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ITK 61 is the Soviet ZU-23-2, while the ITK 95 is a Finnish modernized variant, where the gun is gyro-stabilized and has an auxiliary power unit, a laser range finder and a digital fire-control system. An undisclosed amount of 23 ITK 61s have been donated to Armed Forces of Ukraine as military aid following Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022. [63]
Four batteries, 3 in the gulf of Finland and 1 in the Archipelago Sea. [57] The first version RBS-15SF (known in Finland as MTO-85 (Meritorjuntaohjus 1985)) was a variant of the Swedish RSB-15 Mk.II. It was taken into use between 1987–1991. It was later modified into RBS-15SF-3 (a modernized Mk.II, known in Finland as MTO-85M).
Establishment of the first headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces on 2 February 1918. After Finland's declaration of independence on 6 December 1917, the Civil Guards were proclaimed the troops of the government on 25 January 1918 and then Lieutenant General of the Russian Imperial Army Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of these forces the next day. [11]
Finland: Basic trainer: 0: 30: 1980: 2022: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Canada: Liaison aircraft 0 3 1958 1971 Hunting Percival Pembroke United Kingdom: Aerial photography 0 2 1956 1968 Valmet Vihuri Finland: Training aircraft 0 51 1951 1959 Saab 17A Sweden: Target tow 0 2 1959 1961 Saab 91D Safir Sweden: Target tow 0 36 1958 1982 Valmet ...
Army logistics is part of the joint Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command. [10] During war time the army is organised operative forces which consists of approximately 61 000 men and territorial forces which consist of 176 000 men. The following list is the wartime organisation of the Finnish army from 1.1.2008 Operative forces: 3 readiness ...
The Local Defence company (maakuntakomppania) of Satakunta, participating in the national parade of the Finnish Defence Forces in Pori on the Defence Forces Flag Day 2009. In 1990, Finland declared the military restrictions of the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947 obsolete, which among other things had forbidden the military training outside of the ...
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 ...
Military equipment of Finland (7 C, 6 P) H. Military history of Finland (13 C, 19 P) I. ... Finnish Defence Forces International Centre FINCENT;