Fin Military - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Military and security forces

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 expenditures

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)

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)

NOTE: The information regarding Fin on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fin 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fin 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.