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      Finska je dio mirovnih operacija još od 1956. godine i za to vrijeme je preko 43.000 finskih mirotovoraca služilo u međunarodnim misijama (neki u više navrata). 2003. godine je preko 1.000 pripadnika finskih oružanih snaga učestvovalo u misijama Ujedinjenih naroda i NATO-a. Prema finskim zakonima istovremeno ne smije u misijama biti više od 2.000 vojnika. Od 1959. godine, u mirovnim je misijama živote izgubilo 39 finskih vojnika.

     Finland has taken part in peacekeeping operations since 1956 (the number of Finnish peacekeepers who have served since 1956 amounts to 43,000). In 2003 over a thousand Finnish peacekeepers were involved in peacekeeping operations, including UN and NATO led missions. According to the Finnish law the maximum simultaneous strength of the peacekeeping forces is limited to 2,000 soldiers. Since 1956, 39 Finnish soldiers have died while serving in peacekeeping operations.

      International operations Finland is participating by deploying military units are KFOR in Kosovo (250, is to be lowered to less than 50 by the end of 2010) and  ISAF in Afghanistan (165). International operations Finland is participating by deploying staff officers: EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 staff officer), EUTM in Uganda (4 staff officers and mentors), EUNAVFOR/Operation Atlanta in Gulf of Aden Somalia coast (3 staff officers), UNMIL in Liberia, and UNMIS in Sudan. International operations Finland is participating by deploying military obervers are UNMOGIP in India and Pakistan and UNTSO in Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria.

ISAF    ISAF

      EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) je multinacionalna misija za vojnu obuku Europske unije sa sjedištem u Bamaku, Mali. 22 članice EU (Austrija, Belgija, Bugarska, Češka, Estonija, Finska, Francuska, Njemačka, Grčka, Mađarska, Irska, Italija, Latvija, Litva, Luksemburg, Nizozemska, Portugal, Rumunjska, Slovačka, Slovenija, Španjolska, Švedska) i 3 zemlje koje nisu članice EU (nisu članice EU: Gruzija, Moldavija, Crna Gora) angažirane su u ovoj misiji i poslale su vojnike u Republiku Mali.

      EUTM Mali (European Union Training Mission in Mali) is a European Union multinational military training mission headquartered in Bamako, Mali. 22 EU members (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) and 3 non-EU countries (not members of the EU: Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro) are engaged in this mission and have sent soldiers to the Republic of Mali.