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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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Senior Officer for Legal Affairs Anna Gau 2.3.2023 13.17 Blog 1. Who are you? I am Anna Gau and I work as a Senior Officer for Legal Affairs at the Legal Unit of the Administration Policy Department. I have a Master of Laws degree from the Univers...https://defmin.fi/en/-/senior-officer-for-legal-affairs-anna-gau
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Return to page International defence cooperation Defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden Sweden has a strong position as Finland’s close bilateral partner in defence cooperation. The cooperation builds on a long historical bond, shared valu...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/defence-cooperation-between-finland-and-sweden
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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...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/management-and-organization/departments-and-units
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Excerpts from the History of the Ministry of Defence The building of the Ministry of Defence of Finland in the year 1983. Photo: Helsinki City Museum / Lauri Putkonen With the decree issued on 14 June 1918, the War Department was established in th...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/history
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International conventions This section contains in chronological order public international agreements, memorandums of understanding, framework arrangements and statements of intent concerning defence administration. The technical arrangement betw...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/international-conventions
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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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9.6.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Social Inclusion and Human Dignity in Kouvola on 9 June 2026.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-meeting-of-the-council-of-europe-s-committee-on-social-inclusion-and-human-dignity
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20.7.2026 | 20.07.2026 Regional work on Societal Safety and Emergency Preparedness in Norway Haavard Stensvand, Chief of County Emergency Preparedness 2© Statsforvaltaren i Vestland • Fifteen counties • Governed by a regionally elected County Council. • Ten C...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/0/Haavard%20Stensvand%20-%20Folk%20og%20Forsvar%20210526%20(1).pdf/47c8c1a6-c0d8-a32c-26ed-270ad452f77e?t=1784550488978
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9.7.2026 | The Finnish Government has appointed Anu Nousiainen, M.Sc. (Admin.), as Director General of the Administration Policy Department at the Ministry of Defence for a five-year term from 1 October 2026 to 31 September 2031.https://defmin.fi/en/-/anu-nousiainen-appointed-director-general-of-administration-policy-department-at-finland-s-ministry-of-defence
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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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2.2.2026 | MR. JANNE KUUSELA PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, FINLAND Mr. Janne Kuusela is the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Finland. The Permanent Secretary manages and supervises the activities of the Ministry of Defence togethe...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/254724201/Permanent%20Secretary%20Janne%20Kuusela%20Biography.pdf/2831fc23-326d-bb67-9321-83c0071f23f8?t=1770040561161
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Traineeships at the Ministry The Ministry of Defence employs about a dozen trainees each year. 27.5.2022 13.43 Erika Kangas, University Trainee at the Secretariat of the Security Committee 5.4.2022 11.30 Kati Makkonen, University Trainee at the Me...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/ministry-of-defence-as-a-workplace/traineeships-at-the-ministry
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Ministry of Defence as employer The activities of the Ministry of Defence are based on the national defence policy and international defence policy cooperation. Its task is to ensure that Finland has the necessary military defence capabilities and...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/ministry-of-defence-as-a-workplace
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Mission statement of the Ministry of Defence The Ministry of Defence is in charge of the Finnish defence administration which is tasked with keeping Finland safe. Finland is a militarily allied country that develops its own defence capability as p...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence
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21.1.2026 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF DENMARK AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ICELAND AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF NORWAY AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF SWEDEN ON NORDIC DEF...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/06052025_NORDEFCO_MoU_final.pdf/3f19c543-455c-fcca-acc0-2f7b886d8798?t=1768990010643
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21.1.2026 | STATEMENT OF INTENT ON ENHANCED OPERATIONAL COOPERATION AMONG THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN (hereafter referred to as “t...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/SENOFI_SOI.pdf/a1ba33de-9eb9-7d50-956e-7af7f105624e?t=1768986028833
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21.1.2026 | ACTION PLAN FOR DEEPENED DEFENCE COOPERATION BETWEEN SWEDEN AND FINLAND The Government of Sweden represented by the Ministry of Defence and The Ministry of Defence of Finland A. Background The deepened cooperation between Sweden and Finland aims a...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/ACTION_PLAN_FOR_DEEPENED_DEFENCE_COOPERATION_BETWEEN_SWEDEN_AND_FINLAND.pdf/d2ee3821-8d43-8394-e99c-a6f9342006e1?t=1768989263013
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Publications of the Ministry of Defence in Valto In this section are the publications of Ministry of Defence in English that are stored in the Institutional Repository for the Government, Valto. Valto contains most of the Ministry's publications s...https://defmin.fi/en/publications/publications-of-the-ministry-of-defence-in-valto
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Agencies and Bodies within the Administrative Branch of the Ministry of Defence The Finnish Defence Forces The Security Committee The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) Scientific Advisory Board for Defence Defence Properties Finland Hi...https://defmin.fi/en/ministry-of-defence/administrative-branch/agencies-and-bodies-within-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-defence