The Finnish Army

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Maavoimien esittelyvideo.
A presentation movie of the Finnish Army.
Ohjaaja / Director: Irma Nyfors
Tuottaja / Producer: Finnish Defence Forces / Viestintäosasto Tommi Kangasmaa / Public Information Division
Kesto / Duration: 07:05
Tuotantovuosi / Production year: 2006

[@grungelovr5798]

From Canada I wish the best luck to my good Finnish friend Jakko who is starting is his military training for the Finland Army.

[@mikemike6908]

Respect from Hungary, finno-ugric brothers :D

[@eikeksimimea1071]

LUL

[@AatuB]

Good that they dont take refugees. I would want to live there.

[@shalommalca2125]

The garbage doesn't fall far from the trash can

[@MrDoubleKiller]

Finnish military is one of the best in the entire Europe. And it's a fact.

[@tulle1249]

Thank you swedish brother, Thank you for helping us in WWII Respect and love from your finnish brothers.

[@thesubhumancomedy]

We just tried to help our selves. We let all aircraft land on our land.

[@cangenc3559]

wowww..... respect from Turkey

[@WOWthisISwEiRd213]

finland is amazing greetings from Estonia

[@olle7660]

Respect from your brother sweden

[@anttikorkeamaki865]

Thanks

[@joonaniemi4028]

thanks

[@Odensollon94]

sweden and finland are brothers, except on hockey day

[@kazlicfortnite4834]

johan1994karlsson haha yea

[@jslfcs7087]

@FBI Let me guess...you're some 12 - 15 year old who thinks those "jokes" are funny.

[@turkishhistory9820]

Respect from Turkey. Turks believe that Finland will use its brutal power against to the who want to invade their land. Turks support their Finn brothers...

[@aleksiheija7941]

Doğuş AKSOY Thank you my Turkish friend. We may be a small country and have a small army compared to the others but what we lack in numbers we make up for with quality, hardiness and sisu. Woe to the enemy who thinks they can just walk over us.

[@tinokap]

Respect from finland , you just shot russian jet couple days ago

[@zoltancsikos5604]

+Doğuş AKSOY Finn Brothers? Why do you turks always call Hungarians, Finns and Estonians your "brothers"? We aren't arabic, get that through your damn heads.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

+Donari Turkey's been supporting ISIS by buying oil and arming them.

[@zoltancsikos5604]

+tinokap Because they support ISIS and want to help them by shooting down Russian bombers. Turkey's just an enemy for all of us.

[@TheRomanRuler]

Finland: We have recruitment videos altough we have mandatory conscription.

[@DMKalash]

Some pussies go to military service.. They can choose it if they're not interested in army.

[@DMKalash]

Yeah.. But military service is still different from the action described in the video. And that video is made to get more people choose between military service and that.

[@Aleksitusasd]

DMKalash No, it's the same thing. You're wrong. I would know because I'm up for this shit next July.

[@DMKalash]

Oh damn.. I'm up for this shit in next January.. Karjalan Prikaatiin Spol 1/15 mihi sä?

[@DMKalash]

***** Mitä yritän tässä sanoa on että videolla halutaan saada ihmisiä menemään aseelliseen palvelukseen eikä siviilipalvelukseen ja näin parantaa puolustusvoimaa.. Ja tästä opimme ettemme käytä Google Kääntäjää... Google: siviilipalvelus=military service..

[@laithkasem3442]

respect from Ukraine

[@tungus-]

Greetings from Russia. Simo Hayha is true hero!

[@davidblomqvist7418]

I'm 50% finnish and I live in Sweden. This country has failed to be a realy good country. I'd rather live in Finland. They have a very good and tactical defense, good finances, and none immigrations problem.

[@TraceurMikado]

David Blomqvist Helsinki has really big immigration problem. Financies are pretty much going downhill. Soo :D

[@fropsyh]

Well countries are not all about armies

[@zoltancsikos5604]

+Max Nettamo Your country can die without an army.

