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Areas of expertise Finland’s membership in NATO Finland’s security environment was fundamentally altered when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Based on a reassessment of the security policy situation, Finland decided to ap...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise
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Return to page Areas of expertise Preserving the legacy of war veterans Preserving the legacy of war veterans is about preserving, managing and fostering the heritage of the wars Finland fought from 1939 to 1945 and the legacy of the veterans of t...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/preserving-the-legacy-of-war-veterans
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29.11.2017 | Finns' opinions on foreign and security policy, national defence ande security 2017 Publication date 29.11.2017 10.00 Finns` opinions on Foreign and Security Policy, National defence and security november 2017 (pdf) (2.4 MB) Bulletins and Reports ...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finns-opinions-on-foreign-and-security-policy-national-defence-ande-security-2017
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Return to page Areas of expertise Space Space has an economic, technological and military dimension. The military use of space means that space, and especially information gathered and delivered through satellites, is exploited for military purpos...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/space
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26.11.2021 | Minister of Defence: Legislative amendments unnecessary for many measures to develop military service Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 26.11.2021 14.32 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen considers the d...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-legislative-amendments-unnecessary-for-many-measures-to-develop-military-service
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12.12.2023 | Capacity to produce heavy ammunition will be significantly increased Ministry of Defence Publication date 12.12.2023 15.00 Type: Press release On 12 December 2023, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen decided to increase Finland's ammunition product...https://defmin.fi/en/-/capacity-to-produce-heavy-ammunition-will-be-significantly-increased
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4.3.2022 | Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson and Sweden's Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist will visit Finland on Saturday 5 March.https://defmin.fi/en/-/194055633/sweden-s-prime-minister-and-minister-for-defence-to-visit-finland
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26.4.2024 | Finland supports progress of CAVS programme by selling XA-300 armoured pre-series vehicles Ministry of Defence Publication date 26.4.2024 14.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has decided to sell three XA-300 pre-series armo...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-supports-progress-of-cavs-programme-by-selling-xa-300-armoured-pre-series-vehicles
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Return to page Areas of expertise Conscription system and military training The Finnish Defence Forces trains those liable for military service for homeland defence tasks. This training is called the conscript service. All 18–65-year-old Finnish m...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/conscription-system-and-military-training
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29.6.2021 | Defence ministers from ten JEF countries to convene in Helsinki Ministry of Defence Publication date 29.6.2021 13.08 Type: Press release On 30 June to 1 July 2021, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will host a defence minister meeting of the Joi...https://defmin.fi/en/-/defence-ministers-from-ten-jef-countries-to-convene-in-helsinki
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Special Adviser Timo Nyyssönen 2.12.2021 12.12 Blog 1. Who are you? My name is Timo Nyyssönen, and I work as a Special Adviser in the Materiel Unit of the Resource Policy Department in the Ministry of Defence. I live in Hämeenlinna, where I moved ...https://defmin.fi/en/-/special-adviser-timo-nyyssonen
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Return to page Areas of expertise Finland’s membership in NATO Finland’s security environment was fundamentally altered when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Based on a reassessment of the security policy situation, Finlan...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/finland-s-membership-in-nato
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Special Adviser Riikka Pitkänen 25.8.2021 11.26 Blog 1. Who are you? I’m Riikka Pitkänen and I work as a Special Adviser in the Materiel Unit of the Resource Policy Department. I completed my Master of Administrative Sciences degree at the Univers...https://defmin.fi/en/-/special-adviser-riikka-pitkanen
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Return to page Topical Finland’s chairmanship of NORDEFCO in 2025 In the past few years, the activities of NORDEFCO have been driven by the major changes in Europe’s security environment. Defence cooperation between the Nordic countries has increa...https://defmin.fi/en/topical/finland-s-chairmanship-of-nordefco-in-2025
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Administrative branch Defence Forces The Defence Forces protects Finland’s integrity. Defence administration and sustainable development The goal of the defence administration is to implement the tasks set for the administrative branch in a way th...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/administrative-branch
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Return to page Areas of expertise Security The priority of the security work in the Ministry of Defence is to create and maintain a high-level security culture to which the management in the administrative branch is committed on all levels. The fo...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/security
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Departments and Units Administration Policy Department Director of Department: Anu Nousiainen The Administration Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of Finland is responsible for the planning of defence administration operations and finan...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/management-and-organization/departments-and-units
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7.5.2020 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to meet Sweden's Minister for Defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 7.5.2020 12.02 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will hold a bilateral meeting with Sweden’s Minister for Defence Peter ...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-to-meet-sweden-s-minister-for-defence
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14.4.2020 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to NATO defence minister meeting Ministry of Defence Publication date 14.4.2020 16.23 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will participate in NATO's defence minister meeting on Wednesday 15 April 2...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-to-nato-defence-minister-meeting
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State's right of pre-emption The State has the pre-emptive right in real estate transactions in the immediate vicinity of strategic sites. If the State exercises its right, it becomes the acquirer of the real estate instead of the purchaser on ter...https://defmin.fi/en/licences-and-services/state-s-right-of-pre-emption
