As a militarily non-aligned country, Finland will remain prepared to defend her territory independently. The Finnish Defence Forces will train conscripts to form a sustained combat-efficient wartime force and reserve.
On Thursday 16 December, 7 887 conscripts muster out from the Defence Forces’ brigade-level units. Of these conscripts, 272 are women. In 2021, a record number of women - 885 in total - have been trained for the reserve.
Over the coming weeks 9 and 10, the Finnish Defence Forces and different authorities will train local defence tasks across Finland. The local defence exercises contribute to improved inter-executive cooperation in disturbance situations, and to local...
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