A city gunner is aiming with an assault rifle around the corner

Guard Jaeger Regiment

The Guard Jaeger Regiment trains troops specialised in urban warfare to defend Helsinki and Uusimaa region.

Readiness and overall security are maintained and developed in cooperation with other authorities. Training and firing exercises in Santahamina and training in Uusimaa region are a necessary part of the wartime troops performance development.

The Guard Jaeger Regiment`s units are Guard Battalion, Uusimaa Jaeger Battalion, Sports School and Guards Band and Uusimaa Regional Office.

The Guard Battalion’s closing exercise Uusimaa 24 will be held on 20-26 November 2024.

Press release 14.11.2024 17.11

Exercise Kehä 2/24 aims at getting prepared for facing disturbance situations in Uusimaa

Press release 22.8.2024 13.30

Army to hold an exercise on the defence of Uusimaa in late May

Press release 13.5.2024 10.45

Inter-agency co-operation in a disturbance situation as the theme of the local defence exercise Kehä 24 in Eastern Uusimaa

Press release 15.2.2024 16.37

Field training exercise Sapeli 23 in Western Uusimaa and Satakunta

Press release 16.11.2023 15.01

Civil protection as the theme of the local defence exercise Kehä 23 in the capital region this autumn

Press release 28.8.2023 12.10

Open Nordic Military Pentathlon Championship in Helsinki, Finland 26.-30.6.2023

Press release 21.6.2023 13.41

Sapeli 23 to be held in the capital region and in Eastern Uusimaa on 26.5.–2.6.2023

Press release 19.5.2023 14.17

Local defence exercise Kehä 23 in the capital area with strong contribution of reservists and public authorities

Press release 22.2.2023 12.31

Field training exercise Sapeli 22 in the capital region and Uusimaa from 25 November to 2 December 2022

Press release 21.11.2022 12.49

Guard Jaeger Regiment
PO BOX 6
00861 Helsinki
Finland

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