Military power of Finland & Romania
Finland vs Romania
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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.
More about Finland militaryRomania is a country located in Southeastern Europe with an area of 238,391 km2 (land boundries: 2,844 km and costline 225 km). The capital of Romania is Bucharest. The number of inhabitants is 19,317,984.
Romania became a member of NATO in 2004. Romania conducts its own air policing mission, but because of Russian aggression in the Black Sea region, NATO allies have sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014. Romania hosts a NATO multinational divisional and a brigade-sized headquarters. The inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems.
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Military expenditures
 FI |  RO | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 3.3 billion $ | 6.14 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2% | 2.5% |
Manpower
| FI | RO | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 23,800 | 68,500 |
| Reserve personnel: | 900,000 | 53,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,155,368 | 5,601,234 |
Land Forces
| FI | RO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 239 | 440 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 2,020 | 1,352 | |
| Total artillery: | 821 | 1,355 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 97 | 53 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 62 | 207 |
Air Forces
| FI | RO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 158 | 165 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 23 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 55 | 14 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 27 | 69 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 0 |
Navy
| FI | RO | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 170 | 55 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 3 | |
| Corvettes: | 2 | 7 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 1 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Finland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Romania
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
Romania
18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; conscription ended 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36.