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Finnish Coastal Jaegers
Swedish: Kustjägarna Finnish: Rannikkojääkärit
Green beret with Sea Eagle's Head pin
Country
Finland
Branch
Finnish Navy
Type
Naval infantry and commandos
Part of
Uusimaa Brigade
Garrison/HQ
Dragsvik, Raseborg, Finland
Nickname(s)
Rannarit
Motto(s)
Swedish: En gång kustjägare, alltid kustjägare Finnish: Kerran rannikkojääkäri, aina rannikkojääkäri (Once a coastal jaeger, always a coastal jaeger.)
Commanders
Current commander
Commodore Sami Jaakkola
Military unit
The Finnish Coastal Jaegers (Swedish: Kustjägarna, and Finnish: Rannikkojääkärit) or Finnish Marine Commandos are the amphibious arm of the Finnish Navy.[1] The unit consists of both regulars and conscripts, predominantly Swedish-speaking, and is located at Nyland Brigade (Uusimaa Brigade) in Dragsvik, near Ekenäs.
^"Nylands brigad - Merivoimat" [Nylands brigade - Merivoimat]. merivoimat.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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