2021
Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to visit Sweden’s SWENEX21 exercise
Defence Ministers Antti Kaikkonen and Peter Hultqvist will visit the Swedish Navy’s main exercise SWENEX21 on Wednesday 27 October 2021. Some 320 Finnish troops will participate in the exercise.
The exercise is part of a programme for the North Atlantic Council (NAC), consisting of NATO Secretary General and ambassadors of NATO Member countries. The aim of the visit to Finland and Sweden is to learn about the defence cooperation between the two countries.
“The 30 + 2 cooperation between NATO, Finland and Sweden is an integral part of Finland’s partnership with NATO,” says Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen.
Inquiries: Janne Kuusela, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Defence, tel. +358 295 140 206, and Communications Planning Officer, Emma Virkkunen tel. +358 295 140 176.