The Finnish Defence Forces are the military of Finland and consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy and the Finnish Air Force; in wartime the Finnish Border Guard becomes part of them. Universal male conscription is in place, under which capable men serve 165, 255 or 347 days from the year they turn 18 until the year they turn 29, while alternative non-military service for men and voluntary service for women are available. Official policy holds that a wartime strength of 280,000 personnel is a sufficient deterrent, and the army uses forested terrain and numerous lakes to wear down an aggressor. Finland has the largest artillery capability in western Europe, with 700 howitzers, 700 heavy mortars and 100 multiple rocket launchers, and the infobox gives 25 January 1918 as the founding date.
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1. Wikipedia: Finnish Defence Forces
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are the military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force.
Article text
The Air Force had already been formed in March 1918, but remained a part of the Army and did not become a fully independent fighting force until 1928.
Wikipedia article, lead section (service branches)
The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force.
Fought In: Winter War, Wikipedia article text
When the Soviets invaded in November 1939, the Finns, led by Marshal Mannerheim, defeated the Red Army on numerous occasions
Fought In: World War II, Wikipedia article text
When the Soviets invaded in November 1939, the Finns, led by Marshal Mannerheim, defeated the Red Army on numerous occasions
View the Source Military Factory: Kalashnikov PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany) General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
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Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cambodia; Cape Verde; China; Croatia; Cuba; Czech Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; East Germany; Egypt; Finland; Georgia; Greece; Hungary; India; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Kazakstan; Kyrgyzstan; Mali; Moldova; Nicaragua; North Korea; Panama; Poland; Romania; Russia; Republic of the Congo; Serbia; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Turkey; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe
Military Factory: Fusil-Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG (Chauchat) Light Machine Gun (LMG)
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Belgium; Bulgaria; Finland; France; Greece; Kingdom of Italy; Poland; Romania; Imperial Russia; Serbia; Soviet Union; United States
Wikipedia: NLAW
WikipediaOperates: NLAW, Users sectionQuote, Operates: NLAW, Users section
Finland
Wikipedia: Swedish Mauser
Operates: Swedish Mauser, Users sectionQuote, Operates: Swedish Mauser, Users section
Finland
Wikipedia: AVS-36
Operates: AVS-36, Users sectionQuote, Operates: AVS-36, Users section
Finland
Wikipedia: Mark 41 vertical launching system
Operates: Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, Users sectionQuote, Operates: Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, Users section
Finland
Wikipedia: RBS 15
Operates: RBS 15, Users sectionQuote, Operates: RBS 15, Users section
Finland
Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1914
Operates: Mauser Model 1914, Users sectionQuote, Operates: Mauser Model 1914, Users section
Finland: Listed 200 pistols in military inventory by 1943.
Wikipedia: Saab Trackfire
Operates: Saab Trackfire, Users sectionQuote, Operates: Saab Trackfire, Users section
Finland
Wikipedia: RK 71
Operates: RK 71, Users sectionQuote, Operates: RK 71, Users section
Finland
Wikipedia: Solothurn S-18/1000
Operates: Solothurn S-18/1000, Users sectionQuote, Operates: Solothurn S-18/1000, Users section
Finland: 1 S-18/1100 in 1942
Wikipedia: Beretta M1934
Operates: Beretta M1934, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Beretta M1934, Operators
Finland, 1,400 examples imported from Italy, used by home front troops from 1943.
Wikipedia: KV tank family
WikipediaOperates: KV-1, Infobox: used_by
Poland, Soviet Union, Finland (captured)
Operates: KV tank family, Infobox: used_by
Poland, Soviet Union, Finland (captured)
View the Source Wikipedia: Lahti L-35
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Finland Sweden
Wikipedia: 7.63×25mm Mauser
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Germany, Soviet Union, China, Spain and Finland
Wikipedia: Wechselapparat
Operates: Wechselapparat, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Wechselapparat, Infobox: used_by
German Empire, Freikorps, Reichswehr, Finland, Poland
Wikipedia: Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm
Operates: Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm, Infobox, used_by fieldQuote, Operates: Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm, Infobox, used_by field
Infobox used_by field: SwedenRomaniaFinland
Comet (tank) (Wikipedia)
Operates: Comet Tank, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Comet Tank, Wikipedia article text
Forty-one Comet Mk I Model Bs were also used by Finnish Defence Forces armoured brigade until 1970.
Wikipedia: Suomi KP/-31
Operates: Suomi KP/-31, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Suomi KP/-31, Wikipedia article text
The Finnish Defence Forces were equipped with about 4000 Suomi KP/-31 submachine guns when the Winter War started.
Wikipedia: RK 62
Operates: RK 62, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: RK 62, Wikipedia article text
It is the standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF).
Wikipedia: RK 95 TP
Operates: RK 95 TP, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: RK 95 TP, Wikipedia article text
The RK 95 TP (), officially 7.62 RK 95 TP and commercially known as the M95, is a 7.62×39mm Finnish assault rifle adopted in relatively small numbers by the Finnish Defence Forces in the 1990s.
