Mikko Savola (Cen) said the change is part of a reform that aims to increase the participation of young people in national defense.
Source: The Nordic Page
Related posts:
- The center appoints Savola as temporary defense minister
- Defense Forces Research: The appetite for national defense and conscription has decreased
- Minister of Defense: We stand by the military freedom of alliance
- The cross-party committee recommends strengthening women’s participation in national defense
- Minister of Defense: Finland is not under military threat, but regional tensions may rise
- The Minister of Defense confirms that Denmark has now donated DKK 2 billion in military aid to Ukraine
- Almost 1,600 women volunteer for the Finnish military service
- Yle’s poll: One-third of MPs believe conscription should be mandatory for women
- Sweden’s Prime Minister wants to increase military spending to 2% of GDP
- Finland greets the Defense Forces on the official flag day, with a military parade
Related Posts:
- The Defense Forces are calling up tens of thousands of young men for military service (August 16, 2021)
- Record numbers of women sign up to guard the queen (August 4, 2021)
- Finnish women may be called up for military service in the future (November 4, 2021)
- World Bank suspends financial assistance to Afghanistan: spokesman said (August 26, 2021)
- Two tanks collide during a military exercise in Finland (May 17, 2021)
