Editing Finnish Defence Forces (section)

==Peacekeeping operations==
[[File:Suomalaisia sotilaita Kongon vaaleissa 2006.jpg|225px|thumb|right|Finnish soldiers at a polling station during operation [[EUFOR RD Congo]] in 2006]]

Finland has taken part in [[peacekeeping]] operations since 1956 (the number of Finnish peacekeepers who have served since 1956 amounts to 43,000). In 2003, over a thousand Finnish peacekeepers were involved in peacekeeping operations, including UN and NATO led missions. According to the Finnish law the maximum simultaneous strength of the peacekeeping forces is limited to 2,000 soldiers.

Since 1956, 39 Finnish soldiers have died while serving in peacekeeping operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holkkari.fi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=84|title=In the Service Of Peace|website=Holkkari.fi|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>

Since 1996, the [[Pori Brigade]] has trained parts of the [[Finnish Rapid Deployment Force]] (FRDF), which can take part in international crisis management/peacekeeping operations at short notice. The Nyland/Uusimaa Brigade has started training the Amphibious Task Unit (ATU) in recent years, a joint Swedish-Finnish international task unit.

Since 2006, Finland has participated in the formation of [[European Union Battlegroups]]. Finland participated in two [[Battlegroup of the European Union#Standby roster|European Union Battlegroups]] in 2011.

[[File:Sisu XA-180-IFOR.jpg|thumb|225px|Finnish [[IFOR]] troops with their [[Sisu XA-180]] [[Armored Personnel Carrier]]]]

International operations Finland is participating in by deploying military units (personnel strength in parentheses):<ref name="rauhanturvaajaksi.fi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/portal/puolustusvoimat.fi/!ut/p/c5/vZLJcuJAEES_hQ-AXrQf1WqtaFdLyLo4hI1ltEFgjKC_3kz4MJcZTrYqjxlVLyIrQQXuGuvLvqnP-8NY96AElfxMkoLZphBBOxIk6CaIiZZvILfAYANKKD5n7e3o8o6nLU_XrM1gSJMpMDuYUc8PWOFn3XTL4IGHXccDs-Fnnlzhh4YKKzH1MPDwtVncb1V_aDaWVceDSIvWAYFu5MNC8WNk2PCxD9G3Lwvm2gxtEdmxIUI3o7nGckWwc_nhfpQq3z78z-gQPIFK-ZtGlMUUuoHuWlgLbSeWAfvBNB6zpBlZyi-yVOrcG5VirBKioSiSZ2TNmKEkzsiasYfSnBkq87H8Gf_l_-y_PFDtt8NqehlWcKViEWOkYFGCMsKyADbtS3OlH-5EdaqfNErq5a0qbnpiDjnf1oSw9wm99uGyVRMfm7LjirK_YdDQ38pdIpy6wO5sfIpy0qfl-GQN4amK29xg1uFiqbFCt2NDP_sp9tDbtTqLmFXdOSZx4kyvsOqX4rBWtyr_9FKPlYEzEa7n3tgsFiB0DsMOHIfL0UwdXv5TO_0LkAaKHw!!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pcid=2ca191004a0b6d56bab6bf34f00f7942 |title=Rauhanturvaajille|work=Puolustusvoimat.fi |access-date=2015-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119051315/http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/portal/puolustusvoimat.fi/!ut/p/c5/vZLJcuJAEES_hQ-AXrQf1WqtaFdLyLo4hI1ltEFgjKC_3kz4MJcZTrYqjxlVLyIrQQXuGuvLvqnP-8NY96AElfxMkoLZphBBOxIk6CaIiZZvILfAYANKKD5n7e3o8o6nLU_XrM1gSJMpMDuYUc8PWOFn3XTL4IGHXccDs-Fnnlzhh4YKKzH1MPDwtVncb1V_aDaWVceDSIvWAYFu5MNC8WNk2PCxD9G3Lwvm2gxtEdmxIUI3o7nGckWwc_nhfpQq3z78z-gQPIFK-ZtGlMUUuoHuWlgLbSeWAfvBNB6zpBlZyi-yVOrcG5VirBKioSiSZ2TNmKEkzsiasYfSnBkq87H8Gf_l_-y_PFDtt8NqehlWcKViEWOkYFGCMsKyADbtS3OlH-5EdaqfNErq5a0qbnpiDjnf1oSw9wm99uGyVRMfm7LjirK_YdDQ38pdIpy6wO5sfIpy0qfl-GQN4amK29xg1uFiqbFCt2NDP_sp9tDbtTqLmFXdOSZx4kyvsOqX4rBWtyr_9FKPlYEzEa7n3tgsFiB0DsMOHIfL0UwdXv5TO_0LkAaKHw!!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pcid=2ca191004a0b6d56bab6bf34f00f7942 |archive-date=2016-01-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="GEMI2016">[http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/wcm/c614e8004b0510deaf02ef6bd924eb2c/FI_GEMI_2016_global.pdf?MOD=AJPERES GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF MILITARY INFORMATION: Annual Exchange of Information: Republic of Finland: Valid as of 01/01/16.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119051200/http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/wcm/c614e8004b0510deaf02ef6bd924eb2c/FI_GEMI_2016_global.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |date=2016-01-19 }} Finnish Defence Forces. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2015-12-28</ref>
* [[Operation Inherent Resolve]] in [[Kurdistan Region]] (50)
* [[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon|UNIFIL]] in [[Lebanon]] (350)

Other international operations Finland is participating in with staff personnel, [[military observer]]s and similar (personnel strength in parentheses):<ref name="rauhanturvaajaksi.fi"/><ref name="GEMI2016"/>
*[[EUFOR Althea]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (8)
*[[EUNAVFOR]]/[[OPERATION ATALANTA]] in [[Gulf of Aden]] [[Somalia]]n coast (6)
*[[European Union Training Mission Somalia]] (6)
*[[EUTM Mali|European Union Training Mission in]] [[Mali]] (11)
*[[Operation Sophia|EUNAVFOR MED - OPERATION SOPHIA]] (8)
*[[Kosovo Force|KFOR]] in [[Kosovo]] (20)
*[[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization|UNTSO]] (19)
*[[United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan|UNMOGIP]] in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] (6)
*[[United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali|MINUSMA]] in [[Mali]] (5)