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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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European Defence Fund 2021-2027 Launched in 2021 and funded from the European Union budget, the European Defence Fund (EDF) is a multiannual programme that is part of a larger set of EU defence initiatives. The objective of the Defence Fund is to ...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation/european-defence-fund-2021-2027
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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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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 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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Scientific Advisory Board for Defence MATINE – THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD FOR DEFENCE The Scientific Advisory Board For Defence (MATINE) operates in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Defence in order to promote research that supports...https://defmin.fi/en/scientific-advisory-board-for-defence
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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...https://defmin.fi/en/topical/russian-attack-on-ukraine-and-finland-s-support-to-ukraine
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14.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (Ottawa Convention) took effect on 10 January 2026. The Finnish defence administration will start planning the reintroduction of anti-personnel mines into the range of Finland’s defence capabilities.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-we-will-reintroduce-anti-personnel-mines-and-start-a-dialogue-with-the-finnish-industry
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European Union Agencies in the Field of Security and Defence Policy 1) European Defence Agency The European Defence Agency was established to support the Member States in their effort to improve European crisis management capabilities and to susta...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation/european-union-agencies-in-the-field-of-security-and-defence-policy
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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...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/nordic-defence-cooperation
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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 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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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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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...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation
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19.2.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie event in Münich on 13 February 2026.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-bundesverband-der-deutschen-industrie-event-in-munich
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23.1.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the opening gala of Finland’s NATO DIANA Innovation Accelerator on 22 January 2026.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-opening-of-finland-s-nato-diana-innovation-accelerator
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16.1.2026 | Finland will deliver its 31st materiel assistance package to Ukraine. A decision on the matter was made by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the the Government on 16th January 2026.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-hakkanen-finland-sends-more-defence-materiel-assistance-to-ukraine-1
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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.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-nordic-and-baltic-countries-announce-usd-500-million-package-of-support-for-ukraine-under-purl
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26.2.2025 | Finland’s Ministry of Defence will launch a new programme to support Ukraine whereby products will be ordered directly from the Finnish defence industry.https://defmin.fi/en/-/ministry-of-defence-to-launch-new-programme-to-support-ukraine-promising-finnish-defence-industry-orders-for-value-of-eur-660-million
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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