Luutnantti

Military rank in the Finnish Defence Forces
Army
Navy
CountryFinlandNext higher rankYliluutnanttiNext lower rankVänrikki

Luutnantti (from French lieutenant originally meaning second-in-command) is a Finnish military rank.

Finland

The Finnish Army is bilingual; the rank is known in Swedish as Löjtnant and Finnish as Luutnantti.

One year of conscript training as officer cadet and a three-year degree of Bachelor of Military Science (Finnish: sotatieteiden kandidaatti) at National Defence University. After 3-4 years and further studies, they can be promoted to yliluutnantti/premiärlöjtnant. Reservists may be promoted to lieutenants after a specified period of successful reservist training.

See also

  • Finnish military ranks

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References

  1. ^ http://www.goarmy.com/about/ranks_and_insignia.jsp USA enlisted ranks
  2. ^ http://www.goarmy.com/about/ranks_insignia_officer.jsp USA commissioned officers ranks

External links

  • Officer Training


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