The Nyland Brigade, officially Nylands Brigad (NylBr) in

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, fi, Uudenmaan Prikaati (UudPr), is a brigade-level

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-type unit of the

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stationed in Dragsvik in

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in the province of

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. The Brigade trains

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and other troops for combat in coastal environments. It is the only unit of the

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where the instruction language is

, the country's other official language. The command language is, however, Finnish. The brigade also trains personnel for the International ATU unit (Amphibious Task Unit), which is a special crisis management force that can be employed in coastal environments.

Organization

* Headquarters * Vasa Coastal Jaeger Battalion ** 1st Coastal Jaeger Company ** 2nd Coastal Jaeger Company **NCO School * Ekenäs Coastal Battalion **Mortar Company **Headquarters and Signals Company **Combat Engineer Company * Supply Center The Vasa Coastal Jaeger Battalion trains

, boatsmen, coastal missile troops, reconnaissance troops and ATU platoons. The Ekenäs Coastal Battalion trains mortar and signal troops, military policemen, chauffeurs, supply specialists and combat engineers.

History

The brigade follows the traditions of the

Nyland and Tavastehus Cavalry Regiment The Nyland and Tavastehus County Cavalry Regiment ( sv, Nylands och Tavastehus läns kavalleriregemente) was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment located in the county of Nyland and Tavastehus that traced its origins back to the 17th Century. It was ...

, which

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established in 1626. The regiment distinguished itself in the

Battle of Siikajoki The Battle of Siikajoki ( fi, Siikajoen taistelu) was fought between Swedish and Russian troops on 18 April 1808 at Siikajoki, approximately 60 km south of Oulu, Finland. During the first stage of the Finnish War, the Swedish commander Wilhelm ...

during the

Finnish War The Finnish War ( sv, Finska kriget, russian: Финляндская война, fi, Suomen sota) was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a res ...

. The brigade also traces back its history to the 3rd Jaeger Regiment during the

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, renamed Uusimaa Regiment during the interwar period. After the

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, the Uusimaa Regiment was one of the units forming the new 13th Brigade, which formed the basis of the 13th Infantry Regiment (JR13) during the

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, later called the 4th Infantry Regiment, which was restructured to form the 4th Brigade and renamed to Nyland Brigade in 1957. The unit became a part of the Finnish Navy in 1998, having been an Army unit until then.

Equipment

The brigade utilizes XA-185 Pasi APCs and trucks for land transport, and ''Jehu'', ''Jurmo'', ''Uisko'' and ''G'' class landing craft for amphibious transport. The motorized artillery previously used

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guns, but now relies on

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missiles for anti-ship warfare.

Publications

* ''Fanbäraren'', magazine, 1935-

External links

Official Nyland Brigade Webpage in EnglishRecruitment video
{{Raseborg Cityscape Naval units and formations of Finland Organisations based in Raseborg Brigades of Finland Military units and formations established in 1957