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Karelia Brigade Karelia Brigade is the largest brigade-level unit in the Army and it contains all of the branches of the Army. The main task of the Brigade is training wartime troops for the Finnish Defence Forces. Karelia Brigade trains approx. 4...

About us Annual figures • Conscripts: 1,600/ year • Reservists: 1,600/ year • Executive assistance tasks: 60 • Personnel: approximately 400 The Guard Jaeger Regiment is an Army brigade-level unit based on the island of Santahamina in Helsinki. Its...

6.12.2024 | Esteemed veterans of our wars, esteemed representatives of the veterans’ generation, ladies and gentlemen.

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.

23.1.2024 | The application period for women’s voluntary military service closed on 15th of January. The number of applicants was the third highest in the history of the Finnish Defense Forces.

29.9.2023 | Chief of the German Army, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais familiarised with Finnish Army activity on Thursday 28 September.

2.9.2022 | We are living in exceptional times. Partly for this reason, this summer was heavily international in the Jaeger Brigade. From July to August, the most visible element indicating this was a combined training exercise event with a company of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. Equaling more than mere force, this very division stands for one of the most well-known divisions of the US Army.

22.9.2017 | "Jokainen joka apua saa sitä joskus tajuu myös antaa." "Everyone, who gets help also returns the favour when the time comes."

23.2.2017 | 2016 was a record year in terms of women applying for voluntary military service: an astonishing 842 women applied. It is almost 50 women more than the previous applicant record during the 20 year history of women's voluntary military service.

14.8.2024 | MAASOTAKOULUN JOHTAJAN LUKULISTA – ELOKUU 2024 VENÄJÄ 1. Liuhto, Kari: Venäjän vaihtoehtoisia tulevaisuuksia – Mihin Suomen tulisi varautua ja miten? Palokangas, Marko (toim.): Sodan usvaa III. Varautuminen, valmius ja nykyaikainen sodankäynti. Ju...