THE RANGER – the cornerstone of the Peace Corps Text by Saku Linnamurto Throughout the ages, the Finnish crisis management force has been made up of professionals from various fields. Since the start of Finnish peacekeeping in 1956, new professional groups have been added to the force that were unimaginable at the time of the […]
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”AND THE BALKAN WAR WAS A HORROR” Mikko Rahikkala 1991-92 I went for the fourth time to UN service in southern Lebanon in the summer of 1991, this time as a military observer on the border between Israel and Lebanon. The mission was to last for a year. In December 1991, there was a call
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Dear crisis management veteran Finnish peacekeeping is 60 years old. In total some 45 000 Finns have served in more than 40 peacekeeping and crisis management operations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. Peacekeeping and international crisis management have played and continue to play an important role for Finland. During the Cold War
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KOLMEN YÖN IHME – HELSINKI PELASTUI Ilmatorjuntamuseon johtaja everstilluutnantti Esa Kelloniemi käsittelee esitelmässään jatkosodan tilannetta ennen helmikuun 1944 suurpommituksia,neuvostoilmavoimien saamaa tehtävää, pääkaupungin ilmapuolustusta sekä pommitusoperaatiota, sen torjuntaa ja poliittisia seurauksia. Liput 5€, sisältää käsiohjelman. Sotilaskodin kanttiini paikalla. Tervetuloa!
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Helsingin sanomat 08.05.1992 Finnish UN observer wounded in Bosnia A Finnish UN military observer, Major Mikko Rahikkala from Kajaani, was wounded late Thursday night in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He was hit by a shrapnel in both calves. After first aid, the Finnish observer was transferred to a hospital in Split on Thursday. The grenade exploded in
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BOSNIA – IFOR, SFOR Area of activity: Bosnia and Herzegovina Headquarters: Sarajevo Duration: December 1995 – December 1996, currently continuing as SFOR operation Finnish personnel served: 295 soldiers The NATO-led IFOR operation, operating under a UN mandate, was given the task to support the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement which ended the Bosnian war.
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AFGHANISTAN – IN THE GRIP OF MOUNTAINS AND VIOLENCE Markus Malila The ISAF mission in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, has been the subject of many changes during its 13-year history. Since the end of the ISAF mission, the work in Afghanistan has been continued since the beginning of 2015 by the training mission Resolute
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AFGHANISTAN – ISAF Lead by: NATO Area of operations: Afghanistan Started: January 2002 Operation strength: 6,500 troops Participating countries: 31 Number of Finns served: 365 The mission of ISAF, mandated by the UN Security Council, is to assist the Afghan Interim Administration by establishing stability and security in and around Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
50 years ago ”Summer holidays in Cyprus” also appeals to men in Savo ”Hello, is this the military district in Savo? This is reservist N.N. asking about ways to join the Finnish UN battalion in Cyprus.” This is roughly how the Savonlinna Military District began one of the first calls in the morning. It was
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