Artillery Brigade (Finnish Tykistöprikaati) is a Finnish Army unit situated in Niinisalo in Western Finland. The Artillery Brigade trains conscripts and regular personnel for war-time artillery duties. In addition it provides weather service in Niinisalo region and trains most of Finnish Defence Forces dogs. The total strength of the brigade is some 800 conscripts and 400 regular civilian and military personnel.

Artillery Brigade consists of Satakunta Artillery Regiment, Reconnaissance Battallion, Artillery School, and Satakunta Military Band. Every year, some 1,600 conscripts are trained by the brigade. The training guns vary from 122 mm light howitzers to 155 mm cannons and 122 mm multiple rocket launchers, depending on reserve units the conscripts are trained for. The conscripts participate in several live-fire exercises in nearby Pohjankankaa firing range before the two- or three-week-long national live-fire artillery exercise held twice a year in Rovajärvi firing range in Lapland.

The Artillery School provides University-level education for future artillery officers and continuing education for artillery regular personnel.

External links

• Artillery Brigade web page