On the 2nd of December the Commander of the Finnish Army Lieutenant General Seppo Toivonen visited COM EUFOR Major General Johann Luif in Camp Butmir. The occasion was a regular visit by the Lieutenant General to Finnish personnel serving within EUFOR. Greeted with an honor guard consisting of Hungarian troops from the EUFOR Multinational Battalion, Lieutenant General Toivonen then spoke with COM EUFOR before visiting Finnish.

Capacity Building and Training

Finland has 5 personnel working within EUFOR, including engineers who train and mentor the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH). Building the capacity and capabilities of the AFBiH is EUFOR’s main effort. Most recently, Finnish engineers were involved in training AFBiH personnel to construct bridges, a key part of their capability to assist the Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities during humanitarian emergencies.