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Minister of Defence of the Republic of Finland
Puolustusministeri
Försvarsminister
Flag of the Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Antti Häkkänen
since 20 June 2023
Ministry of Defence
Member ofCabinet
SeatHelsinki, Finland
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerPresident
Term lengthFour years (de facto)
Formation1918; 107 years ago (1918)
First holderWilhelm Thesleff
Websitewww.defmin.fi/english

The Minister of Defence (Finnish: puolustusministeri, Swedish: försvarsminister) is a member of the Finnish Council of State. As the head of the Ministry of Defence, the minister is responsible for the administration of national defence. The ministry is headquartered in Helsinki. The current Minister of Defence is Antti Häkkänen.

From June to November 1918 the post was called Chief of the War Department, and from then until 1922 the post was called the Minister of War.

The President of the Republic is the commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces. The commander of the military forces is the Chief of Defence.

Ministry offices

Finnish Ministry of Defence Offices consists of two wings:

  • South Makasiinikatu 8 since - Built by CL Engel as barracks for the Finnish Guard in 1922 and destroyed in 1944 and rebuilt by retaining the original walls from 1954 to 1956 and used as Defense Headquarters since 1956
  • Fabiansgatan 2 - newer wing was built in 1961 by Finnish architects Viljo Revell and Heikki Castrén.

Previous ministry offices

  • Eteläesplanadi 10 - 1918-1921 it was located here and now home to Ministry of Justice
  • Korkeavuorenkatu 21 (Ohrana House) - relocated in 1921 and here until beginning of World War II; now Finnish Border Guard Headquarters
  • Snellmaninkatu 4-6 - moved here 1941 to 1956 which now home to Finnish Financial Supervision Authority

List of ministers of defence

Source:

