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LAPLAND MILITARY BAND Premiere Finnish military music! The Lapland Military Band located in Rovaniemi is the only professional wind orchestra in Northern Finland, with 29 musicians in the ensemble. The chief conductor for the northernmost Military...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/lapland-military-band
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Military bandsmen The Conscript Band of the Defence Forces offers musically talented conscripts a chance to complete their military service in a military band. Performing in events requiring distinguished performance in Finland and abroad, the Con...https://intti.fi/en/military-bandsmen
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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...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/how-to-become-a-militar-musician
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In the course of their colourful history, military bands have performed in compositions as large as 250 musicians and taken numerous trips to perform abroad.https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/history
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Parade Band The Conscript Band’s Parade Band consists of three sections: wind orchestra, drum group and rifle drill group. The main purpose of the Parade Band is to perform at the Defence Forces’ largest events, such as the Flag Day and the Indepe...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/parade-band
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The Dragoon Band The Dragoon Band is a 34-member symphonic wind orchestra. The band's domicile is in Lappeenranta, in connection with the Army Academy. The Dragoon Band performs mainly in Eastern Finland. In 1921, a dragoon brigade and a band were...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/the-dragoon-band
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The Guards Band The Representative Orchestra of the President of the Republic, the Guards Band is the oldest continuously operating professional orchestra in Finland. The band was established in 1819. Nowadays the official representative band of t...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/guards-band
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4.2.2026 | The military oath and affirmation ceremonies of contingent 1/26 will take place in Sodankylä and Rovaniemi garrisons on Saturday, 14 February 2026.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/military-oath-and-affirmation-ceremonies-in-the-jaeger-brigade
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How to Apply to the Conscript Band Finland? Finnish national defence is based on general conscription. Women can volunteer for military service. The requirements for military service are: Finnish citizenship, 18–29 years of age, a good state of he...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/how-to-apply-to-the-conscript-band
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There is strength in youth! The Conscript Band of the Finnish Defence Forces represents the Defence Forces both at home and abroad. It is formed each year from about 90 of the most skilled musicians in the age group entering military service. The ...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/conscript-band
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4.2.2026 | The military oath and affirmation ceremonies of contingent 1/26 will take place in Sodankylä and Rovaniemi garrisons on Saturday, 14 February 2026.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/military-oath-and-affirmation-ceremonies-in-the-jaeger-brigade
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8.5.2025 | On Commemoration Day of Fallen Soldiers on Sunday 18 May, a national military funeral with full honours will be held in Lappeenranta for 26 unidentified Finnish soldiers recovered from former battle sites in Russia. The event will be arranged in co-operation by the Finnish Defence Forces, City of Lappeenranta, Evangelical Lutheran Parishes’ Union in Lappeenranta, and Association for Commemoration of the Fallen.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/national-military-funeral-with-full-honours-to-be-held-in-lappeenranta-on-18-may
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Music and Experiences Across Finland This summer, the Finnish Defence Forces' MILjazz tour offers an even more diverse music program! The tour, which kicks off on May 29 in Seinäjoki, will bring the bands to nine different locations. The tour will...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/miljazz-20251
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8.5.2025 | On Commemoration Day of Fallen Soldiers on Sunday 18 May, a national military funeral with full honours will be held in Lappeenranta for 26 unidentified Finnish soldiers recovered from former battle sites in Russia. The event will be arranged in co-operation by the Finnish Defence Forces, City of Lappeenranta, Evangelical Lutheran Parishes’ Union in Lappeenranta, and Association for Commemoration of the Fallen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/national-military-funeral-with-full-honours-to-be-held-in-lappeenranta-on-18-may
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Finnish Defence Forces contacts and media contacts.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/contact-information
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Conductors Chief Conductor Major (Mus.) Ville Paakkunainen Ville Paakkunainen (born 1978) served as the chief conductor of the Conscript Band of the Finnish Defence Forces 2017-2020. Before that, he served as the conductor of the Guards Band, the ...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/the-air-force-band/conductors
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Defence Command Contact information for the military bands is found from their pages. The Chief Conductor of the Finnish Defence Forces, Commander (Mus.) Timo Kotilainen p. +358 (0) 299 500 702 [email protected] Intendant of Military Music Ruusa H...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/contact-us
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As a conscript in the Armoured Brigade The Armoured Brigade offers a wide range of training options and training takes place in several battalion-level units. Training focuses primarily on mechanised infantry tasks but all Army branches are repres...https://maavoimat.fi/en/armoured-brigade/for-conscripts
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20.1.2025 | Conscript 2025 Puolustusvoimat A guide for getting ready for military service A guide for getting ready for military service Conscript 2025 A guide for getting ready for military service Conscript 2025 ISBN English print version: 978-951-25-3462-3...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/231924371/Varusmies2025_ENG_saavutettava.pdf/938b8b51-5b2a-a315-2872-a5e01d83484c?t=1737372298004
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Work in the Defence Forces Would you like to know more about work in the Defence Forces? Please keep in mind that a person appointed to a post within the Defence Forces must be a Finnish citizen and fulfil the eligibility requirements for a govern...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/work-in-the-defence-forces