[@persesilma7742]

+TraceurMikado "Really big immigration problem"? You haven't seen anything yet, my friend.

[@kazlicfortnite4834]

David Blomqvist well u live next of us:D

[@Blockhaj]

time for norway,sweden,finland,iceland and danmark to unite! this is the time for the united nations of scandinavia.

[@finnishguy845]

Blockhaj smash Great idea! Imagine how strong we would be together?

[@anonymousunknown1690]

finnishguy845 want to know?

[@captainsamz5086]

finland and iceland are not part of the scandinavia

[@mimictmi3802]

Lets not lie, What would Scandinavia be without Finland.

[@svenska4408]

MimicTMI better place finland is nothing just a little shit lol

[@electricdazz]

1 finn = 10 russians.

[@SuperBenblake]

You fought them off very bravely in the winter of 39 wasn't it? Great country. Great people. Great Army. Great part of the world. If you are in the Finnish Army very best wishes to you in your career. You should be proud to be Finnish I'd be happy if I was from anywhere in your wonderful Scandinavia!

[@SuperBenblake]

***** Thank you for the correction on Tallivsota The Winter War. Finland is a country I'd love to come to. You guys make great soldiers and great music and great people. I love Finns! Finnish Army small, but as we know more than capable of fighting off huge armies and holding out!

[@phasmidd107]

Benjamin Blake Mitchner Actually Finland is part of Fennoscandia, but thanks for your respect!

[@Adamson11x]

Nakki Boy Finland IS the Fennoscandia,

[@igorcvijanovic1124]

Kuusaa 1 Serb = 100 Germans

[@MrAwsomenoob]

“By following [self-censorship and limited appeasement] policies and fulfilling the Soviet Union's demands [for great reparations]...Finland avoided the same fate as other nations that were 'liberated' by the Red Army...Finland had once again defended her independence in a global conflict that engulfed and destroyed many other nations...The Finns had once again demonstrated their determination to avoid defeat by the Soviet Union and maintained their independence".

[@TeurastajaNexus]

Aaand now we have the refugees and Green party which are trying to take down our values that were defended in WW2.

[@laurikoivuniemi2288]

at 6:27 i thought that the jurassic park song was coming...

[@brazyx1708]

0:00 * pelkkää sammalta ja metsää, kaukaisuudessa tankkeja tulossa kohti * * yhtäkkiä sotilaita nousee maasta * Mä: ei ihme et ryssät ei pärjännyt

[@ghafoor4545]

Awesome

[@tupe1998]

I think that scandinavian countries should have a military alliance.Scandinavian Team Defence (STD). Greetings from Finland :)

[@sweviking00]

We should be brothers in arms greetings from Sweden

[@FinPro]

Missing my time at military ;(

[@TheRoope00]

Finns are tough! We fought against Soviet Union and we made it. We don't even have much money or belong to NATO and still have excellent artillerity! I'm proud of my country, Finland. I'm Roope, 13 years and I'm from Finland.

[@Timonen76]

It´s RK-95. It has Galil-type folding stock, and some other updates, but it still has Kalashnikov-pattern operating system, like old RK-62.

[@amusedobserver6134]

Other way around. The Galil is a knock off of the Finnish variant of the Kalashnikov.

[@diggledoggle4192]

Thats some army we have. Althought they choose the wrong time to practice shooting down in tamasaari (I dont know how to spell it) they have a VERY well trained army like my british ancestors army. :)

[@batlordman]

Eating pizza from disposable plates? NOPE.

[@bengtkopper4950]

Wow, i almost feel bad for not going to the army. But a doctor "psychiatric" wrote a note which alleviated me from all duty. And I, from an officer family!!

[@tulle1249]

Thank you :)

[@tn4474]

This video must be +10 years old

[@magemaatikko]

WE need also abache helicopters from usa but i guess they do not even think about it

[@cleiron101]

Thats right.

