List of former Finnish military units
This is a list of former Finnish military units.
Pre-independence
[edit]| 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
[edit]- I Corps
- 1st Division
- 2nd Division (former 11th Division)
- II Corps
- 1st Division
- 4th Division
- 5th Division
- 6th Division - attached on 19 December
- 11th Division
- 23rd Division - arrived in February 1940
Others
[edit]- III Corps
- 8th Division
- 10th Division (later the 7th Division)
- IV Corps
- 12th Division
- 13th Division
- Separate Battalion 8
- Separate Battalion 9
- Separate Bicycle Company 4
- Swedish Volunteer Corps – Svenska Frivilligkåren, arrived in 1940
- Lapland Group
- North Finland Group
- North Karelian Group
Armies
[edit]Corps
[edit]Divisions
[edit]- 1st Division
- 2nd Division
- 3rd Division
- 4th Division
- 5th Division
- 6th Division – formed the 12th Brigade in 1942, reformed as 6th Division in 1943
- 7th Division
- 8th Division
- 10th Division
- 11th Division
- 12th Division – formed 3rd Brigade in 1941
- 14th Division
- 15th Division
- 17th Division
- 18th Division
- 19th Division – disbanded in 1942
- Armoured Division – formed in 1942
- Division J – formed in August 1941, disbanded in August 1942
- 1st Coast Division – a Naval Forces unit, formed in July 1944
Peacetime units
[edit]Army
[edit]| 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 |
Navy
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Military cost-savings reform in Finland". Barentsobserver. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ a b "Pohjan Prikaati". www.pohjanprikaatinkilta.fi. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ a b "Savon prikaatista ilmestyi kattava historiikki". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-12-17.