Editor's Foreword

navy 2,000; 1,850 conscript (total 3,850);
civilian 500
FOrCEs by rOLE
Naval Command HQ located at Turku; with two subordinate
Naval Commands; 1 Naval bde; 3 Spt elm (Naval Materiel
Cmd, Naval Academy, Naval Research Institute)
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 8
PFM 8:
4 Hamina each with 2 twin (4 eff.) with 4 15SF (RBS-
15M) RBS-15 SSM, 1 Sadral sextuple with Mistral SAM
4 Rauma each with 2 single with 2 15SF (RBS-15M) RBS-
15 SSM, 2 twin (4 eff.) with 4 15SF (RBS-15M) RBS-15
SSM, 1 Sadral sextuple with Mistral SAM
MINE WARFARE 19
MINE COUNTERMEASURES • MSI 13: 7 Kiiski; 6
Kuha
MINELAYERS • ML 6:
2 Hameenmaa each with 1 Sadral octuple with
Umkhonto SAM, 2 RBU 1200 (10 eff.), up to 150–200
mine (undergoing upgrade programme)
3 Pansio each with 50 mine
1 Pohjanmaa with up to 100–150 mine
AMPHIBIOUS
LCU 7: 2 Kala; 3 Kampela; 2 Lohi
LCP 66: 36 Jurmo; 30 Meriuisko
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 30:
AGOR 1 Aranda (Ministry of Trade Control)
AKSL 15: 6 Hauki; 4 Hila; 5 Valas
AGB 9: 2 Karhuj; 2 Urho; 2 Tarmo; 2 Fennica; 1 Botnica
(Board of Navigation control)
AGS 1 Prisma (Maritime Administration)
TRG 3 Fabian Wrede
TRIAL 1
FACILITIEs
Base Located at Upinniemi (Helsinki) and Turku
coastal Defence
ARTY •COASTAL 118: 130mm 102: 30 K-53tk (static);
72 K-54 RT; 100mm 16 (TK) tank turrets
MSL • TACTICAL • SSM 4 RBS-15K
Air Force 2,000; 750 conscript (total 2,750);
civilian 1,100
3 Air Comds: Satakunta (West), Karelia (East), Lapland
(North). Each Air Comd assigned to one of the 3 AD areas
into which FIN is divided. 3 ftr wings, one in each AD
area.
Flying hours 90-140 hrs/year
FOrCEs by rOLE
FGA 3 wg with 55 F/A-18C Hornet; 8 F/A-18D
Hornet
Advanced AD/ 3 sqn with 47 Hawk MK50/Hawk MK51A;
Attack Trg/Recce 18 MK66 Hawk; 1 F-27 Maritime Enforcer
(ESM/Elint)
Tpt 1 sqn with 2 C-295M
Liaison 4 sqn with 5 PA-31-350 Piper Chieftain; 8
L-90 Redigo
non-naTO europe
183
Survey 1 sqn with 3 Learjet 35A (survey, ECM
trg, target-towing)
Trg Trg unit with 28 L-70 Vinka
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
AIRCRAFT 63 combat capable
FGA 63: 55 F/A-18C Hornet; 8 F/A-18D Hornet
ASW 1 F-27 Maritime Enforcer (ESM/Elint)
TPT 13: 2 C-295M; 3 Learjet 35A; 3 (survey; ECM trg;
tgt-tow); 5 PA-31-350 Piper Chieftain
TRG 101: 47 Hawk MK50/Hawk MK51A; 18 MK66 Hawk;
28 L-70 Vinka; 8 L-90 Redigo
MSL • AAM AIM-120 AMRAAM; AIM-9 Sidewinder
Paramilitary
Border Guard 2,950
Ministry of Interior. 4 Border Guard Districts and 2 Coast
Guard Districts
FOrCEs by rOLE
Land 4 Border Guard Districts
Coast
Guard
6 (offshore patrol) sqn with 7 OPV; 7 ACV; 60
PB
Air 1 (patrol) sqn with 2 Do-228 (maritime surv);
3 AS-332 Super Puma; 3 AB-206L (Bell 206L)
LongRanger; 4 AB-412 (Bell 412) Twin Huey; 1
AB-412EP (Bell 412EP) Twin Huey
EQUIPMEnT by TyPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 74
OPV 7
PB 60
ACV 7
AIRCRAFT • TPT 2 Do-228 (MP)
HELICOPTERS
SPT 3 AS-332 Super Puma
UTL 8: 4 AB-412 (Bell 412) Twin Huey; 1 AB-412EP
(Bell 412EP) Twin Huey; 3 AB-206L (Bell 206L)
reserve 11,500 reservists on mobilisation
DEPLOyMEnT
Legal provisions for foreign deployment:
Constitution: Codified constitution (2000)
Specific legislation: ‘Act on Peace Support Operations’
(2000)
Decision on deployment of troops abroad: By president
upon proposal by government (Art. 129 of constitution)
and after formal consultation of parliamentary Foreign Affairs
Committee (‘Act on Peace Support Operations’, Ch. 1,
Section 2)
AFghAnIsTAn
NATO • ISAF 165
bOsnIA-hErzEgOVInA
EU • EUFOR • Operation Althea 4
OSCE • Bosnia and Herzegovina 1
CEnTrAL AFrICAn rEPUbLIC/ChAD
UN • MINURCAT 74; elm 1 inf bn
europe
(non-naTO)