[@magemaatikko]

mahtava video

[@ghafoor4545]

Nice

[@finnishcitizen2653]

I am Artturi 15 years and from FInland to, I always will be proud on my country what ever happens!

[@shalommalca2125]

You should look in the mirror and be a shame a few people in your country you are a racist I visit Finland and the paper was the way they treat me was disgusting it's long before you were born

[@shalommalca2125]

@@arttumoisio4672 he'll sting you don't have the rights to talk and even if your talk nobody is going to listen to you don't forget you still a part of the Soviet Union and kosigin is your president so if you don't want to spend twenty years in Siberia like iso anti you better keep quiet

[@shalommalca2125]

@@arttumoisio4672 you'll remind me the negative of the time of the film in the camera long time ago the only difference is the negative can be developed you can never be developed

[@shalommalca2125]

@@arttumoisio4672 I'm American I don't need to go get a translator like you

[@shalommalca2125]

@@arttumoisio4672 you'll have to stop biting now when you stop peeing in your pants keep riding

[@Leaffordes]

Sweden expected Finland to hold out for 2-3 months in case of a Russian invasion in the World War II, Finland held out for 100 days.

[@karlpienimaki2128]

But it was back then

[@TheRomanRuler]

Mannerheim, our commander in chief and de facto head of the state during the war, believed Finland could hold out 2 weeks. And he was experienced soldier, highly awarded in Imperial Russian army, and tsar`s close bodyguard, so he knew Russian army and since he lead Finnish forces in civil war he knew Finns too of course. So who exactly tough that Finland could last 2-3 months? Same optimists who think Sweden does not need army in 21st century?

[@Leaffordes]

TheRomanRuler Some optimist? Finland held out 10 more days then expected from the Swedish defense command (who had close connection with the Finnish defense system). How is that an optimistic estimation? Just the fact that Finland held out around 100 days and not 14 days says something about who was more correct.... Sweden was not THAT surprised as the rest of the world, since we pretty much knew everything about the Finnish defense and a lot about the Russian offensive troops, since we felt threatened by the Russians as well. Or do you really think of yourself as the 300 Spartans? LOL.

[@TheRomanRuler]

Leaffordes I was just asking why did Swedes think Finland could last longer than experienced Finnish general.

[@Leaffordes]

TheRomanRuler It's impossible for me to say, but we were more correct than your commander-in-chief. So probably he didn't take all accounts into matter.

[@R0bb89]

@Strafnaya Tuskin kukaan enää haluis kantaa sitä norsupyssyä ja veikkaan, että ryssien kaikista vaunuista ei löydä näitä arena/shtora pst-ohjuksen torjuntajärjestelmiä. Joten hyvin voi paukuttaa kessillä/jumppaputkella/NLAW:lla kylkeen :)

[@Warhamer116]

Noh, otahan huomioon että hyökkäyshelikopterien päätavoite on PSV'n tuhoaminen pitkältä (

[@MrXA360]

pakko tykätä koska xa-360 ja pst ohjukset

[@TheDillchipset]

As we said 70 years ago, Soumis cause is our cause, nver foget and never forgive! Love from your Swedish brothers!

[@MiNi-nn7zi]

