The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat, Swedish: Armén) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches:...
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used by the Finnish Army, for past equipment, see here. For equipment or ships of the Finnish Navy, see List of equipment of the Finnish Navy and List...
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used by the Finnish Army. For current equipment, see here. "Annual Exchange of Military Information (AEMI) 2023" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces...
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military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard...
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Winter War (redirect from Russo-Finnish War)
offensive in February 1940 and overcame the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus. This left the Finnish army in the main theatre of war near the breaking...
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fact for which Finnish prime minister Paavo Lipponen issued an official apology in 2000. The field synagogue operated by the Finnish army was probably a...
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Continuation War (redirect from Finnish occupation of the Soviet Union)
Soviet military base near the Finnish capital of Helsinki. The Finnish government refused, and the Red Army invaded Finland on 30 November 1939. The same...
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The Finnish Army is organised into four military provinces: southern, western, eastern and northern. The military provinces are responsible for defence...
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Army Academy (Finnish: Maasotakoulu, abbr. MAASK) is a brigade-level unit of the Finnish Army responsible for: organising the service-specific and branch-specific...
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Guard (Finnish: Suojeluskunta, IPA: [ˈsuo̯jelusˌkuntɑ]; Swedish: Skyddskår; lit. 'Protection Corps'), was a voluntary militia, part of the Finnish Whites...
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(named the M/38 "Terni" in Finnish service) Fedorov Avtomat (Captured from Soviets) Karabiner 98k Mosin–Nagant and Finnish variants SVT-38 SVT-40 Winchester...
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The Army of Karelia (Finnish: Karjalan armeija; Swedish: Karelska armén) was a Finnish army during the Continuation War. The Army of Karelia was formed...
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partisan, spy" in 1787, comes to Finnish from Slavic and refers either to a forest bandit or his yew bow. The Finnish Army trained Sissi units to conduct...
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Lauri Törni (category CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi))
later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three flags: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation...
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of the Finnish Navy. For equipment of the Finnish Army, see here. List of active Finnish Navy ships List of decommissioned ships of the Finnish Navy List...
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motorized infantry in the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS (German: Finnisches Freiwilligen-Bataillon der Waffen-SS; Finnish: Suomalainen...
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typically Finnish characteristics that are mostly due to the personnel structure of the Finnish Defence Forces. The ranks have official names in Finnish and...
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Jäger Movement (redirect from Finnish Jaeger troops)
formed the nucleus of the new Finnish Army. In Finland, these 2,000 volunteers were simply called The Jägers (Finnish pl. Jääkärit). Their contribution...
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Utti Jaeger Regiment (category Army regiments of Finland)
The Utti Jaeger Regiment (Finnish: Utin jääkärirykmentti, (UTJR) Special jaegers) is the Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces...
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200 (Finnish: Jalkaväkirykmentti 200, JR 200, Estonian: Jalaväerügement 200, JR 200) or soomepoisid (Finnish Boys) was a unit in the Finnish army during...
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Lapland War (redirect from World War II events in Finnish Lapland)
War II, the Lapland War (Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany – effectively...
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Armoured Brigade (Finnish: Panssariprikaati) is a Finnish Army training unit located in Parolannummi, Hattula, in southern Finland. The brigade specialises...
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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (redirect from Hitler's visit in Finland)
ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈěːmɪl ˈmânːɛrˌhɛjm], Finland Swedish: [kɑːrl ˈɡʉstɑv ˈeːmil ˈmɑnːærˌhejm] ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military commander, aristocrat...
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was a Finnish flamethrower used by the Finnish army near the end of World War II. During the Winter War and the Continuation War, the Finnish Army used...
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Simon Ekpa (redirect from Biafra Liberation Army)
the Finnish military at the Häme Regiment in Hennala in 2013 as well as a reservist in the Finnish Army. He was a candidate in the 2022 Finnish county...
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the Finnish Army wearing white turkislakki in 1938 Finnish Army Captain Aarne Juutilainen in the Battle of Kollaa during Winter War in 1939 Finland's president...
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Sisu (film) (category CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi))
Set during the Lapland War between Finland and Nazi Germany towards the end of World War II, a legendary Finnish Army commando turned gold prospector attempts...
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The Artillery Brigade (Finnish: Tykistöprikaati) was a Finnish Army unit stationed in Niinisalo in western Finland. The Artillery Brigade trained conscripts...
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Simo Häyhä (category CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi))
Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen...
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Patria Pasi (category Post–Cold War military vehicles of Finland)
known as the Sisu Pasi) is a Finnish-made six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) originally designed for Finnish Defence Forces. The first variant...
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