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1 Vilhelm ThesleffVilhelm Thesleff
(1880–1941)
27 May 191827 November 1918184 daysIndependentPaasikivi I
2 Rudolf WaldenRudolf Walden
(1878–1946)
27 November 191815 August 1919261 daysIndependentIngman
K. Castrén
3 Karl Emil BergKarl Emil Berg
(1869–1921)
15 August 191915 March 1920213 daysIndependentVennola I
4 Bruno JalanderBruno Jalander
(1872–1966)
15 March 19209 April 19211 year, 25 daysIndependentErich
5 Onni HämäläinenOnni Hämäläinen
(1885–1954)
9 April 19213 September 1921147 daysIndependentVennola II
(4) Bruno JalanderBruno Jalander
(1872–1966)
3 September 192122 June 19231 year, 292 daysIndependentVennola II
Cajander I
Kallio I
6 Kyösti KallioKyösti Kallio
(1873–1940)
22 June 192316 August 192355 daysCentreKallio I
7 Vilho NenonenVilho Nenonen
(1883–1960)
16 August 192318 January 1924155 daysIndependentKallio I
8 Viktor Henrik SchvindtViktor Henrik Schvindt
(1866–1928)
18 January 192411 March 192453 daysIndependentCajander II
9 Ivar AminoffIvar Aminoff
(1868–1931)
11 March 192431 May 192481 daysIndependentCajander II
10 Lauri MalmbergLauri Malmberg
(1888–1948)
31 May 192431 March 1925304 daysIndependentIngman II
11 Aleksander LampénAleksander Lampén
(1879–1935)
31 March 192531 December 1925275 daysNational CoalitionTulenheimo
12 Leonard HjelmmanLeonard Hjelmman
(1869–1952)
31 December 192513 December 1926347 daysNational CoalitionKallio II
13 Kaarlo HeinonenKaarlo Heinonen
(1878–1944)
13 December 192617 December 19271 year, 4 daysSDPTanner
14 Jalo LahdensuoJalo Lahdensuo
(1882–1973)
17 December 192722 December 19281 year, 5 daysCentreSunila I
15 Aimo CajanderAimo Cajander
(1879–1943)
22 December 192816 August 1929237 daysNational ProgressiveMantere
16 Juho NiukkanenJuho Niukkanen
(1888–1954)
16 August 19294 July 1930322 daysCentreKallio III
17 Albin MannerAlbin Manner
(1888–1954)
10 July 193021 March 1931254 daysCentreSvinhufvud II
(14) Jalo LahdensuoJalo Lahdensuo
(1882–1973)
21 March 193114 December 19321 year, 268 daysCentreSunila II
18 Arvi OksalaArvi Oksala
(1891–1949)
14 December 193212 March 19374 years, 88 daysIndependentKivimäki
Kallio IV
(16) Juho NiukkanenJuho Niukkanen
(1888–1954)
12 March 193727 March 19403 years, 15 daysCentreCajander III
Ryti I
(2) Rudolf WaldenRudolf Walden
(1878–1946)
27 March 19401 December 19444 years, 249 daysIndependentRyti II
Rangell
Linkomies
Hackzell
U. Castrén
Paasikivi II
19 Väinö ValveVäinö Valve
(1895–1995)
1 December 194417 April 1945137 daysIndependentPaasikivi II
20 Mauno PekkalaMauno Pekkala
(1890–1952)
17 April 194527 March 1946344 daysSKDLPaasikivi III
Pekkala
21 Yrjö KallinenYrjö Kallinen
(1886–1976)
27 March 194629 July 19482 years, 124 daysSDPPekkala
22 Emil SkogEmil Skog
(1897–1981)
29 July 194817 March 19501 year, 231 daysSDPFagerholm I
23 Kustaa TiituKustaa Tiitu
(1896–1990)
17 March 195017 January 1951306 daysCentreKekkonen I
(22) Emil SkogEmil Skog
(1897–1981)
17 January 19519 July 19532 years, 173 daysSDPKekkonen II-III
24 Kauno KleemolaKauno Kleemola
(1906–1965)
9 July 195317 November 1953131 daysCentreKekkonen IV
25 Päiviö HetemäkiPäiviö Hetemäki
(1913–1980)
17 November 19535 May 1954169 daysNational CoalitionTuomioja
(22) Emil SkogEmil Skog
(1897–1981)
5 May 195427 May 19573 years, 22 daysSDPTörngren
Kekkonen V
Fagerholm II
26 Atte PakkanenAtte Pakkanen
(1912–1994)
27 May 19572 September 195798 daysCentreSukselainen I
27 Pekka MalinenPekka Malinen
(1921–2004)
2 September 195729 November 195788 daysLiberalsSukselainen I
28 Kalle LehmusKalle Lehmus
(1907–1987)
29 November 195726 April 1958148 daysIndependentvon Fieandt
29 Edvard BjörkenheimEdvard Björkenheim
(1901–1965)
26 April 195829 August 1958125 daysIndependentKuuskoski
30 Toivo WiherheimoToivo Wiherheimo
(1898–1970)
29 August 195813 January 1959137 daysNational CoalitionFagerholm II
