Finnish Defence Forces

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The Finnish Defence Forces are Finland’s unified military organization responsible for the country’s national defense, including its army, navy, and air force.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization
budgetControlledBy Ministry of Defence of Finland
commanderInChief President of Finland
conflict Continuation War
Finnish Civil War
Lapland War
Winter War
country Finland
dateJoinedAlliance 2023-04-04
emblem Finnish Defence Forces roundel
established 1918
flag Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
hasConscription yes
headquartersLocation Helsinki
legalBasis Conscription Act of Finland
Constitution of Finland
motto “For the Fatherland” (unofficial English rendering)
nativeName Försvarsmakten
Puolustusvoimat
nativeNameLanguage Finnish
Swedish
offers voluntary military service for women
participatesIn European Union crisis management operations
United Nations peacekeeping operations
peaceTimeStrengthApprox 20000 personnel
primaryLanguage Finnish
role international crisis management
national defence of Finland
support to civil authorities
territorial defence
secondaryLanguage Swedish
serviceBranch Air Force
Army
Navy
standardEquipment F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft (on order)
F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft
Hamina-class missile boat
Leopard 2 main battle tank
Pohjanmaa-class corvette (under construction)
subdivision Defence Command Finland
Finnish Air Force
Finnish Army
Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command
Finnish Navy
National Defence University
trainingSystem reserve-based conscript training
typeOfConscription universal male conscription
usesDoctrine total defence
warTimeStrengthApprox 280000 personnel

Referenced by (43)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Air Force Academy (Finland)
Commander of the Finnish Air Force
Defence Command Finland
Finnish Air Force
Finnish Army
Finnish Navy
Ilmavoimat
National Defence University
Wiljo Tuompo
partOf
40 mm Bofors autocannon
Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
For the Fatherland
Hanko Peninsula ("Finnish military")
Jaeger Brigades
Kunnia, velvollisuus, isänmaa
Patria AMV
RBS 70
usedBy
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Marshal of Finland
militaryBranch
Tikkakoski Air Base
belongsToBranch
President of Finland
commanderInChiefOf
Satakunta Air Command
countryMilitary
Mannerheim family
hasMemberActiveIn
Marshal of Finland
highestRankIn
Conscription Act of Finland
implementedBy
Ilmavoimat
isComponentOf
Defence Command Finland
jurisdiction
Finnish Army
memberOf
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War ("Finnish Armed Forces")
memorializedGroup
Lapland Air Command
militaryBranchOf
Finnish Defence Forces ("Puolustusvoimat")
nativeName
National Defence University
operatedBy
Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
opponent
Ministry of Defence of Finland
oversees
Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command
parentOrganization
Finnish Army ("Defence Command Finland")
reportsTo
Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
represents
Presidential Palace, Helsinki
securityProvidedBy
Patria
serves
Armoured Brigade
service
Finnish Navy
serviceBranch
Readiness Brigades
subordinateTo
White Army of Finland
successor

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