Lapland Air Defence Regiment
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Lapland Air Defence Regiment (Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti) is a unit of the Finnish Army
located in Rovaniemi
. It was founded in 1989 and some 600 conscript
s are trained there every year.
Finnish Army
The Finnish Army is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces.Today's Army is divided into six branches: the infantry , field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, engineers, signals, and materiel troops.-History of the Finnish Army:Between 1809 and 1917 Finland was an autonomous part of...
located in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and is between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its...
. It was founded in 1989 and some 600 conscript
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
s are trained there every year.
Organisation
- Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion (Rovaniemen Ilmatorjuntapatteristo, RovItPsto)
- 1st Air Defence Battery (1. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
- 2nd Air Defence Battery (2. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
- 3rd Air Defence Battery (3. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
- 4th Air Defence Battery (4. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
- Lapland Military Band (Lapin Sotilassoittokunta)
- Supply Center (Huoltokeskus)
Equipment
- CrotaleCrotale missileThe Crotale EDIR is an all-weather short-range anti-air missile, which can be used to intercept low-flight anti-ship missiles and aircraft...
(Ilmatorjuntaohjus 90) - ZU-23-2ZU-23-2The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...
(23 ItK 61 and 23 ItK 95)
External links
- Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti (in Finnish)