Karelia Brigade

Karelia Brigade (Karjalan Prikaati) is one of the three Finnish Army readiness brigades. It is located in the Eastern Command at Valkeala. With some three thousand soldiers it is the second largest brigade in Finland. Karelia Brigade is currently commanded by Brigadier General Timo Kivinen.

Composition

• Kymi Jaeger Battalion (Kymen Jääkäripataljoona)
• 1st Mechanized Jaeger Company (1. Panssarijääkärikomppania)
• 2nd Mechanized Jaeger Company (2. Panssarijääkärikomppania)
• 3rd Mechanized Jaeger Company (3. Panssarijääkärikomppania)

• Karelia Artillery Regiment (Karjalan Tykistörykmentti)
• 1st Field Artillery Battery (1. Kenttätykistöpatteri)
• 2nd Field Artillery Battery (2. Kenttätykistöpatteri)
• 3rd Field Artillery Battery (3. Kenttätykistöpatteri)
• Artillery NCO School (Tykistöaliupseerikoulu)

• Salpausselkä Air Defense Battalion (Salpausselän Ilmatorjuntapatteristo)
• 1st Air Defense Battery (1. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
• 2nd Air Defense Battery (2. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
• 3rd Air Defense Battery (3. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)

• Kymi Engineer Battalion (Kymen Pioneeripataljoona)
• 1st Engineer Company (1. Pioneerikomppania)
• 2nd Engineer Company (2. Pioneerikomppania)

• East Finland Signal Battalion (Itä-Suomen Viestipataljoona)
• HQ Company (Esikuntakomppania)
• 1st Signals Company (1. Viestikomppania)
• 2nd Signals Company (2. Viestikomppania)

• Karelia Logistics Battalion (Karjalan Huoltopataljoona)
• Supply and Transportation Company (Huolto- ja...... ...
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