Ylivääpeli (
Överfältväbel in Swedish) is a
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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military rank above
Vääpeli
Vääpeli ( Fältväbel in Swedish) is a Finnish and former Swedish Non-commissioned officer military rank above Ylikersantti (Översergeant) and below Ylivääpeli ( Överfältväbel). The rank is derived from the German rank Feldwebel and was ...
(
Fältväbel) and below
Sotilasmestari
(
Militärmästare).
History and related ranks
The rank was introduced to promote professional NCOs, graduated from
Maanpuolustusopisto
Maanpuolustusopisto (MpO, "National Defence Institute") was the military junior college of the Finnish Defence Forces, located in Lappeenranta. The school had a separate program for training officers "vocationally" such that they would graduate a ...
, in the rank of ''
vääpeli
Vääpeli ( Fältväbel in Swedish) is a Finnish and former Swedish Non-commissioned officer military rank above Ylikersantti (Översergeant) and below Ylivääpeli ( Överfältväbel). The rank is derived from the German rank Feldwebel and was ...
'', with a similar purpose as the higher rank of ''
sotilasmestari''. Between 1993 and 2007 the rank was not being actively awarded.
See also
*
Finnish military ranks
The Military ranks of Finland are the military insignia used by the Finnish Defence Forces. The ranks incorporates features from Swedish, German, and Russian armed forces. In addition, the system has some typically Finnish characteristics that are ...
References
Military ranks of Finland
Military insignia
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