Editing Conscription (section)

=== Finland ===
{{Main|Conscription in Finland}}
[[File:Suomalainen sotilasvala.jpg|left|thumb|Finnish conscripts swearing their [[military oath]] at the end of their basic training period]]

Conscription in Finland is part of a general compulsion for [[national service|national military service]] for all adult males ({{langx|fi|maanpuolustusvelvollisuus}}; {{langx|sv|totalförsvarsplikt}}) defined in the 127§ of the [[Constitution of Finland]].

Conscription can take the form of military or of civilian service. According to 2021 data, 65%<ref>{{cite web | url=https://yle.fi/a/3-12205199 | title=Koko ikäluokalle yhteiset kutsunnat ja uusi kevyempi palvelusluokka – tällaisia muutoksia komitea esittää asevelvollisuuteen | date=26 November 2021 }}</ref> of Finnish males entered and finished the military service. The number of female volunteers to annually enter armed service had stabilised at approximately 300.<ref>[http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/wcm/a2fcbb004bc4f18dabeeef82feb3371d/PV_vuke_2011_ENG.pdf?MOD=AJPERES Annual Report 2011. Page 29] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220080827/http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/wcm/a2fcbb004bc4f18dabeeef82feb3371d/PV_vuke_2011_ENG.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |date=2013-12-20 }} Finnish Defence Forces</ref> The service period is 165, 255 or 347 days for the rank and file conscripts and 347 days for conscripts trained as [[non-commissioned officer|NCO]]s or reserve officers. The length of civilian service is always twelve months. Those electing to serve unarmed in duties where unarmed service is possible serve either nine or twelve months, depending on their training.<ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/2007/1446 Siviilipalveluslaki (1446/2007)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227090814/http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2007/20071446 |date=2017-02-27 }} (''Civilian service act''), 4§. Retrieved 1-24-2008. {{in lang|fi}}</ref><ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/2007/1438 Asevelvollisuuslaki (1438/2007) (''Conscription act''), 37 §. Retrieved 1-24-2008.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017043631/http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2007/20071438 |date=2015-10-17 }} {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

Any Finnish male citizen who refuses to perform both military and civilian service faces a penalty of 173 days in prison, minus any served days. Such sentences are usually served fully in prison, with no [[parole]].<ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/2007/1446 (''Civilian service act''), 74, 81§§. Retrieved 4-17-2013.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120014427/http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2007/20071446?search%5Btype%5D=pika&search%5Bpika%5D=siviilipalveluslaki#L11P74 |date=2015-11-20 }} {{in lang|fi}}</ref><ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/2007/1438 Asevelvollisuuslaki (1438/2007) (''Conscription act''), 118 §. Retrieved 1-24-2008]  {{in lang|fi}}</ref> Jehovah's Witnesses are no longer exempted from service as of 27 February 2019.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/jehovahs_witnesses_lose_exemption_from_military_service/10666555 | title=Jehovah's Witnesses lose exemption from military service| date=28 February 2019}}</ref> The inhabitants of demilitarized [[Åland]] are exempt from military service. By the Conscription Act of 1951, they are, however, required to serve a time at a local institution, like the coast guard. However, until such service has been arranged, they are freed from service obligation. The non-military service of Åland has not been arranged since the introduction of the act, and there are no plans to institute it. The inhabitants of Åland can also volunteer for military service on the mainland. As of 1995, women [[History of women in the military#Finland|are permitted]] to serve on a voluntary basis and pursue careers in the military after their initial voluntary military service.

The military service takes place in [[Finnish Defence Forces]] or in the [[Finnish Border Guard]]. All services of the Finnish Defence Forces train conscripts. However, the Border Guard trains conscripts only in land-based units, not in coast guard detachments or in the Border Guard Air Wing. Civilian service may take place in the Civilian Service Center in [[Lapinjärvi (municipality)|Lapinjärvi]] or in an accepted non-profit organization of educational, social or medical nature.