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The Army is further divided into six branches:
HISTORY OF THE FINNISH ARMY ORGANISATION The Army is organised into three commands: western, eastern and northern. The commands are responsible for the defence and planning in their areas. The commands are further divided into twelve military provinces which are responsible for conscription, mustering of troops in wartime, organizing the local defence and aiding the voluntary defence organizations. Western Command : Guard Jaeger Regiment ( Helsinki ) : Helsinki Air Defence Regiment ( Hyrylä ) : Armoured Brigade ( Parola ) : Häme Regiment ( Lahti ) : Signals Regiment ( Riihimäki ) : Pori Brigade ( Säkylä ) ( Readiness brigade ) : Artillery Brigade ( Niinisalo ) : Engineer Regiment ( Keuruu ) Eastern Command : Karelia Brigade ( Vekaranjärvi ) ( Readiness brigade ) : Reserve Officer School ( Hamina ) : Savo Brigade ( Mikkeli ) : North Karelia Brigade ( Joensuu ) Northern Command : Kainuu Brigade ( Kajaani ) ( Readiness brigade ) : Jaeger Brigade ( Sodankylä ) : Lapland Air Defence Regiment ( Rovaniemi ) The Utti Jaeger Regiment which trains Airborne Jaegers and Special Jaeger s is directly under the Defence Staff. Since 1998 the Uusimaa Brigade is part of the Finnish Navy . EQUIPMENT Armour = Main Battle Tank s
= Infantry Fighting Vehicle s =Tracked Armoured Vehicles
=Wheeled Armoured Vehicles
Also in use are different models of the Patria Sisu XA-series ( Sisu XA-185 ). BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles are used by the armoured jaeger companies and BMP-2 s are used by armoured recon and armoured anti-tank companies. New Swedish Combat Vehicle 90 s and Finnish Patria AMV 8x8 s have been ordered for the Readiness brigades. Air-defence man-portable air defence missile system. Artillery Brigade s are equipped with 122mm and 152 mm towed field Howitzer s. Army Corps are supported by 130mm, 152mm and 155mm field Gun s and 122 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher s. Armoured brigades are equipped with Soviet produced self-propelled howitzers ( 2S1 122mm ). Brigades are also equipped with 81mm and 120mm Mortar s. In 2006 Finland purchased 22 M270 MLRS launchers from Netherlands. Anti-tank weapons
Infantry weapons
Army Aviation Soviet produced nine Mi-8 helicopters are used by the army for transport, hoisting and rescue services. 20 European NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopters) will enter service in the near-future, replacing the Mi-8 s. The Army also used Hughes 500 D and E helicopters. The Finnish Army has 10 unmanned reconnaissance airplanes (ranger), which are used for reconnaissance and artillery targeting purposes. TABLES OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT In wartime, the army is composed of Jaeger , Infantry and Armoured Brigades. Jaeger and infantry brigades are similar, except that infantry brigades are equipped with older materiel. Three of the Jaeger brigades are special Readiness brigades with rapid reaction capability. They are lighter, more mobile and more heavily armed than the ordinary jaeger brigades, and have a higher proportion of regular to reservist personnel; there is one readiness brigade for each of Finland's 3 territorial commands.
Jaeger Brigade
Total strength about 6300 men and 1100 vehicles. Materiel
Armoured Brigade
Total strength about 5700 men. Materiel
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