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Get ready for military service If you get selected for service, you will receive your Military Service Order at the selection event or later by mail. It will tell you when and at which brigade-level unit you must report for service. The Military S...

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...

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...

Health care services During the military service, you will have access to health care services free of charge. Enter into service feeling well! All long-term illnesses must have been examined and taken care of and injuries treated prior to the ser...

Divers As a diver you undergo versatile training in the special operations forces of the Finnish Navy. This course for FDF divers aims at recruiting fit and motivated students. No previous diving proficiency is required. Each year sees through app...

Foreign citizens who have gained Finnish citizenship and who have completed the compulsory peacetime military service of his/her former home country, or a portion of if (at least four (4) months) can upon application be exempted from military service in peacetime. Decisions regarding exemption are made by the regional offices.

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...

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.

Selection event Regional offices will invite those who applied for voluntary service to a selection event which will be organised in April. If you applied for service between 16 January 2025 and 15 January 2026, your selection event will take plac...

In 2022, the piloting of shared accommodation will expand and continue in the Finnish Defence Forces to include all brigade-level units providing training to persons liable for military service excluding the FAF air commands, and also to include the North Karelia Border Guard District of the Finnish Border Guard.

Fighter and helicopter assistant mechanics Conscript service as an assistant mechanic suits well for persons interested in aviation and technology. Aliupseerikurssin lentotekninen linja tarjoaa mielekkään, monipuolisen ja haastavan varusmiespalvel...

Finnish Rapid Deployment Force Serving as a conscript in the Finnish Rapid Deployment force literally paves your way to serving as a peace keeper. Apart from undergoing training in military national defence, the trainees receive specialization tra...

Paratroopers Every paratrooper is trained to complete reconnaissance and combat missions which are both mentally and physically demanding. Organised at the Utti Jaeger Regiment in Kouvola, the training involves versatile training in weapons, marks...

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.

Ecclesiastical sector In the training program of the conscript priest or deacon, you will be able to practice supporting functional capabilities and developing your own under the guidance of the troop unit's military chaplain. The position is for ...

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2.7.2025 | On Monday 7 July 2025, the conscripts in the contingent 2/25 will start their service, of whom altogether up to c. 9,700 trainees will start their service at the Army brigade-level units.

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 ...

Free time off On service days you will also have free time as well. The daily free time off depends on the training scheduled for the given day in question. Service permitting, the free time off usually extends from 17:30 to 21:30. While on leave ...

2.10.2025 | On 16 September 2025, Command Senior Enlisted Leaders (CSEL) of NATO member nations’ land forces familiarised with conscript training of the Army at the Jaeger Brigade during the NATO Land Command conference (LC3).