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22.2.2024 | Assembly and maintenance facilities to be built for F-35 fighter engines in Nokia's Linnavuori Ministry of Defence Publication date 22.2.2024 13.30 Type: Press release On the presentation of Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen , the Ministerial Fin...https://defmin.fi/en/-/assembly-and-maintenance-facilities-to-be-built-for-f-35-fighter-engines-in-nokia-s-linnavuori
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Return to page International defence cooperation JEF cooperation The UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force or JEF is a multilateral framework for defence cooperation formed by ten countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Ne...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/jef-cooperation
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10.1.2024 | Three negative decisions on real estate transactions in Ilomantsi and Sotkamo Ministry of Defence Publication date 10.1.2024 13.10 Type: Press release On 10 January 2024, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen issued three negative permit decisions co...https://defmin.fi/en/-/three-negative-decisions-on-real-estate-transactions-in-ilomantsi-and-sotkamo
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2.2.2024 | Finland’s Navy and Air Force to participate in NATO’s collective peacetime missions Ministry of Defence Publication date 2.2.2024 11.22 Type: Press release “In 2024, the Finnish Navy will deploy one vessel and the Finnish Air Force a detachment of...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-s-navy-and-air-force-to-participate-in-nato-s-collective-peacetime-missions
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What is the Strategic Compass of the EU? The Strategic Compass guiding the EU’s security and defence cooperation was approved at the Foreign Affairs Council on 21 March 2022 by the EU’s defence and foreign ministers. The EU leaders endorsed the do...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation/the-strategic-compass-of-the-eu
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Ministerial Adviser Tiina Raijas 1.10.2020 14.20 Blog 1. Who are you? I’m Tiina Raijas and I work as a Ministerial Adviser in the Planning Unit. 2. What’s your job profile like? I’m responsible for directing and coordinating the defence administra...https://defmin.fi/en/-/ministerial-adviser-tiina-raijas
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Special Adviser Julia Mikkola 10.2.2022 9.50 Blog 1. Who are you? My name is Julia Mikkola, and I work as a Special Adviser at the Finance Unit of the Administrative Policy Department in the Ministry of Defence. I started in my position last autum...https://defmin.fi/en/-/special-adviser-julia-mikkola
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19.10.2023 | Negative decisions on real estate transactions Ministry of Defence Publication date 19.10.2023 11.55 Type: Press release On 17 October 2023, the Ministry of Defence issued three negative permit decisions concerning real estate acquisitions by buye...https://defmin.fi/en/-/negative-decisions-on-real-estate-transactions
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Return to page Areas of expertise Research Activities The operation of the Research Unit supports knowledge management in the Ministry. Research provides grounds for the planning, decision-making and development regarding defence capability. The r...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/research
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Speeches Publication date: 09.06.2026 Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's speech at the meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Social Inclusion and Human Dignity Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the meeting of the Coun...https://defmin.fi/en/topical/speeches
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Special Adviser Krista Heinonen 2.11.2020 14.53 Blog 1. Who are you? I’m Krista Heinonen, a 28-year-old Master of Social Sciences from the University of Helsinki. I’ve worked as a Special Adviser in the Defence Policy Department in the Ministry of...https://defmin.fi/en/-/special-adviser-krista-heinonen
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15.6.2020 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend informal meeting of EU defence ministers Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.6.2020 10.59 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will participate in the EU defence minister meeting on Tu...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-to-attend-informal-meeting-of-eu-defence-ministers-2
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MATINE’s research MATINE’s primary objective is to conduct research supporting military national defence, which encompasses support for all statutory duties of the Defence Forces. The main clients for the research funded by MATINE are the Defence ...https://defmin.fi/en/scientific-advisory-board-for-defence/matine-s-research
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1.7.2021 | Defence Ministers of JEF countries signed steering document guiding military activities Ministry of Defence Publication date 1.7.2021 12.36 Type: Press release The defence ministers of the JEF partner countries met in Helsinki on 30 June to 1 July...https://defmin.fi/en/-/defence-ministers-of-jef-countries-signed-steering-document-guiding-military-activities
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29.11.2023 | JEF countries increase surveillance and presence in the Baltic Sea Ministry of Defence Publication date 29.11.2023 12.22 Type: Press release The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), led by the United Kingdom, will increase its presence in the Baltic S...https://defmin.fi/en/-/jef-countries-increase-surveillance-and-presence-in-the-baltic-sea
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Privacy statement for monitoring of real estate ownership Data Controller Ministry of Defence P.O. Box 31, 00131 Helsinki kirjaamo.plm(at)gov.fi +35829516001 Data Protection Officer Joona Lapinlampi P.O. Box 31, 00131 Helsinki tietosuojavastaava.p...https://defmin.fi/en/contacts/privacy-statement-for-monitoring-of-real-estate-ownership
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17.5.2024 | Working group completes report on prohibition of foreign real estate transactions Ministry of Defence Publication date 17.5.2024 12.38 Type: Press release A working group, appointed by Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen , has completed its report ...https://defmin.fi/en/-/working-group-completes-report-on-prohibition-of-foreign-real-estate-transactions
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11.5.2020 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend informal meeting of EU defence ministers Ministry of Defence Publication date 11.5.2020 12.31 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will participate in the EU defence minister meeting on Tu...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-to-attend-informal-meeting-of-eu-defence-ministers-3
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Return to page Areas of expertise International military crisis management cooperation Finland will continue to participate in international military and civilian crisis management under the auspices of the EU, the UN, NATO and the OSCE. Finland’s...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/military-crisis-management
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6.5.2020 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend defence minister meeting of EI2 countries Ministry of Defence Publication date 6.5.2020 12.30 Type: Press release On 7 May 2020, Minister of Defence Antt Kaikkonen will attend a defence minister meeting of t...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-to-attend-defence-minister-meeting-of-ei2-countries-1