences graduating after 2018 and 5 Honorary Doctors were conferred. Conferment grants them the right to use the doctoral hat and sword.

Jaeger Brigade - For conscripts Training in the Jaeger Brigade The Jaeger Brigade provides training in two battalions, namely the Lapland Jaeger Battalion and Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion. The aim is to train personnel for jaeger, mortar, headq...

Arms control Arms control is the general term for efforts to control or restrain the quantity or control of weapons or military assets based on bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements. Arms control agreements seek to increase confiden...

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...

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 ...

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...

MEET YOU IN THE EVENT FIELD! During the Hamina Tattoo, it is possible to familiarise with the Finnish Defence Forces’ activity in the FDF event field in front of the Reserve Officer School’s main building (Kadettikoulunkatu 7). The event field wil...

Välimäki, Pasi Lieutenant General Position Commander of the Finnish Army Date and place of birth 1 September 1965, Turku Family Spouse Eija Välimäki, née Linden Daughter Career Matriculation Examination Turku Normaalikoulu Upper-Secondary School 1...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a regional security organisation with 57 participating states.

Virtanen, Vesa Juhani Lieutenant General Position Chief of Defence Command Finland Date and place of birth 6 May 1966, Oulu, Finland Family Married two children Career Matriculation Examination, Vehkalahti Upper–Secondary 1985 Officer’s Degree, Mi...

Selection event Regional offices will invite those who applied for voluntary service to a selection event which will be organised in April. If you applied for service between 16 January 2025 and 15 January 2026, your selection event will take plac...

The Air Force Academy is the sole Air Force unit with a primary educational and training role, and in that capacity it provides university-level military education. We train active duty personnel, conscripts, and reservists for a wide range of air defense specialties.

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.

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...

24.2.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces and XD Solutions organized Griffin Tech Days 2026 from 9 to 13 February at the Rovajärvi firing and training area and the Kemijärvi Airfield. The purpose of the event was to test and develop technologies suitable for Special Operations Forces in Finnish winter conditions.

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...