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Finland vs European Union EU

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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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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.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6.7 billion $
295.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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24,000
1,277,969

Reserve personnel

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870,000
1,687,132

Available for military

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1,155,368
92,594,951

Land Forces

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Tanks

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239
4,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,020
29,656
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Total artillery

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821
6,056
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Self-propelled artillery

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97
1,856
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Rocket artillery

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62
674

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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158
5,350
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Fighter

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0
415
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Multirole

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55
883
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Attack

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0
142
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Helicopters

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27
2,336
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
68

Navy

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Total naval

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170
1,306
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Aircraft carriers

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0
7
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Destroyers

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0
18
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Frigates

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0
69
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Corvettes

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2
23
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Submarines

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0
48

Nuclear weapons

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

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

European Union EU

Data not available