{"id":95049,"date":"2025-08-19T19:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/95049\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:32:09","slug":"finnish-defence-ministry-launches-programme-to-boost-fitness-of-incoming-conscripts-yle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/95049\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Defence Ministry launches programme to boost fitness of incoming conscripts | Yle News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experts will provide guidance on exercise, as well as information on local opportunities for physical activity for incoming conscripts.<\/p>\n

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File photo. A conscript bounds over an obstacle on a course. Image: Tero Kyll\u00f6nen \/ Yle<\/p>\n

The Finnish Ministry of Defence has launched a nationwide scheme to improve the physical fitness of young men before they enter compulsory military service.<\/p>\n

The programme will begin this autumn at conscription events in five municipalities \u2013 Taipalsaari, Ruokolahti, Paimio, Lahti and Kouvola \u2013 before expanding nationwide by 2027.<\/p>\n

At the events, experts from regional sports organisations and the National Defence Training Association will provide guidance on exercise, as well as information on local opportunities for physical activity.<\/p>\n

In Paimio, Lahti and Kouvola, recruits will also use the MarsMars fitness app, which includes the Defence Forces’ recently published “Commander-in-Chief’s Fitness Programme.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who serves as Finland’s Commander-in-Chief and is an avid endurance athlete, has been featured in numerous videos for the Finnish Defence Forces promoting physical fitness.<\/p>\n

Defence Minister Antti H\u00e4kk\u00e4nen (NCP) said poor fitness among conscripts is “a threat to young people’s wellbeing and health, as well as to national defence.”<\/p>\n

“With exercise counselling and guidance at the call-ups, we support the fulfilment of conscription and provide tools for adopting a physically active lifestyle,” H\u00e4kk\u00e4nen added.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of a broader Finland on the Move programme, which promotes healthier lifestyles nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Experts will provide guidance on exercise, as well as information on local opportunities for physical activity for incoming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97],"class_list":["post-95049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}