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...

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...

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...

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...

21.1.2026 | Climate Change Adaptation Plan of the Finnish Defence Administration 978-951-663-340-7 Publisher: Ministry of Defence of Finland Group Author: Ministry of Defence of Finland Title: Climate Change Adaptation Plan of the Finnish Defence Administrati...

21.1.2026 | Comprehensive Security in Finland – Centre of Excellence 23.09.2025 Asko Muhonen Senior Specialist, Colonel (ret) City of Kuopio Finland Key Aspects of The Finnish Concept A Whole-of-Society Approach: A model, in which the vital functions of socie...

21.1.2026 | 2017_ver 1.0 Environmental Toolbox 1 General Awareness Training Module Commanding Officer 2017_ver 1.0 2 Sound environmental and energy management during military operations enables the mission by enhancing force protection and reducing the logist...

21.1.2026 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER (EPO) CHECKLIST FOR MULTI-NATIONAL EXERCISES AND MILITARY ACTIVITIES NAME OF EXERCISE: HOST NATION (HN) LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER: SENDING NATION (SN) LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER: Stage 1: Concept and Specification...

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...

21.1.2026 | 2017_ver 1.0 Environmental Toolbox 1 General Awareness Training Module For Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and everyone in a base camp 2017_ver 1.0 ‹#› 2 Sound environmental and energy management during military operations helps you and your c...

21.1.2026 | Total Defense, Interdependency and Vulnerability in Modern Societies Per Brekke DSB Have overview of risks and vulnerability in society and take initiatives to prevent and protect health, the environment and vital societal functions… Societal Safe...

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 ...

27.10.2025 | 1 TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED POWERS EUROPE (SHAPE) REGARDING THE PROVISION OF HOST NATION SUPPORT FOR THE EXECUTION OF NATO OPERATIONS/EXERCISES/SIMILAR MILITARY ACTIVITY...

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...

21.1.2026 | Government’s Defence Report Prime Minister’s Office Publications 7/2017 SNELLMANNINKATU 1, HELSINKI PO BOX 23, 00023 GOVERNMENT, FINLAND Tel. +358 295 16001 vnk.fi/english [email protected] ISBN: 978-952-287-374-3 PDF ISBN: 978-952-287-373-6 printed ISS...

21.1.2026 | i Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. The Purpose ...................................................

21.1.2026 | Prime Minister’s Office: Publications 18/2004 PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2004 Government report 6/2004 VNS 6/2004 vp Government report 6/2004 Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2004 Prime Minister's Office: Public...

21.1.2026 | NORDEFCO Annual Report 2023 Contents Foreword 3 Nordic Defence Cooperation at the policy level 4 Military Coordination Committee activities 9 Denmark’s chairmanship of NORDEFCO 2024 13 Sweden held the NORDEFCO chairmanship in 2023 and this report ...

13.11.2025 | 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SURVEY The opinions of Finns about the foreign, security and defence policy of Finland were studied in the interview survey by the Advisory Board of Defence Information (ABDI). In addition, respondents were asked about the me...

25.9.2025 | European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius will meet with Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen in Helsinki on Friday 26 September.