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Armoured Brigade The Armoured Brigade is a specialist in armoured troops, logistics, ground-based air defence and electronic warfare. The Armoured Brigade is located in Tavastia Proper. The renowned Defence Forces’ Conscript Band is also a part of...

As a conscript in the Armoured Brigade The Armoured Brigade offers a wide range of training options and training takes place in several battalion-level units. Training focuses primarily on mechanised infantry tasks but all Army branches are repres...

Jaeger Brigade - About us The Jaeger Brigade trains troops for Northern Finland’s demanding circumstances and units specialised in regional combat in the Lapland area. The Jaeger Brigade is in charge of ordered tasks involving readiness and operat...

Jaeger Brigade - For conscripts Training in the Jaeger Brigade The Jaeger Brigade provides training in two battalions, namely the Lapland Jaeger Battalion and Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion. The aim is to train personnel for jaeger, mortar, headq...

Conscript training and cooperation with other authorities The Armoured Brigade trains 2,600 conscripts and 3,000 reservists in two intakesconscripts each year. The brigade employs 650 people. In addition to conscript training, the Armoured Brigade...

Contact information Armoured Brigade Armoured Brigade Parolannummentie 298 13700 Parolannummi Tel. +358 299 800 (switch board operator) Sähköposti [email protected] Parcel shipments to conscripts ARMOURED BRIGADE The name of the conscript Battalio...

Arrow 24 The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 24 at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 26 April to 14 May 2024. Of the total strength of ca. 2600 persons taking part in the exercise, majority...

Arrow 23 The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 23 at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 1 to 14 May 2023. Of the total strength of ca. 2200 persons taking part in the exercise, more than one t...

22.06.2026–22.06.2026 Hätilä, Tavastehus Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons in the Hätilä firing range on 22 June 2026 at 08:00 - 21:00 hrs. The Danger Area is the whole Häti...

16.07.2026–19.07.2026 Hätilä, Hämeenlinna Firings notice Valkeakosken Reserviupseerikerho will be firing infantry weapons in the Hätilä firing range on 16 July – 19 July 2026 daily at 07:00 - 22:00 hrs. The Danger Area is the whole Hätilä range. T...

22.06.2026–22.06.2026 Hätilä, Tavastehus Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons in the Hätilä firing range on 22 June 2026 at 08:00 - 21:00 hrs. The Danger Area is the whole Häti...

25.06.2026–25.06.2026 Hätilä, Hämeenlinna Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will detonate in the Hätilä firing range on 25 June 2026 at 11:00 - 15:00 hrs. The Danger Area is the whole Hätilä range. The detonations are carried out by Armoured B...

25.06.2026–25.06.2026 Hätilä, Hämeenlinna Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will detonate in the Hätilä firing range on 25 June 2026 at 11:00 - 15:00 hrs. The Danger Area is the whole Hätilä range. The detonations are carried out by Armoured B...

16.07.2026–19.07.2026 Hätilä, Hämeenlinna Firings notice Valkeakosken Reserviupseerikerho will be firing infantry weapons in the Hätilä firing range on 16 July – 19 July 2026 daily at 07:00 - 22:00 hrs. The Danger Area is the whole Hätilä range. T...

28.5.2026 | The Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki inspected exercise Karelian Sword 26 hosted by the Commander of Karelia Brigade, Colonel Tomi Pekurinen.

Army The Army defends the entire land area of the state and executes all three of the Defence Forces’ tasks. The defence of Finland’s territory is based on the large reserve created by general conscription. Annually, the Army’s eight brigade-level...

17.4.2026 | The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanised exercise Mighty Arrow 26 at the Pohjankangas Firing Range and Training Area in Niinisalo from 24 April to 9 May. Approximately 2800 persons will participate in the exercise, most of them conscripts and about 350 international troops. Almost 500 vehicles will be used in the exercise, including approximately 160 tanks and armoured vehicles.

8.5.2026 | The Karelian Brigade will lead the Karelian Sword 26 exercise in the regions of Kymenlaakso, South Savo and South Karelia from 22 to 29 May 2026.

5.5.2026 | Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, reviewed the Armoured Brigade-led mechanised forces exercise in Pohjankangas, Finland on 28 – 30 April 2026.

16.4.2026 | All brigade-level units of the Army will rehearse joint operating with allied countries’ contingents in the course of May. Several exercises executed simultaneously are aimed at strengthening the Army’s defence capability across Finland, conscripts’ know-how and joint operating with Allies. During the spring, a total of approximately 19,000 allied soldiers from Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Norway, France, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Hungary and Poland will take part in the exercises.