Obtaining the rank in Finland

In Finnish army after two months basic training some of conscripts are selected for a two-stage NCO -course with a rank of NCO -student (AUK1 and AUK2), of which after stage 1 (AUK1) few are sent to Reserve Officer School and the rest continue in NCO -course stage 2 (AUK2), after which they are promoted to rank of Alikersantti

Alikersantti

- Obtaining the rank :Basic military training 2 months and selected for NCO training followed by 10 months of reserve NCO training. This is the most common conscript leader rank....

/corporal and are appointed squad leaders for new conscripts for six months, usually one top alikersantti from each platoon is promoted to sergeant few weeks before discharge, and in meantime act as deputy platoon commander as well as squad leader.

Like any other rank up to Major/Lieutenant Commander, the rank of sergeant can be achieved in reserve if certain requirements are met.

Sweden: Reform 1972

Holders of the rank Överfurir

Överfurir

- Reform 1972 - Rank inflation phase I :Prior to 1972, military personnel were divided into three categories Underbefäl , Underofficerare and Officerare...

 were elevated to Sergeants.
Holders of the rank Sergeant were elevated to

• Kapten
  Kapten
  Finnish Defence Forces rank of Kapteeni is comparable to Ranks of NATO armies officers as OF-2.-Origin:The basic military unit during the Middle Ages was the company raised by a vassal lord on behalf of his lord usually the King. The lord was commissioned by the king as Kapten to lead the unit...
  
   with more than 7 years of service
• Löjtnant
  Löjtnant
  Finnish Defence Forces rank of Luutnantti is comparable to Ranks of NATO armies officers as OF-1- Obtaining the rank in Finland :The Finnish army is bilingual; the rank is known in Swedish as löjtnant and Finnish as luutnantti....
  
   with 3–7 years of service
• Fänrik
  Fänrik
  -Professional officer:A minimum of 11 months of basic military training or 6 months as an aspirant followed by a three year programme at an officer school . - Conscript officer :...
  
   with less than 3 years of service

See also

• Finnish military ranks
  Finnish military ranks
  Finnish military ranks form a system that incorporates features from Swedish, German, and Russian armed forces. In addition, the system has some typically Finnish characteristics that are mostly due to the personnel structure of the Finnish Defence Forces. The ranks have official names in Finnish...
  
  
• Military ranks of the Swedish armed forces
• Swedish Armed Forces
  Swedish Armed Forces
  The Swedish Armed Forces is a Swedish Government Agency responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm. The primary task of the agency is to train, organize and to deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the Realm in the...
  
  
• Officer Training
• Classification of military personnel in international operations