1.9.2026 | On 1 September 2026, the Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo reached a decision on its budget proposal for 2027 and is steadily implementing the agenda it agreed at the spending limits session. The agenda includes EUR 100 million of investment in construction and numerous transport infrastructure projects. The Government’s targeted measures will support economic growth.

2.9.2025 | The Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has reached a decision on its budget proposal for 2026. The Government’s decisions aim to support economic growth, which is picking up. Supporting economic growth and continuing responsible fiscal management is necessary to ensure the security of people in Finland and safeguard their access to important services going forward.

20.9.2023 | Defence budget for 2024 invests in strengthening defence capability, membership in NATO and supporting Ukraine Ministry of Defence Publication date 20.9.2023 9.30 Type: Press release The 2024 draft budget for the Ministry of Defence’s administrati...

1.2.2024 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Defence have appointed a working group to explore ways to coordinate territorial surveillance and wind power construction. The aim is to improve the conditions for wind power projects to proceed in eastern Finland. The term of the working group is 1 February–30 June 2024.

21.1.2026 | SUOMEN JA VENÄJÄN RAJAN KAUPPAPOLITIIKKA Katja Novikova Director for the Russian Affairs | LUT [email protected] VENÄJÄN-KAUPAN LUVUT Tammi-elokuu 2021: Vienti Venäjälle • Tavarat +21,7 %, arvo 2 392,7 milj. € • Palvelut -50,7 %, arvo 224 milj...

29.5.2018 | NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment Camille Grand to visit Finland 29 to 30 May Ministry of Defence Publication date 29.5.2018 8.09 Type: Press release NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment Camille Grand wil...

9.6.2026 | Puolustusministeri Antti Häkkänen piti englanninkielisen puheen Euroopan neuvoston kunta- ja aluehallintokongressin Social Inclusion -komitean kokouksessa Kouvolassa 9.6.2026.

13.11.2025 | Venäjän taloustilanne ja -näkymät Ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittinen journalistiseminaari Maanpuolustustiedotuksen suunnittelukunta MTS Jyväskylä 31.3.2014 Vesa Korhonen, Suomen pankin siirtymätalouksien tutkimuslaitos BOFIT 2 Talouden ja tuonnin ka...

4.11.2025 | Puolustusministeri Antti Häkkäsen englanninkielinen puhe 4.11.2025 Cyber Security Nordic -tilaisuudessa Helsingin Messukeskuksessa.

1.10.2026 | Puolustusministeri Antti Häkkänen puhui F-35-hävittäjien vastaanottotilaisuudessa Rovaniemellä 1.10.2026.

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...

Defence Administration and Sustainable Development The tasks of the defence administration support sustainable development. Defence policy, military national defence, the coordinated comprehensive defence approach, assisting other authorities, and...

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 ...

Accessibility statement of Ministry of Defence's electronic real estate control service This statement applies to the service at kiinteistovalvonta.defmin.fi , updated on 20 January 2025. The Act on the Provision of Digital Services, which require...

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...

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...

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...

Promoting physical activity and capacity among people of call-up age The Ministry of Defence has launched a national project that will incorporate the promotion of physical activity and capacity in a new way as part of the call-up process. The pro...

Special Adviser Timo Nyyssönen 2.12.2021 12.12 Blog 1. Who are you? My name is Timo Nyyssönen, and I work as a Special Adviser in the Materiel Unit of the Resource Policy Department in the Ministry of Defence. I live in Hämeenlinna, where I moved ...

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...