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KOMAR - Total Defence as a part of National Resilience 2024-2028 Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine and the resulting security threats and challenges have highlighted the importance of total defence as part of national resilience. Significant c...

Department of Warfare: Professors and Assistant Professors Professors Professor Petteri Jouko, PhD, Colonel (ret.) Field of appointment: Military history Teaching and research Military history during the Cold War, history of operational art and ta...

The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre The Finnish Defence Forces' International Centre (FINCENT) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence of military crisis management. The Centre organises courses for experts and leaders in...

Impact of teaching Responsibility and interaction Impact of teaching The teaching at the National Defence University is based on responsible, networked and effective competence, within which future officers are trained, keeping up with the times. ...

Impact of research Responsibility and interaction Impact of teaching The teaching at the National Defence University is based on responsible, networked and effective competence, within which future officers are trained, keeping up with the times. ...

STAFFEX24 is a bilateral Command Post Exercise organized by the Finnish National Defence University (FNDU) and the Swedish Defence University (SEDU).

The Officer’s Path Podcast What does an officer’s career look like in the increasingly international operating environment, and how do officers prepare for future challenges? In the Officer’s Path Podcast, produced by the Finnish National Defence ...

25.6.2025 | At the beginning of June, the Finnish Defence Language Centre / Finnish National Defence University has assumed the chairmanship of the NATO Bureau for International Language Co-ordination (BILC) for the three-year period 2025-2028. The organization is chaired by the Head of the Language Training Branch of the Defence Language Centre, M.Soc.Sc. Laura Murto.

9.6.2025 | Becoming more international is a cross-cutting theme in the new strategy period of the National Defence University. In practise, the goal will materialize as a growing number of researcher, teacher and student exchanges with international military institutes. However, the core task of the university will remain the same. We will continue to conduct high-quality research in war sciences and prod...

10.5.2024 | Finland’s NATO membership contributes to the officer’s career becoming more international in nature, and international activities will be an increasingly central part of the Master of Military Sciences Degree as well. At the same time, the requirements set by NATO lend themselves to making the officer’s career and education increasingly versatile.

3.4.2019 | This course which focuses on the protection of civilians has been developed in cooperation with NATO, UN and neutral civilian organisations.

3.4.2019 | This course which focuses on the protection of civilians has been developed in cooperation with NATO, UN and neutral civilian organisations.

11.4.2019 | The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT) organized NATO and UN Approaches to the Protection of Civilians (NATO-UN PoC) course in Santahamina, Finland. The course gathered together experts in the field of protection of civilians from different countries and organizations. A pilot version of the course was organized in October 2018.

18.9.2019 | The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre’s Integrated Crisis Management Course (ICM) is organised together with Crisis Management Centre Finland CMC Finland. The course aims to increase awareness and understanding of comprehensive crisis management approaches and to improve cooperation between different actors. We met with three teachers from the course. Their interviews will be published during September.

MPKK x The Ulkopolitist: Turvallisuusjännite -podcast Euroopan ja Suomen turvallisuusympäristö on muuttunut ratkaisevasti viime vuosien aikana. Viisiosaisessa Turvallisuusjännite -podcastissa selvitetään, minkälaisia nousevia ja jo olemassa olevia...

Totalförsvaret som en del av den nationella resiliensen (KOMAR) Rysslands anfallskrig mot Ukraina och de utmaningar och hot mot säkerheten som kriget orsakat har ökat totalförsvarets betydelse som en del av den nationella resiliensen. De betydande...

13.5.2019 | The Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy organizes study units Comprehensive Crisis Management and Leadership in a Crisis Management Operation together with the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre in May 2019.

Kokonaismaanpuolustus osana kansallista resilienssiä (KOMAR) Venäjän hyökkäyssota Ukrainassa ja sen aiheuttamat turvallisuusuhat ja -haasteet, ovat korostaneet kokonaismaanpuolustuksen merkitystä osana kansallista resilienssiä. Suomen turvallisuus...

Professorer och biträdande professorer vid Institutionen för krigskonst Professorer Professor Petteri Jouko, FD. doc., överste (i a.) Tjänsteområde Krigshistoria Undervisning och forskning Kalla krigets krigs- och militärhistoria, operationsteknik...

Sotataidon laitoksen professorit ja apulaisprofessorit Professorit Professori Petteri Jouko, FT, eversti (evp) Viranala Sotahistoria Opetus ja tutkimus Kylmän sodan sota- ja sotilashistoria, operaatiotaidon ja taktiikan historia Viimeisimpiä julka...