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Special Adviser Ilmari Uljas 23.6.2022 9.58 Blog 1. Who are you? My name is Ilmari Uljas and I work in the Defence Cooperation Unit of the Defence Policy Department at the Ministry of Defence. I act as the Ministry’s EU Coordinator and together wi...https://defmin.fi/en/-/special-adviser-ilmari-uljas
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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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Kati Makkonen, University Trainee at the Media and Communications Unit 5.4.2022 11.30 Blog 1. Who are you? I’m Kati Makkonen, a recent Bachelor of Social Sciences and a Master’s degree student of politics and communications at the University of He...https://defmin.fi/en/-/kati-makkonen-university-trainee-at-the-media-and-communications-unit
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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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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 Sähköposti WWW-sivut MATINE Puolustusministeriö, PL 31 00131 HELSINKI Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8, 00130 HELSINKI [email protected] www.defmin.fi/matine Puhelinvaihde Pääsihteeri Suunnittelusihteeri Toimistosihteeri 0295 1600...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/843_Aaltola_tiivistelmaraportti_2013.pdf/efc92f1e-74c4-d3fa-9c10-e65f99349e30?t=1768987028940
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3.10.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen’s speech at the opening of NATO’s Multi-Corps Land Component Command on 3 October 2025 Publication date 3.10.2025 10.30 Type: Speech Ladies and gentlemen This is a historic day for Finland, NATO and Mikkeli. We j...https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-opening-of-nato-s-multi-corps-land-component-command-on-3-october-2025
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13.11.2025 | 1 INTRODUCTION The Advisory Board for Defence Information, ABDI, (Maanpuolustustiedotuksen suunnittelukunta, MTS) polled the opinions of Finns on Finnish foreign and security policy and on defence policy. In addition, citizens were asked to provid...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/The_ABDI_Survey_2009.pdf/e9ff54e0-aad6-ee87-820b-3eb41bfc175d?t=1763025426349
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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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13.11.2025 | 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SURVEY The opinions of Finns about the foreign, security and defence policy of Finland were studied in the interview survey that was commissioned by the Advisory Board of Defence Information, ABDI (Maanpuolustustiedotuksen su...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/MTS_survey_2010.pdf/41eb03d5-3774-6bd9-1d6b-6f856fef97f2?t=1763025411605
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28.2.2023 | On Tuesday 28 February, the President of the Republic reappointed Member of Parliament Antti Kaikkonen to serve as Minister of Defence. The President also released Mikko Savola from his duties as Minister of Defence and as a member of the Government.https://defmin.fi/en/-/194055633/antti-kaikkonen-returns-to-his-post-as-minister-of-defence
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13.11.2025 | General conscription Other parties True Finns Green League Left Alliance Social Democratic P. Coalition Party Centre Party East Finland/Oulu/Lapland West Finland South Finland Over 35000 € 25000-35000 € Under 25000 € Salaried emp./Self-emp./ Manag...https://defmin.fi/documents/236553176/238659714/MTS_Survey_statistics_2010.pdf/66f9f380-93fa-1d2d-bf1e-848c8553b28c?t=1763025411319
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5.1.2023 | On Thursday 5 January, the President of the Republic appointed Member of Parliament Mikko Savola (BBA) to serve as the new Minister of Defence. The President of the Republic also released Antti Kaikkonen from his duties as Minister of Defence and as a member of the Government.https://defmin.fi/en/-/194055633/mikko-savola-appointed-to-serve-as-minister-of-defence
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Return to page International defence cooperation JEF cooperation The UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force or JEF is a multilateral framework for defence cooperation formed by ten countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Ne...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/jef-cooperation
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Members 2023 - CHAIRPERSON: MP Jarno Limnéll (NCP) DEPUTY CHAIRPERSONS AND THEIR PERSONAL DEPUTIES: Assistant to a MP Marika Sorja (TF) (Master of laws, assistant to a MP Ismo Nöjd (TF)) MP Tuula Väätäinen (SDP) (Head of communications Miia Järvi ...https://defmin.fi/en/the-advisory-board-for-defence-information-abdi/members
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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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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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THE ABDI BOARD 2023 - Chairperson, MP Jarno Limnell (NCP) Deputy chairperson, Assistant to a MP Marika Sorja (TF) Deputy chairperson, MP Tuula Väätäinen (SDP) PhD, director of archive Riku Keski-Rauska (NCP) MP Jenna Simula (TF) MP Mika Kari (SDP)...https://defmin.fi/en/the-advisory-board-for-defence-information-abdi/members/the-abdi-board
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Return to page Areas of expertise International defence cooperation The goal of international defence policy networking is to secure the defence capability with parties who are prepared to develop and use in cooperation their capabilities. Network...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation
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Return to page Areas of expertise Territorial surveillance Territorial integrity is an integral part of state sovereignty. Finland monitors and protects the integrity of its territory as part of NATO. The objective of territorial surveillance is t...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/territorial-surveillance