Police to exercise with international partners in Pirkanmaa 10th – 14th June 2024

Publication date 10.6.2024 11.14 | Published in English on 10.6.2024 at 16.29
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Kuvassa useampi Karhun poliisi kävelemässä kohti helikopteria. Ovat selin kameraan päin. Poliiseilla on taisteluvarustus päällään.
Valmiusyksikkö Karhun harjoitus lokakuussa 2023

Together with Finnish partners, The Special Intervention Unit Karhu will organize a cooperation exercise for multinational police special forces in Tampere and Pirkanmaa 10th – 14th June 2024.

The exercise hosted and led by Finland, will involve 17 special police units from different European countries. During the exercise will be helicopter flight activity daily 11th – 13th June between 8.00-16.00 hours. Training ammunition will be used during the exercise in areas reserved for the exercise in Tampere, Isosaari and Mänttä-Vilppula.

The exercise is part of the ATLAS Network cooperation between the internal security authorities of the European Union. Finland's NATO membership emphasises the importance of international multi-authority cooperation.

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