Official press releases, news and speeches that the minister has held are located in this section. The Ministry of Defence publishes all of its press releases and news in Finnish and Swedish and many of them in English, too.
Press Releases
Finland and United States signed Statement of Intent on Cooperation among Special Forces
In Washington on 21 May 2024, Finland and the United States signed a Statement of Intent.
In Washington on 21 May 2024, Finland and the United States signed a Statement of Intent between The Office of the United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and Ministry of Defense, Finland. It was signed by Director General Janne Kuusela on behalf of the Finnish Ministry of Defence.
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen is currently visiting the United States. "The statement of intent now signed will help Finland develop our defence and further deepen our defence cooperation with the United States," Minister Antti Häkkänen says.
"Regular exercises in the Baltic Sea and Northern Finland and other training activities are examples of the good cooperation between our countries’ special operations forces," Minister Häkkänen says.
Inquiries: Tuomas Koskenniemi, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Defence, tel. +358 295 140 058 and Kristian Vakkuri, Head of Communications, tel. +358 295 140 123.