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The four military provinces are further divided into 22 regional offices or regional military provinces which are responsible for conscription, organizing the local defence and aiding the voluntary defence organizations. The Army is commanded by Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, who succeeded Petri Hulkko on January 1, 2022.
The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat [ˈmɑːˌʋoi̯mɑt], Swedish: Armén) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: the infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery , anti-aircraft artillery, engineers , signals , and materiel troops.
The Battle of Valkeala in 1790 took place in Valkeala, Finland, between Sweden and the Russian Empire.At the time, Finland was a component of the Swedish Realm. During the several following centuries, a gradual and slow process of Swedish expansion in today's Finland and the consolidation of Sweden took place, not through wars fought between the Finns and the Swedes, but rather by various ...
Jaeger Brigade, a unit of the Finnish Army; Utti Jaeger Regiment, a Finnish Army training and development centre for special forces and helicopter operations; Armoured Jägers, Mechanized Infantry units, trained in Armoured Brigade (Finland) and Karelia Brigade; Border Jägers, jägers trained in the Finnish Border Guard
Divisions of World War I (11 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "Military units and formations of World War I" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The division was initially formed from reservists of the Lounais-Suomi military district and was intended to be used as the reserve of the General Headquarters. [1] Before the onset of the war, one of its component regiments, Infantry Regiment 14, was transferred to the Åland islands under the command of the navy as part of Operation Kilpapurjehdus. [2]
In 1878, a law was passed by the Diet of Finland and the Emperor Alexander II calling for a general conscription in Finland. The result was an army that was separated from the Russian army. The army was to consist of only Finnish citizens and was to be led by the Governor-General of Finland. The maximum number of men in the army was set to ...
27th Jäger Battalion (Finland) 1915 1918 Unit in the Imperial German Army composed mainly of Finnish volunteers. Finnish Artillery Regiment. 1794 1811 Part of the Swedish Army. Finnish Guards' Rifle Battalion. 1829 1905 Part of the Military of the Grand Duchy of Finland