Guard Jaeger Regiment

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Guard Jaeger Regiment
Kaartin Jääkärirykmentti
Insignia of the Guard Jaeger Regiment.
Active	1996–present
Country	Finland
Branch	Army
Type	Foot Guards
Role	Guard Battalion - Urban Warfare/Public Duties Uusimaa Jaeger Battalion - Urban Warfare
Size	2 battalions[1]
Part of	Southern Finland Military Province
Garrison/HQ	Santahamina
Flag
Anniversaries	16 August
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Asko Kopra
Commander-in-Chief	President of Finland

The Guard Jaeger Regiment (Finnish: Kaartin jääkärirykmentti, Swedish: Gardesjägarregementet) is a Finnish Army unit located in Santahamina, an island district of Helsinki. The regiment trains Guard jaegers for fighting military operations in urban terrain (MOUT). The primary function of wartime units formed from the reservists trained by the regiment would be the defence of the capital Helsinki.