More than 1,500 women have volunteered for military service, the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) stated in a press release after applications for the summer 2024 cohort closed on 15 January. According to the FDF, this is the third highest number of applicants in history. Women have been trained for almostContinue Reading
Finland’s conscription policy should treat all genders equally, according to responses from the Social Democrat (SDP) and Green parties to an Yle security policy survey sent to party leaders. Other parliamentary parties would keep conscription as it is, with female military service carried out on a voluntary basis, although theContinue Reading
The general public and politicians have to decide whether universal military conscription in Lithuania should include women, Darius Kuliesius, President Gitanas Nauseda’s chief national security advisor, said on Tuesday. “It is society as a whole and all politicians who have to make a decision on this matter,” the advisor toldContinue Reading
Asevelvollisuuden uudistamista pohtinut komitea ehdottaa, että pakolliset kutsunnat ulotettaisiin myös naisiin. Yhteiset kutsunnat eivät vielä tarkoittaisi asevelvollisuutta, vaan ainoastaan velvollisuutta ilmoittautua. Komitean varapuheenjohtaja Joonas Könttä (kesk.) vahvistaa, että komitea kannattaa kutsuntojen laajentamista. Hän muistuttaa, että lopulliset päätökset kuuluvat kuitenkin hallitukselle. – Palvelukseen määrääminen on erikseen ja se koskee vain asevelvollisiaContinue Reading