Finnish Army

E1941

The Finnish Army is the land warfare branch of Finland’s Defence Forces, renowned for its determined resistance against the Soviet Union during the 1939–1940 Winter War.


Statements (57)
Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
allegiance Republic of Finland
commanderInChief President of Finland
conflict Continuation War
Lapland War
NATO-led crisis management operations
United Nations peacekeeping missions
Winter War
country Finland
doctrine dispersed operations in difficult terrain
territorial defence
equipment 122 mm and 155 mm towed artillery
CV90 infantry fighting vehicle
K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer
Leopard 2 main battle tank
Patria AMV armoured modular vehicle
anti-tank guided missiles
man-portable air-defence systems
multiple rocket launcher systems
foundedAfter Finnish Civil War
garrisonCountry Finland
hasBranch Armoured Brigade
Army Corps
Artillery units
Engineer units
Finnish Army Command
Jaeger Brigades
Local units
Logistics units
Readiness Brigades
Signals units
headquartersLocation Helsinki
memberOf Finnish Defence Forces
motto Kunnia, velvollisuus, isänmaa
nativeName Maavoimat
notableFor resistance against the Soviet Union in the Winter War
participatesIn European Union crisis management operations
NATO exercises
partOf Finnish Defence Forces
precededBy Imperial Russian Army units in Finland
primaryLanguage Finnish
reportsTo Defence Command Finland
role land warfare
support to civil authorities in emergencies
territorial defence of Finland
secondaryLanguage Swedish
serviceType conscription
professional cadre
reservist force
since NATO membership of Finland in 2023
speciality operations in forested terrain
winter warfare
startTime 1918
trainingIncludes reserve refresher exercises
winter survival
usesConscription yes

Referenced by (60)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Kollaa
Battle of Rovaniemi
Battle of Taipale
Battle of Tankavaara
Kainuu front
Lapland War
Siege of Leningrad
Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
Soviet offensive of February 1940
belligerent
Aaro Pajari
Adolf Ehrnrooth
Armoured Brigade
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Jaeger Brigades
Marshal of Finland
Readiness Brigades
Simo Häyhä
Wiljo Tuompo
militaryBranch
Carcano rifle
Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
K9 Thunder
Kunnia, velvollisuus, isänmaa
Leopard 2
Mannerheim Line
Mosin–Nagant rifle
SVT-40
usedBy
163rd Rifle Division
44th Rifle Division
Battle of Summa
Battle of Tornio
Eastern Front of the Winter War
Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
opponent
9th Division (Finland)
Armoured Brigade
Jaeger Brigades
Readiness Brigades
partOf
Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command ("Finnish Defence Forces Army Command")
Lapland Air Command
cooperatesWith
Kollaa front
Summa, Karelian Isthmus
defendedBy
9th Division (Finland)
branch
Army Group North ("Army of Finland")
collaborationWith
Battle of Raate Road
combatant
Defence Command Finland ("Army Command Finland")
coordinatesWith
Taipale
defendingForce
Finnish Army ("Finnish Army Command")
hasBranch
Kollaa front ("Finnish forces")
hasCasualties
Axis forces on the Eastern Front
included
Winter War
involves
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War
memorializedGroup
Finnish offensive of 1941
militaryFormationInvolved
Finnish Army ("Maavoimat")
nativeName
Readiness Brigades
operatedBy
StuG III
operator
CV90
primaryUsers
Battle of Muonio
side1
Leningrad ("Finnish forces")
siegeBy
Finnish Defence Forces
subdivision
Kunnia, velvollisuus, isänmaa ("Finnish Army ceremonies")
usedInContext

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