NORDIC COOPERATION The ABDI cooperates actively with its sister organisations in other Nordic countries: Folk och Försvar (Sweden), Folk og Forsvar (Norway) and Folk & Sikkerhed (Denmark). A Nordic conference dealing with current security policy i...

Return to page International defence cooperation The Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) Defence cooperation between the five Nordic countries (NORDEFCO) has deepened considerably in recent years, especially due to Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO me...

7.7.2026 | Finland, Norway and Latvia signed a statement of intent at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum on 7 July 2026 to share information on the further development of Patria TRACKX tracked vehicle and the results of field trials. The three countries will be able to engage in joint procurement and work together in the product development of the vehicle. Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen signed the statement of intent on behalf of Finland.

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...

International conventions This section contains in chronological order public international agreements, memorandums of understanding, framework arrangements and statements of intent concerning defence administration. The technical arrangement betw...

13.11.2025 | The Ministers of Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nordic and Baltic countries made the following statement:

Return to page International defence cooperation Defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden Sweden has a strong position as Finland’s close bilateral partner in defence cooperation. The cooperation builds on a long historical bond, shared valu...

13.11.2025 | Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden announced today on 13 November 2025 that they will fund a USD 500 million package of defence materiel for Ukraine sourced from the United States, under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative of NATO and the United States.

Russian attack on Ukraine and Finland's support to Ukraine Russia launched an invasion against Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Finland strongly condemns Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and unequivocally supports Ukraine’s independence, sovereign...

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...

Defence cooperation agreement with the United States In August 2022, Finland decided to start negotiations with the United States on a new bilateral defence cooperation agreement (DCA). The DCA is a binding international agreement that sets forth ...

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...

Common Security and Defence Policy and defence cooperation in the European Union Defence cooperation in the European Union reinforces the defence capabilities of EU Member States, strengthens the basis of a European defence capability and consolid...

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.

Departments and Units Administration Policy Department Director of Department: Teemu Penttilä The Administration Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of Finland is responsible for the planning of defence administration operations and finan...

22.10.2025 | Nordic countries to prepare joint procurement of unmanned aircraft Ministry of Defence Publication date 22.10.2025 13.23 Type: Press release Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark prepare joint procurements of unmanned aircraft systems and related te...

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...

12.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen hosted a meeting of Nordic defence ministers in Helsinki today on 12 November 2025. According to Minister of Defence Häkkänen, the Nordic countries will build air forces that are capable operating together both in peacetime and under emergency conditions.

27.5.2026 | Folk & Sikkerhed The Kingdom of Denmark – Speech to the Nordic Folk & Sikkerheds annual conference in Bergen, Norway on the 19th May 2026. My name is Kaj Kleist, and as Chairman of Folk & Sikkerhed Greenland, it is both an honor and a privilege to...

4.6.2026 | Folk og Forsvar Nordic Conference Bergen 19 May Colonel Asbjørn Lysgård Commander Bergenhus Homeguard 09 1 Kart 2 Historical Self-Image Non-alignment Normative foreign policy UN, aid, and global role Swedish exceptionalism Arms exporter Sweden and...