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22.10.2025 | En avdelning från USA:s marinkår (USMC), Marine Rotational Force – Europe (MRF-E), är under ledning av 6:e stridsunderhållsbataljonen (Combat Logistics Battalion 6) på väg till Finland för att öva tillsammans med Nylands brigad ända till slutet av december. Avdelningen kommer att ha en styrka på kring 350 marinsoldater i början av november och är stationerad på Nylands brigad.

17.10.2024 | En avdelning från Förenta staternas Marinkår, Marine Rotational Force unit, ledd av Combat Logistics Battalion 8, har anlänt till Finland och kommer att öva tillsammans med Nylands brigad fram till slutet av december. Avdelningen, vars styrka är 200 marinsoldater, stationeras I Nylands brigad och kommer I huvudsak att verka inom brigadens övningsområden.

26.10.2023 | En avdelning från Förenta staternas marinkår ((United States Marine Corps, Combat Logistics Battalion 6) anländer till Finland och stannar i cirka två månader. Truppen övar tillsammans med Nylands brigad från slutet av oktober till början av december. Samarbetet är en fortsättning från förra året, då en mindre trupp från samma bataljon övade tillsammans med Nylands brigad under hösten.

23.9.2022 | En avdelning från Förenta staternas marininfanteri (2nd Marine Logistics Group) anländer till Finland för att tillbringa drygt två månader här. Truppen övar tillsammans med Nylands brigad från oktober till början av december. Huvuddelen av truppen anländer till Finland i början av nästa vecka.

18.6.2026 | On 18 June 2026, Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to purchase GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) glide bombs from the United States. Glide bombs will be used in Finnish Air Force F-35A multirole fighters.

15.6.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have signed an implementation Arrangement on information exchange and pre-series procurement concerning the development of Arctic armoured personnel carriers.

21.5.2026 | The second Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvette to be built for the Navy has been launched in Rauma. The vessel was moved from the construction hall to the dock basin where the building and outfitting of the vessel will continue. A festive launch ceremony was celebrated in Rauma on 21 May.

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 ...

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

Nyland Brigade trains versatile coastal ranger troops with high performance capability Training The Nyland Brigade trains, among others, companies with coastal jaegers, mortar gunners and engineers as well as headquarters and signal companies, mil...

20.4.2026 | The Government Defence Report (VNS 2024) mentions the modernisation of minesweeping capabilities of contact and influence mines, which is set to begin with replacing the ageing Kuha and Kiiski class vessels. The vessels were built in the 1970s and 1980s, and extending their life cycle is no longer cost-effective.

15.5.2026 | The Finnish Navy’s spring main exercise Narrow Waters 26-1 will be held from 20 to 27 May 2026. Exercise activities will take place in the coastal areas of Southern Finland and in the Gulf of Finland.

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.

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.

22.10.2025 | Yhdysvaltojen merijalkaväen (USMC) osasto, Marine Rotational Force – Europe (MRF-E), on 6. taisteluhuoltopataljoonan (Combat Logistics Battalion 6) johdolla saapumassa Suomeen harjoitellakseen joulukuun loppuun asti Uudenmaan prikaatin kanssa. Osastolla on noin 350 merisotilaan vahvuus marraskuun alkuun mennessä, ja se on sijoitettu Uudenmaan prikaatiin.

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.

17.10.2024 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps, Marine Rotational Force unit, led by Combat Logistics Battalion 8, has arrived in Finland and will train together with Nyland Brigade until the end of December. The detachment with a strength of 200 Marines will be stationed in Nyland Brigade and it will mainly operate within the Brigade´s training areas.

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.

17.10.2024 | Marine Rotational Force unit-yksiköistä koostuva Yhdysvaltain merijalkaväen (United States Marine Corps) osasto, jota johtaa Combat Logistics Battalion 8, on saapunut Suomeen ja harjoittelee Uudenmaan prikaatin kanssa joulukuun loppuun asti. Vajaa 200 henkilön joukko sijoitetaan Uudenmaan prikaatiin Dragsvikiin ja se toimii pääosin prikaatin harjoitusalueilla.

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.