''Kapteeni'' (Captain) is an officer's rank in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, immediately above ''

Yliluutnantti Senior lieutenant is a military grade between a lieutenant and a captain, often used by countries from the former Eastern Bloc. It is comparable to first lieutenant. Finland ( sv, premiärlöjtnant) is a Finnish military rank above ( sv, lö ...

'' (Lieutenant) and below ''

Majuri ''Majuri'' (Major) is a military officer's rank (OF3) in Finland, senior to Kapteeni and junior to Everstiluutnantti. History During peacetime, a ''Majuri'' is a staff officer or battalion commander. The rank requires the completion of a senior ...

'' (Major). In peacetime training, a ''kapteeni'' is the commander of a company. (Majors can also be in this role, but usually majors work in command staff rather than in individual companies.) The rank requires additional training to obtain, in addition to the preexisting military university degree. It is also possible for reservists to obtain the reserve rank of ''kapteeni''.

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