Wikipedia: FM 24/29 light machine gun
Operates: FM 24/29 light machine gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: FM 24/29 light machine gun, Wikipedia article text
The MAC 24/29 was also used in limited numbers by the Finnish Defence Forces during the Winter War and the "Continuation War".
Wikipedia: Walther P99
Operates: Walther P99, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Walther P99, Operators
Finnish Defence Forces, designated as the PIST 2003 (Pistooli 2003)
Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch HK69A1
Operates: Heckler & Koch HK69A1, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Heckler & Koch HK69A1, Operators
Finland: HK69A1 used by the Finnish Defence Forces as the 40 KRPIST 2002 (Kranaattipistooli 2002).
MilitaryFactory.com: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Fagot)
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[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Congo; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Egypt; Finland; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; Indonesia; Iraq; Israel (captured Egyptian samples); Libya, Madagascar; Mali, Mongolia; Morocco, Mozambique; Nigeria; North Korea; North Vietnam; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Somalia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Uganda; Vietnam ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Bergmann MP18/I (Maschinenpistole 18/I)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Bergmann MP18, Operators
[ Belgium; Bolivia; Finland; France; German Empire; Imperial Japan; Ireland; Nazi Germany; Paraguay; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Yemen ]
Operates: MP 18, Operators
[ Belgium; Bolivia; Finland; France; German Empire; Imperial Japan; Ireland; Nazi Germany; Paraguay; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Yemen ]
View the Source MilitaryFactory.com: SIG-Sauer P226
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[ Canada; Finland; Germany; Greece; India; Indonesia; Iran; Ireland; Jordan; Luxembourg; Malaysia; New Zealand; Poland; Singapore; South Korea; Spain; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SdKfz 142 StuG III (Sturmgeshutz III)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: StuG III, OperatorsQuote, Operates: StuG III, Operators
[ Nazi Germany; Finland; Soviet Union ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Panzerschreck (Raketenpanzerbuchse / RPzB)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Panzerschreck, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Panzerschreck, Operators
[ Nazi Germany; Finland ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SA-18 (Grouse) / 9K38 Igla
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: 9K38 Igla, OperatorsQuote, Operates: 9K38 Igla, Operators
[ Armenia; Belarus; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cuba; Egypt; Eritrea; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; India; Iran; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Macedonia; Myanmar; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Mongolia; Peru; Russia; Serbia; Singapore; Slovakia; South Korea; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Syria; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; Vietnam; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SA-7 (Grail) / 9K32 Strela-2
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: 9K32 Strela-2, OperatorsQuote, Operates: 9K32 Strela-2, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Botswana; Benin; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; China; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; Egypt; Ethiopia; Finland; East Germany; Germany; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Hungary; Indonesia; India; Iraq; Iran; Kuwait; Laos; Lebanon; Libya; Macedonia; Mauritania; Morocco; Mozambique; Nicaragua; North Korea; Pakistan; Peru; Poland; Romania; Sierra Leone; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somaliland; South Yemen; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Ukraine; Vietnam; Yugoslavia; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Tamil Eelam ]
MilitaryFactory.com: 2S1 Gvozdika (M1974)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: 2S1 Gvozdika, OperatorsQuote, Operates: 2S1 Gvozdika, Operators
[ Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cuba; Croatia; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; East Germany; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; India; Iran; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Libya; Poland; Romania; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Ossetia; Soviet Union; Syria; Ukraine; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen; Yugoslavia; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Mauser Model 1871
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Mauser Model 1871, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Mauser Model 1871, Operators
[ Austria-Hungary; China; Ecuador; Finland; Honduras; German Empire; Ireland (Volunteers); Imperial Japan; Korea; Ottoman Empire (Turkey); Serbia; Thailand; Transvaal (South Africa); United Kingdom; Uruguay; Venezuela ]
MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite AR-10
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: ArmaLite AR-10, OperatorsQuote, Operates: ArmaLite AR-10, Operators
[ Brazil; Burma; Canada; Cuba; Finland; Guatemala; Italy; Nicaragua; Portugal; Romania; Sudan; West Germany ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Lahti L-39 (Elephant Gun)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Lahti L-39, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Lahti L-39, Operators
[ Finland ]
MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite / Colt AR-15
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Colt AR-15, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Colt AR-15, Operators
[ Australia; Austria; Canada; Finland; Germany; Iraq; Malaysia; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Browning Model 1900 / FN M1900 / Browning No. 1
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: FN M1900, OperatorsQuote, Operates: FN M1900, Operators
[ Belgium; China; Finland; Holland; North Korea; United States; Yugoslavia ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Combat Vehicle 90 / Stridsfordon 90 (CV90 / Strf 90
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Combat Vehicle 90, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Combat Vehicle 90, Operators
[ Denmark; Estonia; Finland; Netherlands; Norway; Switzerland; Sweden ]
MilitaryFactory.com: MT-LB (M1970)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: MT-LB, OperatorsQuote, Operates: MT-LB, Operators
[ Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bulgaria; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; East Germany; Finland; Georgia; Germany; Hungary; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Lithuania; Macedonia; Moldova; Nigeria; Poland; Russia; Soviet Union; Sweden; Ukraine; United States; Uruguay; Yugoslavia ]
MilitaryFactory.com: BTR-80
