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Greece vs Finland

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Greece is a country located in Southern Europe with an area of 131,990 km2 (land boundries: 1,110 km and costline 13,676 km). The capital of Greece is Athens. The number of inhabitants is 10,718,565.

Greece joined NATO in 1952. The inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the USA. Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems. Greece entered into a security agreement with France in 2021 that included the sale of frigates and fighter aircraft to augment its aging weapons systems. Greece's defense industry also is capable of producing a range of military hardware

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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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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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9 billion $
6.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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3.7 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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107,600
24,000

Reserve personnel

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221,600
870,000

Available for military

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2,535,174
1,155,368

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,365
239
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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4,126
2,020
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Total artillery

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1,469
821
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Self-propelled artillery

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588
97
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Rocket artillery

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152
62

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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855
158
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Fighter

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35
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Multirole

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202
55
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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427
27
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
0

Navy

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Total naval

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236
170
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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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13
0
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Corvettes

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0
2
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Submarines

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11
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Nuclear weapons

Greece

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Greece

19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary 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