Return to page Publications Defence Policy Reports Government Defence Report 2024 At its session on 19 December 2024, the Finnish Government approved the Government Defence Report based on Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen’s presentation. The rep...

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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 | THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR DEFENCE INFORMATION Bulletins and reports January, 2020 20 20 :3 FINNS`OPINIONS ON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY, NATIONAL DEFENCE AND SECURITY ABDI (MTS) The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) Set up by the Governm...

13.11.2025 | The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) Set up by the Government, the Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) is a perma- nent Parliamentary Committee, which administratively functions in the Ministry of Defence. In addition to par...

13.11.2025 | Bulletins and reports December, 2021 20 21 :3 FINNS’ OPINIONS ON FOREIGN AND SECURITy POLICy, NATIONAL DEFENCE AND SECURITy ABDI (MTS) The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) Set up by the Government, the Advisory Board for Defence Infor...

13.11.2025 | The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) Set up by the Government, the Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) is a perma- nent Parliamentary Committee, which administratively functions in the Ministry of Defence. In addition to par...

23.1.2026 | A new NATO accelerator site was inaugurated in Espoo, Finland, on 22 January 2026. Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen gave a speech at the event.

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.

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...

Return to page Areas of expertise Space Space has an economic, technological and military dimension. The military use of space means that space, and especially information gathered and delivered through satellites, is exploited for military purpos...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

2.2.2026 | MR. JANNE KUUSELA PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, FINLAND Mr. Janne Kuusela is the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Finland. The Permanent Secretary manages and supervises the activities of the Ministry of Defence togethe...

21.1.2026 | Postiosoite Käyntiosoite Sähköposti WWW-sivut MATINE Puolustusministeriö, PL 31 00131 HELSINKI Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8, 00130 HELSINKI [email protected] www.defmin.fi/matine Puhelinvaihde Pääsihteeri Suunnittelusihteeri Toimistosihteeri 0295 1600...

3.9.2024 | The 2025 budget proposal of Prime Minister Orpo's Government bolsters conditions for economic growth. Economic growth driven by the private sector will also serve to secure the financing base for central government finances. The fast-acting measures to curb indebtedness that were decided on due to the difficult situation in central government finances will move forward.

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...