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Finnish Army
Maavoimat(Finnish) Armén(Swedish)
Emblem of the Finnish Army
Founded
2008 (independent branch of Finnish Defence Forces)[1]
Country
Finland
Type
Army
Role
Land warfare
Size
3,610 staff
770 civilians
18,400 conscripts
18,400 reservists in refresher training
760 deployed in crisis management
180,000 wartime strength[2]
Part of
Finnish Defence Forces
March
March of the Finnish cavalry in the Thirty Years' War[1]
Anniversaries
24 February [1]
Engagements
Finnish Civil War
Winter War
Continuation War
Lapland War
UNIFIL
KFOR
War in Afghanistan
EUTM Mali
Website
maavoimat.fi/en
Commanders
Commander
Lieutenant-General Pasi Välimäki
Insignia
Flag
Military unit
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: the infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, engineers, signals, and materiel troops. The commander of the Finnish Army since 1 January 2022 is Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki.[3]
^ abcMaavoimien historia ja perinteet History of the Finnish Army. Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 2022-01-12. (in Finnish)
^[1] About us. Finnish Army. Retrieved 2022-01-12. (in English)
^Tuononen, Jere (30 December 2021). "Maavoimien komentaja vaihtui Mikkelissä – uusi komentaja: hävittäjähankinnat parantavat myös Maavoimien suorituskykyä". Ruotuväki. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
The FinnishArmy (Finnish: Maavoimat, Swedish: Armén) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The FinnishArmy is divided into six branches:...
used by the FinnishArmy, for past equipment, see here. For equipment or ships of the Finnish Navy, see List of equipment of the Finnish Navy and List...
used by the FinnishArmy. For current equipment, see here. "Annual Exchange of Military Information (AEMI) 2023" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces...
military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the FinnishArmy, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard...
offensive in February 1940 and overcame the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus. This left the Finnisharmy in the main theatre of war near the breaking...
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...
fact for which Finnish prime minister Paavo Lipponen issued an official apology in 2000. The field synagogue operated by the Finnisharmy was probably a...
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of the Finnish Navy. For equipment of the FinnishArmy, see here. List of active Finnish Navy ships List of decommissioned ships of the Finnish Navy List...
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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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ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈěːmɪl ˈmânːɛrˌhɛjm], Finland Swedish: [kɑːrl ˈɡʉstɑv ˈeːmil ˈmɑnːærˌhejm] ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman...
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the FinnishArmy wearing white turkislakki in 1938 FinnishArmy Captain Aarne Juutilainen in the Battle of Kollaa during Winter War in 1939 Finland's president...
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1830–1831. Finland made no such move, as Russia had already won over Finnish loyalty. Thus, Russia continued its policies respecting Finnish autonomy and...
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