Skip to content
  • Defence Forces
  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air Force
  • Logistics Command
  • National Defence University
  • Military Music
  • Ruotuväki
  • Valitse kieli Suomi
  • Välj språket Svenska
  • Select language English
  • Frontpage
  • About to enter into the military?
    • Call-ups
    • When you have more than one nationality
    • Service titles
    • Task that require applying for before the service
      • Air Force Military Drivers
      • Air Force Situation Picture Operators and Fighter Controllers
      • Divers
      • Electronic Warfare Training Programme
      • FDF Sports School
      • Fighter and Helicopter Mechanics
      • Finnish Rapid Deployment Force
      • Paratroopers
      • Pilots
      • Military Bandsmen
      • Special Border Jaegers
      • Cyber
    • Air Force’s Special Programmes
    • Other forms of service and being exempted from military service
    • Preparing for the service
    • Guidelines for those coming from abroad
    • Changing the contingent or place of entering into service
  • Voluntary military service for women
    • Applying
    • Service experiences
    • Preparing
    • Voluntary military service for women - Frequently asked questions
  • In service
    • Insignia of rank (and hierarchy)
    • For the first time in a brigade-level unit
    • Daily allowance and equipment allowance
    • Accommodation, meals and clothing
      • Shared accommodation
    • Health care services
    • Free time off
    • Tasks that you apply for while in military service
      • Communications and media
      • Information and communication technology services
      • Research branch
      • Ecclesiastical sector
    • Conscript Committee
    • Travel while on leave
    • Leadership training
    • Finnish conscript slang
  • In the reserve
    • Refresher training exercises and FDF voluntary exercises
      • When you receive an order to attend a refresher training exercise
      • Reservist benefits in exercises
      • Leave and leave period during refresher training exercise
      • Exemption from refresher training exercise
    • Reservist health
    • Promotions in the reserve
    • Local forces
    • Reserve Supplementary Training Programmes
    • Voluntary national defence
  • Questions?
    • News
    • Central Finland Regional Office
    • Häme Regional Office
    • Lapland Regional Office
    • North Karelia Regional Office
    • North Ostrobothnia and Kainuu Regional Office
    • North Savo Regional Office
    • Ostrobothnia Regional Office
    • Pirkanmaa Regional Office
    • South-eastern Finland Regional Office
    • South Savo Regional Office
    • South-western Finland Regional Office
    • Uusimaa Regional Office
  • Defence Forces
  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air Force
  • Logistics Command
  • National Defence University
  • Military Music
  • Ruotuväki

Other sites

  • Crisis management
  • Fincent
  • Military sports
  • Military museum
  • Research

MORE ON US

  • For Conscripts
  • Crisis Management
  • Fincent
  • Military Sports
  • Military Music
  • Military Museum
  • Research

 

MATERIAL

  • Forms
  • Publications
  • Publication archive Doria
  • PVMoodle Education Portal
  • SA-kuva - Finnish Wartime Photo Archive

TO THE MEDIA

  • Contact us
  • Media Service

CONTACT INFORMATION

  • 0299 800 (Switch board)
  • Charging for calls
  • Regional Offices
  • All Addresses
  • E-Invoice Addresses
  • Emails: [email protected]

GIVE FEEDBACK

  • Feedback

SOSIAALINEN MEDIA

X Opens in a new window
Facebook Opens in a new window
Youtube Opens in a new window
Instagram Opens in a new window
Facebook / Aluetoimisto Opens in a new window
Linkedin Opens in a new window

© 2025 Finnish Defence Forces