Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.3 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	6,990,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	22,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	64,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	27,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Finnish Defense Forces (FDF; Puolustusvoimat): Army (Maavoimat), Navy (Merivoimat), Air Force (Ilmavoimat) (2025); note: the Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos) and National Police are under the Ministry of the Interior; the Border Guard becomes part of the FDF in wartimeCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard upon reaching the age of 18 (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option to perform non-military service which lasts for 8.5 or 11.5 months; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 50 for rank-and-file and 60 for non-commissioned and commissioned officers (2025); note: Finland has had conscription since 1951; each year, the military inducts and active-duty units train approximately 21,000 conscripts; the resulting pool of trained reservists gives the FDF a wartime strength of approximately 280,000 and a total reserve of some 900,000 citizens with military serviceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	64,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	27,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.3 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	6,990,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]