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Denmark vs Finland

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Denmark is a country located in Northern Europe with an area of 43,094 km2 (land boundries: 141 km and costline 7,314 km). The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen. The number of inhabitants is 5,982,117.

Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and the EEC (now the EU) in 1973. Military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment. The Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically.

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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.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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5 billion $
6.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.4 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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21,000
24,000

Reserve personnel

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63,000
870,000

Available for military

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2,605,137
1,155,368

Land Forces

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Tanks

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44
239
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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621
2,020
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Total artillery

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27
821
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Self-propelled artillery

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19
97
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Rocket artillery

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8
62

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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133
158
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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48
55
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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34
27
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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79
170
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Aircraft carriers

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0
0
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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9
0
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Denmark

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Denmark

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish military offers reserve contracts in all three branches

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