Finland

Europe & Central Asia · Helsinki

Rank #46 of 173

57.2Strength score

Photos

Blackjack Soldiers Ready and Forward in Finland (7329478) — Blackjack Soldiers Ready and Forward in Finland (7329478)U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Greenwood · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

King George V inspects American ship Finland in Liverpool — King George V inspects American ship Finland in LiverpoolU.S. Navy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane warbird and US Navy T-6 Texan warbird in flight over Finland — Finnish Air Force Hawker Hurricane warbird and US Navy T-6 Texan warbird in flight over FinlandPeng Chen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

Finance83
Air power53
Manpower80
Land forces72
Naval power22
Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget: $8.1B #37
Budget as % of GDP: 2.57% #46
Spending per person: $1,431 #13
GDP: $317.0B #47
Population: 5,646,436 #116

Manpower

Active personnel: 23,850 #99
Reserve personnel: 233,000 #17
Paramilitary: 14,900 #31
Total personnel: 271,750 #33

Land forces

Tanks: 200 #34
Armoured vehicles: 1,445 #15
Self-propelled artillery: 188 #20
Towed artillery: 667 #15
Rocket launchers (MLRS): 76 #24

Air power

Total aircraft: 169 #42
Fighter jets: 71 #32
Attack aircraft & bombers: 0
Transport aircraft: 12 #44
Helicopters: 27 #48
Attack helicopters: 0

Naval power

Total naval vessels: 8 #46
Aircraft carriers: 0
Helicopter carriers: 0
Submarines: 0
Destroyers: 0
Frigates: 0
Corvettes: 0
Patrol vessels: 8 #41

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: 0

Compare with…

Others in the region

2Russian Federation95.0 VS
8France77.2 VS
10United Kingdom74.7 VS
12Turkiye73.3 VS
18Greece68.9 VS
19Germany68.2 VS
20Italy67.8 VS
24Spain67.0 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