Military power of Finland & Taiwan
Finland vs Taiwan
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Finland is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 338,424 km2 (land boundries: 2,563 km and costline 1,250 km). The capital of Finland is Helsinki. The number of inhabitants is 5,536,146.
Finland was not a member of NATO, but Finland and NATO actively cooperated in peace-support operations, exercised together, and exchanged analysis and information. Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). On 5 July 2022, NATO signed the accession protocol for Finland to join the alliance. The inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems.
More about Finland militaryTaiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
More about Taiwan militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 FI |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.3 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| FI | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,800 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 900,000 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,155,368 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| FI | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 239 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,020 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 821 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 97 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 62 | 126 |
Air Forces
| FI | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 158 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 55 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 27 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| FI | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 170 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Finland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Finland
18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.