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atul said:Huh? Okay, maybe it only applies to people with a permanent residence abroad. I'm not too much in the know, I just heard my stepnephew wasn't to go to army despite being half Finn. Or then I've misunderstood.
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Ah, that'd be it. I live in Finland so I can't escape my "civic duty".
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atul said:...anyway, you know, contrary what you're told in the conscription lecture, civil service is an option. All fun and games before a lifetime stigma.  Been there, done that.
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An option, sure, but not a particularly appealing one. Takes longer and, as far as I've heard (Dunno about the conscription lecture, never bothered to read the brochure they sent me), isn't really that much more enjoyable than the military anyway.