Finland: The Air Force will open a space operations center on January 1, 2027. The center will be at the Air Force Headquarters in central Finland. It will monitor space activity, coordinate with NATO and its allies and operate Finnish space systems, relying on a satellite-based remote sensing system developed by ICEYE under a $176 million Defense Department contract signed in 2025. The move is part of a broader military buildup by Helsinki, which includes the purchase of 64 F-35A fighter jets, withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty and the lifting of the ban on the transfer of nuclear weapons through its territory. Moscow has repeatedly warned that these measures escalate border tensions and harm regional security.

Finland: The Air Force will open a space operations center on January 1, 2027. The center will be at the Air Force Headquarters in central Finland. It will monitor space activity, coordinate with NATO and its allies and operate Finnish space systems, relying on a satellite-based remote sensing system developed by ICEYE under a $176 million Defense Department contract signed in 2025. The move is part of a broader military buildup by Helsinki, which includes the purchase of 64 F-35A fighter jets, withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty and the lifting of the ban on the transfer of nuclear weapons through its territory. Moscow has repeatedly warned that these measures escalate border tensions and harm regional security.