Finland’s Defence Forces are to cut 1,200 jobs by the year 2012. In addition, 500 military employees are to be reassigned.
Defence Minister Seppo Kääriäinen and Chief of Defence, Admiral Juhani Kaskeala reported on the cutbacks on Friday.
The cutbacks are to be enacted without any dismissals.
Kääriäinen noted that many people in the Defence Forces will reach retirement age within the next ten years.
Finnish News Agency