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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 ...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/international-conventions/defence-cooperation-agreement-with-the-united-states-dca-
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Return to page Areas of expertise Arms Control Arms control is a general term referring to efforts to restrain or control the quantity or characteristics of weapons or military assets or the use of weapon systems that are based on bilateral or mul...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/arms-control
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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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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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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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Senior Specialist Kosti Honkanen 30.9.2021 15.46 Blog 1. Who are you? I am Kosti Honkanen, currently working as a Senior Officer for Legal Affairs in the Legal Unit of the Administrative Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence. I have a Maste...https://defmin.fi/en/-/senior-specialist-kosti-honkanen
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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...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/international-conventions
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9.7.2024 | Minister of Defence signs three agreements at NATO Summit Ministry of Defence Publication date 9.7.2024 20.21 Type: Press release On Tuesday 9 July 2024, Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen signed a Nordic Airspace Summit Declaration in c...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-signs-three-agreements-at-nato-summit
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21.1.2026 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF DENMARK AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ICELAND AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF NORWAY AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF SWEDEN ON NORDIC DEF...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/06052025_NORDEFCO_MoU_final.pdf/3f19c543-455c-fcca-acc0-2f7b886d8798?t=1768990010643
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13.8.2025 | Finland and United States sign first DCA implementing agreement Ministry of Defence Publication date 13.8.2025 17.18 Type: Press release Finland and the United States signed the Implementing Agreement Regarding Infrastructure in Implementation of ...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-and-united-states-sign-first-dca-implementing-agreement
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21.1.2026 | 2017_ver 1.0 Environmental Toolbox 1 Technical Module Introduction 2017_ver 1.0 The technical module section of the toolbox is designed to give the Environmental Officer (EO) more in-depth information about specific environmental topics. This intr...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/1_-_Technical_module_intro_2017_ver1.0.pptx/1458afd6-ed60-a764-2886-cbafd7352389?t=1768989754991
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14.7.2025 | Denmark to join Finland-led CAVS Framework Agreement Ministry of Defence Publication date 14.7.2025 16.22 Type: Press release Denmark joins by once into the all three main agreements of Common Armoured Vehicle System CAVS Programme (Research & Dev...https://defmin.fi/en/-/denmark-to-join-finland-led-cavs-framework-agreement
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21.1.2026 | STATEMENT OF INTENT ON ENHANCED OPERATIONAL COOPERATION AMONG THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN (hereafter referred to as “t...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/SENOFI_SOI.pdf/a1ba33de-9eb9-7d50-956e-7af7f105624e?t=1768986028833
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3.12.2025 | 1 TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE SWEDISH ARMED FORCES CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF HOST NATION SUPPORT FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES 2 1 INTRODUCTION The Government of the Republic of Finland, represented ...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/249313880/FISE%20HNS%20TA%20Final%20_Optimized%20allekirjoituksen%20kera.pdf/b2135532-d911-53f5-420a-d9f8464be2a5?t=1764758773503
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5.11.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Armed Forces have signed a framework agreement on command and control systems (C2S) with the Finnish company Bittium Wireless Oy. The company produces C2S solutions, such as tactical communication systems and related products and services.https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-and-sweden-to-deepen-cooperation-in-command-and-control-systems
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21.1.2026 | 2017_ver 1.0 Environmental Toolbox 1 General Awareness Training Module Environmental Officer and Energy Manager 2017_ver 1.0 2 Sound environmental and energy management during military operations enables the mission by enhancing force protection a...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/EO_and_EnM_2017_ver1.0.pptx/1dc91075-45cb-91c6-cacd-b030a7fb9aed?t=1768989763268
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15.2.2023 | Finland signed agreements in Brussels on 15 February 2023 Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.2.2023 14.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Mikko Savola signed four agreements in Brussels on Wednesday 15 February 2023, one of which is t...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-signed-agreements-in-brussels-on-15-february-2023
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27.10.2025 | Page 1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY REGARDING BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION Page 2 INTRODUCTION The Government of the Republic of Finland represented by t...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/FINO_MoU_2024.pdf/67b84675-ce7e-89df-bbb5-511545a86fdc?t=1761551011871
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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...https://defmin.fi/en/-/nordic-countries-to-prepare-joint-procurement-of-unmanned-aircraft
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9.2.2026 | Norway and the United Kingdom have joined the Research and Development (R&D) Agreement of the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) Programme, which aims to develop and deliver modern 6x6 vehicles.https://defmin.fi/en/-/the-united-kingdom-and-norway-join-cavs-research-and-development-agreement