Merivoimat - Navy - Missions
The task of the Navy is to control the Finnish sea area, secure maritime connections, defend the coast and the archipelago, and prevent attacks from the sea. The main challenges facing the Navy today are to maintain the current level of combat capability and to develop anti-personnel mines and coastal forces. Finland's military defense capability consists of, naval and air forces, and the common supporting forcesperformance capabilities. If any of these are deficient, even the Finnish military defense does not work. Sea-the defense must be capable of area control and offensive fight against it. Sea connections in the Baltic Sea are vital. The credibility of Finland's defense and the state demonstration of sovereignty takes place under normal circumstances.territorial integrity monitoring and security replacements. Sea control capability signal the international community's ability to take care of Finnish territory and its lawful use. This requires the ability to operate across the sea.
Navy development is based on the fact that the functions of the navy remain unchanged also in the 2030s. Marine Defense willcombat offshore attacks; and violations of the area, as well as protect maritime connections. The Navy is responsible for acting as a regional safeguard of maritime cooperation with other defense branches.
Territorial integrity control is based on fixed systems complemented by vessel units and mobile monitoring units information, situation information of other international maritime co-operation. Aggregate data is compiled into a nationwide marine situation picture. Area violations are fought primarily with warships. Naval readiness to send vessels for assignments can be adjusted depending on the situation. Air Force and Border Guard units can be used for territorial integrity safeguards to the sea.
Offshore attacks are prevented using troops and weaponry of coastal and inland deployments. Areas of enemy units are attacked by missiles and targets are defended with anti-aircraft protection. Coastal troops protect key sites and secure free use of the archipelago. In the Navy's mission statement, the opponent's freedom of action is denied by hitting its assets and sea targets throughout the operational area. The opponent's combat power is consumed and so free sea access is prevented. The opponent's offensive set is controlled by centralized missile shots and mines. The goal is to prevent the opponent from influencing or to bring troops into Finnish areas to preserve the freedom of action and protect the collective important points in the municipality.
For the most vulnerable areas, naval vessels can prevent use of submarines or ensure the use of submarines resistance. Accompanying vessels may be set up for sea transport. Nationally important sea transportation and critical military sea transport is protected by a joint operation among all branches of defense.
Surface fighting refers to the use of fire by the enemy against surface ships. Navy surface combat capability consists of missile firing, land mining and artillery and coastal missile fire. This creates a threat to the opponent. The surface missile system consists of ships and truck mounted platform missiles, and their leadership networks. A snapshot of the target area refines and classifies detected objects and to direct the fire to the right target. Tracking is supported by aircraft and other systems. The position information of the target vessel is entered into missiles that are launched. For different platforms, these fire units can be operated on different principles. Coastal Artillery secures regional coverage limiting the opponent's actions; and preventing the opponent from gaining access to important areas. Artillery fire shields prevent them from being cleared. It can support coastal and land fighting. Coastal missile units can attack priority areas for action.
Warship anti-aircraft systems are a priority for ship defenses and targets assigned for protection. Navy anti-aircraft is part of the Defense Forces, not a nationwide air defense.
Submarine control can be grouped as part of a larger defense unit. Under normal circumstances, submarine combat is part of the monitoring system. Submarines can gain xxceptional access to critical areas of operation against ships. Fixed seabed control systems are installed to provide a snapshot of what is central to friendly activities in sea areas. The snapshot is completed with a mobile surveillance and underwater search by warships. Effective submarine combat requires time-consistent intelligence, real-time surface and underwater surveillnce, continuous high readiness for combat. This counters submarine threats in endangered areas and provides the ability to operate in the target area for a long time. The freedom of action of hostilel submarines diving in the Finnish marine area is denied by depth bombs and torpedoes.
Sea mining protects the activities of friendly ship units and merchant shipping, restricts the opponent's actions and prevents his access to marine areas of importance. Mining can challenge an opponent's free sea use, to close waterway or sea areas and combat surface ships and submarines. Mines are generally static on the sea floor, forming permanent barriers. Minesweepers are used primarily year-round on the coast and in the archipelago,capable of carrying out mining operations at sea with planned warships and support ships.
Maritime operations include a variety of naval means performing different duties. Military sea operations include missile attacks, naval attacks, submarine combat, anti-aircraft and mine action. The purpose of the operations is to enable the use of the sea for its own purposes and denies the opponent the free use of the sea to prevent its goals. Modern sea operations require prior long-term presence. Tasks require intelligence, control and goal-setting, long-range elements such as precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles and national and multinational forces. Friendly action is protected by active movement and by combat weapons. The Land and Air Force can support maritime operations essential functions, to protect the navy fight and complete the arrangements in sea areas.
Non-military maritime operations include explosives clearance, evacuation and search rescue tasks. In these non-military tasks the Navy provides official assistance to other authorities. Most of the key naval tasks - mine mining, mine clearance, submarine search and combat, tasks - take place at sea. These tasks can not be accomplished with coastal troops or other defense forces. Maritime missions must have high readiness throughout the year in all weather conditions.
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