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Rehabilitation of special groups, i.e. people who have served in certain war-time assignments in Finnish wars

  • Previously, people who had served in the specific assignments related to Finnish wars mentioned below had the opportunity to apply for special group rehabilitation. Application to these services has now ended completely. Unfortunately, new recipients of special group rehabilitation can no longer be admitted under any grounds. This matter is governed by the act on rehabilitation provided to those who have served in specific assignments during Finnish wars (Laki eräissä Suomen sotiin liittyneissä tehtävissä palvelleiden kuntoutuksesta).

  • Those covered by the rehabilitation right
    1. Persons without IDs: Persons who would have received one of the IDs intended for front-line veterans (front-line soldier ID, front-line service ID or front-line ID), if they had applied for their ID within the given deadline, i.e. by the end of 1994. The application period for this service ended on 31 December 2004.
    2. Foreign voluntary front-line soldiers: Persons who served during the wars in 1939–1945 as foreign volunteers, participating in the actual operations of war with the Finnish Defence Forces, and who live in Finland or within the area covered by the Soviet Union. The application period for this service ended on 31 December 2004.
    3. Deminers: Persons who participated in minesweeping or the removal of blockades in naval squadrons of the Finnish Navy or the removal of land mines in northern Finland in the employ of the Defence Forces in 1945–1952. The application period for this service ended on 31 December 2004.
    4. Those who served in health care: Persons who served as nurses in Defence Forces’ facilities during the wars in 1939–1945. The application period for this service ended on 31 December 2004.
    5. Conscripts: Persons who served in Defence Forces’ training centres under the Conscription Act during the wars in 1939–1945. The application period for this service ended on 31 December 2004.
    6. Drovers: Persons who served in cattle evacuation assignments during the wars in 1939–1945. The application period for this service ended on 31 December 2006.
    7. Victims of partisan attacks: Persons who were victims of partisan attacks during the wars in 1939–1945. The application period for this service ended on 31 December 2006.
Pilvi Palvelubotti

Pilvi Palvelubotti