Finnish Defence Forces Army Close Combat Training

Finnish Defence Forces Close Combat Training CQB The Finnish Defence Forces (Finnish: Puolustusvoimat; Swedish: Försvarsmakten) is the armed force of Finland, encompassing an army, a navy, and an air force. The Finnish Defence Forces is a cadre army of 16, 500, of which 8, 700 professional soldiers (officers), with a standard readiness strength of 34, 700 people in uniform (27, 300 army, 3, 000 navy, and 4, 400 air force) at time of peace. The expenditure equals about 1. 3 of the GDP. A universal male conscription is in place, under which all men above 18 years of age serve from 6 to 12 months. The defence is based on a large trained reserve. After the end of the Cold War, Finland has reduced its military reserve strength due to a change in the military doctrine and partly due to budget cuts following collapse of the Soviet Union. The military reserve numbers somewhat less than million persons, of whom 357, 000 have a crisistime placement in a milit