Educational periods and

educational period requests

You can choose the educational period through Omasivari

  • In Omasivari you will find only those educational periods which have space.

Instructions for Omasivari (siviilipalveluskeskus.fi)

If you cannot choose the educational period through Omasivari or you are over 28 years old:

  • Contact Non-military Service Centre by e-mail: kirjaamo.siviilipalvelus@ely-keskus.fi
  • Include to the message your educational period request, your name, date of birth and valid contact information.

Once you have made your training batch selection

  • Monitor your post that you will not miss the entry order and the notification of its arrival to your post office.
  • You must pick up the entry order personally from your post office within two weeks.
  • Your place in chosen period will be confirmed after you pick up the entry order.
  • Please note that you can only choose twice through Omasivari.

Waiting list

If the educational period, you would like to enter is full, it is also possible to get into a waiting list.

  • Register for the waiting list by e-mail: kirjaamo.siviilipalvelus@ely-keskus.fi
  • Include to the message your educational period request, your name, date of birth and valid contact information.

Educational periods

Non-military Service Centre has switched to a hybrid model in the implementation of the educational periods. They are carried out partially remote.

Training period

We inform you about practical matters related to training period by e-mail and text message

  • Remember to update all your contact information through Omasivari.

Educational periods in English

  • Next training periods in English will be 3.6.-30.6.2024 and 23.9.-20.10.2024.
  • Only if you can speak, read, and understand sufficiently Finnish or Swedish, you can choose your Finnish or Swedish educational period from the list below. Otherwise choose the English educational period.

Educational periods 2024

Educational periods Dates Work service starts Notice!
2024/03 4.3. – 1.4.2024 2.4.2024
2024/04 2.4. – 28.4.2024 29.4.2024
2024/05 6.5. – 2.6.2024 3.6.2024
2024/05 Svenska 6.5. – 2.6.2024 3.6.2024 in Swedish
2024/06 3.6. – 30.6.2024 1.7.2024
2024/06 English 3.6. – 30.6.2024 1.7.2024 in English
2024/07 29.7. – 25.8.2024 26.8.2024
2024/08 26.8. – 22.9.2024 23.9.2024
2024/08 Svenska 26.8. – 22.9.2024 23.9.2024 in Swedish
2024/09 23.9. – 20.10.2024 21.10.2024
2024/09 English 23.9. – 20.10.2024 21.10.2024 in English
2024/10 21.10. – 17.11.2024 18.11.2024
2024/10 Svenska 21.10. – 17.11.2024 18.11.2024 in Swedish
2024/11 18.11. – 15.12.2024

Educational periods 2025

Educational periods Dates Work service starts Notice!
S2025/01 13.1. – 9.2.2025 10.2.2025
S2025/02 10.2. – 9.3.2025 10.3.2025
S2025/02 Svenska 10.2. – 9.3.2025 10.3.2025 in Swedish
S2025/03 17.3. – 13.4.2025 14.4.2025
S2025/04 5.5. -1.6.2025 2.6.2025
S2025/05 2. – 29.6.2025 30.6.2025
S2025/05 Svenska 2. – 29.6.2025 30.6.2025 in Swedish
S2025/06 2. – 29.6.2025 30.6.2025
S2025/06 English 4. – 31.8.2025 1.9.2025 in English
S2025/07 1.-28.9.2025 29.9.2025
S2025/08 6.10 – 2.11.2025 3.11.2025
S2025/08 Svenska 6.10 – 2.11.2025 3.11.2025 in Swedish
S2025/09 10.11. – 7.12.2025 8.12.2025