The Ministry of Defence is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. The ministry is in charge of Finland's national defence policy, national security, and international cooperat
Kaartin kasarmi, the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence
Antti Häkkänen
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Antti Edvard Häkkänen is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He has served as Minister of Defence since June 2023 in the Orpo cabinet and as Member of Parliament since 2015. Häkkän
Ministry of Defence (Finland)
…War Department) Jurisdiction Finnish Government Headquarters Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8, Helsinki Annual budget €5.1 billion (2022) Minister responsible Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence Ministry executive Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary Website www.defmin.fi/en The Ministry of Defence (Finnish: puolustusministeriö…
Häkkänen in 2024
Häkkänen with Finnish and Swedish Prime Ministers Petteri Orpo and Ulf Kristersson, November 2023
Häkkänen with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, February 2025
Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Finland President Alexander Stubb, Elina Valtonen and Antti Häkkänen, February 2026.