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- Officials, including former defence minister Tobias Ellwood, urged Britain to copy Finland’s reserve system, predicting conscription could appear within five years.
- A poll found 11 % of British youths would fight versus nearly 80 % of Finnish youths, and 53 % of Gen Z and millennials say the climate makes them open to a defence career.
- Finland is training 20,000 conscripts—mandatory for men, voluntary for women—who receive tank and readiness instruction before joining reserves.
