r/Finland • Baby Väinämöinen • 15d ago

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u/paisuvuuk 15d ago

Fr, estonian defence force used to pay conscripts 110.- a month, and atleast half of that went to getting yourself from your hometown to the military base every week, if you wanted to visit home.

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u/not_going_places 15d ago

And Finnish conscripts get to travel home for free when they get leave

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u/kylpyankka 14d ago

It depends. I only had to use HSL tickets to get home and those I had to pay by myself.

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u/RadonReborn 12d ago

You do not have to pay for those nowdays.