Record high number of women applied to voluntary military service Army Press release
The voluntary military service for women attracted a record high number of applicants as altogether 1,675 women applied to voluntary military service. In the future, applying to service becomes even easier with the E-Service available online.
As the period for submitting applications closed on 1 March 2021, altogether 1,675 women in total had applied to voluntary military service. The previous record is from the year 2018 when 1,516 women applied to service. The number of applications increased by c. 250 from the previous year.
The Finnish Defence Forces very much welcomes the number of applications which since 2017 has stabilised at a rate of over 1,000 applications each year. According to Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Petri Hulkko, the experiences from the voluntary military service for women are only positive.
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