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2.3.2023 | The visitors inspected the Jaeger Brigade’s training event with Commander of the Army.

17.2.2023 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment will arrange a training exercise in winter conditions in Lapland during 20 February – 17 March 2023. Flight activity of the Finnish Defence Forces’ helicopters will be conducted in conjunction with the exercise.

30.4.2026 | The multinational air defence exercise Mallet Strike 1/26 will be conducted at the Lohtaja Firing Range and Training Area from 12 - 21 May 2026.

15.5.2023 | The exercise has a goal of developing leadership capabilities, joint operations, and international interoperability.

12.2.2026 | The local defence exercise ”Karelian Stone 26” will be held in areas of Lappeenranta, Taipalsaari, Savitaipale, and Imatra during 2–6 March 2026.

8.8.2017 | Call-ups in accordance with the Conscription Act begin Tuesday 15 August. This year, call-ups will involve more than 34,000 youth.

12.9.2017 | On Wednesday 13th September, 980 Army conscripts who began their military service in January 2017 will be discharged from service.

13.6.2017 | On Thursday, 15 June, 7,519 Army conscripts who began their military service in July 2016 or January 2017 will be discharged from service.

30.6.2017 | Impacted by the continuous changes affecting the operating environment, the Finnish Army and its personnel need to sustain substantial capability for overall learning, development of practices and renewal of abilities. Developing the expertise of salaried personnel presupposes accessing a versatile selection of methods that aids in both bringing about novel expertise and deepening, broadening as well as updating the already existing skills, knowledge and knowhow.

10.11.2017 | The all-terrain vehicle, or more familiarly quad bike, is one of the all-terrain vehicles used by the Defence Forces. As a name, all-terrain vehicle may sound a bit odd, where does the name come from? The Finnish road traffic act does not recognise a vehicle by the name quad bike, the correct term is light four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle. However, the Defence Forces use the name quad bike, as it describes the vehicle better.

16.11.2017 | The Defence Forces’ main exercise Uusimaa will be held in southern Finland from 27 November to 4 December 2017. The objective is to train defending the capital city area and coast in a rapidly escalating situation together with the other authorities.

21.8.2025 | The Armoured Brigade will lead the local defence exercise Mighty Stronghold 25 in areas of Pirkanmaa, Päijät-Häme, Central Finland, and Kanta-Häme during 1-5 September 2025. The exercise will be participated by units from the Armoured Brigade, Air Force, and Logistics Command Headquarters, as well as by a number of authorities and co parties. Exercise activity will concentrate on the area of Pirkanmaa and Hattula.

16.10.2017 | The Finnish Defence Forces’ selection of simulator-assisted training systems for conscripts consists of the KASI (Two-sided Combat Simulator) and VKY (Virtual Training Environment) system.

24.7.2017 | After the success of last year’s 90’s concert, The Conscript Band of the Finnish Defence Forces is once more reaching over genre boundaries in the form of an 80’s-tour called Kasari!

10.6.2017 | The KVARN17 exercise was a unique culmination to military service.

22.5.2017 | Finnish Army will participate in international Saber Strike 17 exercise led by the USA from 3 - 16 June 2017 in Estonia.

18.9.2017 | The Finnish Defence Forces cooperates closely with the Swedish Armed Forces. This bilateral defence cooperation is beeing built on mutual trust and aims at strengthening security and safety of the Baltic Sea region as well as the defence of Finland and Sweden.

11.7.2017 | The mission of Resolute Support (RS) remains the same: train, advice and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces to enhance security of the nation. Total of 39 nations have committed to the beginning of the new four-year period.

7.11.2025 | Guard Jaeger Regiment The Defence Forces Exercise Traffic information and contact details An exercise of the Defence Forces will be organised in the Artjärvi area between 27 November and 4 December 2025. The exercise is one of the main exercises o...

22.11.2017 | On Thursday, a firing exercise of the Finnish Army, Pohjoinen 17, will end with closing support firing in Rovajärvi.