Mighty Arrow 26 is held at the Pohjankangas firing range and involves thousands of soldiers and hundreds of vehicles, according to major media reports. The exercise strengthens NATO mechanized forces' joint combat methods and interoperability with unmanned systems, according to major media reports. Personnel and conscripts from the Panssariprikaati, Utti Jaeger Regiment, Jaeger Brigade, Pori Brigade, Army Academy, Logistics Command, and Air Force travel to Satakunta, according to major media reports. Soldiers from Finland, Estonia, and Lithuania participate, according to major media reports. International forces' equipment includes CV9035 assault tanks and armored BOXER personnel carriers, according to major media reports. Various drones and helicopter operations are part of the exercise, according to major media reports. Heavy equipment may be seen on roads including Highway 3, Highway 6, Highways 11, 12, and 23, Main Roads 44 and 65, and Road ST261 during the weekend, according to major media reports. Some units travel to Niinisalo by train, according to major media reports. Tank concentration marches will disrupt traffic in Hattula, especially during the upcoming weekend, according to major media reports. Traffic will be stopped if necessary in the Parolannummi area, according to major media reports. Road users are advised to prepare for slower travel; road convoys travel at 80–100 km/h, according to major media reports. Mighty Arrow 26 is scheduled to end on May 9, according to major media reports.
Aurora 26 involves 16,000 Swedish soldiers, sailors, and officers together with 1,500 allied personnel from twelve countries, according to major media reports. In Skåne, the exercise is especially noticeable when the Netherlands brings five Apache attack helicopters, according to major media reports. The Apache helicopters fly low between Ronneby and P7 in Revingehed for several days starting April 24, according to major media reports. Attack helicopters depart from Kallinge, according to major media reports. Aurora 26 runs until May 13, but in Skåne it ends on May 5, according to major media reports. The Swedish Armed Forces warn of many military vehicles on civilian roads from April 20 to mid-May, according to major media reports.
Additional exercises are taking place in Sweden. An exercise occurs at the former military airfield Lunda near Alunda, and in forests around Gimo and Österby, lasting one week starting Friday, according to major media reports. Several units from F16 – Upplands flygflottilj – participate, according to major media reports. Shooting exercises will be conducted at the airfield and in various forest areas, according to major media reports. Military transports will pass through Jämtland heading south during Aurora 26 next week, according to major media reports. A large local exercise will take place at Hagshult air base soon, according to major media reports. The Swedish Armed Forces have trained in Rinkaby over the weekend, according to major media reports. Apache helicopters may be visible over northeastern Skåne, according to major media reports.