Army Academy - Army's service school
The Army Academy is the army's service school. Its main tasks are training salaried personnel and conscripts, Army research and development, and readiness duties. With these main tasks the Army Academy provides capabilities for the Finnish Defence Forces and especially to the Army.
The Army Academy operates in five localities: Lappeenranta, Hamina, Hattula, Kankaanpää and Riihimäki. Approximately 600 personnel work in the Army Academy. The Commandant of the Army Academy and Lappeenranta-Hamina Garrison is Colonel Kari Pietiläinen.
Instructor remains key in constructing conscripts’ motivation
Press release
16.12.2019 6.00
Captain Väänänen from the Finnish Army Research Centre leads a multinational NATO syndicate
News item
19.8.2019 15.47
Training 2020 Contributing to the Reserve Officer Course
News item
1.7.2019 16.27
Simulator training available both in class and in the field
News item
4.3.2019 0.01
Finland will provide training to U.S. soldiers for instructing the security authorities in Afghanistan
Press release
3.12.2018 13.15
NCO training becomes increasingly international
Press release
15.10.2018 10.45
Receiving feedback as part of leader development
Press release
13.7.2018 13.24
Developing the expertise of salaried personnel
Press release
30.6.2017 8.09
Finnish military engineering expertise shared with Nordic and Baltic students
Press release
21.6.2017 11.59
Simulator Centre of Excellence is the most recently established one
Press release
21.4.2017 9.00