Pah. Frustrating read many of those below comments. 'Nationalism-to-the level-of-idiocy' makes me sad. First, modern warfare is not like Talvisota 1939-40, nor it is like Continuation War 1941-1944. It's not like Lapland War 1944-1945. Finland's defensive capacity is now at far higher level absolutely, but much lower relatively. Geopolitical situation isn't same then it was either. If looking things from Russian perspective, there are actually nothing that would make Finnish territory worth of attacking, it's 1300+ km border with Russia is most stable stretch of The Federation's borders, thing that has itself enormous strategic value. For Finns it's wise to keep good relationship with Russia, idiotic warmongering and revenge mentality has never done anything good to Finland (not then when Finland was part of Kingdom of Sweden, not now), and same goes with Russians too. What's true, Finland has never been part of Russia. During era of Principality of Finland, Russian Tzars were nominal rulers of Finland in their person, but still Principality had it's own government, that was more or less functional even during most harshest periods of repression and Russification attempts. However you may think about the readiness and capabilities of Finnish Defense Forces, it's clear that a price of the mile on Finnish ground would be very high for attacker in modern conventional warfare, and by default Finnish Army won't ever attack to the east (or anywhere else if it's leadership follow the constitution of The Republic) as it would be - de facto - national suicide. Geopolitical location of Finland forces the nation to keep up relatively strong military and military potential, as there cannot exist military vacuum in these acres of Nordic lands. Not historically, not now. Polito-economically it is just stupid thing to ignore Russian Federation, particularly in recent times of turmoil in The world's economics. Finnish Airforce's next fighter type should be Russian, as they are generally far superior technically compared to their American counterparts (Oddly these things are not talked about in Finnish, American owned medias). Sadly various political reasons prevent mutually beneficial strategic level economic ties with Russia and Finland these days, and when it comes to development of Russian internal affairs, things in these matters won't likely go easier in the foreseeable future. Finnish political and war history is one big case study of everything else then 'black-and-white' type thinking. Some realistic conclusions can be drawn from it without over-pouring asshat patriotism and moronic level nationalism, and militarism.

"Finland's defensive capacity is now at far higher level absolutely, but much lower relatively." That's just plain wrong. I don't think you understand how ill prepared finnish army was at the start of the Winter war. We had 100 AT-guns against thousands of tanks. We had 32 obsolete tanks. Our artillery was of late 1800s and some first world war era guns and we had very little ordenance for it. The finnish army is relatively much more stronger compared to whole armed forces of Russia(without use of nuclear weapons) than it was against the part of Soviet Forces used to invade Finland during the Winter war. Had they used proper force from beginning, Finland would have been crushed during the Winter war.

[@WednesdayFin86]

They promised pizza but all I did was digging fox holes for a year and never got any pizza. Thank you for your service! I/06

[@Grimega]

Feels like... I'm in

[@TheImagines]

Hello swedish brother!

[@MK-mf6oe]

Lähes yhtä hyvää propagandaa kuin näyttää kutsunnoissa pätkiä MM-95 finaalista :D

[@XoravaX]

No jaa, ei tuossa nyt mitään kauhean kummallista ole. Alun harjoitteluosiokin on ihan normaaleja TRA-harjoituksia Santahaminasta, samassa rakennuksessa olen itsekin ihan samoja juttuja tehnyt. Toki nyt tuohon videoon on kerätty niitä vähän mediaseksikkäämpiä asioita varusmiespalveluksesta, mutta niinhän sitä aina tehdään.

[@onkstietoo]

Finnish Patria AMW

[@Mosku94fin]

You got that right

[@ToastedCigar]

Just joo, tätähän se intti on.. Enemmän siellä keskitytään punkan räpläämiseen kuin taistelutaitojen kehittämiseen :D

[@Miksu498]

#swag

[@TheDillchipset]

i have a great who fought for Finland and he was Swedish, along with many others. The goverment was the ones who did wrong, the pepole was always on your side.

[@magemaatikko]

Moro, Roope, Glad we have you in our finnish force. Thank you for being so patriotic allthought our political behavior sucks at abroad. Paavo Arhinmäki, shame on you! All of our ministers are like small children in the dayschool!! Get better! Sauli Niinistö is very good and credible president. He should be more active like Frances's .Flegmatic policy!

[@Lapinmiez]

Mihinköhän tarkoitukseen suomi tarvitsee taisteluhelikoptereita?

