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Military Museum The Military Museum offers its expertise and services on military history to the public, the Finnish Defence Forces, other authorities as well as researchers. Over 100,00 people visit the Military Museum's exhibitions every year. I...

Research in Military Science at the National Defence University Military science is a multidisciplinary and complex collection of subjects that study wars, crises, other threats to security and means for preventing these. In today’s world, militar...

Publications The National Defence University publishes a wide range of scientific research across various publication series. Through our publication series, you can quickly access the latest research findings that meet comparable quality standard...

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...

10.3.2026 | The National Defence University and the Finnish Society of Military Sciences will organise a Seminar of Military Sciences on 4-5 November 2026. The theme of the seminar this year is The world order is undergoing change - what should be the focus of the military sciences right now? This is an opening of discussion on topical military scientific and closely related phenomena and themes from the perspectives of research, teaching and working as an officer.

War College The War College is under the command of the Rector of the National Defence University and it is responsible for the General Staff Officer Course and its execution. It is also responsible for the planning, execution and development of t...

19.9.2025 | The Finnish National Defence University (FNDU) will organise the 8th annual Russia Seminar on 11–12 February 2026 in Helsinki (Santahamina), Finland. The purpose of the Russia Seminar is to increase discussion on the Russian war against Ukraine and produce new knowledge related to the war and warfare.

At the forefront of military sciences and the art of war The National Defence University (NDU) is a military tertiary education institution that is part of the Finnish Defence Forces. The university is to produce highly educated personnel for the ...

Seminar recordings and podcast episodes Below you will find recordings from previous years’ Russia Seminars and podcast episodes that provide background information on the topic. Recordings Russia Seminar 2026: Russia’s War against Ukraine – Russi...

Tallenteet ja podcast-jaksot Alta löydät aiempien vuosien Venäjä-seminaarien seminaaritallenteet sekä tuoreimmat aihetta taustoittavat podcast-jaksot. Tallenteet Russia Seminar 2025: Russia's War Against Ukraine - Trends and Lessons (youtube.com)....

Russia Seminar 2026 The Finnish National Defence University will host the eight annual Russia Seminar on 11-12 February 2026 in Helsinki (Santahamina), Finland. The aim of this international seminar is to promote discussion on the Russian war agai...

Publikationer Försvarshögskolan publicerar ett brett urval av vetenskaplig forskning i olika publikationsserier. I våra publikationsserier hittar du snabbt den nyaste forskningsinformationen som uppfyller jämförbara kvalitetskrav. Dessutom publice...

Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu julkaisee kattavasti tieteellistä tutkimusta eri julkaisusarjoissa.

Maanpuolustuskorkeakoululla julkaistaan tutkimuksia eri julkaisusarjoissa.

Russia Group The Russia Group of the National Defence University’s Department of Warfare started its activities in 2017. The task of the Russia Group is to conduct research on the fundamentals of Russia’s security, military policy and art of war, ...

Ukrainan sota -jaksot Sotataidon ytimessä -podcastissa on ammennettu yli kymmenen jakson verran keskustelua Ukrainan sodasta. Erikoisjaksoissa käsitellään niin informaatiovaikuttamista kui sodankäynnin yksityistämistäkin Venäjän Ukrainaan keväällä...

Impact of research Responsibility and interaction Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Impact of teaching The teaching provided at the National Defence University is based on responsible, networked and effective compete...

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...

Speakers and moderators Moderator: Simo Pesu (FNDU) Lt. Col. Simo Pesu is the head of the Russia Group and a senior researcher at the National Defence University. He earned the General Staff Officer’s Degree in 2004 and has served as a commissione...