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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...

28.5.2026 | Försvarsmaktens MILjazz-turné anländer till Vanda och fyller Ankparken i Korso med somrig energi på lördag 6.6.2026!

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.

22.5.2026 | Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki inspected the light infantry exercise Saber Strike 26 on 19-20 May. In the current phase of the exercise, Rock Sisu, units from Allied countries train in the Vuosanka training area independently.

21.5.2026 | Air Defence Exercise Mallet Strike 1/26, conducted in the Lohtaja firing range and training area, has ended.

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.

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.

18.6.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark acted as joint hosts for the northern part of NATO’s Ramstein Flag 26 exercise, which concludes today.

25.11.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade's Northern Axe 25 combat exercise will be conducted in the Kainuu region from November 29 to December 5, 2025.

3.11.2025 | The international air defence exercise ADEX Mallet Strike 2/25 will be organized in the Lohtaja Firing Range and Training Area from 11 to 20 November 2025.

Five military branches In its five battalion-level units, the Kainuu Brigade offers training for five different military branches: infantry, artillery, signal, engineer and maintenance duties. The Kainuu jaeger battalion trains infantry combatants...

18.8.2025 | The Karelia Brigade will lead the Karelian Stronghold 25 local defense exercise in the Kymenlaakso region in the areas of Kotka, Hamina, and Kouvola during 1.-5. September 2025.

4.2.2026 | The military oath and affirmation ceremonies of contingent 1/26 will take place in Sodankylä and Rovaniemi garrisons on Saturday, 14 February 2026.

Welcome to conscript service in the Guard Jaeger Regiment 6th of July 2026! Familiarize yourself with the guide that contains useful information for prospective conscripts starting their service in July 2026. You have to arrive to conscript servic...

24.4.2025 | The first British Army’s helicopter detachments to participate in the Finnish Army’s exercises this spring have successfully arrived at Säkylä in Finland. The UK’s contingent in Finland includes two AH-64E Apache attack helicopter detachments and one AW159 Wildcat helicopter detachment.

20.9.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment will exercise over the weeks ahead in Southern and Northern Finland. International training exercise activity for the autumn of 2024 will continue in Estonia.

10.6.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment’s Helicopter Battalion has two of its MD500 helicopters participate in a training exercise event in Denmark.

24.4.2024 | Satakunta Air Wing will host the British Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters between 25 April and 19 May 2024. The helicopters will participate in the Arrow 24 exercise led by the Armoured Brigade.

8.5.2025 | On Commemoration Day of Fallen Soldiers on Sunday 18 May, a national military funeral with full honours will be held in Lappeenranta for 26 unidentified Finnish soldiers recovered from former battle sites in Russia. The event will be arranged in co-operation by the Finnish Defence Forces, City of Lappeenranta, Evangelical Lutheran Parishes’ Union in Lappeenranta, and Association for Commemoration of the Fallen.

31.10.2023 | The army's mechanized exercise Hammer 23 has begun with the main forces moving to Pohjankangas between Sunday and Monday. The co-operation between practicing troops will be the key element in the combat phase which begins on Wednesday 1st of November. The exercise starts by unit’s independent training phase where each unit practices independently for the last time before the combat phase begins. It’s important to practice every last detail in this phase so every unit is in its full potential.