Finnish Navy
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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.
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Finnish Navy | |
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Merivoimat (Finnish) Marinen (Swedish) | |
Founded | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) |
Country | Finland |
Type | Navy |
Role | Maritime warfare |
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Part of | Finnish Defence Forces |
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Website | merivoimat |
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Commander | Rear Admiral Tuomas Tiilikainen[1] |
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