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18.6.2026 | The Ministry of Defence is requesting views on a bill for amendments to the Act on Military Intelligence. The bill proposes that the Act on Military Intelligence allow the use of certain intelligence collection methods in premises used for permanent residence.https://defmin.fi/en/-/public-consultation-round-launched-on-amendments-to-act-on-military-intelligence
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4.6.2026 | On 4 June 2026, the Finnish Government, based on Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen’s presentation, submitted to Parliament a government proposal for reforming the legislation on military intelligence.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-we-will-reform-finland-s-military-intelligence-legislation-to-strengthen-our-homeland-defence-and-national-security
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7.7.2026 | The NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, held in Ankara on 7 July 2026, witnessed several announcements of defence industry initiatives that will strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defence, and therefore also Finland’s security.https://defmin.fi/en/-/finnish-minister-of-defence-hakkanen-signs-12-agreements-in-ankara-to-boost-defence-industry
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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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Press releases and news Publication date: 09.07.2026 Anu Nousiainen appointed Director General of Administration Policy Department at Finland’s Ministry of Defence The Finnish Government has appointed Anu Nousiainen, M.Sc. (Admin.), as Director Ge...https://defmin.fi/en/topical/press-releases-and-news
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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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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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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...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/0/Asbj%C3%B8rn%20Lysg%C3%A5rd%20Folk%20og%20Forsvar%2019th%20may%202026.pptx/a9a19302-9753-325d-a5e1-57b0ba7a6056?t=1780570574212
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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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1.6.2026 | Finland will host a series of testing events led by NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) as part of the national implementation of NATO Innovation Range. The events will be held in Riihimäki, Joensuu, Oulu and Turku.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-finland-will-host-a-series-of-nato-innovation-range-events
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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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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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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
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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 | 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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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