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5.5.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in Trondheim, Norway, on 5–6 May 2024.

6.2.2025 | On 6 February, the Government submitted a proposal for provisions on export authorisation for ammunition. The proposal supplements the European Union's sanctions legislation.

6.3.2025 | Nordic countries to harmonise processes for certification of ammunition Ministry of Defence Publication date 6.3.2025 16.28 Type: Press release Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have signed a Technical Arrangement on ammunition certification to ...

17.10.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President António Costa and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen outlining Finland’s EU policy objectives with regard to security and defence. In the letter, Prime Minister Orpo called for quick, resolute action to strengthen European defence and enhance security at the eastern border.

25.10.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal for an act on export authorisation for cartridge components and on acts amending the Firearms Act and chapter 46, section 1 of the Criminal Code. The aim is to prevent the export of cartridge components to Russia in particular. The draft proposal is being circulated for comments until 28 November 2024.

12.12.2023 | Capacity to produce heavy ammunition will be significantly increased Ministry of Defence Publication date 12.12.2023 15.00 Type: Press release On 12 December 2023, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen decided to increase Finland's ammunition product...

19.1.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to prepare provisions on permit requirements for the export of ammunition. The aim is to prevent especially the export of cartridge components to Russia in line with the EU’s sanctions decision.

12.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen hosted a meeting of Nordic defence ministers in Helsinki today on 12 November 2025. According to Minister of Defence Häkkänen, the Nordic countries will build air forces that are capable operating together both in peacetime and under emergency conditions.

11.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will host a defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in Helsinki on 12 November 2025. He will also host a meeting of Nordic and Baltic defence ministers on Thursday 13 November.

31.1.2025 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen: A new TNT factory will be built in Finland Ministry of Defence Publication date 31.1.2025 13.47 Type: Press release A new TNT factory will be built in Finland. Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen announced this on 31 Janu...

13.3.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov met bilaterally on Thursday 13 March 2025. They signed a Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation between the two countries’ defence administrations.

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...

20.3.2025 | Finnish Defence Forces places order with Nammo Lapua for full charges for artillery Ministry of Defence Publication date 20.3.2025 10.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Defence Forces to a place a EUR 79 m...

14.3.2025 | Finnish Defence Forces to place large cartridge order with Nammo Lapua Ministry of Defence Publication date 14.3.2025 9.09 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to procure cartridges for m...

5.5.2026 | Försvarsminister Antti Häkkänen deltar i det nordiska försvarssamarbetets (Nordic Defence Cooperation, Nordefco) försvarsministermöte i Trondheim den 5–6 maj 2026.

31.1.2025 | Finland and the majority of the EU Member States have sent a joint letter calling on the European Investment Bank (EIB) to increase its financing for the European defence industry. The letter, drawn up at the initiative Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, is endorsed by France and Germany as well.

21.11.2024 | Declaration from the NORDEFCO Ministerial Meeting in Copenhagen 21 November 2024 Ministry of Defence Publication date 21.11.2024 13.57 Type: Press release Today, the Nordic Ministers of Defence met in Copenhagen to discuss how to further strengthe...

15.11.2024 | Significant EU funding for defence materiel procurement Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.11.2024 12.55 Type: Press release The Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) project, which is led by Finland, has received EUR 60 million in funding fr...

6.3.2025 | Gemensam process för certifiering av ammunition för de nordiska länderna försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 6.3.2025 16.28 Typ: Pressmeddelande Finland, Norge, Sverige och Danmark har undertecknat ett dokument om ammunitionscertifiering som komme...

16.2.2024 | The current border situation, the situation in Ukraine, and Europe’s security and defence were the main topics when Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met Poland’s new Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Friday 16 February. Besides security and defence, Prime Minister Orpo drew attention to other policy priorities which Finland would like to see on the EU’s common agenda for the 2024–2029 European Parliamentary term.