Återgå till sidan Ansvarsområden Finlands säkerhetspolitiska miljö förändrades i grunden när Ryssland invaderade Ukraina i februari 2022. Efter en säkerhetspolitisk omvärdering beslöt Finland att ansöka om medlemskap i försvarsalliansen Nato i maj...

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.

28.5.2018 | Natos biträdande generalsekreterare Camille Grand besöker Finland 29–30 maj försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 28.5.2018 15.00 Typ: Pressmeddelande Natos biträdande generalsekreterare Camille Grand besöker Finland 29–30 maj. Detta är hans första ...

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 ...

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...

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...

28.2.2017 | Försvarsminister Niinistö till Sydkorea försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 28.2.2017 10.00 Typ: Pressmeddelande Försvarsminister Jussi Niinistö avlägger ett officiellt besök i Sydkorea 28 februari - 3 mars 2017. Under besöket undertecknar ministe...

5.6.2026 | In line with the Government Programme, the Finnish Government will reform the Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions so that risks relating to national security, security of supply and broad-spectrum threats are taken into account more effectively than at present. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments a government proposal to reform the legislat...

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...

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...

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...

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...

13.10.2015 | Natos biträdande generalsekreterare besöker Finland försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 13.10.2015 14.15 Typ: Pressmeddelande Natos biträdande generalsekreterare Patrick Auroy besöker Finland den 14-16 oktober 2015. Värd för besöket är chefen för ...

20.5.2026 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy of the Finnish Government has outlined that the expenditure Finland will be reporting under NATO’s 1.5 per cent target for defence- and security-related spending will include statutory readiness and preparedness duties or capabilities critical to homeland defence that are sustained and developed by other branches of government than the Ministry of Defence.

2.3.2017 | Försvarsminister Niinistö undertecknade ett upphandlingskontrakt om pansarhaubitsar K9 Thunder försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 2.3.2017 11.15 Typ: Pressmeddelande Försvarsminister Jussi Niinistö undertecknade den 2 mars 2017 i Seoul i Sydkorea...

EU:n strateginen kompassi EU:n turvallisuus- ja puolustusyhteistyötä ohjaava strateginen kompassi hyväksyttiin 21.3.2022 ulkoasiainneuvostossa EU:n puolustus- ja ulkoministerien toimesta. EU:n päämiehet vahvistivat asiakirjan 25.3.2022 Eurooppa-ne...

Naton hankintoihin osallistuminen -opas Teollisuuden mahdollisuudet Natossa Suomen liittyminen sotilasliitto Natoon on avannut suomalaisille yrityksille mahdollisuuden osallistua täysimääräisesti mukaan Naton ja sen jäsenmaiden isäntämaana Natolle...