Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command

Founded in 2015, Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command is a defense maintenance and support provider based in Tampere, Finland working in mro & logistics, ammunition & energetics.

The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command is a subordinate performance unit of the Finnish Defence Forces Headquarters. It is responsible for materiel acquisitions for the Defence Forces, maintaining the operational capability of troops, personnel and systems, and ensuring the availability of materiel. Its units cover procurement, logistics arrangements and services, facilities and materiel management, food supply, healthcare and environmental affairs. The Logistics Command owns and maintains Defence Forces materiel and manages its technical life cycle. Its administrative units include the headquarters with the Logistics School, the Joint Systems Centre, the Explosives Centre, the Centre for Military Medicine and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Logistics Regiments. The Explosives Centre produces, maintains and disposes of Defence Forces explosives and tests weapons and ammunition. The Joint Systems Centre manages the technical life cycle of systems and materiel, and handles NATO Stock Number codification for Finnish companies' products. The headquarters is in Tampere and the organisation operates in about 40 locations across Finland, with roughly 2,300 employees.