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Lithuania conducts arms control inspection in Finland

Defence Forces
Publication date 3.5.2022 17.00
Press release

Lithuania is conducting an inspection to increase trust and security in Western Finland in accordance with the Vienna Document 2011 on 3-6 May 2022. The members of the inspection team have diplomatic status.

The following units are located in the area intended for inspection: the Armoured Brigade, Pori Brigade and Satakunta Air Command. In addition, the Army's ongoing ARROW22 exercise will be inspected.
The purpose of the inspection is to check that in the area ordered to be inspected, such military activities are not underway and which should have been notified in advance in accordance with the Vienna Document. Inspection activities are part of normal arms control activities. Similar inspections are carried out in Finland a few times a year and Finland carries out similar inspections in other participating countries.
 

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