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Finland vs Denmark

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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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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6.7 billion $
5 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
1.4 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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24,000
21,000

Reserve personnel

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870,000
63,000

Available for military

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1,155,368
2,605,137

Land Forces

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Tanks

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239
44
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,020
621
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Total artillery

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821
27
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Self-propelled artillery

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97
19
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Rocket artillery

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62
8

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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158
133
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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55
48
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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27
34
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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170
79
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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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0
9
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Corvettes

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2
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Submarines

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0
0

Nuclear weapons

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Denmark

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

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