Ministry of Defence of Finland

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The Ministry of Defence of Finland is the government body responsible for formulating Finland’s defence policy and overseeing the country’s military and national security affairs.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf defence ministry
government ministry
abbreviation MOD
budgetFunction defence budget planning
defence procurement policy
cooperatesWith European Union defence bodies
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Ministry of the Interior of Finland
NATO structures
country Finland
employerOf civil servants
military personnel in administrative roles
foundedBy Government of Finland
headedBy Minister of Defence of Finland
headquartersCountry Finland
headquartersLocation Helsinki
inception 1918
jurisdiction Republic of Finland
languageOfWork Finnish
Swedish
locatedInBuilding Government Palace, Helsinki
ministerialPost Minister of Defence
nativeName Puolustusministeriö
nativeNameLanguage Finnish
oversees Finnish Defence Forces
Finnish Defence Intelligence Agency
defence administration of Finland
parentOrganization Finnish Government
partOf Government of Finland
policyArea crisis management
international defence cooperation
national defence
security policy
precededBy War Department of the Grand Duchy of Finland
regionServed Finland
responsibleFor defence policy of Finland
military defence of Finland
national security policy in defence sector
seat Helsinki
shortName MoD Finland
subordinateTo Prime Minister of Finland
task international defence agreements preparation
oversight of defence materiel policy
preparation of defence legislation
readiness and resilience planning in defence sector
strategic planning of Finland’s defence
website https://www.defmin.fi


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