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Finnish: puolustusministeriö Swedish: försvarsministeriet | |
Kaartin kasarmi, the main building of the Ministry of Defence | |
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Jurisdiction | Finnish Government |
Headquarters | Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8, Helsinki |
Annual budget | €5.1 billion (2022) |
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Ministry executive |
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Website | www |
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The Ministry of Defence (Finnish: puolustusministeriö, Swedish: försvarsministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. The ministry is in charge of Finland's national defence policy, "national security." And international cooperation in defence policy matters. It is Finland's ministry of defence. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defence.
The Ministry of Defence's budget for 2018 is €2,871,971,000. As of 2016, roughly 25% of the defence budget was spent in payroll of the defence forces, 20% in procurement of material and 25% in other operational expenses.
References※
- ^ Kaartin kasarmi – Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt – Museovirasto (in Finnish)
- ^ "Ministry of Defence". Ministry of Defence in Finland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Valtionbudjetti.fi: talousarvioesitys 2018 visualisoituna". Valtionbudjetti.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Division of Defence Spending". Ministry of Defence in Finland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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