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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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    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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    Page 24, ISBN 0-415-28580-1 (in Finnish) Pavel Petrov Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine at Finnish Defence Forces home page (in Russian) Documents...
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    The Finnish Navy (Finnish: Merivoimat, Swedish: Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about...
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  • former equipment of the Finnish Army "Annual Exchange of Military Information (AEMI) 2023" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. 1 January 2023. Archived...
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    commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, under the authority of the President of Finland. The Chief of Defence commands the Finnish Army, the Finnish Air Force...
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    The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces'; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence...
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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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    bulk of the victorious White Army during the Finnish Civil War (1918). After the war the Finnish Defence Forces and a regular police service were founded...
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    Defence (Finnish: puolustusministeri, Swedish: försvarsminister) is a member of the Finnish Council of State. As the head of the Ministry of Defence,...
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  • following is a list of military aircraft of Finland, both historical and currently in use by the Finnish Defence Forces. All helicopters were transferred to...
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  • be called for refresher training for some number of days. In the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF), Officers and NCOs can be ordered to refresher training for...
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    Territorial Forces (Finnish: Maakuntajoukot, Swedish: Landskapstrupperna) are regional forces of Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) composed of volunteer reservists...
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    (IMINT) agency of the Finnish Defence Forces. Operational since 2014, its responsibility is to support the defence of Finland through information gathering...
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    Ministry of Defence (Finnish: puolustusministeriö, Swedish: försvarsministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. The...
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  • Sako M23 (category CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi))
    The Sako M23 is a Finnish family of assault and battle rifles designed by Sako in cooperation with the Finnish Defence Forces and manufactured by Sako...
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    the Finnish Border/Coast Guards and the Finnish Customs. Examples of other agencies with limited policing powers are the Finnish Defence Forces, municipal...
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  • The Finnish Rapid Deployment Force (FRDF) (Finnish: Suomen Kansainvälinen Valmiusjoukko) is the spearhead international force of the Finnish Defence Forces...
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    7.62 Tkiv 85 (category Bolt-action rifles of Finland)
    used by the Finnish Defence Forces. It is based on the Mosin–Nagant rifle, using the same (in some cases antique) receivers. The Finnish Army has produced...
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    the Constitution of Finland. Conscription can take the form of military or of civilian service. According to Finnish Defence Forces 2011 data, slightly...
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    Military oath in the Finnish Defence Forces is taken by conscripts on a legal basis in the beginning of their military service. If the conscript is unwilling...
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    located in Helsinki. The university trains officers for the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The main campus is located in Santahamina...
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    of the Finnish Defence Forces. Officially, the current head of state of Finland is known as the president of the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen...
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    60.1641782; 24.9496668 Defence Command (Finnish: Pääesikunta, Fenno-Swedish: Huvudstaben), organized as Headquarters (Finnish: Päämaja, Swedish: Huvudkvarter)...
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  • Puolustusvoimissa" [Military ranks in the Defense Forces]. puolustusvoimat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 26 May 2021. "Les grades" (PDF)...
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  • Sisu GTP (category Post–Cold War military vehicles of Finland)
    2019. In June 2020, the Finnish Defense Forces ordered six vehicles for testing. In December 2022, the Finnish Defence Forces ordered 25 vehicles more...
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    Björneborgarnas marsch (category CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi))
    century. Today, it is mainly performed in Finland and has served as the honorary march of the Finnish Defence Forces since 1918. The original melody of Björneborgarnas...
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    RK 62 (category CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi))
    Valmet and Sako. It is the standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces. The RK 62 was designed in 1957–1962 by a Valmet engineer Lauri...
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  • Defence Seppo Kääriäinen announced that the garrison in Hyrylä would be closed as part of a cost-saving restructuring of the Finnish Defence Forces....
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