Patria is making a €40 million investment to enhance and expand its Hämeenlinna production facility for armoured vehicle production. The expansion project includes a new production facility, a surface treatment area and development of existing facilities.
After the expansion, the production volume of vehicles at Patria's Hämeenlinna production facility will nearly double. Preparations for the start of construction work have already begun and the new facilities are expected to be fully operational during 2027.
"Patria's order stock has grown significantly, and strong demand is particularly based on Patria's armoured vehicle projects. With the expansion of the Hämeenlinna production facility, we want to speed up the delivery of current orders, but also prepare for new orders and production of new products, including weapon systems and tracked vehicle manufacturing", says Patria’s Mikko Leino, Executive Vice President, Operations. “The investment is also an important part of strengthening the EU’s Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB)", Leino adds.
Patria has already received orders for over 800 Patria 6x6 vehicles and delivered more than 200 within the joint Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme. The programme is participated today by Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Germany and it has garnered considerable interest from other European countries.
Patria AMV XP 8x8 vehicle projects are currently underway for example in Slovakia and Japan.In addition to Hämeenlinna, Patria also manufactures Patria 6x6 vehicles at the Valmiera production facility in Latvia, which was opened in May 2024. Typically armoured vehicle preseries deliveries are produced at Patria's production facilities, while the majority of vehicle deliveries are made using the expertise of local industries in respective countries.
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