Capacities for national defense and military crisis management
Pori brigade operates in the area of Western Finland and trains conscripts in two locations; Säkylä and Niinisalo.
The everyday life of our brigade goes along in the strong interaction of national and international functions. We train our conscript to serve as competent defenders of our homeland and also train voluntary reservists to be proficient peacekeepers in various conflict zones of the world.
We maintain and build military readiness in Western Finland and serve in conscription related matters in five provinces of our area of responsibility through our regional offices.
The acting commander of Pori brigade is Colonel Vesa Valtonen.
Pori brigade figures:
Conscripts: over 4000
Pre-deployment trained: 850 /year
Personnel: 670
Finnish EUBG Contingent to Undergo Evaluation in Germany
50th Nordic Military Shooting Championships in Finland
Field training exercise Siil 2018 ending
International assistance involves training
Resupply of meals, munitions, and shipments presupposes thorough planning
Reccex 17 completes - Ability to react together is improving
Reccex 17 – Sustaining professional expertise presupposes international cooperation
Nordic Military Working Dog Course 29 May- 9 June 2017 in Pori Brigade
Finnish Army to participate in exercise Saber Strike 17 in Estonia
The Finnish Army Mechanized exercise Arrow 17 has ended
Pori Brigade
Säkylä
PO BOX 38
27801 SÄKYLÄ
Porilaistie 1, 27800 SÄKYLÄ (visit)
Niinisalo
PO BOX 5
38841 NIINISALO
Sairaalatie 6, 38841 NIINISALO (visit)
Tel. 0299 800 (switch)
[email protected]
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