Military power of Netherlands & Finland
Netherlands vs Finland
Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe with an area of 41,543 km2 (land boundries: 1,053 km and costline 451 km). The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The number of inhabitants is 17,469,635.
The Netherlands is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed an agreement to conduct joint air policing of their territories in 2015. They trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries. The inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European and United States equipment. The Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems
More about Netherlands militaryFinland 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
NL | FI | |
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Military budget: | 16.6 billion $ | 6.7 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.6% | 2.3% |
Manpower
NL | FI | |
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Active personnel: | 41,199 | 24,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 6,532 | 870,000 |
Available for military: | 7,728,129 | 1,155,368 |
Land Forces
NL | FI | ||
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Tanks: | 18 | 239 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,116 | 2,020 | |
Total artillery: | 75 | 821 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 52 | 97 | |
Rocket artillery: | 0 | 62 |
Air Forces
NL | FI | ||
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Total aircraft: | 183 | 158 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 61 | 55 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 82 | 27 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 4 | 0 |
Navy
NL | FI | ||
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Total naval: | 144 | 170 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 4 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 2 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 2 | |
Submarines: | 4 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Netherlands
Netherlands participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Finland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
Netherlands
17 years of age for an all-volunteer force.
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