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5.10.2018 | So far, in the conscript training context, the virtual training environment has been utilised only for a while. Initially, the training implementation drawing from computer game simulators took off somewhat naturally with no need for specific directives stating so. This is, a number of instructors realised in practice that, while engaged in instructing tactics and combat techniques, these game simulat...

12.5.2018 | Mechanised units sport demanding training objectives. One of these involves cooperating with an international training exercise detachment. Overall, international training exercise cooperation results in significant benefits affecting competence proficiency both at the level of individual soldiers and that of the training exercise troops.

4.11.2018 | Undertaking training in the Finnish Rapid Deployment Force, the jaeger company demonstrates versatile capability to conduct versatile missions also independently. Yet, while winter conditions prevail, sustaining combat capability presupposes that both each individual soldier and the unit as a whole remain equally committed.

16.2.2018 | Finnish volunteers of whom a Royal Prussian Jaeger Battalion 27 was formed to participate in the battles of the First World War as part of the Imperial German Army, the Jaegers returned to Finland in February 1918. During the first decades of independent Finland, Jaegers served in developing the Finnish Defence Forces. Under the Jaegers’ command, the Finnish national defence was developed to a st...

27.9.2019 | Paratroopers’ parachute jump training requires a lot from the trainees. Apart from completing safe and secure descents, this physically and mentally demanding training phase also involves making the soldiers increasingly fit and strengthening the troops’ team spirit.

27.11.2018 | The National Parade on the Finnish Independence Day will contribute to changes affecting traffic control, parking and public transportation in Mikkeli from 5 to 6 December 2018. During the parade events, those looking to attend are requested to move on foot or by public transportation in the area of the town centre.

12.2.2019 | With its set vision fixed on becoming a training centre of excellence for arctic training recognised and appreciated both at home and overseas, the Jaeger Brigade has already met this objective on the basis of the national and international interest accrued.

30.5.2018 | The main training exercise of the Finnish Army, Pohjoinen 18 offers thousands of conscripts combat training in Rovajärvi.

24.3.2019 | In this exercise, Finnish liaison officers operate in the Swedish brigade headquarters as substance-matter experts of their given functional branch collecting and submitting information between the Finnish and Swedish troops. The primary mission of the liaison officers is to support the decision-making of the Commander of the brigade as well as assist the brigade headquarters in planning a range of operations.

16.12.2019 | How does training culture affect conscripts’ intrinsic motivation? With its focus on determining exactly this, the pro gradu thesis produced by Captain Vesa Lassila indicates that a type of training culture that provides support for sustaining an individual’s skills and autonomy also informs the future sustaining and development of motivation.

21.11.2016 | Finland celebrates its Independence Day on 6 December and this year's National Independence Day Parade will be held in Kajaani.

19.12.2018 | A total of circa 6,400 conscripts will be mustering out from the Finnish Army on Thursday 20 December 2018. Among those mustering out will also be Conscript Chaplain, Officer Candidate Penja Korkkonen. While carrying out the set service tasks, Officer Candidate Korkkonen has been able to utilise the competence accrued in civilian life in a variety of ways. On top of this, he has gained plenty of experience relevant in light of his future profession.

2.4.2019 | In present-day working environments that may occasionally be hectic and quick-tempoed, the ability to cope with work becomes increasingly important. As part of individuals’ well-being, the notion of performance capability remains vital.

9.2.2017 | The Finnish Defence Forces' Sports School trains reconnaissance sections for exceptional circumstances. Most athletes complete leadership training, serving for 347 days.

20.6.2019 | Officer Candidate Markus Lautala’s conscript service is coming to an end soon. He has served in Hamina for 347 days. Lautala hoped to meet challenging tasks while in the Army and managed to apply for those challenging tasks. Today, he musters out from service, solid trust in the skills and abilities that he leaned during his conscript service. He is aiming for a military career.

30.11.2019 | Generating trust between nations by means of openness in military cooperation and observation visits. In conjunction with the exercise Kaakko 19, Finland invited for an observation visit observers from 13 of the participating states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, of which 11 accepted the invitation.

27.11.2019 | The National Parade on the Finnish Independence Day will contribute to changes affecting traffic control, parking and public transportation in Tampere from 5 to 6 December 2019. The majority of the equipment will arrive in Tampere on 5 December, whereas on 6 December the return transfers back to home garrisons may cause traffic congestion in Tampere and its vicinity.

25.11.2021 | The Army Combined Joint Fires Exercise 21 ACJFE21, or MVH21, was visited by altogether 20 cadets from the Swedish Artillery School. As part of the visiting cadet detachment was also Cadet Emma Tiller. The visit included familiarisation with firing positions, the command post, and the forward observation post.

27.5.2020 | Finnish Defence Forces Recruit Questionnaire (preliminary questionnaire for military service) You fill in this preliminary questionnaire after the call-up, before you enter military service. Filling in this questionnaire will give you an opportuni...

