Ministry of Defence (Finland)

Ministry of Defence

Puolustusministeriö (Finnish) Försvarsministeriet (Swedish)
Agency overview
Headquarters	Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8, Helsinki
Annual budget	€ 2.886 billion (2016)
Minister responsible	Jussi Niinistö
Agency executive	Jukka Juusti, Permanent Secretary
Website	www.defmin.fi/en

The Ministry of Defence (Finnish: Puolustusministeriö , Swedish: Försvarsministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries in the Finnish Government. It is in charge of national defence policy, national security and international cooperation in defence policy matters.

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.

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