Conscription Act of Finland

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The Conscription Act of Finland is the primary law that mandates and regulates compulsory military service for Finnish citizens, forming the foundation of the country’s national defense system.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish law
conscription law
allows voluntary military service for women
appliesTo Finnish citizens
country Finland
defines age of conscription
categories of service
conditions for fitness for service
length of military service
obligations of reservists
penalties for evasion of service
foundationOf Finland's national defence system
governs call-up procedures
civilian service as an alternative to military service
deferments
duties of conscripts
exemptions
liability for military service
non-military service for conscientious objectors
reserve obligations
rights of conscripts
service obligation of conscripts
training of conscripts
implementedBy Civilian Service Centre
Finnish Defence Forces
Regional Offices of the Finnish Defence Forces
language Finnish
Swedish
legalArea military law
national defence
objective to distribute defence burden fairly among citizens
to maintain trained reserve
to support territorial defence doctrine of Finland
partOf Finnish defence legislation
purpose to ensure sufficient defence capability
to regulate the organization of conscription
regulates compulsory military service
relatedTo Act on the Defence Forces of Finland
Civilian Service Act of Finland
Civilian Service Act of Finland
surface form: Non-Military Service legislation of Finland
scope male citizens primarily
subjectTo Constitution of Finland
surface form: Finnish Constitution
typeOfServiceRegulated civilian service
extraordinary service
military service
refresher training

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Finnish Defence Forces legalBasis Conscription Act of Finland