Finnish Navy

Finnish Navy
Merivoimat (Finnish)
Marinen (Swedish)
Emblem of the Finnish Navy
Founded1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Country Finland
TypeNavy
RoleMaritime warfare
Size
  • 6,700 personnel
  • 31,500 personnel mobilised
Part ofCoat of Arms of the Finnish Defence Forces Finnish Defence Forces
Battle honours
Websitemerivoimat.fi/en/
Commanders
CommanderRear Admiral Tuomas Tiilikainen[1]
Insignia
Ensign
Jack

The Finnish Navy (Finnish: Merivoimat, Swedish: Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short for "Finnish Navy ship", but this is not used in Finnish-language contexts. The Finnish Navy also includes coastal forces and coastal artillery.

  1. ^ https://yle.fi/a/74-20008814/64-3-192095. YLE.fi. Retrieved 2023-11-17