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# Finland signs EUR 158 million ICEYE contract for sovereign SAR satellites
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-08-iceye-finland-sar-satellite-contract/
- Published: 2025-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:16.000Z
- Description: Finland's Defence Forces signed a EUR 158 million contract with ICEYE on 8 September 2025 for SAR satellites and ground systems, giving Finland its own sovereign, space based surveillance capability.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [European Spaceflight, 8 September 2025](https://europeanspaceflight.com/finnish-defence-forces-award-iceye-158m-euros-contract-for-sar-satellites/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish how many satellites beyond the initial three are ultimately ordered, since the figure includes unexercised options.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-14\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)