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: BTR-80, OperatorsQuote, Operates: BTR-80, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Colombia; Djibouti; Estonia; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia; Moldova; North Korea; Romania; Russia; South Ossetia; Sri Lanka; Soviet Union; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; South Korea; Venezuela ]
MilitaryFactory.com: BTR-60
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: BTR-60, OperatorsQuote, Operates: BTR-60, Operators
[ Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bostwana; Bulgaria; Cambodia; Congo; Cuba; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; India; Iran; North Korea; Laos; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Mali; Moldova; Mongolia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nicaragua; Peru; Romania; Russia; Serbia and Montenegro; Somalia; Soviet Union; Syria; Tajikistan; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SAKO M23
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Sako M23, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Sako M23, Operators
[ Finland ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SAKO Tikka T3x
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Tikka T3, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Tikka T3, Operators
[ Finland; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Barrett M95
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Barrett M95, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Barrett M95, Operators
[ Austria; Denmark; Finland; Greece; Georgia; Italy; Jordan; Malaysia; Netherlands; Portugal; Philippines; Spain; Thailand; Turkey ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Solothurn S18-100
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Solothurn S-18/100, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Solothurn S-18/100, Operators
[ Bulgaria; Finland; Hungary; Italy; Mexico; Nazi Germany; Switzerland ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Lahti-Saloranta M/26
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Lahti-Saloranta M/26, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Lahti-Saloranta M/26, Operators
[ China (Republic of); Finland; Taiwan ]
MilitaryFactory.com: STEN SMG
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Sten Gun, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Sten Gun, Operators
[ Australia; Bangladesh; Belgium; Canada; Ceylon; Cyprus; China; Finland; France; Greece; India; Indonesia; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Malta; Netherlands; Nazi Germany; New Zealand; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Rhodesia; South Africa; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; North Vietnam; South Vietnam; Vietnam; Yugoslavia ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Dragunov SVD (Snayperskaya Vintovka sistemy Dragunova)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Dragunov Sniper Rifle, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Dragunov Sniper Rifle, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Cuba; Czech Republic; Czechoslovakia; Egypt; Ethiopia; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; India; Iran; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Lebanon; Republic of Macedonia; Moldova; Mongolia; Nicaragua; North Korea; Pakistan; Palestine; Philippines; Poland; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Sudan; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Turkey; Uzbekistan; Ukraine; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Luger P08 (Pistole Parabellum 1908 / Parabellum-Pistole)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Luger P08 Pistol, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Luger P08 Pistol, Operators
[ Bolivia; Brazil; Bulgaria; Finland; France; East Germany; German Empire; Nazi Germany; Germany; Imperial Japan; Iran; Netherlands; Portugal; Taiwan; Switzerland; Turkey; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Remington Model 870
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Remington 870, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Remington 870, Operators
[ Australia; Austria; Bangladesh; Canada; China; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; Ireland; Israel; Jordan; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Portugal; South Korea; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK G36
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Heckler and Koch G36, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Heckler and Koch G36, Operators
[ Albania; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Croatia; Czech Republic; Egypt; Finland; Germany; Georgia; Greece; Hong Kong; Iceland; Indonesia; Iraq; Italy; Japan; Jordan; South Korea; Kosovo; Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Lithuania; Malaysia; Mexico; Montenegro; Norway; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Browning Model 1903 / FN M1903
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: FN Model 1903, OperatorsQuote, Operates: FN Model 1903, Operators
[ Belgium; El Salvador; Estonia; Finland; German Empire; Paraguay; Russia; Spain; Sweden; Turkey; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Browning Model 1910 / FN M1910
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: FN Model 1910, OperatorsQuote, Operates: FN Model 1910, Operators
[ Denmark; Holland; France; Finland; Greece; Nazi Germany; Romania; Turkey; United States; West Germany; Yugoslavia ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Degtyarev KPV-14.5 (Krupnokaliberniy Pulemyot Vladimirova)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: KPV heavy machine gun, OperatorsQuote, Operates: KPV heavy machine gun, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Egypt; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; Hungary; India; Iraq; Iran; Kurdistan; Laos; Lebanon; Libya; Mali; Mongolia; Mozambique; Myanmar; North Korea; Nicaragua; Pakistan; Panama; Poland; Romania; Russia; Somalia; Soviet Union; Sudan; Syria; Ukraine; Yemen; Vietnam; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: BMP-2, OperatorsQuote, Operates: BMP-2, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; East Germany / West Germany; Finland; Georgia; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ivory Coast; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia; Poland; Russia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tajikistan; Togo; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK GMG (GMW / GraMaWa)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Heckler and Koch GMG, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Heckler and Koch GMG, Operators
[ Canada; Finland; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Malaysia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: MON-50
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: MON-50, OperatorsQuote, Operates: MON-50, Operators
[ Afghanistan; Albania; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Egypt; Estonia; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Libya; Malaysia; Myanmar; Moldova; Mongolia; North Korea; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Russia; Soviet Union; Tajikistan; Thailand; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yugoslavia ]
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