A man born in 2006 was convicted of two service offences after inappropriately touching and harassing two female recruits at the Armoured Brigade in Hattula last summer. According to MTV Uutiset, the conduct violated the general service regulation’s ban on sexual and gender-based harassment. He had touched and slapped female recruits in different parts of […]

A recent Ilta-Sanomat piece highlights a public argument over Finland’s conscript daily allowance, currently €6.15 per day during the first 165 days of service. “The daily allowance has deteriorated if the price of a pack of cigarettes is used as the index, which is currently €9.50–€13.20,” one respondent calculates. “When I was in the army […]

A Finnish conscript NCO serving with the North Karelia Border Guard in Kontiolahti was convicted after testing the pin of a PAHAKAS 95 training hand grenade, then throwing it into a group of conscripts, where it detonated. Four servicemen suffered at least temporary hearing damage, and 26 conscripts were sent for hearing tests after the […]

A new Reserviläinen report says map reading and land navigation remain basic soldier skills, but both reservists and conscripts appear to be losing proficiency as paper map use in everyday life declines. Finland’s Defence Command said conscripts still leave service with, on average, adequate navigation skills, but both military and training officials acknowledge that traditional […]