The Pori Brigade based in Huovinrinne, Säkylä

Säkylä

Säkylä is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water...

, is a Finnish Army

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...

 unit, part of the Western Command of Finland. It comprises the Satakunta Jaeger Battalion, the West Finland Signals Battalion, and the Satakunta Engineer Battalion. It also trains soldiers for the Finnish Rapid Deployment Force

Finnish Rapid Deployment Force

The Finnish Rapid Deployment Force is the spearhead international force of the Finnish Defence Forces . It can also be used for national defence....

, which makes up the 1st Jaeger Company.

History

Pori Brigade traditions date back to the 17th century. On 16 February 1626, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden founded the Royal Pori Regiment during the Thirty Years' War

Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....

. During the Finnish Civil War

Finnish Civil War

The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The Civil War concerned control and leadership of The Grand Duchy of Finland as it achieved independence from Russia after the October Revolution in Petrograd...

 in 1918, Pori Regiment fought on the South-western front. Its men took successfully part in the Winter War

Winter War

The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...

 and the Continuation War

Continuation War

The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...

 while serving in a number of regiments. The present name, Pori Brigade, was adopted in 1957.

Organization

• Brigade Headquarters

• Satakunta Jäger Battalion (SatJP)
  • Headquarters
  • 1st Jäger Company (FRDF)
  • 3rd Jäger Company
  • Mortar Company
• Western Finland Signal Battalion (L-SVP)
  • Headquarters
  • Signal Company
  • HQ Company (incl. Military Police)
  • Support Company
• Satakunta Engineer Battalion (SatPionP)
  • Headquarters
  • 1st Engineer Company
  • Anti-Armor Company

• Crisis Management Center (KriHaK)

• Support Center (HKesk)

The Satakunta Jäger Battalion trains 3 Jäger, or mechanized infantry companies, primarily equipped with Sisu XA-185 or Patria

Patria

Patria may refer to:* Homeland * Patria, a cycle of theatrical works by composer R. Murray Schafer* Patria AMV * Patria , of Finland...

 XA-203 armored personnel carriers. The 1st Jäger Company trains Finnish Rapid Deployment Force

Finnish Rapid Deployment Force

The Finnish Rapid Deployment Force is the spearhead international force of the Finnish Defence Forces . It can also be used for national defence....

 servicemen. The 3rd Jäger Company trains with the AMOS

AMOS

AMOS or Advanced Mortar System is a 120 mm automatic twin barrelled, breech loaded mortar turret. AMOS has been fitted to a wide range of armoured vehicles such as the Sisu Pasi, Patria AMV, Combat Vehicle 90 or Combat Boat 90....

 Mortar system.

Support Company oversee the supply and transport needs of the other companies and battalions, during peacetime as well as war. The Mortar Company trains conscripts to use medium and heavy mortars. It also trains military police troops.

Satakunta Engineer Battalion consists of two companies: the 1st Engineer Company and the Anti-Tank Company. The 1st Engineer Company produces wartime engineer troops

Military engineer

In military science, engineering refers to the practice of designing, building, maintaining and dismantling military works, including offensive, defensive and logistical structures, to shape the physical operating environment in war...

, some of which are assigned to water-crossing units. Mechanics are trained during the summer season to maintain and repair outboard motors. Some of the engineers are trained to operate landing craft

Landing craft

Landing craft are boats and seagoing vessels used to convey a landing force from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII...

 or to handle pontoon and crossing equipments. Engineers consctruct and dismantle mobile bridges, build bridges and other consctructions and perform blasting and ground breaking operations.
The Anti-Armor Company trains conscripts to operate Anti-tank guided missiles or to use 95 mm recoilless rifles and APILAS

APILAS

APILAS is a portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon, designed in France by GIAT Industries...

AT weapons.

Pori Brigade regularly attracts foreign officials and officers for demonstrations, and has a long history of joint training with NATO and other forces.