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Squadron 2020 The Squadron 2020 combat vessel project is the Defence Forces’ strategic capability project. For Finland’s defence capability the project is significant. The project to replace the Navy’s combat vessels was launched in 2015, and an i...

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.

Coastal fleet has a base in two different places: in Turku and in Kirkkonummi.

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.

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...

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 ...

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

4.8.2026 | The keel of the fourth Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvette was laid at the Rauma shipyard on Tuesday 4 August 2026. The keel laying ceremony is a traditional milestone of symbolic importance in the construction of a vessel which marks the concrete start of the assembly of the blocks of a warship.

21.5.2025 | The first of the Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes to be built for the Navy has been launched in Rauma. In early May, the vessel was moved from the construction hall to the dock basin where the building and outfitting of the vessel continue. A festive launch ceremony was celebrated in Rauma on 21 May.

9.10.2024 | Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC Defence) has started the construction of the second multi-role corvette included in the Squadron 2020 project. Today, the 9th of October, the cutting of the steel structures for the hull of the second vessel of the Squadron started in the presence of invited guests in Rauma.

11.4.2024 | The building of the first multi-purpose corvette included in the Squadron 2020 project has advanced to the keel laying phase. A traditional keel laying ceremony was celebrated at Rauma shipyard on Thursday 11 April 2024.