The current Minister of Defence is Antti Häkkänen.

From June to November 1918 the post was called Chief of the War Department, and from then until 1922 the post was called the Minister of War.

The President of the Republic is the commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces.

The commander of the military forces is the Chief of Defence.

Finnish Ministry of Defence Offices consists of two wings: Source:[2][3]