Lappland Home Guard

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The Lappland Home Guard is the ground force of the Lappland Home Defense Force. The Home Guard is the largest branch of the Lappland Defense Force and includes the Military Police.

History

The Lappland Home Guard was the first branch of the Home Defense Force established in 1891 under the Office of Defense. The Home Guard was the only branch until the establishment of the Lappland Coast Guard in 1901.

Ranks

Organisation

Equipment

Camouflage Patterns
Camouflage Pattern Image
Woodland
Lappland Home Guard soldier wearing the woodland pattern.
Arctic
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Weapons
Name Origin Type Caliber Notes
McLear Temuair Pistol 9x19mm Standard issue handgun
SB-01 Trinovantum Bolt-action rifle Lappland designation for the Lars-Hansen Rifle
SB-10 Trinovantum Bolt-action rifle 7.7x56mmR Lappland designation for the RD-01, extensively used by mountain units.
SB-20 Trinovantum Semi-automatic rifle 7.7x56mmR Lappland designation for the RD-02. Domestically modified to be chambered in 7.7x56mmR
SB-30 Ostlichtor Battle Rifle 7.92x57mm Lappland designation for the BK3161. Largely retired, still in storage.
SB-40 Transnapastain Infantry Rifle 7.62x39mm Produced domestically by Govet and the new standard issue infantry rifle.
MB-10 Transnapastain Machine gun 7.62x54mm Lappland designation for the KP machine gun. This model is not in standard use but is in storage for reserve usage.
MB-20 Transnapastain Machine gun 7.62x54mm Lappland designation for the KP38 machine gun.
MB-30 Transnapastain Machine gun 7.62x54mm Lappland designation for the KPM machine gun.
MB-40 Transnapastain Machine gun 7.62x54 Lappland designation for the RPS-85
MB-50 Ostlichtor Machine gun 7.92x57mm Lappland designation for the BK4160.
MB-100 Transnapastain Heavy machine gun 12.7x108mm Lappland designation for the SPKS-70
RPG-31 Transnapastain Anti-tank Launcher 72.5 mm
Vehicles
Name Image Origin Purpose Notes
Ruoigu Nv-3
STRV-103 demonstrating at P7 Revingehed, 24th April 2022.jpg
Lappland Main Battle Tank
Ruoigu HV-1
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Lappland Self-propelled Artillery
Ovlin Raidu
Sisu GTP at Rautatientori 20240524.jpg
Lappland Mine-resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
Ovlin Gris
Tracked transport vehicle Sisu NA 110.JPG
Lappland All-Terrain transport vehicle
Ovlin Snow Rider
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Lappland Snowmobile Used inland around glaciers and stored at several other bases for the country's long winters. Several versions exist with attached weapons, notably a variant with a large recoilless rifle, and a variant with a mortar.