Timo Kivinen

Timo Pekka Kivinen
Kivinen in 2023
Born (1959-12-08) 8 December 1959 (age 64)
Lappeenranta, Finland
Allegiance Finland
Service / branch Finnish Army
Years of service1977–2024
Rank General
CommandsChief of Defence
Commander, Finnish Defence Command
Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy
Karelia Brigade
Battles / warsNATO 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]

  1. ^ "General Timo Kivinen". The Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 2020-01-12.