Timo Kivinen
Timo Pekka Kivinen | |
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Kivinen in 2023 | |
| Born | 8 December 1959 Lappeenranta, Finland |
| Allegiance | Finland |
| Branch | Finnish Army |
| Years of service | 1977–2024 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of Defence Commander, Finnish Defence Command Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy Karelia Brigade |
| Battles / wars | NATO intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Timo Pekka Kivinen (born 8 December 1959) is a Finnish general who served as the Chief of Defence 2019–2024. Kivinen began his career as a dragoon, and was eventually promoted to Brigade Commander of the Karelia Brigade in 2011, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy in 2015 and Chief of Defence Command Finland in 2017.