Military and non-military service, services

If you want to switch from civil to military service, you can apply for transfer.

If conviction-related reasons prevent the performing of military service, you may apply for non-military service. Non-military service is 347 days.

You can apply for up to three years of postponement of alternative civil service at a time.

You can send a request in Omasivari for placement in a training group to notify when you would like start to carry out the civilian service.

Your civil service starts with a training period. The training period is followed by a work placement.

When applying for a passport, you will need a clearance statement from Civilian Service Centre or the placement organisation.

In peacetime, you can request a temporary or a complete exemption from the non-military service for health reasons.

On reasonable grounds, you can request transfer to another placement during alternative civil service.

You have a right to check the information that is stored in the civilian service register about you.

A commitment regarding the performance of the service is filled in when it is decided to employ a person liable to do non-military service