[@brunoeloycalquin7349]

battlefield needs to have the finnish forces

[@Leopardipzg]

nokia was owner of SAKO, the maker of our rifles :P

[@maxpower3107]

Lauri Törni

[@FinPro]

And also, why cant we buy some other attack helicopters? Russian attack helicopters like Mil Mi-28, and Mil Mi-24 are also effective, also italians has made very effective attack chopper.. Well, mainly the reason why we cant buy ANYKIND of attack choppers, is the money.

[@lukum55]

Russians have Leopard 2A4s?

[@Branwolfe1]

I thought the RK-92 was a variant of the Galil?

[@MrJanZko]

Nope, they are similar tho

[@magemaatikko]

I am impressed ,by this video. If we can persuade to Germany to give us Finns so mucht Leapord 2 tanks which are far more superior to T90. Germany are you willin to help Finland?

[@justinasamoila]

Kuusaa. Right!

[@TheDillchipset]

Nice the Swedish CV 90 family.

[@Adamson11x]

Just a notification. Do not post any comments at me. Too many Russian trolls here. Thank you, and be well.

[@elvispresley9639]

tunnel snakes rule

[@magemaatikko]

Finland is the rare countries in the world to have obligatory national military service. While the overall tendency in west europe is to constantly reduce the army strenght, russians have renewed their military strike force back to its glory days. T-90 or SU T-50 could win any major engagement. Russia's military budget show overall rise to 53%. In year 2011 Russia spent 72 billion dollar on arms.THey have over 2 million men in arms. It's frightening if you think about it seriously but no1 cares

[@maxpower3107]

Suomen armeija ei voi puolustaa koko maata,valitettavasti

[@sieppi2957]

Miten nii?

[@gingerbrahyolo1186]

god video

[@Branwolfe1]

95*

[@terppu]

3. Jääkärikomppania mainittu, kassulla tavataan!

[@MOATILLO]

Vs sweden ?

[@roodvikamranian6340]

Why doesn't Finland join NATO??

[@HeadhuntexGamer]

It will

[@SuperBenblake]

Finland on a map looks like a little dot, but don't let that deceive you. It's a remarkable country and I know that without even having been there yet although I hope to go soon! I love Scandinavia and my only complaint about Europe is that most of its countries (except Finland) help out the Americans and the Brit governments, and while I am American and have love of most Americans I hate Bush I don't like Obama at all and Britain has been a mess for ages too. Let's face it NATO isn't working anymore time to modernize and re-adapt. Britain was once a fantastic place and once the English were brilliant and very kind and I loved it. Now even though I have best friends there I have no interest. The entire country is crumbling and there is a disturbing trend towards violent nationalism as bad or worse than Russia! Avoid the UK. Go find your peace of mind in Europe especially Scandinavia or come here. We'll treat you good most of us except for some insane bastards here called REPUBLICANS, TEA PARTY, KKK, and I think you know what I'm getting at- the right wing.

[@SuperBenblake]

***** Not good to hear. No country is perfect and certainly I couldn't handle the weather in Finland. We are having Nordic Nightmare weather all winter and now still in the East Coast USA. Defense cuts are a worldwide plague except Russia and a few other inferiority/superiority complex countries.

[@ukkomies100]

eikös kaasut ja rutot kielletty

[@Stormcloakvictory]

only they are alot moer accurate then a regular AK

[@someguyfromfinland4239]

Finnish army, the army that kicked russias ass before it was cool

[@Hackedideal]

Jees Santahamina !!

[@kehtux]

Lt. Talvivaara, saatana seisoo aina siellä sitä "seis*-komentoa huutamassa. Legenda kertoo, että mies osui kiväärillä ladon seinään.

[@magemaatikko]

Okei ja sa varmaan panet Savannah Samsonia joka ilta!

[@originaali]

2.49 Sehän on.. Taistelu Tanninen!

[@lucjanpetroniusz4970]

Welcome to NATO friends

[@senpai8435]

Tätä tapahtuu vain jos pelaa CoD:ia 24\7

[@kehtux]

Talvisaari: "Tuli SEIS! UEYLÖS!!"

