Coastal Brigade

{{Short description|Military unit in the Finnish Navy}}

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| unit_name = Coastal Brigade

| native_name = {{lang|fi|Rannikkoprikaati}}

| image = Insignia of the Coastal Brigade of Finland.svg

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| caption = Distinctive unit insignia of the Coastal Brigade

| dates = 2015–

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| garrison = Upinniemi, Kirkkonummi

| garrison_label = Main garrison

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| website =https://merivoimat.fi/en/coastal-brigade

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The Coastal Brigade ({{Langx|fi|Rannikkoprikaati}}, RPR) is a brigade-level unit in the Finnish Navy. It is responsible for amphibious warfare, naval reconnaissance and special operations of the Finnish Navy. It is one of the three main units of the Navy, alongside the Coastal Fleet and Nyland Brigade.{{Cite web|url=https://merivoimat.fi/en/coastal-brigade|title=Coastal Brigade: About Us|access-date=2020-01-23|url-status=live|publisher=Finnish Navy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609053652/http://merivoimat.fi:80/en/coastal-brigade |archive-date=2016-06-09 }}

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