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Professorer och biträdande professorer vid Institutionen för ledarskap och militärpedagogik Professorer Professor Heikki Kyröläinen, GID, FACSM, doc. Tjänsteområde Idrottsbiologi, soldatens fysiska funktionsförmåga Undervisning och forskning Solda...

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

Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy The Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy is organised into four teaching groups: leadership, military pedagogy, physical performance and research (research education). The following five dis...

Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy: Professors and Assistant Professors Professors Professor Heikki Kyröläinen, DSportSc, FACSM Field of appointment: Biology of sport, a soldier’s physical performance Teaching and research A soldier’s ...

Instruction, research and cooperation Sustainable development and responsibility are themes cutting across the activities of the National Defence University in all areas. Sustainable development is included in instruction on all degree levels, con...

Finnish National Defense Courses Finnish national defence courses (NDC) aim to enhance comprehensive security by educating highly influential individuals on societal preparedness and crisis management. Read more Finnish National Defense Courses Pa...

Department of Warfare The Department of Warfare is responsible for teaching military theory as a major. The teaching groups carry out the teaching of military theory as a unit consisting of operational art and tactics, strategy and military histor...

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...

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...

8.5.2026 | Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu järjestää 4.–22. toukokuuta yhteistyössä Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) ja Puolan War Studies Universityn (WSU) kanssa kahdeksannen Combined Joint Staff Exercise Joint Resolve (CJSE JR26) -harjoituksen Santahaminassa Helsingissä. Joint Resolve 2026 on ensimmäinen kerta, kun Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu toimii harjoituksen isäntänä.

Finnish National Defense Courses Finnish national defence courses (NDC) aim to enhance comprehensive security by educating highly influential individuals on societal preparedness and crisis management. Fostering cooperation among various sectors i...

Johtamisen ja sotilaspedagogiikan laitoksen professorit ja apulaisprofessorit Professorit Professori Heikki Kyröläinen, LitT, FACSM, dos Viranala Liikuntabiologia, sotilaan fyysinen toimintakyky Opetus ja tutkimus Sotilaan fyysinen toimintakyky, l...

Studying at the National Defence University The National Defence University offers university classes to approximately 900 people annually and continuing training to approximately 1,000 people. This page brings together general information useful ...

7.11.2025 | The majority of research on the People’s Liberation Army is conducted in the United States and, so far, the European perspective has not attracted a great deal of attention. Europe, in fact, has a growing need to strengthen its own research networks, so that the effects of China’s military progress would be better understood. The seminar China's Military Modernization and Growing Capabilities in ...

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.

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.

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.

6.8.2019 | Finland has accumulated 50 years of experience in crisis management training and taking part in crisis management. In these years, the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT) has laid the ground work for crisis management training in the world and now actively takes part in training crisis management experts both in Finland and the world.

10.9.2019 | 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. During September, we will publish three writings about the course.

17.9.2019 | Representatives from all Finnish universities gathered in Santahamina in early September for a workshop on sustainability and responsibility. The event was organised by the sustainable development working group of Universities Finland (UNIFI). You can check out the hashtag #kekebootcamp to get into the mood of the exercise.