The unit was founded in 1920 and has operated continually with a single break from 1945 to 1947 when the Finnish officer training was stopped by order of the Allied Control Commission.
Skolan grundades 1920 och har varit aktiv allt sedan dess, med undantag för en kort period under åren 1945-1947, då den finska officersutbildningen stoppades på order av den allierade kontrollkommissionen.