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13-526: It was decommissioned in 2001, and replaced by Maasotakoulu ('Land Warfare School'), which provides the undergraduate training for all cadets, who study in Lappeenranta for a year and then go to Finnish National Defence University in Helsinki . The last cohorts from the school were quickly promoted to luutnantti , and existing graduates may complete their degree by studying while working. The origin of

26-763: Is a military university located in Helsinki . The university trains officers for the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard . The main campus is located in Santahamina , Helsinki . Prior to 2007, the school referred to itself, in English, as the National Defence College. The first army officer school in Finland, then part of Sweden, was Haapaniemen sotakoulu  [ fi ] , which

39-508: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maanpuolustusopisto Maanpuolustusopisto (MpO, 'National Defence Institute') was the military junior college of the Finnish Defence Forces , located in Lappeenranta . The school had a separate program for training officers "vocationally" such that they would graduate as Second Lieutenants ( vänrikki ), without going to the national military academy, Cadet School . The school

52-681: The Maanpuolustusopisto (a military junior college ) in Lappeenranta was decommissioned, but the school was immediately repurposed to provide freshman and army training for the National Defence University, as the Army Academy ( Finnish : Maasotakoulu , "Land Warfare School"). It is possible to get the following degrees in the National Defence University: The following establishments are responsible for

65-603: The Kadettikoulu ("Cadet School", abbreviated KADK, founded in 1919), General Staff Officer Training at the Sotakorkeakoulu ("War College", founded in 1924), as well as continuous training at the Taistelukoulu ("Battle School", founded in 1927). From the beginning of 1993, all of these schools were merged into the National Defence University, one of the largest colleges of higher education for officer education. In 2001,

78-494: The branch- or service-specific education of the students: Besides these, Military Museum of Finland , National Defence Courses departments and the National Defence University Library operate under National Defence University. 60°9′13″N 25°3′17″E  /  60.15361°N 25.05472°E  / 60.15361; 25.05472 This Finnish university, college or other education institution article

91-660: The building, and the school was moved to Hamina to become the Hamina Cadet School . The Hamina Cadet School was trained officers for the Russian Empire . It was abolished on July 24, 1903 under the influence of various orders given during the first period of repression of Finland by the Russian Empire. After independence, the Finnish officer training was always divided among three schools until 1992: initial education at

104-966: The general restructuring of the educational system, where similar postsecondary-level schools were recategorized as tertiary, the school was also reinvented as Maanpuolustusopisto . Training would take 2.5 years and graduates were to be promoted directly to vänrikki , an officer rank. The rank of the students was opistoupseerioppilas , which was comparable to ylikersantti , and they would be promoted to vänrikki on graduation. They could be promoted up to yliluutnantti (senior lieutenant, company vice-commander) and in later years, to kapteeni (captain, company commander). Their practical tasks would be mainly training conscripts . 61°3′31″N 28°10′30″E  /  61.05861°N 28.17500°E  / 61.05861; 28.17500 Finnish National Defence University The Finnish National Defence University ( Finnish : Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu , MPKK, Swedish : Försvarshögskolan )

117-470: The school became Päällystöopisto "Command School". Graduates would be promoted to vääpeli (cf. staff sergeant), a NCO rank. In 1993, accordance with the general restructuring of the educational system, where similar postsecondary-level schools were recategorized as tertiary, the school was also reinvented as Maanpuolustusopisto . Training would take 2.5 years and graduates were to be promoted directly to vänrikki , an officer rank. The rank of

130-479: The school was in the non-commissioned officers' school ( Kanta-aliupseerikoulu ) of the Finnish Army. In 1974, however, professional NCOs ( kanta-aliupseeri s) were promoted to officers called toimiupseeri ( toimi refers to a specialist post) and the school became Päällystöopisto "Command School". Graduates would be promoted to vääpeli (cf. staff sergeant), a NCO rank. In 1993, accordance with

143-409: The school were quickly promoted to luutnantti , and existing graduates may complete their degree by studying while working. The origin of the school was in the non-commissioned officers' school ( Kanta-aliupseerikoulu ) of the Finnish Army. In 1974, however, professional NCOs ( kanta-aliupseeri s) were promoted to officers called toimiupseeri ( toimi refers to a specialist post) and

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156-504: Was decommissioned in 2001 and repurposed as the Army Academy ( Maasotakoulu ) to provide training for the Finnish National Defence University . It was decommissioned in 2001, and replaced by Maasotakoulu ('Land Warfare School'), which provides the undergraduate training for all cadets, who study in Lappeenranta for a year and then go to Finnish National Defence University in Helsinki . The last cohorts from

169-614: Was founded by Georg Magnus Sprengtporten in 1780 in Kuopio and relocated to Rantasalmi in 1781. Initially, it was established to train officers for the Savo Brigade of the Swedish Army, but soon it began to recruit cadets from all of Finland. The school continued operation even after the Finnish War in 1809, where Finland was ceded to the Russian Empire. However, in 1818, a fire broke out in

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