Ministry of Defence (Finland)

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Ministry of Defence

Finnish: puolustusministeriö Swedish: försvarsministeriet
Kaartin kasarmi, the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence[1]
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Finnish Government
Headquarters	Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8, Helsinki
Annual budget	€5.1 billion (2022)
Minister responsible	Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence
Ministry executive	Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary
Website	www.defmin.fi/en

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The Ministry of Defence (Finnish: puolustusministeriö, Swedish: försvarsministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government. The ministry is in charge of Finland's national defence policy, national security, and international cooperation in defence policy matters.^[2] It is Finland's ministry of defence. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defence.

The Ministry of Defence's budget for 2018 is €2,871,971,000.^[3] As of 2016, roughly 25% of the defence budget was spent in payroll of the defence forces, 20% in procurement of material and 25% in other operational expenses.^[4]