21.11.2022 | The national parade on the Independence Day will contribute to changes affecting traffic and parking in Hamina on 6 December 2022. To avoid traffic congestion, the public is asked to move on foot in the downtown area for the duration of the parade events.

28.8.2023 | The Guard Jaeger Regiment -led local defence exercise Kehä 23, the second one this year, will be held during 3.–8.9.2023 in the capital region. The strength of the training audience will be up to c. 800 personnel comprising conscripts, reservists, and service personnel. The exercise will be commanded by Deputy Commander of the Guard Jaeger Regiment, Colonel Vesa Laitonen.

17.3.2025 | The MD500 helicopter is a U.S. -manufactured light utility helicopter. In the Finnish Defence Forces, the MD500s carry the military designation HH and are operated in the Army by the Utti Jaeger Regiment’s Helicopter Battalion. The MD500s are used, among other, for the Finnish Defence Forces’ rotary wing pilot training, personnel transports, and operational missions. 

10.2.2025 | The Army will organise the local defence exercises during 18.2.–7.3. this spring. From the Defence Forces, the altogether six local defence exercises will be participated by up to c. 3,000 conscripts, reservists, and service personnel, as well as more than 400 vehicles in total. As is characteristic for local defence exercises, the training audience will also include a significant number of other authorities and business sector stakeholders.

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.

10.9.2026 | 54th Nordic Military Shooting Championship Armoured Brigade, Finland 7. -10.9.2026 300m Kivääri 3x20, 4 parasta 1. NORWAY (NOR) 2308 -Hans Kristian Wear M (581),Ole Magnus Bakken M (580),Odd Arne Brekne M (575),Isak Gurrik M (572) 2. FINLAND (FIN)...

9.9.2026 | 54th Nordic Military Shooting Championship Armoured Brigade, Finland 08.09.2026 25m Sport Pistol Team Competition, W, 3 p best 1. NORWAY (NOR) 1724 -Gunrid Kjelmark N (582),Ane Bjørkås Torgersen N (579),Tiril Fredrikk Schüller N (563) 2. SWEDEN (S...

11.9.2026 | Official Results Team Competitions * 300m Standart Rifle 3x20 * 300m Military Rapid Fire Rifle 3x20 * 50m Rifle 3x20 * 50m Rifle Prone * 10m Air Rifle * Field Shooting, Rifle * 25m Center Fire Pistol 30+30 * 25m Military Rapid Fire Pistol * 25m Sp...

9.9.2026 | 54th Nordic Military Shooting Championship Armoured Brigade, Finland 08.09.2026 25m Rapid Fire Sport Pistol, Team Competition, Women 3 best 1. NORWAY (NOR) 1712 -Gunrid Kjelmark N (578),Ane Bjørkås Torgersen N (576),Tiril Fredrikk Schüller N (558)...

Ready but never eager 13.8.2026 10.52 Blog The soldier’s head is protected by the combat helmet from blunt impact and ballistic fragments, whereas the body armour is designed to protect vital organs in the torso. But where does the soldier get the...

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...

Entailing activities that provide support to Finland’s national defence, voluntary national defence aims to strengthen people’s will to defend the country and enhance the survivability of both authorities and citizens alike in varying security situations.

Conscript Committee (VMTK abbreviated in Finnish) Each brigade-level unit that trains conscripts also features a Conscript Committee that is composed of conscripts. The Conscript Committee is tasked to develop conscripts’ service conditions and fr...

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...

Task that require applying for before the service Are you into discovering another side of the military and completing missions that others only dream about? Challenge yourself as part of the Finnish Defence Forces’ toughest and most competent tro...

Changing the contingent or place of entering into service In case you must have either your assigned service starting time or brigade-level unit changed for a compelling reason, please apply for this online via the OmaIntti -service. The reasons m...

Free time off On service days you will also have free time as well. The daily free time off depends on the training scheduled for the given day in question. Service permitting, the free time off usually extends from 17:30 to 21:30. While on leave ...

8.2.2019 | ”A temporary Conscription Act of an independent Finland was passed exactly a hundred years ago today on 8 February 1919. As a militarily non-aligned nation, we prepare for defending our territory independently. Liability for military service allows us to train the necessary wartime troops and, if the situation so requires, we will defend the entire country”, General Major Markku Myllykangas, Finnish Army Chief of Staff writes.

Accommodation, meals and clothing During the military service, you will be given free of charge accommodation, meals, clothing, health services and social support services. The Finnish Defence Forces will remain committed to sustaining and promoti...

Contact information Guard Jaeger Regiment PO BOX 6 00861 Helsinki Finland Switch board +358 299 800 Official/administrative matters: [email protected] Feedback and customer service: [email protected] Guard Jaeger Regiment Commander, Colonel Ari Le...

5.6.2017 | The Finnish Defence Forces will host the International Military Sports Council’s (CISM) 50th World Military Orienteering Championship from 10-16 June in the town and municipality of Hamina. In this jubilee event, the competition programme features competitions in Middle distance and Long distance, a Team race, as well as Relay.