The Logistics School

The Logistics School is a subordinate unit of the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command Headquarters.

The Logistics School is the Finnish Defence Forces’ centre of excellence for military logistics. It provides  training — based on the requirements of the defense branches and officer training programs — at all levels of military education.  

The Logistics School is responsible for transport and systems training for all types of Finnish Defence Forces land vehicles, as well as for the most demanding master-level training tasks in the field of weapon systems and explosives within the Defence Forces.

In cooperation with the National Defence University (NDU) and the Finnish Defence Forces’ branch service academies, the Logistics School provides FDF personnel with basic and advanced training in logistics. In addition, the School carries research and doctrine development work at the operational and tactical levels to support Finland’s military capability development.

In cooperation with the Finnish Army Academy and the Center fot Military Medicine, the Logistics School is responsible for the FDF reserve officer training in field medicine.

The Logistics School is located in Riihimäki.