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Military Service in Army Academy Recruits The Army Academy trains conscripts as infantry, military police, drivers, medics and for various duties in logistics. Approximately one third of the conscripts receive leadership training in the Non-Commis...https://maavoimat.fi/en/army-academy/for-conscripts
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20.7.2026 | The President of the Republic has appointed Colonel Antti Lautala to the general staff for the period 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031 and has ordered him to serve as Deputy Section Chief at Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, USA.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/1948673/appointment-to-general-service-and-assignment-within-the-finnish-defence-forces
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Welcome to conscript service in the Guard Jaeger Regiment 6th of July 2026! Familiarize yourself with the guide that contains useful information for prospective conscripts starting their service in July 2026. You have to arrive to conscript servic...https://maavoimat.fi/en/conscript-guide-guard-jaeger-regiment
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30.6.2026 | On Monday 6 July 2026, the conscripts of the summer contingent will report for military service in the Army. 9700 recruits will begin their military service in Army brigade-level units. Karelia Brigade, Pori Brigade and Kainuu Brigade will receive the largest numbers of recruits.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/conscripts-of-contingent-2-26-to-start-military-service-in-the-army-1
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22.12.2025 | The next contingent of conscripts will begin their military service on Monday, 5 January, 2026. Approximately 9500 conscripts will start their service in the Army brigade-level units.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/contingent-1-26-to-start-service-in-the-army
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30.10.2025 | In early winter, Army training exercises will have thousands of conscripts, who are about to muster into the reserve in December, train together with reservists and allies across Finland. The exercises aim to validate the joint wartime capability of persons liable for military service trained for their tasks.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/in-early-winter-army-training-exercises-to-validate-the-capability-of-15-000-persons-liable-for-military-service-to-defend-finland
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21.5.2026 | Air Defence Exercise Mallet Strike 1/26, conducted in the Lohtaja firing range and training area, has ended.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/strong-air-defence-is-a-joint-capability-involving-cooperation-of-all-services
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23.1.2023 | The application period to women’s voluntary military service ended on 15 January. A total of 1258 women applied to military service.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/1258-women-applied-to-voluntary-military-service
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8.12.2022 | The start of the annual application round to women’s voluntary military service has been advanced. This change is due to a new Act on women’s voluntary military service which entered into force in June. As a consequence, applications must be submitted as early as 15 January at the latest.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/application-date-to-voluntary-military-service-for-women-has-been-advanced-apply-no-later-than-15-january-
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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn | Print Share via Email For conscripts This page contains information about military service at the Utti Jaeger Regiment. At the Utti Jaeger Regiment, conscripts serve in two separate units, the...https://maavoimat.fi/en/utti-jaeger-regiment/for-conscripts
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Karelia Brigade Karelia Brigade is the largest brigade-level unit in the Army and it contains all of the branches of the Army. The main task of the Brigade is training wartime troops for the Finnish Defence Forces. Karelia Brigade trains approx. 4...https://maavoimat.fi/en/karelia-brigade/about-us
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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...https://maavoimat.fi/en/kainuu-brigade/for-conscripts
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Contact information Guard Jaeger Regiment PO BOX 6 00861 Helsinki Finland Switch board +358 299 800 Official/administrative matters: [email protected] Feedback and customer service: [email protected] Guard Jaeger Regiment Commander, Colonel Ari Le...https://maavoimat.fi/en/guard-jaeger-regiment/contact-information
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Serving in the Guard Jaeger Regiment The Guard Jaeger Regiment trains troops specialised in urban combat. We train, for example, urban jaegers, military police, reconnaissance specialists, military drivers and leaders. Our spearhead unit is the re...https://maavoimat.fi/en/guard-jaeger-regiment/for-conscripts
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Education and training at the Infantry School – consideration of lessons learned relating to the war in Ukraine and alliances 16.3.2026 13.04 Blog The Infantry School (INFS) trains non-commissioned officers (NCOs) on a number of levels, as well as...https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/education-and-training-at-the-infantry-school-consideration-of-lessons-learned-relating-to-the-war-in-ukraine-and-alliances
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Contact information Kainuu Brigade, KAIBDE Prikaatintie 97, 87500 Kajaani PO Box 610, 87101 Kajaani Tel. +358 299 800 (switch board) For official transactions: [email protected] For feedback and customer service: [email protected] Parcel shipment ...https://maavoimat.fi/en/kainuu-brigade/contact-information
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Contact Information The Pori Brigade trains soldiers in Säkylä and Niinisalo. The regional offices operating under the brigade are located in Turku (Regional Office of Southwestern Finland) and Vaasa (Regional Office of Ostrobothnia). The commande...https://maavoimat.fi/en/pori-brigade/contact-information
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Survival skills to be trained in the Jaeger Brigade in August The SERE Instructor Course, to be held on 15-28 August 2026, has participants from Finland, Estonia, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, and the UK. 4.8.2026 | 15.24 Finnish peacekeepers conti...https://maavoimat.fi/en/news
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Jaeger Brigade - For conscripts Training in the Jaeger Brigade The Jaeger Brigade provides training in two battalions, namely the Lapland Jaeger Battalion and Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion. The aim is to train personnel for jaeger, mortar, headq...https://maavoimat.fi/en/jaeger-brigade/for-conscripts
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12.5.2017 | Arrow 17 is the final manoeuvre for many conscripts. There are also conscripts from Norway taking part in the exercise.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/arrow-17-varusmiespalveluksen-kohokohta