Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 31,000 active-duty personnel (23,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2024) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of modern US, European, Israeli, South Korean, and domestically produced weapons systems; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels; Finland also cooperates with other European countries and the US in the joint production of arms (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | at age 18, all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option to perform non-military service which lasts for 8.5 or 11.5 months; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 50 for rank-and-file and 60 for non-commissioned and commissioned officers (2024). note 1: Finland has had conscription since 1951; each year, the military inducts and trains approximately 21,000 conscripts; women have served on a voluntary basis since 1995, and as of 2022 made up about 19% of the military's full-time personnel |
Military deployments | 165 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024). |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2024 | 2.4% of GDP (2024 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 2.5% of GDP (2023) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 2% of GDP (2022) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.9% of GDP (2021) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.5% of GDP (2020) |
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