Ministry of Defence (Finland)

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Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence

Ministry executive

Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary

Websitewww.defmin.fi/en

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The Ministry of Defence (Finnish: puolustusministeriö, Swedish: försvarsministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. The ministry is in charge of Finland's national defence policy, national security, and international cooperation in defence policy matters.^[2] It is Finland's ministry of defence. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defence.

The Ministry of Defence's budget for 2018 is €2,871,971,000.^[3] As of 2016, roughly 25% of the defence budget was spent in payroll of the defence forces, 20% in procurement of material and 25% in other operational expenses.^[4]

References

^ Kaartin kasarmi – Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt – Museovirasto (in Finnish)
^ "Ministry of Defence". Ministry of Defence in Finland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "Valtionbudjetti.fi: talousarvioesitys 2018 visualisoituna". Valtionbudjetti.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
^ "Division of Defence Spending". Ministry of Defence in Finland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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Finnish Defence Forces

Leadership

Commander-in-chief: President of Finland
Minister of Defence
Chief of Defence
List of senior officers

Organization

Branches	Finnish Air Force (list of aircraft) Finnish Army (list of equipment) Finnish Navy (list of equipment · list of ships)
Command	Ministry of Defence Defence Command (Divisions: Personnel · Intelligence · Operations · Logistics · Plans and Policy · C5 Systems · Training · Legal)
Specialized	FINCENT Finnish Defence Intelligence Agency National Defence University
Auxiliary	Finnish Border Guard National Defence Training Association Territorial Forces