Leino, Tuomo Kaarlo

Brigadier General (Med.)

Position

Surgeon General of the Finnish Defence Forces    

Date and place of birth

29 March 1971, Helsinki

Family
Married, two children

Career

• Matriculation examination, Kemijärvi High School 1990
• Military service, Air Force C3 Systems School 1990-1991 
• Licentiate of Medicine, University of Oulu 1997
• Doctor of Medical Science, University of Oulu 1999
• Specialist, otorhinolaryngology, University of Oulu 2005
• Special competence in military medicine 2007
• Adjunct Professor, aviation medicine, National Defence University 2014
• Chief Physician, Lapland Air Command 1998-1999
• Chief Physician, Air Force Academy, 2005-2007
• Chief Physician, Centre for Military Medicine 2008
• Administrative Chief Medical Officer, Defence Command 2017
• Surgeon General of the Air Force 2009-2016 and 2018-2026
• Senior Command Course 2022
• Surgeon General of the Finnish Defence Forces 2026 -

Promotions

• Second Lieutenant 1991
• Lieutenant 1996
• First Lieutenant (Med.) 2001
• Captain (Med.) 2005
• Major (Med.) 2009 
• Lieutenant Colonel (Med.) 2014
• Colonel (Med.) 2021
• Brigadier General (Med.) 2026

Decorations

• Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
• Medal for Military Merits
• Logistics Cross of Merit 
• Flight Surgeon wings, US Navy 2012

Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English, German