The Finnish Centre of Expertise in Comprehensive Crisis Management, comprising of FINCENT and CMC Finland, is organising the EU Integrated Crisis Management course for the fifth time on 8 – 13 September in Helsinki. The course looks at the various instruments the EU can utilise in its external actions and their limitations and strengths. The […]
Working as Deputy Head of Field Office in Georgia
One of the main achievements of Finland in its participation to civilian crisis management is not only that 40% of our seconded experts are women but also that we have had women in management positions. Ms. Mia Rahunen tells about her experiences with the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia and her career progress from monitor to Deputy […]
Finnish Heavy USAR team passed INSARAG reclassification
Finnish heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team, coordinated by Crisis Management Centre Finland, successfully passed its INSARAG reclassification at the end of January. The reclassification process aims at ensuring that the team meets at least the minimum international INSARAG standards that are applied to all search and rescue teams and modules working under the UN […]
