23.4.2026 | ​​​​​​​On 23 April 2024, the Finnish Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code. The Government proposes to remove the legal barriers on importing nuclear devices into Finland and on transporting, supplying or possessing them in Finland in the context of Finland’s homeland defence, the collective defence of NATO or defence cooperation.

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

21.1.2026 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ICELAND REGARDING BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION Introduction The Ministry of Defence of Finland and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of ...

13.4.2026 | The Finnish call-up process will have two parts in the future. The first part will be a call-up information day for the whole age group, providing young people with more information about homeland defence. The second part, the call-up day proper, will be organised later for men liable for military service and for women applying for voluntary military service. The call-up information day will be piloted in Espoo, Iisalmi and Jyväskylä in autumn 2026.

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...

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...

27.10.2025 | Page 1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF DENMARK REGARDING BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION Page 2 INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Defence of Finland and the Ministry of Defence of Denm...

10.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention will take effect on 10 January. Finland remains committed to the humanitarian objectives of the Ottawa Convention.

21.1.2026 | 1 Framework Arrangement for Estonian-Finnish Defence Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Finland 1. Introduction Estonia and Finland have strong cultural and histori...

21.1.2026 | AGREEMENT ON DEFENSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 CONTENTS Preamble Article 1 Scope and Purpose Article 2 Definitions Article 3 Access to and Use of Agreed Facil...

5.3.2026 | Finland’s Ministry of Defence will circulate for comments a draft government proposal to amend the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code.

27.10.2025 | Page 1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY REGARDING BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION Page 2 INTRODUCTION The Government of the Republic of Finland represented by t...

21.1.2026 | September 24, 2004 FINNISH SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY 2004 Summary Since the report of 2001, Finland’s neighbouring areas have become more stable along with the enlargement of the European Union and NATO, the deepening of integration in the Europ...

21.1.2026 | Annual Report According to the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports NATIONAL REPORT OF FINLAND FOR 2002 REPORTING PERIOD AND SCOPE Reporting period is the year 2002, 1.1.-31.12.2002. This report covers exports authorised under the Act on the Export ...

21.1.2026 | Annual Report According to the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports NATIONAL REPORT OF FINLAND FOR 2005 1. REPORTING PERIOD AND SCOPE Reporting period is the year 2005, 1.1.-31.12.2005. This report covers commercial exports by the Finnish defence in...

21.1.2026 | Annual Report According to the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports NATIONAL REPORT OF FINLAND FOR 2004 1. REPORTING PERIOD AND SCOPE Reporting period is the year 2004, 1.1.-31.12.2004. This report covers commercial exports by the Finnish defence in...