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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.

Coastal Fleet trains conscripts in many demanding tasks, most on the vessels. Service time varies from 165 days to 255 and 365 day.

6.2.2026 | The Coastal Fleet’s annual winter operations exercise LUMIUKKO26 will be conducted in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea from 6 to 12 February 2026. Winter operations are key parts of the Coastal Fleet’s activities.

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Brigade-level units The brigade-level units of the Finnish Navy are subordinate to the Commander of the Finnish Navy. The Finnish Navy has bases in Turku, Kirkkonummi, Raseborg and Helsinki. The Navy is an independent branch that employs approxima...

The Coastal Fleet’s annual winter operations exercise Lumiukko 24 is being conducted in the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago Sea from 27 February until 7 March 2024.

Conscript training in the Navy It is great that you are interested in or that you have been ordered to carry out your military service or your voluntary military service for women in the Navy. The Navy offers versatile, interesting and challenging...

Captain (N) Sauli Rimmanen will assume the duties of Commander of the Coastal Fleet on 1 February 2025. Rimmanen will transfer to the task from Navy Command Finland where he has been serving as Chief of Staff. The change of command ceremony will be held at Pansio Base on 30 January 2025.

Contact Information Our national switch board number is +358 299 800. All numbers beginning with 0299 are mobile phone numbers. You can send text messages to all direct numbers. Finnish Navy Navy Command PO BOX 58, 20811 TURKU Rykmentintie 15, 208...

Welcome to the Finnish Navy! The In Service with us section provides information for the new recruits entering military service and Navy reservists. The Navy is one of the three services of the Finnish Defence Forces. A total of approximately 3,50...

The Finnish Navy’s Coastal Fleet is to participate in the international mine countermeasures exercise Dynamic Move 2024 in Belgium from 22 January to 2 February. Dynamic Move is an annual, command-post exercise, which is led by NATO Allied Maritime Command.

The commander of the United States Sixth Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, Vice Admiral Thomas E. Ishee will visit the Finnish Navy on Monday, 19 June.

The Finnish, German, Norwegian and Swedish navies will rehearse anti-surface warfare and air defense off the Swedish south coast from 7 to 18 October 2024.

23.05.2026–24.05.2026 Kirkonmaa-Rankki, Gulf of Finland Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing with naval artillery in Kirkonmaa - Rankki firing areas May 23.-24.5.2026 between 08:00–22:00 hours. The danger area extends 25 kilometers...

27.05.2026–27.05.2026 Örö, Archipelago Sea Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing with naval artillery in Örö’s firing areas May 27 2026 between 06:00-20:00 hours. The Danger area’s right border continues 41 km (22NM) between Snåldö ...

Coastal Fleet participates in the international mine countermeasures exercise Dynamic Move 2023 in Belgium from 23 January to 3 February.

19.05.2026–19.05.2026 Örö, Archipelago Sea Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing with naval artillery in Örö area May 19th 2026 between 08:00 – 12:00. The danger area extends 30 kilometers in a sector with the western border followi...

02.06.2026–02.06.2026 Örö, Archipelago Sea Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing with naval artillery in Örö’s firing areas Jun 2 2026 between 08:00-20:00 hours. The Danger area’s right border continues 29 km (16NM) between Snåldö -...

13.05.2026–13.05.2026 Mäkiluoto and Katajaluoto, Gulf of Finland Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing with naval artillery in Katajaluoto firing areas May 13 2026 between 12:00 - 20:00 hours. The dangerous area has a western border...

The modernization of four Hamina-class fast-attack missile craft (Hamina, Tornio, Hanko ja Pori) is complete and the vessels are in operational use in the Navy. The fast-attack craft’s mid-life upgrade was carried out during 2018-2023. Finnish company Patria has acted as the main contractor of the project, and delivery festivities are celebrated in Turku today 12 December.