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30.6.2025 | New recruits will begin their military service in Finnish Defence Forces and Border Guard units on Monday, 7 July. Approximately 12,500 recruits will start their service in contingent 2/25.

31.7.2024 | Recruits who started their military service in the 2/24 contingent will swear the military oath or give the affirmation in mid-August. Oath and affirmation ceremonies mark the end of the six-week basic training phase.

2.4.2026 | For several years, the Navy has been developing a comprehensive capability to produce virtual exercises to train soldiers with better skills. This time, the Navy is piloting a procedure exercise for the virtual training environment for trainees to practise situations involving damages on a vessel in a setting that simulates reality.

How to apply The application procedure for the Defence Forces’ tasks conforms to recruitment practises in the Finnish government administration. A person appointed to a post within the Defence Forces must be a Finnish citizen and fulfil the eligib...

Department of Academic Affairs The Department of Academic Affairs is under the command of the Vice Rector and its responsibilities include recruitment of students for officer training, preparing the selections and the overall development of teachi...

Regional offices of the Finnish Defence Forces service the conscripts and reservists. For the public we have information about how to apply for permits and for example most used forms.

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...

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...

Defence Forces Shared Services Centre The Defence Forces Shared Services Centre provides and coordinates support services within the Defence Forces. The services are aimed at creating shared procedures and streamlining administration. The customer...

Conscript training in the Navy It is great that you are interested in or that you have been ordered to carry out your military service or your voluntary military service for women in the Navy. The Navy offers versatile, interesting and challenging...

29.6.2023 | Altogether c. 11,600 recruits will start the conscript service part of the liability for military service on Monday 3 July. The majority, c. 9,000, will serve in the Army brigade-level units, and 1,500 in the Navy brigade-level units, and 760 in the brigade-level units of the Air Force. The Finnish Border Guard will receive 340 recruits. Of the persons liable for military service starting their service, more than 700 will be women in total.

Forms Finnish Defence Forces most usual forms are here. Fill the questionnaire primarily at https://asiointi.puolustusvoimat.fi/en . The PDF forms are intended to be filled in using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Before conscription servi...

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...

Voluntary military service for women - Frequently asked questions

Five military branches In its five battalion-level units, the Kainuu Brigade offers training for five different military branches: infantry, artillery, signal, engineer and maintenance duties. The Kainuu jaeger battalion trains infantry combatants...

General information The National Defence University is divided into divisions, departments and other administrative units. The university is led by a rector. The university has an under-graduate, graduate and post-graduate degree division. As well...

Defence Language Centre The Finnish Defence Language Centre is equated with a department in the National Defence University administrative hierarchy. The Defence Language Centre is responsible for foreign language teaching, teaching Swedish as a s...

Welcome to the Finnish Navy! The In Service with us section provides information for the new recruits entering military service and Navy reservists. The Navy is one of the three services of the Finnish Defence Forces. A total of approximately 3,50...

The Personnel Division of Defence Command Finland The Personnel Division steers the Defence Forces' personnel system, human resources management, human resources planning, recruitment of personnel and training within the field of human resources. ...

How to Become a Military Musician? The military bands recruit new players at regular intervals. The applicants must be Finnish citizens and complete the instrument proficiency test. To gain a position in a band, you must have completed the mandato...