2023
Work on new Government's Defence Report to begin
The
Ministry of Defence has launched the preparation of a new Government's Defence Report, in accordance with the Government Programme’s objectives. On 8
September 2023, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on
Foreign and Security Policy discussed the matter in their meeting.
The Government's Defence Report sets out defence policy guidelines for maintaining and developing Finland's defence capability, taking into account the effects of Finland's NATO membership. The Report discusses the integration of Finland's defence system into NATO's collective defence and deterrence and defines guidelines for Finland's defence policy and military role in the Alliance. The timeline of the Defence Report extends beyond the current parliamentary term and into the early 2030s.
To be prepared in close cross-administrative cooperation under the leadership of the Ministry of Defence, the Defence Report will be submitted to Parliament after the Foreign and Security Policy Report, possibly in the course of 2024.
It is going to be the third Government Defence Report as the previous one was completed in 2021.
Inquiries: Director General Janne Kuusela, Ministry of Defence, tel. +358 295 140 300.