Finnish Defence Forces

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armed forces military organization

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

Aliases (4)

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