Timo Pekka Kivinen | |
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Born | Lappeenranta, Finland | 8 December 1959
Allegiance | Finland |
Service | Finnish Army |
Years of service | 1977–2024 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Chief of Defence Commander, Finnish Defence Command Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy Karelia Brigade |
Battles / wars | NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Timo Pekka Kivinen (born 8 December 1959) is a Finnish general who served as the Chief of Defence 2019–2024. Kivinen began his career as a dragoon, and was eventually promoted to Brigade Commander of the Karelia Brigade in 2011, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy in 2015 and Chief of Defence Command Finland in 2017.[1]