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Finnish Defence Forces
Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Defence Forces are responsible for the defence of Finland. It is a cadre army of 15,000, of which 8,900 are professional soldiers , extended with conscripts and reservists such that the standard readiness strength is 34,700 people in uniform...

 rank of Kenraaliluutnantti is comparable to Ranks of NATO armies officers
Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
Rank comparison chart of all armies of NATO member states.- Officers :- Warrant officers :Warrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen....

 as OF-8

Holders of the rank in Sweden

  • Head of operations
  • Head of productions—responsible for the training of all troops
  • Head of special forces
  • Head of the military headquarters

Finland

A kenraaliluutnantti is usually a commander of army or chief of staff of Finnish Defence Forces.

Origin and the Middle ages

A king/Queen were also a kapten and when he sent his löjtnant (löjtnant basically means on behalf of a person) to represent him in other provinces, the löjtnant was named general löjtnant to separate him from löjtnants of ordinary kaptens.

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
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