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9.6.2026 | The latest research bulletin by the Finnish Defence Forces Research Agency examines the factors affecting swarm operator performance.

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)...

FINABEL - European Land Capability Cooperation Indecipherable at first sight, the acronym FINABEL denotes a nearly 60-year-old organisation that aims at enhancing the interoperability of its European member states’ Armies with no political strings...

8.6.2026 | Layered Counter-UAS Initiative, known as LCI-X, is a NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) initiative that enhances the Alliance’s capability to respond to a rapidly evolving UAS threat. A series of LCI-X-related testing events are carried out in Finland in four towns: Riihimäki, Turku, Oulu and Joensuu. The events take place on 1-10 June 2026, and their purpose is to test innovative solutions for detecting and destroying UAS and for the next generation communications and data transfer.

About us The most important tasks of the Pori Brigade are the training of wartime troops, the management of conscription matters in Western Finland and the implementation of executive assistance provided by the Finnish Defence Forces in Western Fi...

22.12.2025 | The next contingent of conscripts will begin their military service on Monday, 5 January, 2026. Approximately 9500 conscripts will start their service in the Army brigade-level units.

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.

10.11.2025 | The purpose of the visit was to strengthen cooperation between the two nations’ Armies, and to identify opportunities for deepening cooperating.

8.6.2023 | The Finnish Army is responsible for soldier capability development in the Finnish Defence Forces through the Dismounted Soldier System Programme. Procurement that is based on long-term development helps us equip soldiers with suitable, fitting and capable kit that is suitable for Finnish conditions.

5.4.2023 | Ilmatorjunnan korkeatorjuntakyvyn uudeksi järjestelmäksi on valittu David´s Sling. Ilmatorjunnan korkeatorjuntakyky paranee ja ulottuvuus kasvaa uuden järjestelmän myötä.

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...

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.

7.11.2016 | Army Combined Fires Exercise 2016 will take place from 15–25 November at the Rovajärvi firing range.

25.11.2016 | Army Combined Fires Exercise 2016 is over on 25 November at the Rovajärvi firing range.

10.4.2017 | Challenged by the emergence of the new land warfare doctrine and set requirements for sustaining readiness, implementing command by means of C5 command and control systems equals operating in security situations that are, by default value, rapid and likely to emerge with no particular advance warning.