Jaeger Brigade

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Jääkäriprikaati
A barracks building of the Jaeger Brigade at Sodankylä
Active	1919–1921:Käkisalmen rykmentti (Käkisalmi Regiment) 1921–1936: Polkupyöräpataljoona 1 (Bicycle Battallion 1) 1936–1957: Jääkäripataljoona 1 (Jaeger Battallion 1) 1957–1964: Pohjanmaan jääkäripataljoona (Ostrobothnia Jaeger Battallion) 1964–1979: Lapin Jääkäripataljoona (Lapland Jaeger Battallion) 1979–: Jääkäriprikaati Jaeger Brigade^[1]
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Arctic training
Size	1,100 conscripts, 370 career personnel, of whom 140 military career personnel
Part of	Northern Finland Military Province
Garrison	Sodankylä
Nickname	Jiipeeär
March	Jääkärien marssi by Jean Sibelius
Equipment	Sisu Nasu
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Kimmo Lehto

The Jaeger Brigade (Jääkäriprikaati) is a unit of the Finnish Army. The unit is located in Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland, some 130 km north of the Arctic Circle. The brigade trains 900 conscripts per year.

The Jaeger Brigade specialises in training soldiers for the harsh climate of Lapland.

1 Organisation
2 History
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Organisation

Lapland Jaeger Battalion (Lapin Jääkäripataljoona)
- Sissi Company (Sissikomppania)
- 1st Jaeger Company (1. Jääkärikomppania)
- 2nd Jaeger Company (2. Jääkärikomppania)
Pohja Jaeger Battalion (Pohjan Jääkäripataljoona)
- 3rd Jaeger Company (3. Jääkärikomppania)
- Mortar Company (Kranaatinheitinkomppania)
- Supply and Transport Company (Huolto- ja kuljetuskomppania)

[edit] History

The Brigade follows the traditions of the 27th Preussian Jaeger Battalion, JR 27 (27th Infantry regiment) (which fought during the Winter War) and the 6th Division (which fought during the Continuation War)

The Lapland Jaeger Battalion traces back its roots to the 1st Bicycle Battalion, founded in 1921. That unit later formed the 1st Jaeger Battalion which fought during the Winter War and the Continuation War.