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List of former Finnish military units

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This is a list of former Finnish military units.

Pre-independence

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Unit Established Disestablished Notes
27th Jäger Battalion (Finland)


1915 1918 Unit in the Imperial German Army composed mainly of Finnish volunteers.
Finnish Artillery Regiment


1794 1811 Part of the Swedish Army.
Finnish Guards' Rifle Battalion


1829 1905 Part of the Military of the Grand Duchy of Finland

Wartime formations

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Others

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Armies

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Corps

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Divisions

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Peacetime units

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Army

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Unit Established Disestablished
Artillery Brigade 1794 2014
Häme Jaeger Battalion 1918 2003
Häme Regiment 1986 2014
North Karelia Brigade 1990 2013[1]
Pohja Brigade 1957[2] 1998[2]
Pohjanmaa Artillery Regiment 1957 1998
Savo Brigade 1775[3] 2006[3]
Southern Finland Logistics Regiment 2008 2014
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Unit Established Disestablished
Coastal Jaeger Battalion 1960 1989
Finnish Ladoga Naval Detachment 1920 1944
Kotka Coastal Battalion 2013[1]
Turku Coastal Regiment 1939 1998

Air Force

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Unit Established Disestablished
Häme Air Command 1957 1974
Flying Regiment 1 1938
Flying Regiment 2 1938
Flying Regiment 3 1938
Flying Regiment 4 1938

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Military cost-savings reform in Finland". Barentsobserver. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  2. ^ a b "Pohjan Prikaati". www.pohjanprikaatinkilta.fi. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ a b "Savon prikaatista ilmestyi kattava historiikki". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-12-17.