Technically it's illegal for an employer to inquire whether a potential employee has performed the mandatory military service and a sentence for conscientious objection will not leave any criminal record in Finland. Of course as many men have gone through the service it might come up in every day discussions at work and some older people might look down upon a conscientious objector or even a person who has chosen civil service instead of military, but I doubt OP will end up being employed by such people and such attitudes are dying away with the older generations.
Edit: As /u/Kambhela pointed out it it isn't technically illegal to ask about it, it's just that the question doesn't have to be answered and the answer or the lack thereof should not affect whether the person is hired or not.
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Technically it's illegal for an employer to inquire whether a potential employee has performed the mandatory military service and a sentence for conscientious objection will not leave any criminal record in Finland. Of course as many men have gone through the service it might come up in every day discussions at work and some older people might look down upon a conscientious objector or even a person who has chosen civil service instead of military, but I doubt OP will end up being employed by such people and such attitudes are dying away with the older generations.
Edit: As /u/Kambhela pointed out it it isn't technically illegal to ask about it, it's just that the question doesn't have to be answered and the answer or the lack thereof should not affect whether the person is hired or not.
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