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European Union Agencies in the Field of Security and Defence Policy 1) European Defence Agency The European Defence Agency was established to support the Member States in their effort to improve European crisis management capabilities and to susta...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation/european-union-agencies-in-the-field-of-security-and-defence-policy
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20.5.2026 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy of the Finnish Government has outlined that the expenditure Finland will be reporting under NATO’s 1.5 per cent target for defence- and security-related spending will include statutory readiness and preparedness duties or capabilities critical to homeland defence that are sustained and developed by other branches of government than the Ministry of Defence.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-finland-will-exceed-nato-s-1.5-target-for-defence-and-security-related-spending-in-2026
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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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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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ABDI SEMINARS ON SECURITY POLICY ABDI organises annual seminars on current security policy themes both for bigger audiences and smaller target groups. Hiddenhttps://defmin.fi/en/the-advisory-board-for-defence-information-abdi/seminars
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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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9.12.2025 | Finns' opinions on foreign and security policy, national defence and security, December 2025 Publication date 9.12.2025 9.00 The ABDI's survey of 2025 was published on 9th of December 2025. The survey can be read at Institutional Repository for th...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finns-opinions-on-foreign-and-security-policy-national-defence-and-security-december-2025-1
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12.5.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in its defence configuration in Brussels on 12 May 2026.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-meeting-of-eu-defence-ministers-1
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5.5.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in Trondheim, Norway, on 5–6 May 2024.https://defmin.fi/en/-/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-ministerial-meeting-of-nordic-defence-cooperation-in-trondheim
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29.4.2026 | The ministers will meet at the National Defence University as part of the working visit of Estonia’s Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur to Finland.https://defmin.fi/en/-/finnish-minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-to-meet-estonian-minister-of-defence-hanno-pevkuri-2
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Bulletins and reports Publication date: 09.12.2025 Finns' opinions on foreign and security policy, national defence and security, December 2025 Publication date: 04.12.2024 Finns' opinions on foreign and security policy, national defence and secur...https://defmin.fi/en/the-advisory-board-for-defence-information-abdi/bulletins-and-reports
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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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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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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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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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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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THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR DEFENCE INFORMATION (ABDI) - A PERMANENT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE What is ABDI? The Advisory Board For Defence Information (ABDI) is a permanent parliamentary committee appointed by the Government for the duration of the parl...https://defmin.fi/en/the-advisory-board-for-defence-information-abdi
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Return to page International defence cooperation The Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) Defence cooperation between the five Nordic countries (NORDEFCO) has deepened considerably in recent years, especially due to Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO me...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/nordic-defence-cooperation
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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 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