The Finnish Armed Forces were measured at 27,000 personnel in 2019, having increased since 2016 by 2.8 thousand. The military manpower of the country was significantly higher in the 1990s, having peaked at 36 thousand in 1996.
Number of armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019
Characteristic
Number of personnel
2019
27,000
2018
25,200
2017
25,000
2016
24,200
2015
24,900
2014
25,000
2013
25,000
2012
25,000
2011
25,000
2010
24,975
2009
25,050
2008
32,000
2007
32,000
2006
32,000
2005
31,000
2004
31,000
2003
30,100
2002
34,900
2001
35,400
2000
35,100
1999
35,100
1998
35,100
1997
34,400
1996
36,000
1995
34,500
1994
35,000
1993
31,000
1992
33,000
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The source defines Armed forces personnel as: "Active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
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World Bank. (September 16, 2022). Number of armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334619/number-of-armed-forces-personnel-finland/
World Bank. "Number of armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019." Chart. September 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334619/number-of-armed-forces-personnel-finland/
World Bank. (2022). Number of armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334619/number-of-armed-forces-personnel-finland/
World Bank. "Number of Armed Forces Personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334619/number-of-armed-forces-personnel-finland/
World Bank, Number of armed forces personnel in Finland from 1992 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334619/number-of-armed-forces-personnel-finland/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
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