| Military branches | Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army (Maavoimat), Navy (Merivoimat), Air Force (Ilmavoimat); Ministry of the Interior: Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos) (2021) note: the Border Guard becomes part of the FDF in wartime |
| Military service age and obligation | at age 18, all Finnish men are obligated to serve 6-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard, and women may volunteer for service; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 60 (2019) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.2% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.4% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2019) 1.4% of GDP (2018) 1.4% of GDP (2017) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | information varies; approximately 23,000 total active duty personnel (16,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern Western and domestically-produced weapons systems, as well as a limited quantity of Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, the US and several European countries, including France and Italy, are the leading foreign suppliers of armaments to Finland; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels (2020) |
| Military deployments | 200 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
