Domestic defence equipment maker Patria handed over on Wednesday the first of four renovated and updated Hamina-class missile cutter ships to the military at the Uppiniemi naval base in southern Finland. Work on retrofitting and overhauling the ships began about two years ago at the beginning of 2018, according to a navy press release issued […]

DefenceTalkFinland said Tuesday its navy had fired warning shots at a possible submarine off the coast of Helsinki in the early hours of the morning. “During surveillance of (Finland’s) territorial integrity, the navy detected a possible underwater object at midday (0900 GMT) on April 27, 2015, within Finland’s territorial waters close to the border outside […]https://www.defencetalk.com/finnish-military-fires-on-suspected-submarine-in-baltic-64018/

DefenceTalkPatria has officially delivered four upgraded Rauma Class Fast Attack Crafts to the Finnish Navy. The upgrade of the vessels called Rauma, Raahe, Porvoo and Naantali began in 2010 and was completed at the end of 2013. This major life-cycle upgrade project for Rauma Class Fast Attack Crafts secured a lifespan for this class of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patria-delivers-upgraded-rauma-class-fast-attack-crafts-to-the-finnish-navy-59065/