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15.6.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have signed an implementation Arrangement on information exchange and pre-series procurement concerning the development of Arctic armoured personnel carriers.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finland-and-sweden-agreed-on-cooperation-in-procurement-and-development-of-arctic-armoured-personnel-carriers
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The Personnel Division of Defence Command Finland The Personnel Division steers the Defence Forces' personnel system, human resources management, human resources planning, recruitment of personnel and training within the field of human resources. ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/personnel-division
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15.6.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have signed an implementation Arrangement on information exchange and pre-series procurement concerning the development of Arctic armoured personnel carriers.https://logistiikkalaitos.fi/en/-/1948673/finland-and-sweden-agreed-on-cooperation-in-procurement-and-development-of-arctic-armoured-personnel-carriers
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15.6.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have signed an implementation Arrangement on information exchange and pre-series procurement concerning the development of Arctic armoured personnel carriers.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/1948673/finland-and-sweden-agreed-on-cooperation-in-procurement-and-development-of-arctic-armoured-personnel-carriers
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Jaeger Brigade - About us The Jaeger Brigade trains troops for Northern Finland’s demanding circumstances and units specialised in regional combat in the Lapland area. The Jaeger Brigade is in charge of ordered tasks involving readiness and operat...https://maavoimat.fi/en/jaeger-brigade/about-us
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EUTM Somalia Established in 2010, EUTM Somalia aims to support the development of the Somali security forces by providing training and advice. The overall strength of the Finnish personnel in the operation is 12 persons. EUTM Somalia supports the ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/somalia-eutm-somalia1
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Defence Forces Shared Services Centre The Defence Forces Shared Services Centre provides and coordinates support services within the Defence Forces. The services are aimed at creating shared procedures and streamlining administration. The customer...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/about-us/shared-service-centre
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Security clearances You may be subject to personnel security clearance vetting due to activity related to the Finnish Defence Forces. This site will provide you with information about consenting to security clearance vetting. Security clearance ve...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/security-clearances
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Jobs for civilians and soldiers The Defence Forces employs professionals from a variety of fields in more than 1,000 different tasks. We value everyone’s contribution. To keep up our strong performance, we need both military and civilian personnel...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/jobs-for-civilians-and-soldiers
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Benefits and salary Personnel’s competence and well-being is very important for us. We offer meaningful, reliable jobs in a constantly evolving working environment. Benefits Salary Extras Benefits The Defence Forces provides its personnel with var...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/benefits-and-salary
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Equality and gender equality are strongly empasized in the Finnish Defence Forces.For us this means, that everyone is treated in the same way, regardless of personal traits or background.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/equality-gender-equality-in-the-finnish-defence-forces
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Defence Language Centre The Finnish Defence Language Centre is equated with a department in the National Defence University administrative hierarchy. The Defence Language Centre is responsible for foreign language teaching, teaching Swedish as a s...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/defence-language-centre
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Executive Office The Executive Office supports the work of the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces and the leadership of the Defence Command. The Executive Office is responsible for the Defence Command’s planning and preparation duties relatin...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/executive-office
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Publications and Flyers Here you find Finnish Defence Forces publications and flyers. Files are in PDF-format. When files are bigger than 2 Mb, the file size is mentioned. In order to open the files You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader , which you c...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/publications-and-flyers
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The Defence Forces Logistics Command is responsible for materiel acquisitions for the Defence Forces, the operational capability of troops, personnel and systems, and the availability of materiel.https://logistiikkalaitos.fi/en/about-us
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Work in the Defence Forces Would you like to know more about work in the Defence Forces? Please keep in mind that a person appointed to a post within the Defence Forces must be a Finnish citizen and fulfil the eligibility requirements for a govern...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/work-in-the-defence-forces
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Department of Academic Affairs The Department of Academic Affairs is under the command of the Vice Rector and its responsibilities include recruitment of students for officer training, preparing the selections and the overall development of teachi...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/department-of-academic-affairs
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Karelia Brigade Karelia Brigade is the largest brigade-level unit in the Army and it contains all of the branches of the Army. The main task of the Brigade is training wartime troops for the Finnish Defence Forces. Karelia Brigade trains approx. 4...https://maavoimat.fi/en/karelia-brigade/about-us
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Contact Information The Pori Brigade trains soldiers in Säkylä and Niinisalo. The regional offices operating under the brigade are located in Turku (Regional Office of Southwestern Finland) and Vaasa (Regional Office of Ostrobothnia). The commande...https://maavoimat.fi/en/pori-brigade/contact-information
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The Finnish Defence Forces and the environment The Defence Forces take the environment into account in everything they do. We want to minimise risk and damage inflicted on the environment while carrying out our mandatory tasks (national defence, a...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/fdf-and-the-environment