• MrFinnbean@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Hi from Finland.

    We have mandatory conspriction for men here, but everybody have option to serve civilian service instead where you basically work free for job goverment orders. Idea being if you dont fight in war you will have basic knowledge for some non fighting role during war time.

    You get small pay during this and goverment pays your rent during the civilian service.

    Personally i think its great system for a country that has unreliable and potentially hostile neighbor with large standing army and long border.

    • n3m37h@sh.itjust.works
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      22 hours ago

      That sounds fantastic

      All we have here (or did) was 40 hours of ‘volunteerig’

      Finland sounds like a much better place