General (Finland)

{{Short description|Highest officer's rank in Finland}}

{{Unreferenced|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox military rank

| name = General

| native_name = {{lang|fi|Kenraali}}

| image = Kenraali kauluslaatta.svg

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| caption = Insignia in the Finnish Army

| image2 = Finland-AirForce-OF-9.svg

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| caption2 = Insignia in the Finnish Air Force

| image3 = Kenraali M05.svg

| image_size3 = 50px

| alt3 =

| caption3 = Insignia as part of the M05 field uniform

| country = {{flag|Finland}}

| service branch = {{army|Finland}}
{{air force|Finland}}

| abbreviation =

| rank group = General officer

| rank =

| NATO rank = OF-9

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| higher rank = Field marshal

| lower rank = {{lang|fi|Kenraaliluutnantti}}

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General ({{langx|fi|Kenraali}}) is the highest officer's rank in Finland. It is held exclusively by the Chief of Defence during peacetime. General is comparable to ranks of NATO armies officers as OF-9.

File:Kenraali C. G. E. Mannerheim (26936604946).jpg in 1918 during the Finnish Civil War]]

Historically, a general's branch of service could be indicated in the rank. So far Finland has had seventeen of {{lang|fi|jalkaväenkenraali}} (general of infantry), a few of {{lang|fi|jääkärikenraali}} (Jägergeneral), two of {{lang|fi|ratsuväenkenraali}} (general of cavalry) and one {{lang|fi|tykistönkenraali}} (general of artillery). Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim himself was the other one of the two generals of cavalry before his promotion to field marshal.