Lapland Air Defence Regiment

Lapland Air Defence Regiment (Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti) is a unit of the Finnish Army located in Rovaniemi. It was founded in 1989 and some 600 conscripts are trained there every year.

Organisation

 * Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion (Rovaniemen Ilmatorjuntapatteristo, RovItPsto)
 * 1st Air Defence Battery (1. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
 * 2nd Air Defence Battery (2. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
 * 3rd Air Defence Battery (3. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)
 * 4th Air Defence Battery (4. Ilmatorjuntapatteri)


 * Lapland Military Band (Lapin Sotilassoittokunta)
 * Supply Center (Huoltokeskus)

Equipment

 * Crotale (Ilmatorjuntaohjus 90)
 * ZU-23-2 (23 ItK 61 and 23 ItK 95)