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Nordic Defence Cooperation Finland

The Nordic Defence Cooperation (Nordefco) is a collaboration among the Nordic countries in the area of defense. Its five members are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The organization was established on November 4, 2009 in Helsinki. The leadership of the organization is rotational.

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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31 billion $
6.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2.3 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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91,850
24,000

Reserve personnel

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1,004,300
870,000

Available for military

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6,904,468
1,155,368

Land Forces

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Tanks

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398
200
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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6,157
2,264
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Total artillery

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1,169
868
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Self-propelled artillery

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198
125
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Rocket artillery

+
84
76

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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576
163
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Fighter

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0
0
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Multirole

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255
61
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Attack

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0
0
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Helicopters

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147
27
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
0

Navy

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Total naval

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619
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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15
2
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Submarines

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11
0

Nuclear weapons

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

Finland

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Nordic Defence Cooperation

Data not available

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