31 Leo HäppöläLeo Häppölä
(1911–1998)
13 January 195914 July 19612 years, 182 daysCentreSukselainen II
(29) Edvard BjörkenheimEdvard Björkenheim
(1901–1965)
14 July 196113 April 1962273 daysCentreMiettunen I
32 Arvo PenttiArvo Pentti
(1915–1986)
13 April 196218 December 19631 year, 249 daysCentreKarjalainen I
33 Kaarlo LeinonenKaarlo Leinonen
(1914–1975)
18 December 196312 September 1964269 daysIndependentLehto
(32) Arvo PenttiArvo Pentti
(1915–1986)
12 September 196427 May 19661 year, 257 daysCentreVirolainen
34 Sulo SuorttanenSulo Suorttanen
(1921–2005)
27 May 196614 May 19703 years, 352 daysCentrePaasio I
Koivisto I
(32) Arvo PenttiArvo Pentti
(1915–1986)
14 May 197015 July 197062 daysIndependentAura I
35 Kristian GestrinKristian Gestrin
(1929–1990)
15 July 197029 October 19711 year, 106 daysRKPKarjalainen II
(32) Arvo PenttiArvo Pentti
(1915–1986)
29 October 197123 February 1972117 daysIndependentAura II
36 Sulo HostilaSulo Hostila
(1920–2002)
23 February 19724 September 1972194 daysSDPPaasio II
(35) Kristian GestrinKristian Gestrin
(1929–1990)
4 September 197230 September 19742 years, 26 daysRKPSorsa I
37 Carl-Olaf HoménCarl-Olaf Homén
(born 1936)
1 October 197413 June 1975255 daysRKPSorsa I
38 Erkki HuurtamoErkki Huurtamo
(1917–1999)
13 June 197530 November 1975170 daysIndependentLiinamaa
39 Ingvar S. MelinIngvar S. Melin
(1932–2011)
30 November 197529 September 1976304 daysRKPMiettunen II
40 Seppo WesterlundSeppo Westerlund
(1930–2014)
29 September 197615 May 1977228 daysLiberalsMiettunen II
41 Taisto TähkämaaTaisto Tähkämaa
(born 1924)
15 May 197726 May 19792 years, 11 daysCentreSorsa II
42 Lasse ÄikäsLasse Äikäs
(1932–1988)
26 May 197919 February 19822 years, 269 daysCentreKoivisto II
43 Juhani SaukkonenJuhani Saukkonen
(born 1937)
19 February 19826 May 19831 year, 76 daysCentreSorsa III
44 Veikko PihlajamäkiVeikko Pihlajamäki
(1922–2007)
6 May 198330 April 19873 years, 359 daysCentreSorsa IV
45 Ole NorrbackOle Norrback
(born 1941)
30 April 198713 June 19903 years, 44 daysRKPHolkeri
46 Elisabeth RehnElisabeth Rehn
(born 1935)
13 June 19901 January 19954 years, 202 daysRKPHolkeri
Aho
47 Jan-Erik EnestamJan-Erik Enestam
(born 1947)
2 January 199513 April 1995101 daysRKPAho
48 Anneli TainaAnneli Taina
(born 1951)
13 April 199515 April 19994 years, 2 daysNational CoalitionLipponen I
(47) Jan-Erik EnestamJan-Erik Enestam
(born 1947)
15 April 199917 April 20034 years, 2 daysRKPLipponen II
49 Matti VanhanenMatti Vanhanen
(born 1955)
17 April 200324 June 200368 daysCentreJäätteenmäki
50 Seppo KääriäinenSeppo Kääriäinen
(born 1948)
24 June 200319 April 20073 years, 299 daysCentreVanhanen I
51 Jyri HäkämiesJyri Häkämies
(born 1961)
19 April 200722 June 20114 years, 64 daysNational CoalitionVanhanen II
Kiviniemi
52 Stefan WallinStefan Wallin
(born 1967)
22 June 20115 July 20121 year, 13 daysRKPKatainen
53 Carl HaglundCarl Haglund
(born 1979)
5 July 201229 May 20152 years, 328 daysRKPKatainen
Stubb
54 Jussi NiinistöJussi Niinistö
(born 1970)
29 May 20156 June 20194 years, 8 daysFinnsSipilä
55 Antti KaikkonenAntti Kaikkonen
(born 1974)
6 June 20195 January 20233 years, 213 daysCentreRinne
Marin
56 Mikko SavolaMikko Savola
(born 1981)
5 January 202328 February 202354 daysCentreMarin
(55) Antti KaikkonenAntti Kaikkonen
(born 1974)
28 February 202320 June 2023112 daysCentreMarin
57 Antti HäkkänenAntti Häkkänen
(born 1985)
20 June 2023Incumbent1 year, 217 daysNational CoalitionOrpo

See also

References

  1. http://www.defmin.fi/ministerio/puolustusministerio/historiaa (Finnish)
  2. "Council of State - Ministers of War". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. "Council of State - Ministers of Defence". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

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