Jump to:,Finnish military ranks form a system that incorporates features fromSwedish, German, and Russian armed forces. In addition, it has some typicallyFinnish characteristics that are mostly due to the personnel structure of theFinnish Defence Forces.
The ranks have official names in and languages andofficial English translations. The Swedish forms are used in allSwedish-languages communications in Finland, e.g. In Swedish-speaking units ofFinnish Defence Force. The system of ranks in the is slightly different.