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National Defence University, Finland
The Finnish National Defence University (, MPKK, ) is a military university located in Helsinki. The university trains officers for the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The main campus is located in Santahamina, Helsinki. Prior to 2007, the school referred to itself, in English, as the National Defence College. History The first army officer school in Finland, then part of Sweden, was , which was founded by Georg Magnus Sprengtporten in 1780 in Kuopio and relocated to Rantasalmi in 1781. Initially, it was established to train officers for the Savo Brigade of the Swedish Army, but soon it began to recruit cadets from all of Finland. The school continued operation even after the Finnish War in 1809, where Finland was ceded to the Russian Empire. However, in 1818, a fire broke out in the building, and the school was moved to Hamina to become the Hamina Cadet School. The Hamina Cadet School was trained officers for the Russian Empire. It was abolished on July 24 ...
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Mika Kalliomaa
Mika is a given name, a nickname, and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footballer, born 1987), Portuguese football defender Michael da Conceição Figueiredo * Mika (footballer, born 1991), Portuguese football goalkeeper Michael Simões Domingues * Mika (footballer, born 1993), Spanish football striker for Negeri Sembilan * Mika (Armenian singer), Michael Varosyan, who represented Armenia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 * Mika X (born 1962), New Zealand Maori performing artist Fictional characters * Mika, a character in the horror game ''Ao Oni'' * Mika, a character in 2020 video game ''List of Genshin Impact characters#Mika, Genshin Impact'' Mika as a given name Male given name (primarily used in Finland) * Mika Aaltola (born 1969), Finnish political scientist and director of the Finnish Institute ...
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Russification Of Finland
The policy of Russification of Finland (; ; ) was a governmental policy of the Russian Empire aimed at limiting the special status of the Grand Duchy of Finland and possibly the termination of its political autonomy and cultural uniqueness in 1899–1905 and in 1908–1917, fully integrating Finland to the Russian Empire. It was a part of a larger policy of Russification pursued by late 19th–early 20th century Russian governments which tried to abolish cultural and administrative autonomy of non-Russian minorities within the empire. The two Russification campaigns evoked widespread Finnish resistance, starting with petitions and escalating to strikes, passive resistance (including draft resistance) and eventually active resistance. Finnish opposition to Russification was one of the main factors that ultimately led to Finland's declaration of independence in 1917. Background After Napoleon's victory over the Russian Empire in the June 1807 Battle of Friedland, tsar Alexa ...
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Riihimäki
Riihimäki (; ) is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. An important railway junction is located in Riihimäki, since railway tracks from Riihimäki lead to Helsinki, Tampere and Lahti. Several businesses also operate in Riihimäki. Notably, Würth Oy has its Finnish headquarters and logistics center in Riihimäki. Valio has a major dairy in the Herajoki part of Riihimäki. The famous Sako rifles are also produced in Riihimäki. The town is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. Its neighboring municipalities are Janakkala in the north, Hausjärvi in the east, Hyvinkää in the south and Loppi in the west. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Riihimäki is home to the Riihimäki Prison, which is, alongside Turku Prison, one of the prisons in the cou ...
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Niinisalo
Niinisalo is a village in the municipality of Kankaanpää in the region of Satakunta in Finland. It is known for the Niinisalo Garrison which is the base of the Finnish Army unit Artillery Brigade (Finland), Artillery Brigade. The population of Niinisalo is 996 (2009). The Kankaanpää Museum is located in Niinisalo. From 1977 to 1997 Niinisalo was the home of the The Artillery Museum of Finland, Artillery Museum of Finland. Niinisalo railway station was designed by architect Thure Hellström in 1933 but the Pori–Haapamäki railway was closed in the 1980s. Niinisalo Garrison The Niinisalo Garrison was established in 1935. Since 1947 it has been the home of a field artillery unit, known since 1992 as the Artillery Regiment and later as the Artillery Brigade. At the beginning of 2015, the brigade was merged with the Pori Brigade. The United Nations Training Centre was organized in Niinisalo in 1969. It was a unit for training Finnish Peacekeeping, peacekeepers as well as intern ...
