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14.11.2023 | Finland joins the Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy Ministry of Defence Publication date 14.11.2023 8.04 Type: Press release Finland has joined the Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of ...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-joins-the-declaration-on-responsible-military-use-of-artificial-intelligence-and-autonomy
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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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The Defence Forces protects Finland’s integrity The Ministry of Defence guides and directs the activities of the Finnish Defence Forces. The tasks of the Defence Forces are: Military defence of Finland to monitor land and water areas as well as ai...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/administrative-branch/defence-forces
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16.12.2021 | Finland’s national security has improved with the legislation on intelligence. Information gathering on threats to national security and national defence has become more effective, too, since the new intelligence powers entered into force. This is stated in a recent report on intelligence legislation, which was adopted at the government plenary session on 16 December.https://defmin.fi/en/-/1410869/national-security-has-improved-along-with-legislation-on-intelligence
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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...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation/the-strategic-compass-of-the-eu
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Return to page Areas of expertise Security The priority of the security work in the Ministry of Defence is to create and maintain a high-level security culture to which the management in the administrative branch is committed on all levels. The fo...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/security
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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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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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30.1.2018 | Government proposes new legislation on military intelligence Ministry of Defence Publication date 30.1.2018 14.54 Type: Press release On 25.1.2018, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for an act on military intelligence and related l...https://defmin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-new-legislation-on-military-intelligence-
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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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21.1.2026 | Postiosoite Käyntiosoite Puhelin s-posti, internet Postadress Besöksadress Telefon e-post, internet Postal Address Office Telephone e-mail, internet MATINE/Puolustusministeriö Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8 A Vaihde 295 160 01 [email protected] PL 31 00...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/2500M-0136_MATINE_Summary_Report_CounterSwarm_approved.pdf/78499758-b7de-ca73-d982-9a4cc928d957?t=1768987034696
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19.4.2017 | Working group proposes statutory basis for military intelligence Ministry of Defence Publication date 19.4.2017 9.30 Type: Press release The working group preparing legislation on military intelligence submitted its report to Minister of Defence J...https://defmin.fi/en/-/working-group-proposes-statutory-basis-for-military-intelligence
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21.1.2026 | Postiosoite Käyntiosoite Puhelin s-posti, internet Postadress Besöksadress Telefon e-post, internet Postal Address Office Telephone e-mail, internet MATINE/Puolustusministeriö Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8 A Vaihde 295 160 01 [email protected] PL 31 00...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/MATINE_Summary_Report_2500M-0072_Full-Duplex.pdf/7aee485c-2646-6d07-ede8-f272f6ece13f?t=1768986152650
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5.2.2019 | Defence Forces to procure expert services to develop intelligence, surveillance and command and control systems Ministry of Defence Publication date 5.2.2019 11.57 Type: Press release The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command received a mandat...https://defmin.fi/en/-/defence-forces-to-procure-expert-services-to-develop-intelligence-surveillance-and-command-and-control-systems
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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...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/J07_2017_Governments_Defence_Report_Eng_PLM_160217.pdf/7c90affd-bace-08ab-5c1f-5b5297ed1bbd?t=1768989756309
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21.1.2026 | Postiosoite Käyntiosoite Puhelin s-posti, internet Postadress Besöksadress Telefon e-post, internet Postal Address Office Telephone e-mail, internet MATINE/Puolustusministeriö Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8 A Vaihde 295 160 01 [email protected] PL 31 00...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/MATINE_Summary_Report_2500M-0069_ICT_illusions.pdf/24ac5527-2858-8bbc-16e5-05c564c95ccb?t=1768986152849
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21.1.2026 | www.turvallisuuskomitea.fi 16.6.2017 1 14.6.2017 Secretary General Vesa Valtonen The Finnish Concept for Comprehensive Security www.turvallisuuskomitea.fi From Total Defence to Comprehensive Security Concept SVF 2003 www.turvallisuuskomitea.fi “Th...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/Valtonen_2017_06_14_FI_Concept_for_Comprehensive_Security_Valtonen.pdf/2bf23553-f144-f655-e319-9984ceb3a7ee?t=1768988939067
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21.1.2026 | Postiosoite Käyntiosoite Puhelin s-posti, internet Postadress Besöksadress Telefon e-post, internet Postal Address Office Telephone e-mail, internet MATINE/Puolustusministeriö Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8 A Vaihde 295 160 01 [email protected] PL 31 00...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/2500M-0092_Tiivistelmaraportti_Riihonen.pdf/e9bc8cab-1538-2ac9-db6e-feb0a375b26e?t=1768986839906
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21.1.2026 | UK-Finland Framework Arrangement on Enhanced Defence Co-operation On 7 June in Reykjavik, Ben Wallace and Antti Kaikkonen, the UK and Finnish Defence Ministers, signed a bilateral Framework Arrangement on Enhanced Defence Co-operation. The agreeme...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/FIN_UK_FA.pdf/071d35ee-01bb-4b37-f37f-482f5a2ff86f?t=1768989261988
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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