2023
Daily allowances for conscripts, women performing military service and reservists to be increased
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has decided on the increase in daily allowance for conscripts, women performing voluntary military service and reservists in training. The decision was made to correspond with the rise in prices indicated by the cost-of-living index and will enter into force on 1 January 2024.
In future, conscripts and women performing voluntary military service will be paid a daily allowance of EUR 5.90 (currently EUR 5.40), EUR 9.80 (currently EUR 9.00) for periods exceeding 165 days and EUR 13.65 (currently EUR 12.50) for periods exceeding 255 days. The daily allowance for reservists that is currently EUR 5.40 will be increased to EUR 5.90.
- I am pleased that even in a difficult economic situation we are able to make the biggest increase in daily allowances in fifteen years, says Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen.
On an annual basis, the cost effect of increasing the daily allowances of conscripts and women performing military service is EUR 3 814 355 and EUR 88 000 in reservist daily allowance. The costs will be covered from the Defence Forces’ operating expenditure.
Inquiries: Adviser for Legal Affairs Alberto Guidastri, Ministry of Defence, tel. +358 295 140 043.