10.2.2026 | Puolustusministeri Antti Häkkänen osallistuu Brysselissä Euroopan unionin puolustusministerikokoukseen sekä Naton puolustusministerikokoukseen, Ukrainan materiaalitukea koordinoivan ryhmän kokoukseen ja pohjoismaisen puolustusyhteistyön puolustusministerikokoukseen. Brysselistä puolustusministeri Häkkänen jatkaa Münchenin turvallisuuskonferenssiin.

The Nordic conference 2025 took place 22.9.-24.9. in Kuopio. The theme of the conference was Nordic co-operation in the new world order - Eastern element from the perspective of security and preparedness. The greetings of the City of Kuopio were p...

27.10.2025 | SUOMEN TURVALLISUUS- JA PUOLUSTUSPOLITIIKKA Valtioneuvoston selonteko eduskunnalle 13.6.2001 VNS 2/2001 vp ISBN 951-53-2326-6 1 Sisällysluettelo TIIVISTELMÄ I OSA: TURVALLISUUSPOLIITTINEN YMPÄRISTÖ JA SUOMEN TOIMINTALINJA 1. TURVALLISUUSPOLIITTINE...

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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...

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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...

27.5.2026 | 1 1 Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) ANNUAL REPORT 2025 Approved by the Work Branch on 8 May 2026 GENERAL INFORMATION The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) acts as a parliamentary forum that organises dialogue on security ...

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10.2.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend the meeting of EU defence ministers and the meeting of NATO defence ministers, as well as the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and the defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation. After these meetings in Brussels, Minister Häkkänen will continue to the Munich Security Conference.

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...

13.11.2025 | North Savo Comprehensive Security Cluster Project Lead, PhD Harriet Lonka, North Savo Regional Council “Nordic co-operation in the new world order” MTS Nordic Conference in Kuopio 22.-24.9.2025 My background ▪ PhD in Legislative Studies 2016 Gover...

13.11.2025 | 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SURVEY The opinions of Finns about the foreign, security and defence policy of Finland and the Defence Forces’ reform were studied in the interview survey by the Advisory Board of Defence Information, ABDI (Maanpuolustustiedo...

21.1.2026 | September 24, 2004 FINNISH SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY 2004 Summary Since the report of 2001, Finland’s neighbouring areas have become more stable along with the enlargement of the European Union and NATO, the deepening of integration in the Europ...

13.11.2025 | 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SURVEY The opinions of Finns about the foreign, security and defence policy of Finland and the Defence Forces’ reform were studied in the interview survey by the Advisory Board of Defence Information, ABDI (Maanpuolustustiedo...

10.2.2026 | Försvarsminister Antti Häkkänen ska delta i Europeiska unionens försvarsministermöte och Natos försvarsministermöte, i mötet för den grupp som samordnar materielstödet till Ukraina och i nordiska försvarssamarbetets försvarsministermöte i Bryssel. Från Bryssel fortsätter försvarsminister Häkkänen till säkerhetskonferensen i München.

18.11.2025 | Permanent representatives of NATO member states will visit Rovaniemi and Rovajärvi in Finland on 20–21 November. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will take part in the program on Thursday and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen on Friday.

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13.11.2025 | The situation in Syria All possible means should be used to solve the situation including a military intervention even if there was no decision by the UN Security Council All possible means should be used to solve the situation including a militar...

12.2.2025 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend meeting of UDCG, meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence and Munich Security Conference Ministry of Defence Publication date 12.2.2025 12.28 Type: Press release Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will ...