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29.6.2026 | The Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki attended the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2026 (LWC) held in London, and visited the Headquarters of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) in Gloucester. Additionally, the Commander also attended the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative (EFDI) -symposium held in Stockholm, as well as the Change of Command Ceremony of the Chief of the Swedish Army.

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...

20.5.2025 | The French Navy’s FS Dupuy de Lôme will moor at Hernesaari port on May 20 - 25. The ship will not be open to the public.

17.6.2026 | Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, met the Commanding General of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Northern Army, Lieutenant General Kazutomo Idogawa, in Helsinki on 12 June 2026.

22.4.2026 | Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, (SNMG1), will conduct a scheduled port visit in Turku arriving on 22 Apr 2026, Commanded by Commodore Maryla Ingham, Royal Navy, on the flagship German frigate FGS Sachsen and Portuguese frigate NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida. The vessels will moor at Turku harbor.

30.4.2024 | The Polish rescue ship ORP Zbyszko (R-14) of the Polish Navy visits the Port of Helsinki from 2 May to 4 May.

27.6.2024 | The French amphibious assault ship FS Mistral will arrive in Helsinki for a scheduled port visit from 27 to 30 June 2024.

10.3.2023 | The German Navy ship FGS Oste, visits the Port of Helsinki from 10 March to 13 March.

27.5.2026 | The flagship of Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1), Polish ORP Kontradmiral X. Czernicki, and Estonian ENS Ugandi, will conduct a scheduled port visit in Hanko arriving on 27 May 2026.

30.9.2022 | The German Navy ship FGS Alster, visits the Port of Helsinki from 1 October to 4 October.

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 ...

18.11.2022 | The French Navy ship FS Chevalier Paul, visits the Port of Helsinki from 18 November to 22 November.

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.

Contacts Nyland Brigade P.O. BOX 5 FI - 10641 DRAGSVIK, Finland Phone + 299 800 (operator) Official contacts [email protected] Other contacs [email protected] Visiting address: Dragsvikintie 7, FI - 10640 Raasepori Post to conscripts: The conscrip...

9.9.2020 | Two of the Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) frigates are to visit Turku from 10 to 14 September.

21.10.2019 | Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) visits Turku October 25 - 27 2019 due to an exercise with the Finnish Navy. Some of the ships will welcome visitors on Saturday October 26.

18.6.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark acted as joint hosts for the northern part of NATO’s Ramstein Flag 26 exercise, which concludes today.

24.9.2019 | French Mine Hunter Croix du Sud is to visit Helsinki September 26 - 29 2019.

2.4.2026 | For several years, the Navy has been developing a comprehensive capability to produce virtual exercises to train soldiers with better skills. This time, the Navy is piloting a procedure exercise for the virtual training environment for trainees to practise situations involving damages on a vessel in a setting that simulates reality.