Finland National Emergency Supply Agency
Finnish state agency securing emergency supplies; buys radiation-sensing robots for the EU's rescEU stockpile.
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Opened an €11m radiation-sensing robot competition
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Finland seeks €11m of radiation robotsOpened the radiation-sensing procurement
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Finland to buy up to 16 radiation robotsBackground
Finland's National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA) opened an open competition on 4 November 2026 for an estimated €11m of remotely operated ground and aerial platforms with radiation sensors, including up to eight four-legged robots, for the EU's rescEU stockpile. Bids close in January 2027.
NESA, known in Finnish as Huoltovarmuuskeskus, secures supplies Finland would need in a crisis. Finland hosts two rescEU stockpiles, medical and CBRN, run by a consortium led by the Ministry of the Interior. NESA handles procurement, storage, logistics and upkeep, with the radiation authority STUK helping on measuring equipment. It ran a sixth delivery from the stockpile to Ukraine in July 2026.
The robot buy began with a September 2026 notice for eight to 16 radiation-sensing ground systems.
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