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09.09.2026–09.09.2026 Örö, Archipelago Sea Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing with naval artillery in Örö’s firing areas 09.09.2026 between 07:00–20:00 hours. The Danger area’s right border continues 29 km (16NM) between Snåldö -...

09.09.2026–09.09.2026 Örö, Archipelago Sea Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing with naval artillery in Örö’s firing areas 09.09.2026 between 07:00–20:00 hours. The Danger area’s right border continues 29 km (16NM) between Snåldö -...

4.9.2026 | Chief of Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen visited Boden, Sweden 2–3 September 2026. The topic of the visit was Finnish-Swedish defence cooperation (FISE), particularly from the perspective of Forward Land Forces Finland (FLF Finland).

14.8.2026 | The Coastal Fleet’s large live-fire exercise is held on 17-20 August in the Örö firing areas.

Pohjanmaa-class to strengthen Finland's defence capability The Pohjanmaa-class corvettes ensure that the Navy will be able to carry out its statutory defense tasks in the future and control the sea and archipelago areas that are important for its ...

The Coastal Fleet is the Finnish Defence Forces fleet unit. The Coastal Fleet includes the whole selection of the Finnish Navy’s ships.The Coastal Fleet protects the territorial integrity of the Finnish sea and trains war time units and personnel for the Finnish Navy. Serving in the Coastal Fleet is always worth it. The Coastal Fleet is stationed in Kirkkonummi and Turku.

28.8.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces is deepening cooperation with Sweden to strengthen the surveillance and protection of Finland’s territorial integrity. Close cooperation with our NATO ally will strengthen security in the North and NATO’s Eastern flank, also enhancing Finland’s and Sweden’s interoperability in all situations, both in peacetime and during emergencies and disruptions.

Coastal Fleet consists of Headquarters and four squadrons: 4th Mine Countermeasures Squadron, 6th and 7th Surface Warfare Squadrons and 8th Service Support Squadron. Bases are situated in Turku and Kirkkonummi but the battleships operate around all Finnish territorial waters.

27.8.2026 | The assembly of the hull of the third Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette being built for the Finnish Navy has been completed at the Rauma shipyard.

11.11.2024 | The autumn’s main exercise Freezing Winds 24, led by the Finnish Navy, will be held in southern Finland and in the Northern Baltic Sea from 18 to 29 November 2024. In addition to the Finnish Navy, troops from the Finnish Army and Air Force, the Logistics Command and the Border Guard will participate in the international naval exercise. Several Allies will also participate. Areas in proximity to south...

18.9.2025 | After her port visit to Helsinki, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge will move on to the northern Baltic Sea in order to train together with the Finnish and Swedish Navies and Nato Standing Maritime Group SNMG1.

6.7.2026 | An international naval mines cooperation (NMC) project concerning the common procurement of naval mines has advanced to the framework agreement phase. As a representative of the lead nation, the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command has signed a contract in 25.6. with the Finnish company Forcit, on procuring the Blocker Influence Mine for the participating countries. So far Finland, Germany, Denmark, Lithuania and Norway have joined the project.

22.10.2025 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Marine Rotational Force - Europe, led by Combat Logistics Battalion 6, are arriving to Finland and will train together with Nyland Brigade until the end of December. The detachment will have a strength of around 350 Marines by the beginning of November and will be stationed in Nyland Brigade.

French Amphibious Assault Ship to Visit Helsinki The French amphibious assault ship FS Mistral will arrive in Helsinki for a scheduled port visit from 27 to 30 June 2024. 27.6.2024 | 9.57 Navy to participate in exercise BALTOPS24 with vessels and ...

International cooperation The stability of the Baltic Sea Region is important to the security of the Finnish people. The Finnish Navy participates constantly and in versatile ways in activities which strengthen the security and stability of the Ba...

Navy Command National authority for maritime defence. Lue lisää Navy Command Naval Commanders from the Baltic Sea region met in Turku Navy 13.3.2026 The aim of the conference was to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between maritime actors in th...

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy has three statutory tasks related to the military defence of Finland: the surveillance of our territorial waters, repelling of territorial violations and maritime attacks, and protecting sea lines of communication. Th...

04.09.2026–20.09.2026 Vattajanniemi, Lohtaja Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising with 2A-class aerial targets at Lohtaja firing range 04.09.–20.09.2026 07:00 hrs – 22:00 hrs. The ex...

04.09.2026–20.09.2026 Vattajanniemi, Lohtaja Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising with 2A-class aerial targets at Lohtaja firing range 04.09.–20.09.2026 07:00 hrs – 22:00 hrs. The ex...

The training of naval cadets Those cadets who want to become Navy Officers study in the Naval Academy in Suomenlinna. Cadets study subjects that are common to all services at the National Defence University in Santahamina. Their service-specific a...