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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
allegiance Finland
surface form: Republic of Finland
commanderInChief President of Finland
conflict Continuation War
Lapland War
NATO-led crisis management operations
UN peacekeepers
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Finnish Army Command

Jaeger Brigades
Local units
Logistics units
Readiness Brigades
Signals units
headquartersLocation Helsinki
memberOf Finnish Defence Forces
motto Kunnia, velvollisuus, isänmaa
nativeName Finnish Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maavoimat
notableFor resistance against the Soviet Union in the Winter War
participatesIn European Union crisis management operations
NATO
surface form: NATO exercises
partOf Finnish Defence Forces
precededBy Imperial Russian Army units in Finland
primaryLanguage Finnish
reportsTo Finnish Defence Forces
surface form: 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

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Battle of Nietjärvi belligerent Finnish Army
Battle of Nietjärvi opponent Finnish Army
this entity surface form: Finnish forces
PPD-40 usedBy Finnish Army
Finnish Karelian Army partOf Finnish Army