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21.1.2026 | Postiosoite MATINE Puolustusministeriö PL 31 00131 HELSINKI Sähköposti [email protected] Käyntiosoite Puhelinvaihde Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8 00130 HELSINKI (09) 16001 WWW-sivut Y-tunnus www.defmin.fi/matine FI01460105 Pääsihteeri (09) 160 88310 OV...

17.3.2026 | Finland and a group of other NATO countries are exploring the establishment of a new financing mechanism.

Economy and activities The website contains basic information on the functions and finances of the administrative branch as well as planning and monitoring documents. Planning, guidance and monitoring documents are classified in accordance with th...

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...

Defence budget Composition of the defence budget in 2026 Budget for 2026 (pdf) Defence expenditure as a percentage of GDP Gross Domestic Product is based on the forecast by the Ministry of Finance of Finland. Hidden

Departments and Units Administration Policy Department Director of Department: Teemu Penttilä The Administration Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of Finland is responsible for the planning of defence administration operations and finan...

Press releases and news Publication date: 05.05.2026 Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend ministerial meeting of Nordic Defence Cooperation in Trondheim Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a defence ministers’ meeting of the...

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 ...

Senior Officer for Legal Affairs Anna Gau 2.3.2023 13.17 Blog 1. Who are you? I am Anna Gau and I work as a Senior Officer for Legal Affairs at the Legal Unit of the Administration Policy Department. I have a Master of Laws degree from the Univers...

18.11.2025 | Finland has decided to use EUR one billion in financing from the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) financial instrument to strengthen the defence industry. The plan is to use the financing for multinational joint procurement that will strengthen Finland’s ground combat capabilities and for developing drone performance capabilities in cooperation with Ukraine and its allies. The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on the matter on Tuesday 18 November.

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...

Senior Specialist Kosti Honkanen 30.9.2021 15.46 Blog 1. Who are you? I am Kosti Honkanen, currently working as a Senior Officer for Legal Affairs in the Legal Unit of the Administrative Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence. I have a Maste...

7.6.2018 | Puolustusministeri Niinistön puhe Euroopan puolustusviraston symposiumissa Julkaisuajankohta 7.6.2018 10.57 Tyyppi: Puhe Puolustusministeri Niinistö piti torstaina 7.6.2018 puheen Euroopan puolustusviraston (EDA) järjestämässä sotilaallista liikku...

21.1.2026 | APPLICATION PERMIT TO BUY REAL ESTATE The processing of the application is subject to a fee. The valid price is given at the website of the Ministry of Defence. No decision on the application will be issued until the payment is made. The Ministry ...

21.1.2026 | 0 Russian Army in 2014 and Western Military District Andrey Frolov, Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) , 2014 Russian army, general data Russia is the second world military power taking into account its strategic arsenal an...

21.1.2026 | 1 The Swedish National Bureau of Investigation The threat of organised crime in the Baltic Sea Region 2 Rikskriminalpolisen 2013-04-03 Mobile organised crime groups West Balkan: Theft, burglary East Balkan: Skimming, ”gold vendors”, crimes against...

16.1.2026 | F i n n i s h B o r d e r G u a r d N o r t h K a r e l i a B o r d e r G u a r d D i s t r i c t C o l o n e l M a t t i P i t k ä n i i t t y C o m ma n d e r o f t h e D i s t r i c t SAFETY AND SECURITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES Operational environ...

6.2.2026 | Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) ACTION PLAN 2026 Approved by Plenum on 16 December 2025 GENERAL INFORMATION The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) acts as a parliamentary forum that organises and promotes dialogue on secur...