Compare armed forces

Alliance builder

Military power of Finland & European Union EU

Finland flag svg European Union EU flag svg

Finland vs European Union EU

Show map
Finland European Union EU

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 military

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.

If you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com

Military expenditures

small flag FI FI small flag EU EU
Military budget: 3.3 billion $ 245.11 billion $
Percent of GDP: 2% 0%

Military budget

small flag FI small flag EU
Highest value in the world: 816 billion $ (USA)
More

Manpower

small flag FI FI small flag EU EU
Active personnel: 23,800 1,166,519
Reserve personnel: 900,000 1,801,532
Available for military: 1,155,368 92,594,951

Active

small flag FI small flag EU
Highest value in the world: 2,035,000 (China)
More

Land Forces

small flag FI FI small flag EU EU
Tanks: 239 4,253
Armoured fighting vehicles: 2,020 29,418
Total artillery: 821 6,065
Self-propelled artillery: 97 1,872
Rocket artillery: 62 667

Tanks

tank svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 12,267 (Russia)
More

Air Forces

small flag FI FI small flag EU EU
Total aircraft: 158 5,420
Fighter aircraft: 0 453
Multirole aircraft: 55 874
Attack aircraft: 0 162
Helicopters: 27 2,454
UCAV (combat drone): 0 41

Total aircraft

airplane svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 12,930 (USA)
More

Navy

small flag FI FI small flag EU EU
Total naval: 170 1,306
Aircraftcarriers: 0 7
Destroyers: 0 19
Frigates: 0 69
Corvettes: 2 23
Submarines: 0 48

Total naval

ship svg
small flag small flag
Highest value in the world: 967 (North Korea)
More

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