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.

Army Academy - Army's service school

Field training exercise Karelian Lock 23 will measure troops’ competence and performance

In the north exercising multinational fires and combat operating

National parade on the Independence Day will affect traffic in Hamina on 4.–6.12.

Finnish Defence Forces will celebrate the Independence Day by a National Parade in Hamina

Artillery School’s live fire exercise to start at Pohjankangas

Exercise Parola 22 Improves Spearhead Capabilities of Engineers

Combat medic tasks are versatile

Servicing and supplies work well in LIST22

Conscripts operate light rocket launcher in LIST22

Thoughts on refresher training by LIST22 reservist