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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 ...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/international-conventions/defence-cooperation-agreement-with-the-united-states-dca-
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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.https://defmin.fi/en/-/government-submits-proposal-to-parliament-on-amending-nuclear-energy-act-and-criminal-code
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1.12.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will visit the United States from 2 to 7 December 2025.https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-s-minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-visit-united-states
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3.12.2025 | Brigadier General Matti Honko, an officer of the Finnish Defence Forces, will serve on special assignment as adviser to the commander of the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army as of 1 December 2025.https://defmin.fi/en/-/finnish-brigadier-general-matti-honko-to-serve-on-special-assignment-to-10th-mountain-division-of-united-states-army
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13.8.2025 | Finland and United States sign first DCA implementing agreement Ministry of Defence Publication date 13.8.2025 17.18 Type: Press release Finland and the United States signed the Implementing Agreement Regarding Infrastructure in Implementation of ...https://defmin.fi/en/-/finland-and-united-states-sign-first-dca-implementing-agreement
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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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European Defence Fund 2021-2027 Launched in 2021 and funded from the European Union budget, the European Defence Fund (EDF) is a multiannual programme that is part of a larger set of EU defence initiatives. The objective of the Defence Fund is to ...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation/european-defence-fund-2021-2027
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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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What is the Strategic Compass of the EU? The Strategic Compass guiding the EU’s security and defence cooperation was approved at the Foreign Affairs Council on 21 March 2022 by the EU’s defence and foreign ministers. The EU leaders endorsed the do...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/international-defence-cooperation/eu-cooperation/the-strategic-compass-of-the-eu
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Special Adviser Julia Mikkola 10.2.2022 9.50 Blog 1. Who are you? My name is Julia Mikkola, and I work as a Special Adviser at the Finance Unit of the Administrative Policy Department in the Ministry of Defence. I started in my position last autum...https://defmin.fi/en/-/special-adviser-julia-mikkola
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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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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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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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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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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...https://defmin.fi/en/-/permanent-secretary-pulkkinen-to-visit-united-states
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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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Return to page Topical Finland’s chairmanship of NORDEFCO in 2025 In the past few years, the activities of NORDEFCO have been driven by the major changes in Europe’s security environment. Defence cooperation between the Nordic countries has increa...https://defmin.fi/en/topical/finland-s-chairmanship-of-nordefco-in-2025
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A permit to non-EU and non-EEA buyers to buy real estate Buyers from outside the EU and EEA will need a permit to buy property in Finland. A permit must be acquired when one of the following parties buys a real estate: A private individual who is ...https://defmin.fi/en/licences-and-services/authorisation-to-non-eu-and-non-eea-buyers-to-buy-real-estate
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Return to page Areas of expertise International military crisis management cooperation Finland will continue to participate in international military and civilian crisis management under the auspices of the EU, the UN, NATO and the OSCE. Finland’s...https://defmin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/military-crisis-management