23.4.2026 | ​​​​​​​On 23 April 2024, the Finnish Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code. The Government proposes to remove the legal barriers on importing nuclear devices into Finland and on transporting, supplying or possessing them in Finland in the context of Finland’s homeland defence, the collective defence of NATO or defence cooperation.

Return to page Areas of expertise Arms Control Arms control is a general term referring to efforts to restrain or control the quantity or characteristics of weapons or military assets or the use of weapon systems that are based on bilateral or mul...

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 Security The priority of the security work in the Ministry of Defence is to create and maintain a high-level security culture to which the management in the administrative branch is committed on all levels. The fo...

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...

Privacy statement for pre-emption matters Data Controller Ministry of Defence P.O. Box 31, 00131 Helsinki kirjaamo.plm(at)gov.fi +35829516001 Data Protection Officer Joona Lapinlampi P.O. Box 31, 00131 Helsinki tietosuojavastaava.plm(at)gov.fi Gen...

A permit to non-EU and non-EEA buyers to buy real estate Buyers from outside the EU and EEA will need a permit to buy property in Finland. A permit must be acquired when one of the following parties buys a real estate: A private individual who is ...

Privacy statement for monitoring of real estate ownership Data Controller Ministry of Defence P.O. Box 31, 00131 Helsinki kirjaamo.plm(at)gov.fi +35829516001 Data Protection Officer Joona Lapinlampi P.O. Box 31, 00131 Helsinki tietosuojavastaava.p...

Projects and legislation The legal framework for military defence, in other words the laws and presidential decrees, government decrees and Ministry of Defence decrees are prepared in the Ministry. The Legal Unit is for the main part responsible f...

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...

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...

13.4.2026 | The Finnish call-up process will have two parts in the future. The first part will be a call-up information day for the whole age group, providing young people with more information about homeland defence. The second part, the call-up day proper, will be organised later for men liable for military service and for women applying for voluntary military service. The call-up information day will be piloted in Espoo, Iisalmi and Jyväskylä in autumn 2026.

21.1.2026 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF DENMARK AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ICELAND AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF NORWAY AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF SWEDEN ON NORDIC DEF...

21.1.2026 | MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF ICELAND REGARDING BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION Introduction The Ministry of Defence of Finland and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of ...

26.11.2021 | The Parliamentary Committee submitted its report on 26 November 2021 and proposes extending the call-up system to the entire age group. The Committee has set the goal of organising a compulsory call-up day for both women and men. This would provide young people with more extensive knowledge and readiness to fulfil national defence obligation.

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...

27.10.2025 | Page 1 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF FINLAND AND THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF DENMARK REGARDING BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION Page 2 INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Defence of Finland and the Ministry of Defence of Denm...

21.1.2026 | 1 Framework Arrangement for Estonian-Finnish Defence Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia and the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Finland 1. Introduction Estonia and Finland have strong cultural and histori...

10.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention will take effect on 10 January. Finland remains committed to the humanitarian objectives of the Ottawa Convention.