[@JackSparrow-zm5fp]

vau gool!!!

[@JaniHamalainen]

what a fuck is that pizza slice in time 6:18..that must be joke boys :)

[@zoltancsikos5604]

Metal, are you still there in Afghanistan?

[@AnoAssassin]

How about now

[@m4ssee]

Vanha kunnon Helsinki-simuhan se siellä. :D

[@pekki6]

ei viddu mitä skeidaa..

[@senpai8435]

and we even fought the nazis in the end too

[@sparrowjack8427]

tää olisi hyvää myös työpaikka liikuntaa

[@Roppez99]

afraid of what?

[@shalommalca2125]

If any soldiers are the flights from their own shadow shame on you

[@pasikursu268]

tulta POJAT !!

[@TehRasia]

Oikeassa sodassa ei kyllä paljon rynkyn kanssa saa mitään aikaan kun kaasut, rutot ja koneet jyllää.

[@lukum55]

Thanks except its "Suomi" :D

[@IndustrialDEMOLIFE]

Great Finland Brothers

[@wayne000111999]

Ihan hieno propagandavideo. Mutta ainakin muutama vuosi sitten kun kävin niin se oli enemmänkin sellaista "mies ja kitara" -tyylistä hommaa, että siinä on pystykorva käteen ja kokardi pipoon.

[@M-I]

Ku aseet laulaa lait hiljenee

[@magemaatikko]

You know what at least we fought. Russia can occypy Finalnd now in less than 2 weeks

[@magemaatikko]

Russian generals are now laughing. THey know we have no chance againts their ballistic misiles!

[@jhonnyjimenez1978]

NO disrespect intended. This seems to be a very disciplined, well organized and equiped army. but I don't really think they would stand any chance against the Russians...Specially considering the nuclear power the Russians have... Also the experience they have in war after WW 2 is decisive... These guys might destroy the Swedish army though...

[@Hackedideal]

But war isn't only about nuclear weapons. It would be a bad deal for Russia if they would drop a nuclear bomb into finland or detonate it in sky in the area of Finland, because it would turn all of the Finland into nuclear waste. Who would want a piece of crap. But it is very unlikely to use a nuclear weapons in the most likely incoming third russian invasion of Finland. Luckily the Ukrainian crisis happened, it has brought us more acceptation against NATO. And it will lead us being in the NATO someday. Or a military alliance with Sweden. Or to our very own nuke. And or bigger army.

[@ProfJonah]

do you know anything about ww2? finland kicked the shite out of russia

[@Tulakhord.]

Hackedideal joining nato will only be bad to finland because russia is the number one trading partner for finland and russia will be a bigger threat militarily if finland joins nato

[@Hackedideal]

Juho Kortesoja Kuules nyt. Meidät vallataan joka vitun tapauksessa. 100 vuoden kuluttua suomessa puhutaan pelkkää venejää. Jostain on saatava apua. Emmäkä voi olla täysin riippuvaisia venäjästä, muutenhan se ajaa meidät sen yhteyteen.

[@klaussupertramp384]

First off all: nobody is going to start a nuclear war next to St. Petersburg, secondly Finland has no nuclear weapons. And Russian tourists make up 20 % of Finnish hospitality, nobody wishes war mate!

[@MrPinkPandahh]

Poika pelannu liikaa pelejä :/

[@HerskalleLuottoo]

ei firman puolesta mut kyllä me MT-AUK vikalla leirillä tilatattiin n.30 pizzaa paikallisesta mutumestasta :D suklaata ? ei kyllä me kylypylässäki käytiin samalla "leirillä" ;D

[@mrcfduck]

Good shooter, but wrong enemys ;/

[@sparrowjack8427]

heh repesin pizzaa!!

[@sillisoossi8206]

=D