Signal
Submitted
Feb 14, 2026, 12:22 UTC
The Finnish Navy will lead the multinational Baltic Sea exercise Narrow Waters 25 from 21-28 May 2025, featuring Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Estonia participating in joint naval and coastal operations with live-fire drills.
Narrow Waters 25, the Finnish Navy's spring main exercise, will take place from 21 to 28 May 2025 across the Archipelago Sea, Gulf of Finland, and Finland's southern coast. The exercise, now international, includes Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Estonia collaborating on joint naval operations to train troop transport and combat activities in coastal and archipelago environments. Alongside navy and coastal troops, Border Guard units, Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command detachments, army helicopters, and air force sorties will participate. The exercise will assess conscripts from Contingents 1/25 and 2/24 and train reservists, involving about 2,700 personnel. Live-fire exercises are scheduled at Örö on 22 May and Kotka Rankki from 21-25 May, with troop maneuvers on land and sea in the Hanko-Raasepori and Porvoo-Kotka archipelago areas. The exercise emphasizes alliance interoperability and readiness in the Baltic Sea region's unique maritime terrain.
Confidence: High
The article describes a planned Finnish-led multinational military exercise involving Baltic Sea allies, indicating defense preparation activities. There is no indication of hostile aggressor activity.
Source URL
https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/navy-s-spring-main-exercise-to-begin-narrow-waters-25-will-bring-together-allies-from-the-baltic-sea-region
Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.
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Event time
May 21, 2025, 00:00 UTC
End time
May 28, 2025, 23:59 UTC
Event time confidence
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Signal
Submitted
Feb 14, 2026, 12:22 UTC
The Finnish Navy will lead the multinational Baltic Sea exercise Narrow Waters 25 from 21-28 May 2025, featuring Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Estonia participating in joint naval and coastal operations with live-fire drills.
Narrow Waters 25, the Finnish Navy's spring main exercise, will take place from 21 to 28 May 2025 across the Archipelago Sea, Gulf of Finland, and Finland's southern coast. The exercise, now international, includes Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Estonia collaborating on joint naval operations to train troop transport and combat activities in coastal and archipelago environments. Alongside navy and coastal troops, Border Guard units, Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command detachments, army helicopters, and air force sorties will participate. The exercise will assess conscripts from Contingents 1/25 and 2/24 and train reservists, involving about 2,700 personnel. Live-fire exercises are scheduled at Örö on 22 May and Kotka Rankki from 21-25 May, with troop maneuvers on land and sea in the Hanko-Raasepori and Porvoo-Kotka archipelago areas. The exercise emphasizes alliance interoperability and readiness in the Baltic Sea region's unique maritime terrain.
Confidence: High
The article describes a planned Finnish-led multinational military exercise involving Baltic Sea allies, indicating defense preparation activities. There is no indication of hostile aggressor activity.
Source URL
https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/navy-s-spring-main-exercise-to-begin-narrow-waters-25-will-bring-together-allies-from-the-baltic-sea-region
Published as a Defense Preparations signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.
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Event time
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