Population: 5 190 thousand people. The military budget - 1,4 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 32 250 people. The reserve - 475 000 people. Militarized formations: frontier troops - 3 400 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch: for a fixed period 6-12 months; officers of reserve and seargents - 12. Mobilization resources - 1,3 million people, including 1,1 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 24 550 people, 3 commands, 12 military provinces, 22 brigades (1 armoured, 1 armoured training, 11 infantry and 9 chasseur brigades), 3 anti-aircraft artillery regiments, 4 battalions of engineers.

Arms: 230 tanks (70 T-55, 160 T-72), 266 infantry fighting vehicles (of them 110 BMP-2), 840 armored troop carriers, 942 105, 122, 130, 152 and 155 mm towed pieces of ordnance, 90 self-propelled guns (122 and 152 mm), 94 122 mm MLRS, 2 354 mortars (81 and 120 mm), about 180 antitank missile systems, 424 antiaircraft guns, 11 helicopters (4 Hughs 500D, 7 Mi-8).

Air force: 2 700 people, 64 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Planes: 64 F-18 (C and D), 42 Hawk (Mk51 and Mk51A), 3 Lirjet-35A, 3 F.27, 14 Piper, 9 L-90 Redigo, 28 L-70 Vinka, 6 pilotless vehicles Ranger.

Naval forces: 5 000 people. Navy: 1 corvette Turunmaa, 9 missile boats (1 Hamina, 4 Helsinki, 4 Rauma), 2 patrol vessels Ruissalo, 11 destroyers (2 Hyamenmaa, Pohyanmaa, 4 Tuima, 3 Pansio, 1 Trials), 13 minesweepers (6 Kuha, 7 Kiiski), 6 storm-boats (3 Kampela, 3 Kala), 1 oceanographic vessel, 9 hydrographic vessels, 27 support vessels (including 1 command ships, 19 transports, 2 towboats, 5 training vessels). Coastguard: 2 regiments (about 200 100 mm and 130 mm guns, 5 ASM systems RBS-15).

Frontier troops: 8 patrol boats, 7 air cushion boats, 39 boats, planes - 2 Do-228, helicopters - 7 (2 АВ-412, 3 AS-332L, 2 АВ-206B).