This application closed on 15th January. According to the defense forces, the number of applicants is the third largest in history.
The number of applications has increased by around 300 over last year.
For nearly thirty years, women have been trained in the Reserves of the Defense Forces. Volunteer in Defense Forces and Border Security Forces Military service It has been completed by more than 13,000 women so far.
Women can serve in all branches of the defense forces and at all levels.
This autumn, the regional offices of Uusimaa, Häme and Lapland will pilot a female volunteer. Military service 15.8.–15.12.2024 Combining the examination event with calls for men.
In other regional offices, a women volunteer Military service Exam events will be held in April.
Around 12,500 new recruits will start their service
The first recruits of the year will begin their mandatory service in the Finnish Defense Forces and Border Guard troops today. About 12,000 new recruits are starting their service, of whom about 350 are women.
Around 10,000 recruits begin their service in the army's mass units. Around 1,600 start their military career in the Navy, while the remaining around 900 are split into Border Guard and Air Force troops. Swedish-speaking personnel begin their service mainly in the Uzima regiment.
Shared accommodation is a permanent practice
Conscripts and volunteers Military service By the beginning of the year, co-operation with women had become a permanent practice. Shared accommodation has been tried since 2020.
Head of Compulsory Trade Union Elena Riuta Encourages new recruits to approach shared accommodation with an open mind.
– I understand that staying in a hostel can make you think. Shared accommodation has increased team spirit and equality, Ryuta says.
The compulsory trade union has strongly supported the experiment and has long been trying to encourage the establishment of shared accommodation on a permanent basis. A similar practice has worked well in other Nordic countries.
Shared accommodation is voluntary and subject to written consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time if you are uncomfortable with shared accommodation.
– There is no need to justify the refusal or withdrawal of consent, Riuta reminds.
Common rooms have separate laundry and toilet facilities for men and women.
