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Jori Matias Harju (born 20 October 1964) is a Finnish two-star admiral. He has served as the Commander of the
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since January 2019. Harju was promoted to be Commander of the Finnish Navy after serving as the Chief of Operations of the Navy from 2016 to 2019, ranked as
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(''kommodori'' in Finnish). His selection was seen by some as surprising, as he was younger by rank than
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Timo Hirvonen, then Chief of Staff of the Navy. Harju has previously served i.e. as Chief of Operations of the Navy, as a Sector Commander in the
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, as the Chief of the Finnish Joint Operations Centre, and as the Commander of the
Suomenlinna Suomenlinna (), or Sveaborg (), is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Located about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, Suomenlinna is a popular destination for bot ...
Coastal Regiment.


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