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Entailing activities that provide support to Finland’s national defence, voluntary national defence aims to strengthen people’s will to defend the country and enhance the survivability of both authorities and citizens alike in varying security situations.https://intti.fi/en/voluntary-national-defence
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Finnish Defence Forces Sports School The main task of the Defence Forces’ Sports School is to train reconnaissance squads for emergency and wartime conditions. In addition to military training, the Sports School enables sports training for talente...https://intti.fi/en/fdf-sports-school
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20.2.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces will participate this spring’s key arctic exercise series during 9.–20.3.2026. The Norwegian-led Cold Response 26 -exercise will convene up to c. 7,500 soldiers in Finland and c. 25,000 soldiers in Norway from altogether 14 nations. In Finland, the exercise activity will focus on the Finnish Defence Forces’ exercise area at Rovajärvi but forces will be on the move across northern Finland.https://intti.fi/en/-/1948673/finnish-defence-forces-and-allies-to-exercise-arctic-defence-in-cold-response-26
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12.2.2026 | The Army will exercise local defence during 20.2.–6.3.2026. The series of exercises will be participated by altogether up to c. 3,500 soldiers, a number of other authorities, as well as business sector organisations from across Finland.https://intti.fi/en/-/1950813/local-defence-exercises-to-develop-joint-readiness
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Are you interested in a pilot's career in the Finnish Defence Forces? The Air Pilot Reserve Officer Course at the Air Force Academy in Tikkakoski opens the way for military flying in the Air Force, Army or Border Guard. The course provides in-dept...https://intti.fi/en/pilots
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7.1.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces prepare the participation in the military exercise Cold Response 2026 to be held in northern areas of Norway, Finland and Sweden in March 2026.https://intti.fi/en/-/1948673/finnish-defence-forces-to-participate-in-the-exercise-cold-response-2026
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Women talk about their service This site contains links and sources where you can listen to women talk about their experiences of military service. Listen to their stories and use the chance to get some practical tips on how to prepare for service...https://intti.fi/en/service-experiences
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About to enter into the military? Finnish liability for military service safeguarding the defence capability The Finnish Defence Forces will train conscripts to form a sustained combat-efficient wartime force and reserve. This will establish a pre...https://intti.fi/en/about-to-enter-into-the-military-
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Conscript service and training The objective of military training is to sustain the readiness of the Finnish Defence Forces and to train individuals liable for military service in tasks of national defence. Military training is provided annually f...https://intti.fi/en/in-service
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Research branch The Finnish Defence Forces’ Research Agency and the National Defence University’s subject departments look for conscript research assistants with intermediate-level university studies or a completed university degree in applicable ...https://intti.fi/en/research-branch
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Promotions in the reserve Military ranks and service ranks signify a supervisory position, training and task. Promotions in the reserve are based on the number of refresher training days, wartime task as well as suitability. You may accumulate the...https://intti.fi/en/promotions-in-the-reserve
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In the reserve Once you have completed the conscript service part of the liability for military service, you will be mustered out in the Finnish Defence Forces’ reserve. As part of the reserve, your competence and know-how will be sustained by ref...https://intti.fi/en/in-the-reserve
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Voluntary military service for women - Frequently asked questionshttps://intti.fi/en/voluntary-military-service-for-women-frequently-asked-questions
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During the military service, you need to learn the ranks of the Finnish Defence Forces by heart. To accomplish this, you need to be able to recognise and identify the insignia of rank.https://intti.fi/en/insignia-of-rank-and-hierarchy-
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Local forces The local forces cover the entire nation. Their tasks include, among other, area control and key target protection, force establishment, combat missions such as counter-special-force operation, as well as providing support to authorit...https://intti.fi/en/local-forces
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Communications and media In various communication conscription tasks, you can specialize in, for example, online communication, graphic design, filming, journalistic work or combat camera tasks. Graphic artist You support the Finnish Defence Force...https://intti.fi/en/communications-and-media
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Travel while on leave You are entitled to travel free of charge in Finland while going on and returning from leave. This form of free-of charge travel also covers entering into service and mustering out, being transferred to home care and any assi...https://intti.fi/en/travel-while-on-leave
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Applying At the earliest, you can apply for military service the year you turn 18. Those applying between 16 January 2026 and 15 January 2027 can apply for the 2027 July contingent and both the January and July contingents of the next three years ...https://intti.fi/en/applying
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Reserve Supplementary Training Programmes The FDF trains motivated reservists from the reserve rank and file into reserve NCOs, and from reserve NCOs into reserve officers on reserve supplementary courses. We encourage all interested reservists to...https://intti.fi/en/reserve-supplementary-training-programmes
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Air Force situation picture operators and fighter controllers Situation picture operator and fighter controller non-commissioned officers operate in modern air surveillance and control system elements close to air surveillance, fighter control, an...https://intti.fi/en/air-force-situation-picture-operators-and-fighter-controllers