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Finland vs Latvia

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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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Latvia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Estonia and Lithuania, with an area of 64,589 km2 (land boundries: 1,370 km and costline 498 km). The capital of Latvia is Riga. The number of inhabitants is 1,842,226.

Republic of Latvia joined NATO end European Union in 2004. The Latvian military has participated in NATO and EU missions abroad and regularly conducts training and exercises. Latvia hosts NATO partner forces. North Atlantic Alliance has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Baltics Air Policing mission. Latvia is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries. The Latvian military's inventory consists of a mix of European and US equipment

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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6.7 billion $
1.9 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
3.45 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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24,000
17,345

Reserve personnel

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870,000
38,000

Available for military

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1,155,368
530,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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200
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,264
405
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Total artillery

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868
47
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Self-propelled artillery

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125
47
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Rocket artillery

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76
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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163
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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61
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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27
3
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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
18
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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
0
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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.

Latvia

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

Latvia

18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12 months mandatory military service for men 18-27 years of age