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Finland and SIGINT Dark Spot of Secrecy (none / 1)

[Btw ... Google search delivered zero hits, had to use another search engine to find the answers]

Finnish SIGINT and support for NATO espionage on Russia

Finnish Defence Intelligence (DNI) Agency
According to a 2014 interview with Chief of Intelligence, then Brigadier General Harri Ohra-aho, the merger enabled a more comprehensive intelligence overview and enhanced analytical cooperation. The Agency's main elements are situated in Helsinki and Jyväskylä with separate elements around Finland. According to a news report, it employed 150-200 persons and its budget was 15 million euros in 2014. The preceding SIGINT and IMINT arm of the military, the Finnish Intelligence Research Establishment (Finnish: Viestikoelaitos, Swedish: Signalprovanstalten) operated principally as a part of Finnish Air Force Headquarters at Tikkakoski, near Jyväskylä. The facility received its orders from Defence Command and employed 120-140 personnel according to a 2007 news report. It was renamed the Finnish Intelligence Research Centre (Finnish: Viestikoekeskus, Swedish: Signalsprovancentret) when it became a subunit of the Agency.
According to a 2017 exposé by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the Finnish Intelligence Research Centre is responsible for monitoring the Russian Armed Forces by capturing and analysing electromagnetic radiation and maintaining an electronic intelligence mapping that contains information on the Russian military, such as unit types, command and control structures, air defences, readiness plans and missions. During peacetime, the Centre monitors at least the Leningrad Military District while only a fraction of its monitoring is focused on the Western world.
The Centre reports its findings first to the Intelligence Division and finally to the President, Prime Minister, Defence Minister and high command of the Defence Forces. The newspaper released examples of the Intelligence Research Centre's analysis topics, such as Russian synthetic-aperture radars from 2005, security-related effects of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, electronic countermeasures against Buk missiles, and Russian military action during the Russo-Georgian War of 2008.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jan 31st, 2023 at 07:34:41 PM EST
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Re: Finland and SIGINT Dark Spot of Secrecy (none / 0)

Ministry of Justice, Finland -- Act on the Openness of Government Activities -- TOP SECRET
Europe's future cannot be based on permanent confrontation. However, Finland must be prepared for various alternative development paths and be flexible and fast in its own operations. This also means increasing defense and internal security costs.
Finland should bring global security challenges to the center in cooperation with Russia. In global challenges, the scale rises above edge battles and zero-sum games. Global challenges include the state of the environment, the effects of immigration, different forms of cross-border crime, and the structural change of societies due to digitalization. Cooperation in the fight against the most fundamental global challenge, i.e. climate change, must be highlighted and practical research and technological cooperation must be sought.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jan 31st, 2023 at 07:35:45 PM EST
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