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Professorer och biträdande professorer vid Institutionen för militärteknik Professorer Professor Kimmo Halunen, TkD Tjänsteområde Cybersäkerhet Undervisning och forskning Vid Försvarshögskolan undervisning om cybersäkerhet på kursnivåerna MIK, MIM...

#Agents – Ungas beteende i sociala medier De sociala mediernas dunkla sida – ur den övergripande säkerhetens perspektiv Vilka färdigheter har ungdomar att identifiera och skydda sig själva mot informationspåverkans risker? Hur påverkar sociala med...

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...

Open science The National Defence University participates in advancing open science within the Finnish research community. The university has signed the Declaration for Open Science and Research . The declaration states that science and research r...

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.

28.10.2025 | Kauppatieteiden tohtori, diplomi-insinööri Elina Hiltusen johtamisen alaan kuuluva väitöskirja tarkastetaan julkisesti Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun Santahamina-talon auditorio Itälinnakkeessa, Helsingissä perjantaina 21. marraskuuta 2025 klo 12.00.

3.10.2025 | The third National Defence University conferment ceremony was held in Helsinki between 18 and 20 September 2025. At the conferment ceremony, 23 doctors of military sciences graduating after 2018 and 5 Honorary Doctors were conferred. Conferment grants them the right to use the doctoral hat and sword.

11.8.2025 | The National Defence University will organize the third doctoral conferment ceremony in its history in Helsinki on 18-20 September. The event will celebrate the doctors and honorary doctors of military sciences to be conferred, as well as Finnish research in military sciences.

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...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Information Resilience in a Complex Environment Combating and detecting disinformation as a part of information resilience How do authorities make decisions and communicate in situations where information is limited, disinformation spreads and act...

Tactical Command and Staff College The Tactical Command and Staff College (Taistelukoulu) is located in Santahamina, Helsinki. It was formerly known as Master's Degree Programme of the National Defence University (NDU), and prior to the establishm...

Research fields You can find information about the National Defence University’s research fields on this website. The military science research conducted in the university is divided into eight different areas: • Operational Art and Tactics • Mili...

23.3.2026 The anticipated textbook "Studying tactics" sees the light 10.3.2026 Seminar of Military Sciences 2026: Call for abstracts 30.1.2026 Russia Seminar looks into Russia's future military development 7.11.2025 Too little research is being co...

23.3.2026 The anticipated textbook "Studying tactics" sees the light 10.3.2026 Seminar of Military Sciences 2026: Call for abstracts 30.1.2026 Russia Seminar looks into Russia's future military development 7.11.2025 Too little research is being co...

Military Academy The Military Academy is located in Santahamina, Helsinki. It is responsible for the Bachelor of Military Sciences studies given in the National Defence University and also provides guidance on the studies organised in the Service ...

Impact of teaching Impact of research Responsibility and interaction Societal impact as the focus of the strategy In line with its vision, the National Defence University advances the overall security of the nation and the stability of society thr...

Our Main Functions The main functions of the National Defence University are research , education and societal impact . The main functions have strategic objectives and goals, that have been created based on our mission, vision and central princip...