Lapland Air Defence Regiment

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Lapland Air Defence Regiment (Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti) is a unit of the Finnish Army located in Rovaniemi. It was founded in 1989 and some 600 conscripts are trained there every year.

[edit] Organisation

• Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion (Rovaniemen Ilmatorjuntapatteristo, RovItPsto)
  • 1st Air Defence Battery (1. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
  • 2nd Air Defence Battery (2. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
  • 3rd Air Defence Battery (3. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
  • 4th Air Defence Battery (4. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)

• Lapland Military Band (Lapin Sotilassoittokunta)
• Supply Center (Huoltokeskus)

[edit] Equipment

• Crotale (Ilmatorjuntaohjus 90)
• ZU-23-2 (23 ItK 61 and 23 ItK 95)

[edit] External links

• Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti (in Finnish)