Professor Jukka Manner received the Military Merit Medal
He was granted for particularly meritorious work carried out for the benefit of the Finnish Defence Forces.
On the Finnish Defence Forces' Day, the 4th of June, the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces granted the Military Merit Medal to Jukka Manner, Professor of Department of Communications and Networking. The medal was presented by Brigadier General Ilkka Korkiamäki, on Wednesday, the 11th of November, at the public examination of Antti Kärkkäinen's doctoral thesis.
The Military Merit Medal was granted to Professor Jukka Manner for particularly meritorious work carried out for the benefit of the Finnish Defence Forces.
The Military Merit Medal was granted to a total of 169 persons in 2015.
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