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
Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army, Navy, Air Force; Home Guard (2021)
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)
18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; compulsory military service, abolished in 2010, was reinstated in January 2018; conscription is selective, includes both female and male (age 18), and requires 9-12 months of service (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)
1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
1.1% of GDP (2019)
1% of GDP (2018)
1% of GDP (2017)
1.1% of GDP (2016)
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)
information varies; approximately 16,000 active duty troops (7,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force; 3,000 other, including staff, logistics, support, medical, cyber, intelligence, etc); 22,000 Home Guard (2021)
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)
the inventory of the Swedish Armed Forces is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of military hardware to Sweden, followed by France and Germany; Sweden's defense industry is capable of producing a range of air, land, and naval systems (2020)
Military deployments
200 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2021)
approximately 450 Mali (EUTM, MINUSMA, Task Force Takuba) (Jan 2021)
