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16.3.2026 | Joint statement on Cold Response 26 and NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland by the Ministers of Defence of Finland, Sweden and Norway on 16 March 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/joint-statement-on-cold-response-26-and-nato-s-forward-land-forces-in-finland-by-the-ministers-of-defence-of-finland-sweden-and-norway
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23.1.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the opening gala of Finland’s NATO DIANA Innovation Accelerator on 22 January 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-opening-of-finland-s-nato-diana-innovation-accelerator
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28.1.2026 | On 10 December 2024, the Finnish Ministry of Defence set up a project to examine the need to amend the Act on the Expropriation of Immovable Property and Special Rights to Ensure National Security and related legislation. The objective was to draw an overview of how the current legislation should be amended to ensure fair and effective safeguarding of real estate critical to national security.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/working-group-proposes-that-real-estate-expropriation-for-security-reasons-be-assigned-to-ministry-of-defence
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26.3.2025 | Ministry of Defence to launch national project promoting physical activity and capacity among people of call-up age Ministry of Defence Publication date 26.3.2025 10.45 Type: Press release Finland’s Ministry of Defence will launch an extensive nat...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/ministry-of-defence-to-launch-national-project-promoting-physical-activity-and-capacity-among-people-of-call-up-age
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26.11.2025 | A preliminary study, commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, urges Finland to consider creating a national manual on the law of armed conflict. The study was supported by a group of experts from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Finnish defence administration and the Finnish Red Cross.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/preliminary-study-finland-should-consider-creating-a-national-law-of-armed-conflict-manual
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24.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has decided that Finland will propose to host a NATO Deployable CIS Module (DCM).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-finland-seeks-to-host-a-nato-deployable-cis-module
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14.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (Ottawa Convention) took effect on 10 January 2026. The Finnish defence administration will start planning the reintroduction of anti-personnel mines into the range of Finland’s defence capabilities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-we-will-reintroduce-anti-personnel-mines-and-start-a-dialogue-with-the-finnish-industry
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25.9.2025 | Minister of Defence decides on establishment of three endowed professorships Ministry of Defence Publication date 25.9.2025 15.59 Type: Press release On 25 September 2025, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen decided on the establishment of three fi...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-decides-on-establishment-of-three-endowed-professorships
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9.1.2026 | The Research and Innovation Council has outlined five national strategic choices for research, development and innovation (RDI) policy and activities with a view to boosting sustainable growth and promoting economic and societal renewal while strengthening comprehensive security. The Research and Innovation Council published a report on the strategic choices on 9 January.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/national-strategic-priorities-for-rdi-policy-and-activities-aim-to-boost-sustainable-growth-promote-renewal-and-strengthen-comprehensive-security
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2.9.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's keynote speech at the Lithuania-Finland Defence Industry and Science Forum on 2 September 2025 Publication date 2.9.2025 16.19 Type: Speech Mr President, excellences, participants and partners of this Defence I...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-keynote-speech-at-the-lithuania-finland-defence-industry-and-science-forum-on-2-september-2025
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28.5.2025 | Government decided on national model for host nation support Ministry of Defence Publication date 28.5.2025 11.01 Type: Press release On 28 May 2025, the Government issued a resolution on the national model for host nation support. Host nation sup...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/government-decided-on-national-model-for-host-nation-support
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13.11.2025 | The Ministers of Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nordic and Baltic countries made the following statement:https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/joint-statement-by-the-ministers-of-defence-and-minister-for-foreign-affairs-of-the-nordic-and-baltic-countries
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25.9.2025 | The 2026 budget proposal for the branch of government of the Finnish Ministry of Defence totals EUR 6.3 billion, representing 2.5 per cent of the GDP forecast for 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finnish-defence-forces-to-launch-army-materiel-procurement-projects-for-2030s-
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24.10.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: Italy will participate in NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland Ministry of Defence Publication date 24.10.2025 12.35 Type: Press release Italy will participate in NATO’s Forward Land Forces (FLF) in Finland. Fi...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-italy-will-participate-in-nato-s-forward-land-forces-in-finland
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2.5.2024 | Defence Forces to join US National Guard Partnership Program Ministry of Defence Publication date 2.5.2024 14.56 Type: Press release On 2 May 2024, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin signed a Letter of Inten...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/defence-forces-to-join-us-national-guard-partnership-program
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30.5.2025 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen decided on participation of Defence Forces in international training and exercises in 2026 Ministry of Defence Publication date 30.5.2025 12.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has decided on the ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-decided-on-participation-of-defence-forces-in-international-training-and-exercises-in-2026
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8.3.2024 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's speech at the Finnish National Defence University 8.3.2024 Publication date 8.3.2024 14.03 Type: Speech Speech by Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen at the Finnish National Defence University to the students of...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-finnish-national-defence-university-8.3.2024
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27.6.2025 | Finland to procure its first own satellites for defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 27.6.2025 12.00 Type: Press release Finland’s Ministry of Defence and Iceye Oy have signed a letter of intent that allows Finland to procure Iceye synthet...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-procure-its-first-own-satellites-for-defence
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12.6.2025 | Exports of defence materiel continued to grow in 2024 Ministry of Defence Publication date 12.6.2025 12.00 Type: Press release The Ministry of Defence has published a report on the exports of defence materiel in 2024. The report provides statistic...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/exports-of-defence-materiel-continued-to-grow-in-2024
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19.12.2024 | The budget of the Ministry of Defence’s administrative branch for 2025 amounts to EUR 6.5 billion, an increase of EUR 536 million when compared to this year. The defence appropriations will continue to strengthen defence capabilities and support Finland’s operations as a NATO member. The budget expenditure categorised as defence expenditure is estimated to be approximately 2.5 per cent of the projected gross domestic product for 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/defence-budget-emphasises-defence-capabilities-and-nato-membership
