| Panssariprikaati Armoured Brigade |
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The Colour of Armoured Brigade |
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| Active | 1942–1944 Panssaridivisioona (Armoured Division) 1946–1952: Kevyt Prikaati (Light Brigade) 1952–: Panssariprikaati (Armoured Brigade) |
| Country | Finland |
| Branch | Finnish Army |
| Type | Heavy armoured |
| Size | 1,700 conscripts, 600 career personnel[1] |
| Part of | Western Finland Military Province |
| Garrison | Parolannummi, Hattula |
| March | Parolan marssi |
| Anniversaries | Kuuterselkä Äyräpää Tali-Ihantala |
| Equipment | Leopard 2A4 BMP-2 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Pekka Toveri |
| Notable commanders |
Major General Ruben Lagus |
The Armoured Brigade (Panssariprikaati) is a Finnish Army training unit located in Parolannummi, near Hämeenlinna, in southern Finland. The brigade specialises in training armoured and anti-aircraft troops. In case of mobilization, the Finnish Defence Forces would field one armoured brigade. The war-time armoured brigade has a strength of around 5,700 men, and fields 63 main battle tanks, 110 infantry fighting vehicles, circa 100 armoured personnel carriers, mainly of Soviet origin, and roughly 70 other armoured vehicles. However, the remaining war-time armoured brigade is being phased out and replaced by smaller mechanized battle groups. The new mechanized battle groups will field the Leopard 2 MBTs that are not included in the organization of the contemporary war-time armoured brigades.
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