Finland to deliver urgent defence materiel assistance to Ukraine

Finland will deliver its 35th materiel assistance package to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 9 October 2026 on the proposal of the Government.

The overall value of the package now delivered to Ukraine is around EUR 1 million. It contains items of a single defence product donated from the Finnish Defence Forces’ stocks. Finland has already started preparations for the next, broader package. The total value of the defence materiel Finland has delivered to Ukraine has now reached EUR 3.6 billion.

“Finland speeded up this decision to deliver on an urgent request from Ukraine. We will not close our eyes to Ukrainians’ hour of need. Instead, we will stand with Ukraine and continue our materiel assistance deliveries,” Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen said.

For operational reasons and to ensure that the delivery reaches its destination, more detailed information on the content of the assistance, manner of delivery or schedule will not be provided. Both Ukraine’s needs and the resources of the Finnish Defence Forces have been taken into account when deciding on the assistance.