Talk:Conscription in Finland
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[edit] Jehovah's Witnesses
I removed this from the introducion which seemed to repeat something said before. The only thing I'm not clear about is if Jehavah Witnesses are a special case.
Also exempt from military service are the Jehovah's Witnesses. It is also possible to serve either weapon-free military service of 270 or 362 days or undergo a 12-month-long non-military service. Finnish law requires that men, who do not want to serve the defense of the country in any capacity (so-called total objectors) be sentenced to a prison term of 181 days.
