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2022

UK Secretary of State for Defence to meet with Minister of Defence Kaikkonen

Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace visits Finland and meets Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen on 4 May 2022.
The defence ministers will familiarise themselves with the Arrow 22 exercise in Pohjankangas, Niinisalo and they will hold bilateral discussions later in Helsinki.

Arrow 22 is the Mechanised Exercise of the Army where in addition to the national forces, troops from the United Kingdom, Latvia, the United States and Estonia will take part. The Armoured Brigade will lead the exercise.

At their meeting in Helsinki, the ministers will discuss bilateral defence relations, the situation in Ukraine and the JEF cooperation. Finland joined the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in summer 2017.

Inquiries concerning the visit: Otto Saxén, Director of Unit, tel. +358 295 140 314, and Kristian Vakkuri, Head of Communications, for communications matters related to the visit, tel. 358 295 140 123. Photos and media inquiries: Emma Virkkunen, Senior Specialist, tel. 358 295 140 176.

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