Finnish Military Intelligence Service
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The Finnish Military Intelligence Service is responsible for the military intelligence in Finland, and accountable to the Minister of Defence
. Its SIGINT
unit is located in Tikkakoski
.
The current commander of the military intelligence is Commodore
Georgij Alafuzoff. He began serving his five-year period on 1 January 2007.
Minister of Defence (Finland)
The Minister of Defence 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...
. Its SIGINT
SIGINT
Signals intelligence is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether between people , whether involving electronic signals not directly used in communication , or combinations of the two...
unit is located in Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski is a neighbourhood of Jyväskylä, Finland, about north of the city centre. It has a population of 6,000.The Jyväskylä Airport, Aviation Museum of Central Finland, and a Finnish Air Force base, with the FAF Headquarters, and the Finnish Air Force Academy are all located in...
.
The current commander of the military intelligence is Commodore
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Georgij Alafuzoff. He began serving his five-year period on 1 January 2007.
See also
- SuojelupoliisiSuojelupoliisiThe Finnish Security Intelligence Service is the intelligence agency of Finland in charge of national security. The agency's staff is composed of 220 policemen with additional training...
- The Finnish civilian intelligence service. - Finnish Intelligence Research Establishment - The Finnish Military SIGINT department.
- Finnish radio intelligenceFinnish radio intelligenceThe Finnish Radio Intelligence was founded in 1927 by Reino Hallamaa. He quickly managed to build up an efficient organization Through international exchange, and during World War II, the radio intelligence proved very successful in breaking the codes and ciphers used by the Soviet Union, as well...
- Reino HallamaaReino HallamaaReino Henrik Hallamaa was a Finnish Colonel and developer and head of the Finnish Radio Intelligence during World War II.- Early life :...