Hajotustoiminta
Hajotustoiminta, literally “dispersion” or “diversional activity,” is a term used in Finnish defence and security literature to refer to planned actions aimed at misleading an opponent by dispersing their attention, forces, or information. The concept is a form of deception or misdirection that seeks to undermine the opponent’s situational awareness and create advantageous conditions for the actor’s main objective.
Typical hajotustoiminnan methods include feints and decoy operations, spoofed signals, leaked or planted misinformation, and other
In defence planning, hajotustoiminta is integrated into broader concepts of deception, information warfare, and strategic communication.
Legal and ethical considerations indicate that deception is commonly permissible as part of military operations under