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Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; ; ; or ''Croneburgum'') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is approximately , while the Hämeenlinna sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 14th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Hämeenlinna is the oldest inland city in Finland and was one of the most important Finnish cities until the 19th century. Hämeenlinna was located in the heart of the historic province of Tavastia (historical province), Tavastia. Since then, Hämeenlinna has remained an important regional centre. The medieval Häme Castle (also known as ''Tavastia Castle'') is located in the town. Hämeenlinna is known as the birthplace of the Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius. It i ...
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Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski is an urban area (a '' taajama'') and a district of Jyväskylä, Finland, about north of the city center. Before 2009, Tikkakoski was part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. Having originally been part of Tikka-Mannila, Tikkakoski began to develop into a distinct industrial community around the 1890s. During the next century, the settlement continued to grow around industry and an air force garrison, which remained the largest employers in Tikkakoski until the early 1990s depression in Finland. After a decline in population due to the loss of jobs during the 1990s, Tikkakoski began to recover around the 2010s. The urban area, as defined by Statistics Finland, had a population of 4,094 on 31 December 2023. The official district of the city does not correspond to this definition. The Jyväskylä Airport, the Finnish Air Force Museum, and a Finnish Air Force base, with the FAF Headquarters, the Finnish Air Force Academy An air force academy or air academy is a nati ...
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National Defence College Of Finland
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Military Science
Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing military capability in a manner consistent with national defense policy. Military science serves to identify the strategic, political, economic, psychological, social, operational, technological, and tactical elements necessary to sustain relative advantage of military force; and to increase the likelihood and favorable outcomes of victory in peace or during a war. Military scientists include theorists, researchers, experimental scientists, applied scientists, designers, engineers, test technicians, and other military personnel. Military personnel obtain weapons, equipment, and training to achieve specific strategic goals. Military science is also used to establish enemy capability as part of technical intelligence. In military hi ...
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Kenraalimajuri Kauluslaatta
''Kenraalimajuri'' (Major General) is an officer's rank in Finland, immediately above (Brigadier General) and below (Lieutenant General). In Finland, the rank is translated as major general. Finnish Defence Forces rank of is comparable to Ranks of NATO armies officers as OF-7. In Finland a typically commands a corps or army chief of staff. The commander of Finnish Air Force is a . There are also several special tasks for or senior. History and related ranks Origin The rank was originally a pure staff officers' rank used for those who served a general. Those staff servants were named Sergeant Major Generals. The sergeant part was later dropped. See also * Finnish military ranks The military ranks of Finland are the Military rank, military insignia used by the Finnish Defence Forces. The ranks incorporate features from the Swedish, German, and Russian armed forces. In addition, the system has some typically Finnish charact ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenraalimajur ...
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Army Academy (Finland)
Army Academy (, abbr. MAASK) is a brigade-level unit of the Finnish Army responsible for: * organising the service-specific and branch-specific parts of studies of Army cadets in Finnish National Defence University * organising the reserve officer training of the Army in the Reserve Officer School * guiding the career NCO training of the Army * organising other training for Army career personnel * pursuing research and development activities. Organisation The Headquarters of the Army Academy are in Lappeenranta. Otherwise, the Army Academy is formed of the following units: * Training Center ** Armour School (), Parola ** Artillery School (), Niinisalo ** Engineer School (), Lappeenranta ** Infantry School (), Lappeenranta ** Signals School (), Riihimäki * Reserve Officer School, Hamina * Dragoon Band, Lappeenranta * Army Research Center ** Hamina, most of activity ** Niinisalo, artillery sector ** Riihimäki, signals sector ** Parola, armoured troops sector * Logistics Centre (), H ...
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Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lappeenranta is approximately , while the Lappeenranta sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 11th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Lappeenranta is located on the shore of Lake Saimaa, from the Finnish–Russian border, Russian border and from the city of Vyborg. Lappeenranta is one of the most important urban centres in the entire Saimaa region, together with the cities of Imatra, Mikkeli and Savonlinna. Lappeenranta incorporated the late municipalities of Lappee and Lauritsala in 1967, Nuijamaa in 1989, Joutseno in 2009 and Ylämaa in 2010. Lappeenranta, the region's tourism centre, is the second most visited city in Finland by Russians ...
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