18.6.2026 | The United States’ Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll will pay a working visit to Finland on 18–19 June 2026. Finland’s Ministry of Defence is hosting the visit.

19.5.2024 | Försvarsminister Häkkänen besöker Förenta staterna försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 19.5.2024 15.00 Typ: Pressmeddelande Försvarsminister Antti Häkkänen besöker Förenta staterna den 20-23 maj 2024 I Washington DC ska försvarsminister Häkkänen t...

21.5.2024 | Finland och Förenta staterna undertecknade en avsiktsförklaring om specialtruppsamarbete försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 21.5.2024 20.28 Typ: Pressmeddelande Finland och Förenta staterna undertecknade den 21 maj 2024 i Washington DC en avsikts...

Members 2023 - CHAIRPERSON: MP Jarno Limnéll (NCP) DEPUTY CHAIRPERSONS AND THEIR PERSONAL DEPUTIES: Assistant to a MP Marika Sorja (TF) (Master of laws, assistant to a MP Ismo Nöjd (TF)) MP Tuula Väätäinen (SDP) (Head of communications Miia Järvi ...

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...

Press releases and news Publication date: 09.07.2026 Anu Nousiainen appointed Director General of Administration Policy Department at Finland’s Ministry of Defence The Finnish Government has appointed Anu Nousiainen, M.Sc. (Admin.), as Director Ge...

25.6.2026 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy outlined on Finland’s additional funding package of EUR 40 million to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative of NATO and the United States. The package is part of the commitment the Finnish Government agreed in its spring budget session to increase Finland’s military support to Ukraine by EUR 300 million in 2026–2027.

Excerpts from the History of the Ministry of Defence The building of the Ministry of Defence of Finland in the year 1983. Photo: Helsinki City Museum / Lauri Putkonen With the decree issued on 14 June 1918, the War Department was established in th...

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...

27.5.2026 | 1 1 Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) ANNUAL REPORT 2025 Approved by the Work Branch on 8 May 2026 GENERAL INFORMATION The Advisory Board for Defence Information (ABDI) acts as a parliamentary forum that organises dialogue on security ...

20.11.2025 | Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry of Defence Esa Pulkkinen will visit Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk in the United States on Friday 21 November 2025.

28.2.2025 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen to visit United States Ministry of Defence Publication date 28.2.2025 14.11 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry of Defence Esa Pulkkinen will pay a working visit to the United States on 2–6 M...

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.

5.9.2025 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen to South Korea and Japan Ministry of Defence Publication date 5.9.2025 13.05 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry of Defence Esa Pulkkinen will pay a working visit to South Korea and Japan fro...

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...

3.12.2025 | Brigadier General Matti Honko, an officer of the Finnish Defence Forces, will serve on special assignment as adviser to the commander of the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army as of 1 December 2025.

15.4.2026 | The Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), coordinating materiel support for Ukraine, held a video conference on Wednesday 15 April 2026.

17.9.2025 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen: Cooperation between like-minded countries is increasingly important in the current security situation Ministry of Defence Publication date 17.9.2025 10.27 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry...

21.1.2026 | NORDEFCO Annual Report 2017 2 NORDEFCO Annual Report 2017 FOREWORD.............................................................................................3 NORDEFCO in a nutshell...................................................................

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.