Finland to join NATO Crisis Management Exercise

Finland will participate in NATO Crisis Management Exercise 2023 (CMX23) scheduled to be held From March 9 to March 15, said Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release on Tuesday.

CMX is NATO’s regular consultation and decision-making exercise.

The exercise is based on a fictitious scenario and it does not involve any deployed forces. Finland has participated in CMX since 1998 whenever the exercise has been open for Finland.

This time, Finland is participating in the exercise for the 11th time.

CMX23 will include staff-to-staff exchanges between NATO and EU institutions.

Apart from NATO Headquarters and Strategic Commands, the exercise will involve civilian and military staffs from missions to NATO and from allied and invitee capitals.

Participants from Finland include the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence and the Defence Command, Finland’s Mission to NATO in Brussels and other central government entities.