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National Defence University

The Finnish National Defence University is a military university located in . The university trains officers for the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard.
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maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi
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  • Type: University
  • Description: Finnish military university (1993–)
  • Also known as: “Finnish National Defence University”, “Försvarshögskolan”, “Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu”, “MPKK”, and “National Defence University of Finland”
  • Address: Kadettikouluntie 7, Helsinki, 00860

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stansvik manor and Jollaksen kartano.

Manor estate
Photo: Jisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a manor estate, which is situated 2 km northwest of National Defence University.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate, which is situated 2 km northeast of National Defence University.

Island
Photo: MKFI, Public domain.
is an island in , . It is located between and . The island has some ponds, and it was first known for hundreds of years as a place where sailors could take fresh water. is situated 3½ km southwest of National Defence University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santahamina and Jollas.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern , . At present it is a military base housing the Guard Jaeger Regiment, making access restricted.

Quarter
is a southeastern neighborhood of about 3000 people in , located in the eastern part of the island. was for a long time a loose single-family area with old wooden houses, but since the 1980s the area has been more densely built up.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb.

National Defence University

Latitude
60.15362° or 60° 9′ 13″ north
Longitude
25.05485° or 25° 3′ 18″ east
Open location code
9GG75333+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23704046
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
12599581
Wiki­data ID
Q3041652
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“National Defence University” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة الدفاع الوطني”
  • Belarusian: “Вышэйшая школа нацыянальнай абароны”
  • Catalan: “Escola Superior de Defensa Nacional”
  • Catalan: “MpKK”
  • Catalan: “Universitat Nacional de Defensa”
  • Chinese: “芬兰国防大学”
  • Chinese: “芬蘭國防大學”
  • Finnish: “Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu”
  • Finnish: “MPKK”
  • French: “Grande école de la défense nationale finlandaise”
  • French: “Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu”
  • Inari Sami: “Eennâmpiäluštemollâškovlâ”
  • Japanese: “フィンランド国防大学”
  • Malay: “Universiti Pertahanan Nasional”
  • Russian: “Академия национальной обороны Финляндии”
  • Spanish: “Escuela Superior de Defensa Nacional”
  • Swedish: “Försvarshögskolan, Finland”
  • Swedish: “Försvarshögskolan”
  • Swedish: “Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Defence University”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.