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Ministry of Defence (Finland)
The
Ministry
of
Defence
is
one of the 12 ministries
which comprise the
Finnish Government
. The ministry is in charge of
Finland's
national defence policy
,
national security
, and
international cooperation
in
defence policy
matters. The ministry is
headed
by the
Minister of Defence
.
The Ministry
of Defence's
budget
for
2018
is €2,871,971,000. As of
2016
,
roughly
25% of the
defence budget
was
spent
in
payroll
of the
defence forces
, 20% in
procurement
of material and 25% in other
operational
expenses
.