Veiko-Vello Palm (born on 29 May 1971) is an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n Major General of the
Estonian Defence Forces
The Estonian Defence Forces ( et, Eesti Kaitsevägi) are the unified military forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consist of the Estonian Land Forces, the Estonian Navy, the Estonian Air Force, and the paramilitary E ...
. Since 2023, he is the Commander of the
Estonian Division.
Early life
Veiko-Vello Palm was born on 29 May 1971. He attended the
Tallinn 21st School, which he graduated in 1989.
Military career
Veiko-Vello Palm started his military career with the Estonian Defence Forces in 1992 as conscript in
Kalev Infantry Battalion. Between 1992 and 1994 he studied at the
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences. He received his bachelor's degree in 2001 from the
National Defence University of Finland, and a master's degree in 2005 from the same university. He has also attended various other courses during his career - officer course in 1996, battalion commander course (armored forces) in 2003, NATO Combat Readiness Evaluation Course in 2007, higher management and higher national defence courses in 2018.
He has served in many various positions throughout his military career. Between 1995 and 1996, he served in the North Single Infantry Company. In 1997, he served as a staff officer in the Headquarters of the Defence Forces. From 2001 to 2002, he served in the Headquarters of the Land Force. After that, until 2003, he worked as a lector in the
Estonian Military Academy
The Estonian Military Academy ( et, Kaitseväe Akadeemia) is an institution of applied higher education for national defence in Tartu, Estonia.
The institutions mission is to train and educate regular officers for the Estonian Defence Forces ...
. Between 2005 and 2007, he served as Chief of Staff in Tapa Training Center. After serving as an
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staff officer in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2008, he returned to the Headquarters of the Defence Forces. In 2009, he joined the
Multinational Corps Northeast
Multinational Corps Northeast was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin, Poland, which became its headquarters. It evolved from what was for many years the only multinational corps in NATO, Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland (LAND ...
as a senior staff officer. During his time with MCN, he served a second stint in Afghanistan with ISAF. He moved on to the Estonian Ministry of Defence as chief of the Defence Planning Department in 2012.
In 2015, he became the commander of the
1st Infantry Brigade. In 2018, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Headquarters of the Defence Forces. He was named Deputy Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces in 2021.
Personal life
Veiko-Vello Palm is married and has two children. In addition to the Estonian language, he can speak English, Russian, and Finnish.
References
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Living people
1971 births
Estonian military personnel
21st-century Estonian military personnel
Estonian military personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Estonian major generals
Military personnel from Tallinn