Last name Laakkonen

First names Mikko Olavi

Rank Captain (Navy), OF-5

Date and place

of birth May 21 st 1973 Mikkeli, Finland

Marital status Married, three children

Military education Military Conscript Service, Reserve Officer,

Häme Regiment 1993-94

Military Academy, National Defence University 1994-98

Senior Staff Officer Course, NDU 2008-09

General Staff Officer Course, NDU 2010-11

Senior Command Course, NDU 2020

Career Training Officer & XO of Fortress

Gulf of Finland Naval Command 1998-2001

CO Signals Unit, Suomenlinna Regiment 2001-2002

Head of Branch, Naval Academy 2003-2009

Head of Training, Gulf of Finland Naval Command 2009-2011

Regimental Officer, Gulf of Finland Naval Command 2011-2013

Head of Sector, Plans and Policy (M5),

Navy Command 2013-2014

Staff Officer, Plans and Policy (J5),

Defence Command 2014-2016

Staff Officer, Force Generation,

NATO ACO SHAPE 2016-2019

Commanding Officer, Suomenlinna Regiment,

Coastal Brigade 2019-2021

Head of Section, Strategic Planning,

Plans Division, Navy Command 2021-2023

Assistant Chief of Staff (M5)

Plans Division, Navy Command 1.6.2023-

International Experience Military Observer, United Nations Military Observer

Group in India & Pakistan 2002-2003

Staff Officer, Plans, UN Mission in Sudan 2007-2008

Staff Officer, Force Generation, NATO ACO 2016-2019

Promotions 2LT 1994

LT 1996

1LT 1998

LTSG 2004

LTCDR 2011

CDR 2015

CAPT 2023