Military power of European Union EU & Finland
European Union EU vs Finland
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
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
EU | FI | |
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Military budget: | 295.8 billion $ | 6.7 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 2.3% |
Manpower
EU | FI | |
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Active personnel: | 1,277,969 | 24,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 1,687,132 | 870,000 |
Available for military: | 92,594,951 | 1,155,368 |
Land Forces
EU | FI | ||
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Tanks: | 4,244 | 239 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 29,656 | 2,020 | |
Total artillery: | 6,056 | 821 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 1,856 | 97 | |
Rocket artillery: | 674 | 62 |
Air Forces
EU | FI | ||
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Total aircraft: | 5,350 | 158 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 415 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 883 | 55 | |
Attack aircraft: | 142 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 2,336 | 27 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 68 | 0 |
Navy
EU | FI | ||
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Total naval: | 1,306 | 170 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 7 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 18 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 69 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 23 | 2 | |
Submarines: | 48 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
European Union EU
Data not available
Finland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
European Union EU
Data not available
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