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Facts about Army Academy The Army Academy has three subordinate units: The Education and Training Centre (E & TC), Reserve Officer School and Army Research Centre. The Education and Training Centre (E & TC) The Education and Training Centre (E&TC)...

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21.4.2017 | Allowing for substituting expensive or high-risk forms of operating by means of simulation modelling, simulator-assisted training has become mainstream both in the Finnish Defence Forces and in society overall. This development has brought about novel possibilities for implementing versatile methods for sustaining motivation in learning and instruction. Over the coming years, the Finnish Defence Forces will increasingly employ simulators in training contexts.

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.

28.3.2026 | Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki was on a working visit to Ukraine last week. The visit focused on the areas of Kiev, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia. During the visit, Lieutenant General Välimäki met leadership of the Ukrainian Army, and took note of the operating of the land forces as well as command echelons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and new capabilities. Additionally, the visit provided the opportunity to familiarise with defence industry in Ukraine.

20.11.2016 | The Combat Training Centre for Military Operations on Urban Terrain (CTC MOUT) of the Swedish Army provides a unique opportunity for the Guard Jaeger Regiment’s personnel and reservists to develop new skills.

6.5.2017 | Arrow 17 -exercise created an excellent frame to complete a three day international course regarding Mechanized Company's structure and use.

11.5.2017 | An international exercise is cooperation between troops, countries and different branches. The Arrow 17 exercise forms a base to practice cooperation and compatibility, and to further develop those areas. The level of tactical knowledge increases when practicing together.

19.9.2025 | ROVANIEMI, Finland - Commanders from across NATO’s respective army corps headquarters and land forces met here September 15-16 to discuss plans to experiment and field new technologies critical to establishing ground deterrence and providing ready land forces to the Alliance.

5.5.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade will lead Northern Strike 125, a live-fire exercise, and Northern Star 25, a combat exercise, at Rovajärvi during 12-31 May 2025. In total, the exercises will be participated by up to c. 6,500 personnel of whom 900 will be from Sweden and 350 from the UK.

7.3.2024 | Part of the main battles of the military exercise that is part of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 24 series take place in the Hetta and Kivilompolo road area from March 7 to March 9. The battles will have an effect on the traffic in the region.

17.8.2023 | The multinational training exercise will be held in the region of southwestern and southern Finland during 27.8.-8.9.2023. The exercise will be participated by troops from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

19.4.2023 | 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 thousand are conscripts and about 850 international troops.

7.5.2017 | Commanders of the Finnish Army and the US Army Europe and the senior national representative of the Norwegian detachment met journalists on Friday May 5th.

5.5.2017 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces General Jarmo Lindberg inspected the Finnish Army Mechanized Arrow 17 exercise and its units on Thursday May 4th.

3.5.2017 | The objective of the exercise is to enhance interoperability and capability of mechanized units in offensive combat. For the first time the troops of Armoured Brigade are using the most modern armoured vehicles of the Finnish Army.

23.11.2016 | The aim of the joint live exercise was to enhance the operational capabilities and interoperability in military operations on urban terrain at the Combat Training Centre for Military Operations on Urban Terrain (CTC MOUT) of the Swedish Army.

26.5.2016 | The regional combat exercise METSO 16, led by Kainuu Brigade, will take place in Vuosanka, Kuhmo, from 3 to 10 June 2016.

21.4.2017 | Att använda simulatorer inom utbildningen är numera en självklarhet, både inom försvarsmakten och i det civila samhället. Med hjälp av olika simulatorer strävar man efter att i allt större utsträckning ersätta dyra och riskabla funktioner genom att efterlikna dem med tekniska medel. Detta gör det även möjligt att tillämpa varierande undervisningsmetoder som ökar de studerandes motivation. Under...