Finnish Defence Forces
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The Finnish Defence Forces are the military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard become
Establishment of the first headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces on 2 February 1918
Finnish soldier equipped with Lahti-Saloranta M-26 during the Winter War
Finnish troops equipped with Panzerfaust antitank weapons walk past a destroyed Soviet T-34 tank during the Battle of Tali-Ihantala. The lead soldier is also armed with a Suomi KP/-31.
Finnish soldiers taking the Finnish Defence Forces military oath
Finnish Navy
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The Finnish Navy is the naval branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. It employs approximately 2,300 personnel, and around 4,300 conscripts are trained annually. Finnish Navy vessels use the ship prefix
The coastal defence ship Väinämöinen in 1938
Finnish Vetehinen-class submarine submarines
100 56 TK coastal artillery gun on Kuivasaari
Hamina-class fast attack craft Pori before modernization in an MLU program