Gulf of Finland Naval Command

Organisation

• 7th Missile Squadron, operating Hamina class fast attack craft and Kiisla class patrol vessels.
• 5th Mine Warfare Squadron, operating Pohjanmaa and Pansio class minelayers. The squadron also includes the Finnish Navy Diving School, training conscripts and career personnel as combat and work divers.
• Suomenlinna Coastal Regiment, responsible for continuously keeping Isosaari fortress in state of readiness.
• Kotka Coast Battalion, responsible for the surveillance and defence of Kymenlaakso coast, including the major ports of Hamina and Kotka. The Battalion mans the Haapasaari Marine Surveillance Station and the maintains the fortress of Kirkonmaa at high readiness.
• Porkkala Coast Battalion, responsible for providing logistics, force protection and coastal artillery support for the command headquarters in Upinniemi. In conscript training, the Battalion specializes in producing marine reconnaissance units of the Finnish Navy
• Navy Training Center, a unit responsible for the induction and basic training of most Finnish Navy conscripts. The Center also operates a large NCO school and provides training for rank-and-file logistics specialists. From time to time, the Center produced coastal infantry units.
• Logistics Centre