21.1.2026 | NORDISK KONFERENS Visby 24-26 april 2013 Östersjön Säkerhet och samarbete, trender och framtida risker. Hur bevarar vi säkerheten? Östersjön är ett av världens största och mest trafikerade innanhav. Östersjöländernas beroende av transporter av olj...

NORDIC COOPERATION The ABDI cooperates actively with its sister organisations in other Nordic countries: Folk och Försvar (Sweden), Folk og Forsvar (Norway) and Folk & Sikkerhed (Denmark). A Nordic conference dealing with current security policy i...

Return to page International defence cooperation The Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) Defence cooperation between the five Nordic countries (NORDEFCO) has deepened considerably in recent years, especially due to Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO me...

7.7.2026 | Finland, Norway and Latvia signed a statement of intent at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum on 7 July 2026 to share information on the further development of Patria TRACKX tracked vehicle and the results of field trials. The three countries will be able to engage in joint procurement and work together in the product development of the vehicle. Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen signed the statement of intent on behalf of Finland.

11.5.2022 | De nordiska försvarsministrarnas uttalande om förstärkandet av det nordiska försvarssamarbetet försvarsministeriet försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 11.5.2022 17.34 Typ: Pressmeddelande De nordiska försvarsministrarna hade ett möte i Kirkenes i ...

24.5.2022 | De nordiska försvarsministrarnas uttalande om det nordiska försvarssamarbetet försvarsministeriet försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 24.5.2022 14.00 Typ: Pressmeddelande Med anledning av Finlands och Sveriges ansökan om Natomedlemskap har de nord...

21.12.2021 | De nordiska försvarsministrarnas uttalande den 21 december 2021 om läget i Ukraina försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 21.12.2021 12.00 Typ: Pressmeddelande De nordiska försvarsministrarna har den 21 december 2021 gjort ett gemensamt uttalande om ...

Return to page Topical Finland’s chairmanship of NORDEFCO in 2025 In the past few years, the activities of NORDEFCO have been driven by the major changes in Europe’s security environment. Defence cooperation between the Nordic countries has increa...

International conventions This section contains in chronological order public international agreements, memorandums of understanding, framework arrangements and statements of intent concerning defence administration. The technical arrangement betw...

Return to page International defence cooperation Defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden Sweden has a strong position as Finland’s close bilateral partner in defence cooperation. The cooperation builds on a long historical bond, shared valu...

13.11.2025 | The Ministers of Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nordic and Baltic countries made the following statement:

Russian attack on Ukraine and Finland's support to Ukraine Russia launched an invasion against Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Finland strongly condemns Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and unequivocally supports Ukraine’s independence, sovereign...

13.11.2025 | Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden announced today on 13 November 2025 that they will fund a USD 500 million package of defence materiel for Ukraine sourced from the United States, under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative of NATO and the United States.

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 ...

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...

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...

Special Adviser Riikka Pitkänen 25.8.2021 11.26 Blog 1. Who are you? I’m Riikka Pitkänen and I work as a Special Adviser in the Materiel Unit of the Resource Policy Department. I completed my Master of Administrative Sciences degree at the Univers...

17.6.2026 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen is attending meetings of the NATO defence ministers, NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group and the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at NATO Headquarters on 18 June.

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...

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...