PERMANENT SECRETARY, MR ARTO RÄTY
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND

The Permanent Secretary leads and controls the functions of the Ministry together with the Minister of Defence. Mr Arto Räty is the Permanent Secretary at the Finnish Ministry of Defence.
  
Telephone:
+358 9 1608 8101

E-mail:
arto.raty@defmin.fi

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name
Räty, Arto Tuomas

Date and Place of Birth
25 October 1955, Parikkala

Military rank
Lieutenant General

Position
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence

Family
Spouse Päivi Räty, née Poittinen
two children

Career
2011- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence
2012 Harvard Kennedy School: Senior Executives in National and International Security

2009-10 Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations
2008-09 Chief of Staff, Army Command Finland
2006 Senior International Defence Management Course SIMC 06
US Navy Post Graduate School, USA
2004-08 Director, National Defence Policy Unit, MOD
2004 United Nations Senior Management Course, USA/Norway
2003-04 Director, National Defence Courses
2003 High Command Course
2000-02 Commander, Pori Brigade
2000 Commander, Finnish Battalion, KFOR, Kosovo
1999 National Defence Course
1998 IPOC, NATO Defence College
1998 Senior Command Course
1997-00 Deputy Chief of Division, International Division, Defence Staff
1994-97 Assistant Military Attaché and NATO Liaison Officer, Belgium (NATO HQ, SHAPE PCC)
1992-94 Senior Staff Officer, Operations Division, Defence Staff
1992 OSCE Special Course, NATO (SHAPE) School, Germany
1991 UN Staff Officer Course, UNSOC, Sweden
1989-92 Chief of Office, Operations, Helsinki Military District HQ
1987-89 War College, General Staff Officer Course
1986-87 UN Military Observer, UNTSO
1985-87 Course Leader, Military Academy
1985 UN Military Observer Course
1983-84 Infantry Captain Course
1983 Parachute Course
1981-85 Instruction Officer, Military Academy
1980 US Army Ranger Course, USA
1980 Mortar Officer Course
1979-81 Platoon Leader and Deputy Company Commander, Uusimaa Jaeger Battalion
1976-79 Military Academy

Promotions
1979 Lieutenant
1981 Senior Lieutenant
1986 Captain
1990 Major
1996 Lieutenant Colonel
2000 Colonel
2004 Brigadier General
2007 Major General
2010 Lieutenant General

Decorations
UN-medal UNTSO
Medal for Military Merits
Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland
NATO-medal KFOR
Cross of Freedom, 2nd Class, with swords
Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Languages
Finnish
Swedish
English