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12.9.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's keynote speech at Kouvola Security Conference on 12 September 2025 Publication date 12.9.2025 10.25 Type: Speech Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the warm welcome. It is great to be back in Kouvola, and to s...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-keynote-speech-at-kouvola-security-conference-on-12-september-2025
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29.4.2025 | Finnish defence administration issues sustainability report for 2024 Ministry of Defence Publication date 29.4.2025 10.26 Type: Press release The Ministry of Defence and the Finnish Defence Forces have published an annual report on the sustainabil...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finnish-defence-administration-issues-sustainability-report-for-2024
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3.10.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen’s speech at the opening of NATO’s Multi-Corps Land Component Command on 3 October 2025 Publication date 3.10.2025 10.30 Type: Speech Ladies and gentlemen This is a historic day for Finland, NATO and Mikkeli. We j...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-opening-of-nato-s-multi-corps-land-component-command-on-3-october-2025
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19.12.2024 | Government Defence Report outlines development of Finland’s defence as part of NATO Ministry of Defence Publication date 19.12.2024 13.38 Type: Press release At its session on 19 December 2024, the Finnish Government approved the Government Defenc...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/government-defence-report-outlines-development-of-finland-s-defence-as-part-of-nato
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19.3.2025 | The Finnish Ministry of the Interior and the Ukrainian Ministry of Strategic Industries signed a joint letter of intent concerning cooperation on civil defence shelters on 19 March 2025 in connection with the meeting between President of the Republic Alexander Stubb and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-and-ukraine-to-intensify-cooperation-on-civil-defence-shelters
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16.10.2024 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend NATO defence ministers’ meeting Ministry of Defence Publication date 16.10.2024 17.40 Type: Press release Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence at NAT...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-nato-defence-ministers-meeting
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Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: EU’s plans to ban lead would weaken defence - Finnish Government
15.11.2024 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: EU’s plans to ban lead would weaken defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.11.2024 13.16 Type: Press release The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed that the European Commission extend the res...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-eu-s-plans-to-ban-lead-would-weaken-defence -
28.2.2025 | Finnish Defence Forces to continue its contribution to SNMG1 Ministry of Defence Publication date 28.2.2025 11.59 Type: Press release The participation of the Finnish Defence Forces in the tasks of the Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) will...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finnish-defence-forces-to-continue-its-contribution-to-snmg1
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1.4.2025 | Finland will raise national defence spending to at least three percent of GDP by 2029. The aim was proposed by Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and endorsed by the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy on Tuesday.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-raise-defence-spending-to-at-least-three-percent-of-gdp
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31.1.2025 | Finland will deliver its 27th materiel assistance package to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 31 January 2025 on the proposal of the Government.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-send-more-defence-materiel-to-ukraine
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11.4.2025 | On Friday 11 April, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the ReArm Europe Plan, measures to simplify EU regulation, the state aid framework in the Clean Industrial Deal and the ‘stop-the-clock’ proposal, which is part of the Commission’s Omnibus I package.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-rearm-europe-plan-to-strengthen-defence
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4.2.2025 | The EU leaders discussed ways to strengthen Europe’s collective defence at their informal retreat in Brussels on Monday 3 February. The discussions, which continued late into the evening, also focused on EU-US relations, support for Ukraine and defence cooperation with key partners. According to Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, who represented Finland at the meeting, the exchange of views was very useful.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-the-eu-has-to-do-much-more-for-defence
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28.11.2024 | New Scientific Advisory Board for Defence appointed Ministry of Defence Publication date 28.11.2024 14.16 Type: Press release In its session on 28 November 2024, the Government appointed a new Scientific Advisory Board for Defence (MATINE) for a t...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/new-scientific-advisory-board-for-defence-appointed
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19.6.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: Parliament’s decision to accept Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention will strengthen security in Finland Ministry of Defence Publication date 19.6.2025 15.22 Type: Press release On 19 June 2025, the F...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-parliament-s-decision-to-accept-finland-s-withdrawal-from-the-ottawa-convention-will-strengthen-security-in-finland
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8.5.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's speech at the NATO Nuclear Policy Symposium on 29 April 2025 Publication date 8.5.2025 11.50 | Published in English on 31.10.2025 at 15.24 Type: Speech Distinguished guests, experts and friends of nuclear polic...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-nato-nuclear-policy-symposium-on-29-april-2025
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12.6.2024 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend NATO defence minister meeting Ministry of Defence Publication date 12.6.2024 14.57 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a meeting of NATO ministers of defence at NATO's Headquart...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-nato-defence-minister-meeting
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23.4.2025 | Finland’s Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Sweden’s Minister for Migration Johan Forssell met in Helsinki on Wednesday 23 April. Later the same day, Minister Rantanen also had a meeting with Sweden's Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin in Espoo.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-meets-sweden-s-minister-for-migration-forssell-and-minister-for-civil-defence-bohlin
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28.5.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo travelled to Kyiv on Wednesday 28 May at the invitation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-petteri-orpo-in-kyiv-finland-and-ukraine-will-establish-a-coalition-to-support-the-construction-of-civil-defence-shelters
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2.12.2024 | Administration of industrial participation transfers to Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 2.12.2024 15.03 Type: Press release The tasks of the secretariat of the Finnish Committee on Industrial Participation, including the p...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/administration-of-industrial-participation-transfers-to-ministry-of-defence
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13.12.2024 | On 10 December 2024, the Finnish Ministry of Defence set up a project to examine the need to amend the Act on the Expropriation of Immovable Property and Special Rights to Ensure National Security.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/national-security-requirements-of-legislation-on-real-estate-expropriation-under-review