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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]

References

  1. ^ Kaartin kasarmi – Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt – Museovirasto (in Finnish)
  2. ^ "Ministry of Defence". Ministry of Defence in Finland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Valtionbudjetti.fi: talousarvioesitys 2018 visualisoituna". Valtionbudjetti.fi. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. ^ "Division of Defence Spending". Ministry of Defence in Finland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Finland)