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17.6.2026 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen is attending meetings of the NATO defence ministers, NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group and the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at NATO Headquarters on 18 June.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-to-attend-meetings-of-nato-defence-ministers-nato-s-nuclear-planning-group-and-ukraine-defence-contact-group-in-brussels
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8.6.2026 | Brazil's Minister of Defence José Mucio Monteiro Filho will meet with Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen in Helsinki on 8 June.https://defmin.fi/en/-/brazil-s-minister-of-defence-visits-finland
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9.6.2026 | Australia's Minister of Defence Richard Marles visited Helsinki on 9 June to meet with Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen.https://defmin.fi/en/-/australia-s-minister-of-defence-visits-finland
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12.6.2026 | Finland and Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning quality assurance in the defence materiel sector.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-finland-and-ukraine-have-signed-defence-materiel-cooperation-document
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15.6.2026 | The Ministry of Defence has published a report on Finland’s exports of defence materiel in 2025. The report provides statistical data on both the granted export licences and actual exports.https://defmin.fi/en/-/exports-of-defence-materiel-grew-241-per-cent-in-2025
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15.6.2026 | A working group led by the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Defence examined the coordination of habitat restoration and national defence and identified means to promote their shared objectives. The working group concluded that there are major synergies between restoration and national defence. In particular, the restoration of mires has significance for national defence in eastern and northern Finland.https://defmin.fi/en/-/1410903/working-group-major-synergies-between-restoration-and-national-defence
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Mission statement of the Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence is in charge of the Finnish defence administration which is tasked with keeping Finland safe. Finland is a militarily allied country that develops its own defence capability as p...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence
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Ministry of Defence as employer The activities of the Ministry of Defence are based on the national defence policy and international defence policy cooperation. Its task is to ensure that Finland has the necessary military defence capabilities and...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/ministry-of-defence-as-a-workplace
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9.6.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Social Inclusion and Human Dignity in Kouvola on 9 June 2026.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-meeting-of-the-council-of-europe-s-committee-on-social-inclusion-and-human-dignity
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Publications of the Ministry of Defence in Valto In this section are the publications of Ministry of Defence in English that are stored in the Institutional Repository for the Government, Valto. Valto contains most of the Ministry's publications s...https://defmin.fi/en/publications/publications-of-the-ministry-of-defence-in-valto
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Agencies and Bodies within the Administrative Branch of the Ministry of Defence The Finnish Defence Forces The Security Committee The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) Scientific Advisory Board for Defence Defence Properties Finland Hi...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/administrative-branch/agencies-and-bodies-within-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-defence
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Accessibility statement of Ministry of Defence's electronic real estate control service This statement applies to the service at kiinteistovalvonta.defmin.fi , updated on 20 January 2025. The Act on the Provision of Digital Services, which require...https://defmin.fi/en/contacts/accessibility-statement-of-ministry-of-defence-s-electronic-real-estate-control-service
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18.6.2026 | The United States’ Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll will pay a working visit to Finland on 18–19 June 2026. Finland’s Ministry of Defence is hosting the visit.https://defmin.fi/en/-/us-secretary-of-the-army-to-visit-finland
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Defence materiel and the defence industry Materiel policy and procurements The Ministry of Defence directs materiel policy in the administrative branch and steers key defence materiel projects. The aim of the defence administration's materiel poli...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/defence-materiel-and-the-defence-industry
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Contact information for the Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8 PO Box 31 FIN-00131 Helsinki, Finland Postal address: PO Box 31 FIN-00131 Helsinki, Finland E-invoice document (pdf) (153.1 KB) Official e-mail: kirjaamo...https://defmin.fi/en/contacts
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Excerpts from the History of the Ministry of Defence The building of the Ministry of Defence of Finland in the year 1983. Photo: Helsinki City Museum / Lauri Putkonen With the decree issued on 14 June 1918, the War Department was established in th...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/history
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Return to page Areas of expertise Voluntary national defence Voluntary national defence and the coordination of voluntary national defence measures in various administrative sectors fall within the purview of the Ministry of Defence. It is the Min...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/voluntary-national-defence
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29.5.2026 | Finland will deliver its 33rd materiel assistance package to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 29 May 2026 on the proposal of the Government.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-finland-to-send-another-package-of-defence-materiel-to-ukraine
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2.6.2026 | A parliamentary working group on defence, appointed by the Finnish Government, examined the need to develop and resource Finland’s homeland defence in the 2030s.https://defmin.fi/en/-/parliamentary-working-group-on-defence-submits-final-report-to-minister-of-defence-hakkanen
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Defence budget Composition of the defence budget in 2026 Budget for 2026 (pdf) Defence expenditure as a percentage of GDP Gross Domestic Product is based on the forecast by the Ministry of Finance of Finland. Hiddenhttps://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/economy-and-activities/defence-budget