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19.9.2025 | ROVANIEMI, Finland - Commanders from across NATO’s respective army corps headquarters and land forces met here September 15-16 to discuss plans to experiment and field new technologies critical to establishing ground deterrence and providing ready land forces to the Alliance.

19.9.2025 | ROVANIEMI, Finland - Commanders from across NATO’s respective army corps headquarters and land forces met here September 15-16 to discuss plans to experiment and field new technologies critical to establishing ground deterrence and providing ready land forces to the Alliance.

13.9.2024 | NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will convene for two days in Prague to discuss the strategic development of the Alliance. Finland will be represented on the Military Committee by the Chief of Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola.

The Finnish Army has chaired the Finabel Coordination Committee, a European cooperation organisation, as of 11 April 2017, and this one-year-long chairship will now culminate in the summit organised in Helsinki 9-10 April 2018.

12.4.2023 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, general Timo Kivinen will host the bi-annual meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Chiefs of Defence on Wednesday 12 April in Helsinki.

How to apply The application procedure for the Defence Forces’ tasks conforms to recruitment practises in the Finnish government administration. A person appointed to a post within the Defence Forces must be a Finnish citizen and fulfil the eligib...

16.9.2022 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen, will participate in the meeting of the commanders of the armed forces of the JEF countries on Friday 16 September and in the meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Tallinn, Estonia, on 16–18 September.

3.3.2026 | Puolustusvoimien tutkimuslaitos Tutkimuskatsaus 3–2026 23.1.2026 Puolustusvoimien tutkimuslaitos on Pääesikunnan alainen sotilaslaitos, joka vastaa yhteisten suorituskykyjen toiminta- ja käyttöperiaatteisiin, puolustusmateriaaliin ja -teknologiaan...

Information and communication technology services The tasks in this area are available both for the rank and file (255 days) and leaders (347 days). ICT support This task will provide you with the readiness to operate as a professional in ICT admi...

Accommodation, meals and clothing During the military service, you will be given free of charge accommodation, meals, clothing, health services and social support services. The Finnish Defence Forces will remain committed to sustaining and promoti...

Accommodation, meals and clothing During the military service, you will be given free of charge accommodation, meals, clothing, health services and social support services. The Finnish Defence Forces will remain committed to sustaining and promoti...

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...

Air Force military drivers Comprehensively trained in transports, military drivers of the Air Force practice for their set tasks by using versatile equipment in a varying operating environment. In the Air Force, training for military drivers consi...

Air Force military drivers Comprehensively trained in transports, military drivers of the Air Force practice for their set tasks by using versatile equipment in a varying operating environment. In the Air Force, training for military drivers consi...

General conscription is a Finnish choice Finland’s defence is founded on general conscription, a large reserve with a military training, and a strong will to defend the country. Combined, they make up a credible and pre-emptive threshold against a...

Applying for cyber conscript training Applying for cyber conscript training happens through the special forces application process before the start of one’s military service. The application period for the cyber conscript training starting in July...

10.3.2026 | The National Defence University and the Finnish Society of Military Sciences will organise a Seminar of Military Sciences on 4-5 November 2026. The theme of the seminar this year is The world order is undergoing change - what should be the focus of the military sciences right now? This is an opening of discussion on topical military scientific and closely related phenomena and themes from the perspectives of research, teaching and working as an officer.

Applying for cyber conscript training Applying for cyber conscript training happens through the special forces application process before the start of one’s military service. The application period for the cyber conscript training starting in July...

The Finnish Defence Forces and NATO Finland became a NATO member state on April 4th, 2023. As a NATO member, Finland is a part of alliance's common defence. A NATO membership does not diminish the need for a strong own defence. Finland's military ...

Guidelines for observing the Defence Forces’ activities in wind power building In accordance with section 24 of the Land Use and Building Act (132/1999), in all land use planning, national land use objectives must be taken into account in a way th...