Chief of Defence (Finland)
Highest-ranking professional military officer in the Finnish Armed Forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chief of Defence (Finnish: Puolustusvoimain komentaja, Swedish: Kommendören för försvarsmakten lit. 'Commander of the Defence Forces') is the chief of defence and commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, under the authority of the President of Finland.
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Chief of the Finnish Defence | |
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Puolustusvoimain komentaja (Finnish) Kommendören för försvarsmakten (Swedish) | |
Finnish Defence Forces | |
Reports to | President of the Republic Minister of Defence |
Nominator | The Government |
Appointer | President of the Republic |
Formation | 28 January 1918 (1918-01-28) |
First holder | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim |
Deputy | Chief of Staff of the Defence Command |
Website | Official website |
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The Chief of Defence commands the Finnish Army, the Finnish Air Force, the Finnish Navy and is assisted by the Defence Command. He is the highest-ranking officer of the forces (Admiral or General) and his deputy is the Chief of Staff of the Defence Command (Finnish: pääesikunnan päällikkö).
The current Chief of Defence is General Janne Jaakkola.