page_title: Siviilipalvelus
section_title: Starting service
hierarchical_section_title: Siviilipalvelus / Completing service / Starting service
caption_attribution_description: Suomi: Lapinjärven koulutuskeskuksen päärakennus, A-talo. Respa, toimistot, majoitustiloja, ATK-opetushuone.
context_page_description: Siviilipalvelus, is an alternative service in Finland. It is provided as an alternative to military service for conscientious objectors by Article 127 of the Finnish constitution. The service lasts for 347 days, changed from 395 days in 2008. It can be entered into by filing paperwork indicating that one conscientiously objects to military service.
context_section_description: Siviilipalvelus begins with a one-month training period at the Siviilipalveluskeskus (Lapinjärvi Educational Center) in Lapinjärvi and continues with approximately 11 months of work duties at an approved non-profit organization or ministry or other government entity. A person cannot perform this service for a political party or trade union or a location from which they are earning income.
caption: Lapinjärvi Educational Center
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