The Uusimaa Brigade (Swedish: Nylands Brigad, Finnish: Uudenmaan Prikaati) is a Finnish Navy unit located near Ekenäs. The brigade trains soldiers to fight in a coastal environment. It is the only unit in the Finnish Defence Forces where the training is given in Swedish. The Finnish Navy is one of the braches of the Finnish Defence Forces. ... Ekenäs (Tammisaari in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... The Finnish Defence Forces (Finnish: Puolustusvoimat) consist of 34,700 people in uniform (27,300 army, 3,000 navy, and 4,400 air force). ...

Organisation

• Vasa Coastal Jaeger Battalion
• Raseborg Coastal Artillery Battalion
• Non-commissioned officer school

The Vasa Coastal Jaeger Battalion trains coast jaegers, boatsmen, anti-tank infantry and engineers. The Raseborg Coastal Artillery Battalion trains troops for the mobile coast artillery which is used to fire at targets both on land and at sea. Jäger (plural also Jäger, both pronounced as the surname Yeager) is a German word for hunter. In English it is often written with the plural Jägers, or as jaeger (pl. ...

History

The Uusimaa brigade follows the traditions of the Nyland regiment, which was established by Gustav II Adolf in 1626. The regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Siikajoki during the Finnish War. The brigade also traces back its history to the 3rd Jaeger Regiment during the Finnish Civil War and the 4th Infantry Regiment (JR4) during World War II. Gustav II Adolph Gustav II Adolph (December 9, 1594 - November 6, 1632) (also known as Gustav Adolph the Great, under the Latin name Gustavus Adolphus or the Swedish form Gustav II Adolf) was a King of Sweden. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci , chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809. ... The Civil War in Finland was fought from January to May 1918, between the Reds (punaiset), i. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...