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28.04.2026–29.04.2026 Käpylä, Helsinki Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising in Helsinki in the area: Käpylä on 28-29 April 2026, daily between 08:00 - 20:00 hours. Soldiers in combat gear and military vehicles are moving aro...

06.05.2026–07.05.2026 Vantaa: Myyrmäki Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising at a property located on Ojahaantie in Myyrmäki, Vantaa 6.-7.5.2026 at 09:00-16:00. The exercise causes loud noise. People moving in the area will b...

06.05.2026–07.05.2026 Vantaa: Myyrmäki Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising at a property located on Ojahaantie in Myyrmäki, Vantaa 6.-7.5.2026 at 09:00-16:00. The exercise causes loud noise. People moving in the area will b...

29.04.2026–30.04.2026 Helsinki: Laajasalo – Herttoniemi – Kulosaari – Mustikkamaa – Kruunuvuorenranta Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising in Helsinki in the areas: Laajasalo – Herttoniemi – Kulosaari – Mustikkamaa – Kruunuv...

29.04.2026–30.04.2026 Helsinki: Laajasalo – Herttoniemi – Kulosaari – Mustikkamaa – Kruunuvuorenranta Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising in Helsinki in the areas: Laajasalo – Herttoniemi – Kulosaari – Mustikkamaa – Kruunuv...

28.04.2026–29.04.2026 Käpylä, Helsinki Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising in Helsinki in the area: Käpylä on 28-29 April 2026, daily between 08:00 - 20:00 hours. Soldiers in combat gear and military vehicles are moving aro...

06.05.2026–07.05.2026 Vantaa: Koivuhaka Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising at a property located on Osmanranta in Koivuhaka, Vantaa 6.-7.5.2026 at 09:00-16:00. The exercise causes ...

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.

Contact Information The Pori Brigade trains soldiers in Säkylä and Niinisalo. The regional offices operating under the brigade are located in Turku (Regional Office of Southwestern Finland) and Vaasa (Regional Office of Ostrobothnia). The commande...

29.4.2026 | The Defence Forces has completed the safety investigation (accident investigation) regarding an accident involving an all-terrain truck that took place in Pori Brigade on 16 April 2025 in which a conscript serving in the brigade was seriously injured.

27.4.2026 | Kainuu Brigade will lead several exercises in Kainuu during May. The exercises will be executed primarily in Vuosanka and its immediate surroundings.

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...

30.1.2026 | Utti Jaeger Regiment will train in Northern Finland from 2 February to 27 March 2026. The exercise series will involve about 1,000 soldiers in total from the Finnish Defence Forces and the Allied countries.

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...

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.

25.11.2025 | The national parade on the Independence Day 6 December will affect traffic and parking arrangements in Kouvola. During the parade events, the public is kindly asked to move on foot downtown, in the area of the Finnish baseball stadium, Sumulaaksonkatu, Salpausselänkatu, and Kymen Lukko.

The Finnish Defence Forces will shift to using the NATO-standard calibres 5.56x45mm, 7.62x51mm, 9x19mm, and 12.7x99mm for new small arms. The decision taken will improve, among other, the soldier’s operating capability, interoperability, and security of supply.

31.5.2024 | The international combat exercise held in Rovajärvi brought together nearly 6,500 soldiers from Finland, the United States, and Norway, as well as staff personnel from Sweden. The main objective of the exercise was to enhance the interoperability of the participating nations' ground forces in the challenging terrain conditions of Northern Finland.

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.

19.10.2023 | The Army mechanized exercise Hammer 23 will be organized at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 27 October to 7 November 2023. The exercise enhances the rapid execution capability of the battle group and battalion, cooperation between the branches, provision of host nation support as well as cooperation with Allies. Approximately 2600 soldiers, over half of them reservists, will participate in the exercise led by the Armoured Brigade.