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Return to page Publications Defence Policy Reports Government Defence Report 2024 At its session on 19 December 2024, the Finnish Government approved the Government Defence Report based on Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen’s presentation. The rep...https://defmin.fi/en/publications/defence-policy-reports
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The Nordic conference 2025 took place 22.9.-24.9. in Kuopio. The theme of the conference was Nordic co-operation in the new world order - Eastern element from the perspective of security and preparedness. The greetings of the City of Kuopio were p...https://defmin.fi/en/the-advisory-board-for-defence-information-abdi/nordic-cooperation/nordic-konference-22.9.-24.9.2025-in-kuopio
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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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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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24.4.2026 | The Finnish Government proposes that an agreement supplementing the Paris Protocol be accepted to facilitate the establishment and operations of international military headquarters in Finland. The government proposal was submitted to Parliament on 23 April 2026.https://defmin.fi/en/-/government-submits-to-parliament-proposal-to-facilitate-operations-of-international-military-headquarters-in-finland
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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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27.5.2026 | 1 1 Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) ANNUAL REPORT 2025 Approved by the Work Branch on 8 May 2026 GENERAL INFORMATION The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) acts as a parliamentary forum that organises dialogue on security ...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/0/In%20English%20MTSn%20Toimintakertomus%202025_ty%C3%B6jaoston%20hyv%C3%A4ksym%C3%A4.pdf/259b5628-4745-ddf4-a38e-f4e7414676bf?t=1779881111724
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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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Ministerial Adviser Tiina Raijas 1.10.2020 14.20 Blog 1. Who are you? I’m Tiina Raijas and I work as a Ministerial Adviser in the Planning Unit. 2. What’s your job profile like? I’m responsible for directing and coordinating the defence administra...https://defmin.fi/en/-/ministerial-adviser-tiina-raijas
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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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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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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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21.1.2026 | 2017_ver 1.0 Environmental Toolbox Technical Module Natural Resource Protection 2017_ver 1.0 ‹#› 2 Objectives Understand the importance of protecting natural resources in a base camp and the surrounding area: For deploying troops’ safety, health a...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/8_-_Natural_Resources_2017_ver1.0.pptx/7d624113-9c69-0305-4b20-38abf7b6dece?t=1768989865305
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Projects and legislation The legal framework for military defence, in other words the laws and presidential decrees, government decrees and Ministry of Defence decrees are prepared in the Ministry. The Legal Unit is for the main part responsible f...https://defmin.fi/en/projects-and-legislation
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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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16.1.2026 | F i n n i s h B o r d e r G u a r d N o r t h K a r e l i a B o r d e r G u a r d D i s t r i c t C o l o n e l M a t t i P i t k ä n i i t t y C o m ma n d e r o f t h e D i s t r i c t SAFETY AND SECURITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES Operational environ...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/Raja_MTS_Kuopio_jaettava_23SEPT2025.pdf/76fef51a-a649-4727-c7a1-723ee20377dc?t=1768551570679
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21.1.2026 | Distribution and sale: Helsinki University Print Bookstore http://kirjakauppa.yliopistopaino.fi / [email protected] P.O. Box 4 (Vuorikatu 3 A) FI-00014 HELSINKI UNIVERSITY, FINLAND Tel +358 9 7010 2363 or 7010 2366 Fax +358 9 7010 2374 ISBN ...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/Defence_Report_2009.pdf/ead914a4-e0f9-7781-a826-f8c554e4ad01?t=1768989764475
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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