Defence Command Finland
Defence Command, organized as Headquarters during wartime, is the joint command headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces and a central government agency.- Type: Government office
- Description: joint command headquarters of the Finnish military
- Also known as: “Defence Command” and “Finnish Defence Command”
- Address: Fabianinkatu 2, Helsinki, 00130
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral and Market Square.
Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral
Church
Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruununhaka and Katajanokka are two districts of Helsinki right to the east of downtown, here defined as east of Unioninkatu, and stretching as far south as the Market Hall. Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral is situated 720 metres north of Defence Command Finland.
Market Square
Square
The Market Square is a central square in Helsinki, Finland. It is located in central Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east. HSL maintains a year-round ferry link from Market Square to Suomenlinna, and in the summer there are also private companies providing ferry cruises, both to Suomenlinna and to other nearby islands. Market Square is situated 440 metres northeast of Defence Command Finland.
Tähtitorninvuori
Park
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Tähtitorninvuori or Tähtitorninmäki is a rocky hill about 30 meters high in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, next to the South Harbor. The hill is mostly a park, but there are also a few public buildings. Tähtitorninvuori is situated 250 metres southeast of Defence Command Finland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaartinkaupunki and Central Helsinki.
Kaartinkaupunki
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaartinkaupunki is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsinki, Finland. Kaartinkaupunki consists of the area between the Esplanadi park and the Tähtitornin vuori park.
Central Helsinki
Central Helsinki consists of the central parts of Helsinki east of Mannerheimintie, south of Pitkäsilta, west of Unioninkatu and north of Esplanadi; in short the commercial downtown.
Viiskulma
Neighborhood
Viiskulma is a well known intersection of five streets in Helsinki at the boundary of the Punavuori and Ullanlinna neighbourhoods. The street Fredrikinkatu is one of the oldest and major traffic arteries of Helsinki's inner city.
Defence Command Finland
- Categories: command, building, office, and government building
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.16405° or 60° 9′ 51″ northLongitude
24.94958° or 24° 56′ 59″ eastLevels
5Open location code
9GG65W7X+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 22466181OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q18661506
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Defence Command Finland” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “芬軍總參謀部”
- Finnish: “Pääesikunta”
- Finnish: “PE”
- Finnish: “Puolustusvoimain pääesikunta”
- French: “Commandement des forces de défense finlandaises”
- Japanese: “国防軍司令部”
- Korean: “총참모부”
- Slovenian: “Obrambno poveljstvo”
- Swedish: “Försvarsmaktens huvudstab”
- Swedish: “Huvudstaben”
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