Gulf of Finland Naval Command

Gulf of Finland Naval Command
Colour of the Command
Active1998–2015
Country Finland
Branch Finnish Navy
RoleCoastal defence
Size850 career personnel, 1,400 conscripts[1]
Part ofFinnish Navy
HeadquartersUpinniemi, Kirkkonummi
Nickname(s)SLMEPA
MarchSuomenlahden marssi
EquipmentMTO 85, 130 TK, Hamina class, Pohjanmaa

Gulf of Finland Naval Command (Finnish: Suomenlahden meripuolustusalue, Swedish: Finska vikens marinkommando) was a Finnish Navy unit headquartered in Upinniemi, Kirkkonummi.

The main duty of the Gulf of Finland Naval Command during normal condition was the surveillance of Finnish territorial waters and maintaining territorial integrity. In addition, the Command trained conscripts to fulfill duties in the war-time organisation of the Finnish Defence Forces. The readiness fortresses and particular other units of the Command were permanently in a state of high readiness. The Command was succeeded in 2015 by the Coastal Brigade.[2]

  1. ^ Varusmiehiä kouluttavat joukko-osastot 2008. Reserviläinen 1/2008, p.38. ISSN 0557-8477 (in Finnish)
  2. ^ [1]. Merivoimat, 11 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-9-8. (in Finnish)