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18.05.2026–20.05.2026 Santahamina, Helsinki Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons in Santahamina firing range May18th - May 20th 2025 daily as follows: May 18th 2026 – May 20th 2026 from 0800hrs to 2100hrs The Dange...

18.05.2026–20.05.2026 Santahamina, Helsinki Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons in Santahamina firing range May18th - May 20th 2025 daily as follows: May 18th 2026 – May 20th 2026 from 0800hrs to 2100hrs The Dange...

Army Command The Army Command (ARCOM) is located in the historic garrison area of Karkialampi and functions as the command headquarters of the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki . At the helm of the command is the Army...

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)...

8.5.2026 | The commander of The Bundeswehr Joint Force Command, Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, along with a delegation, visited Finland on 7-8 May 2026. The host of the visit was the Finnish Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Lieutenant General Kari Nisula.

02.06.2026–07.06.2026 Sotinpuro, Nurmes Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons in the Sotinpuro firing range on 2 Jun 2026 at 12:00-24:00 hours, on 3 - 6 Jun 2026 at all times and on 7 Jun 2026 at 00:00-12:00. The Da...

Reccex 23 The Pori Brigade will lead the joint Nordic CBRN reconnaissance exercise Reccex 23 in the region of southwestern and southern Finland during 28.8.–8.9.2023. The training audience strength of up to c. 220 personnel will mainly comprise re...

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.

11.05.2026–14.05.2026 Kerttuvaara shooting range, Inari municipality Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing using infantry arms on Kerttuvaara shooting range in Inari municipality 11.05.2026 – 14.05.2026. Restricted dangerous area: S...

11.05.2026–14.05.2026 Kerttuvaara shooting range, Inari municipality Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing using infantry arms on Kerttuvaara shooting range in Inari municipality 11.05.2026 – 14.05.2026. Restricted dangerous area: S...

Lightning Strike 23 and Northern Forest 23 At the Rovajärvi range and training exercise area the Army Academy will lead the exercise Lightning Strike 23 during 15.–26.5.2023, and the exercise Northern Forest 23 during 27.5.–2.6.2023. The exercises...

Facts about Utti Jaeger Regiment The Utti Jaeger Regiment is home to the Special Forces Unit and the helicopter operations of the Finnish Defence Forces, along with branches that support them. • hired personnel 460 • conscripts 220 • approximate n...

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.

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.

15.5.2026 | The Finnish Navy’s spring main exercise Narrow Waters 26-1 will be held from 20 to 27 May 2026. Exercise activities will take place in the coastal areas of Southern Finland and in the Gulf of Finland.

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...

8.5.2026 | Karelian Brigade leder övningen Karelian Sword 26 i områdena Kymmenedalen, Södra Savolax och Södra Karelen den 22–29 maj 2026.

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...

12.2.2026 | The Army will exercise local defence during 20.2.–6.3.2026. The series of exercises will be participated by altogether up to c. 3,500 soldiers, a number of other authorities, as well as business sector organisations from across Finland.

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.