Kainuu Artillery Regiment

In its peacetime military training for conscripts, the Artillery Regiment uses: 81 mm light mortars attached to Infantry units, 120 mm heavy mortars 120 KRH 92 fixed on the NA-122 version of the Sisu Nasu all-terrain transport, the 122 mm towed Soviet howitzers (122 H 63), and modern 155 K 98 155 mm guns equipped with an APU to provide (minor) movement without towing vehicles.

It also trains all artillery NCO's, including forward observers and mortar leaders.

The purpose of the training is to provide the gun emplacements and the measurement and command sections needed by the battalion.

Also some supporting functions are trained like: medical, financial, logistics and weapon maintenance.

NCO training is offered in the branches of: Gun Emplacement, Fire Control, Signals and Mortar.