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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. Read more Army Command News 11.5.2026 Finnish Defence Forces to Procure T...

23.05.2026–23.05.2026 Satakunta Air Wing firing range Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be firing in Satakunta Air Wing firing range on 23 of May at 8 am - 8 pm. The exercise causes noise. The firing is carried out by Satakunta Air Com...

23.05.2026–23.05.2026 Satakunta Air Wing firing range Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be firing in Satakunta Air Wing firing range on 23 of May at 8 am - 8 pm. The exercise causes noise. The firing is carried out by Satakunta Air Com...

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...

06.06.2026–06.06.2026 Satakunta Air Wing firing range Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be firing in Satakunta Air Command firing range 6th of June at 9 am - 3 pm. The exercise causes noise. The firing is carried out by Logistics Divis...

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.

2.4.2026 | Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki inspected training of the Jaeger Brigade during 30.-31.3.2025.

18.5.2026 | The northern part of the Ramstein Flag 26 live-fly exercise will take place in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark from 8 to 19 June 2026.

Karelian Sword 26 to be held in Southeastern Finland in May 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. 8.5.2026 | 13.01 Utti Jaeger Regimen...

17.2.2026 | Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki participated the working meeting of NATO commanders held in Norfolk during 10-12 February 2026. The commanders discussed at their meeting, among other, Arctic Sentry and topical operational issues.

Jaeger Brigade - About us The Jaeger Brigade trains troops for Northern Finland’s demanding circumstances and units specialised in regional combat in the Lapland area. The Jaeger Brigade is in charge of ordered tasks involving readiness and operat...

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...

As a conscript in the Armoured Brigade The Armoured Brigade offers a wide range of training options and training takes place in several battalion-level units. Training focuses primarily on mechanised infantry tasks but all Army branches are repres...

01.06.2026–05.06.2026 Rovajärvi, Kemijärvi, Suomi Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing air-to-ground weapons in Rovajärvi firing range 01 - 05 JUNE 2026 at 08:00-18:00 local time. The Danger area extends to training areas 2, 4 and ...

11.05.2026–13.05.2026 Rovajärvi, Kemijärvi, Suomi Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing air-to-ground weapons in Rovajärvi firing range 11 - 13 MAY 2026 at 0830-1830 local time. The Danger area extends to training areas 2, 3, 4 and ...

11.05.2026–13.05.2026 Rovajärvi, Kemijärvi, Suomi Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing air-to-ground weapons in Rovajärvi firing range 11 - 13 MAY 2026 at 0830-1830 local time. The Danger area extends to training areas 2, 3, 4 and ...

Jaeger Brigade The Jaeger Brigade is the Finnish Defence Forces’ northernmost brigade-level unit specialised in arctic training and ground-based air defence. Read more Jaeger Brigade News 30.4.2026 Air defence units to train together with Allies i...

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.

11.05.2026–15.05.2026 Sotinpuro, Nurmes Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons and detonate explosives in the Sotinpuro firing range on 11 - 14 May 2026 daily at 07:00-23:00 hours and on 15 May 2026 at 07:00-18:00 ho...

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...