15.4.2026 | The Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), coordinating materiel support for Ukraine, held a video conference on Wednesday 15 April 2026.

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.

18.4.2024 | In its plenary session on Thursday 18 April, the Government appointed Pasi Rajala, Master of Social Sciences, and Antti Salminen, Information Systems Auditor, to serve as state secretaries. Pasi Rajala will serve as State Secretary to Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen, and Antti Salminen as State Secretary to Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman.

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 ...

21.1.2026 | NORDEFCO Annual Report 2017 2 NORDEFCO Annual Report 2017 FOREWORD.............................................................................................3 NORDEFCO in a nutshell...................................................................

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...

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...

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...

6.7.2023 | In its plenary session on 6 July, the Government appointed Master of Social Sciences Lauri Tierala as State Secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen. His term of office will begin on 6 July and continue for the duration of the Ministers' term of office.

21.1.2026 | NORDEFCO Annual Report 2023 Contents Foreword 3 Nordic Defence Cooperation at the policy level 4 Military Coordination Committee activities 9 Denmark’s chairmanship of NORDEFCO 2024 13 Sweden held the NORDEFCO chairmanship in 2023 and this report ...

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 | www.turvallisuuskomitea.fi 16.6.2017 1 14.6.2017 Secretary General Vesa Valtonen The Finnish Concept for Comprehensive Security www.turvallisuuskomitea.fi From Total Defence to Comprehensive Security Concept SVF 2003 www.turvallisuuskomitea.fi “Th...

28.2.2025 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen to visit United States Ministry of Defence Publication date 28.2.2025 14.11 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry of Defence Esa Pulkkinen will pay a working visit to the United States on 2–6 M...

5.9.2025 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen to South Korea and Japan Ministry of Defence Publication date 5.9.2025 13.05 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry of Defence Esa Pulkkinen will pay a working visit to South Korea and Japan fro...

27.6.2019 | On Thursday 27 June, the Government appointed Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry Kimmo Tiilikainen as the State Secretary of the ministerial group of the Centre Party. The Government also appointed Master of Social Sciences Saila Ruuth as State Secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen starting on 22 July 2019, Committee Counsel, Master of Laws with co...

17.9.2025 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen: Cooperation between like-minded countries is increasingly important in the current security situation Ministry of Defence Publication date 17.9.2025 10.27 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry...

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21.1.2026 | Prime Minister’s Office: Publications 18/2004 PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2004 Government report 6/2004 VNS 6/2004 vp Government report 6/2004 Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2004 Prime Minister's Office: Public...

7.1.2021 | In its plenary session on Thursday 7 January, the Government appointed Anna-Mari Vimpari (M.Soc.Sci.) State Secretary to Ministers Annika Saarikko, Matti Vanhanen, Jari Leppä, Mika Lintilä and Antti Kaikkonen from 7 January 2021 onwards. The State Secretaries’ terms end with those of the ministers.

4.12.2024 | In line with the Programme of Prime Minister Orpo's Government, Finland's Cyber Security Strategy has been revised to respond to the changed security environment. The objectives of the revised strategy extend to 2035. A strategy implementation plan has been drawn to describe the development measures to achieve the objectives. The plan was approved on 3 December 2024 by the steering group of the project developing an operating model for government security management.