Finnish Rapid Deployment Force

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Finnish Rapid Deployment Force
Active	1996 - present
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Army Finnish Air Force Finnish Navy
Role	International missions peacekeeping
Size	Battle group
Part of	Finnish Defence Forces International Centre
Garrison/HQ	Pori Brigade, Säkylä, Finland
Motto(s)	Näytä hyvältä, tee hyvää! (Finnish for "look good, do good!")
Mascot(s)	Crowned, golden lion
Equipment	XA-185 APC, Raisu, RG-32M, XA-360
Commanders
FDF International Centre Commander	Colonel Mauri Koskela
Insignia
Uniform	Rapid Deployment Force arch
Headdress	International Forces' beret

The Finnish Rapid Deployment Force (FRDF) (Finnish: Suomen Kansainvälinen Valmiusjoukko) is the spearhead international force of the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF). It can also be used for national defence.

The force is trained to participate as part of multinational peacekeeping and crisis management operations, and can be deployed at short notice.^[1]

Although the FRDF is an addition to rather than a replacement for traditional peacekeeping forces, many Finnish peacekeepers have FRDF training, and FRDF soldiers are mostly used as a recruitment pool for international peacekeeping missions, which may consist of a mix of normal reservists, FRDF-trained reservists and professional soldiers (mostly officers).

Formed in 1996, the first battalion became operational in 1998. Elements of the group were first deployed in 1999 as a part of the KFOR operation in Kosovo.^[2]