Mandatory conscript service 1950-1970, photos from Uuno Laukka's camera

[Kekkonen]

http://www.oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/images/uunolaukka_varjolla.jpg
Uuno Laukka (1914-1978)

Uuno Laukka's photo collection consists of about 8300 photos, so it's safe to say that most of them is new to you guys. All photos: http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/index.htm

Conscript service:

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Soldiers on the market square in Oulu 1953

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5591.jpg
Military parade in Oulu 1959

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Military parade in Oulu 1959

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5602.jpg
Funny looking car

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5597.jpg
Military parade in Oulu 1959

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Military parade in Oulu 1959

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Soldiers being promoted, traditionally this is done on the
independence day in Finland (and so is the parade above),
although there is no date on this photo, more than 1959

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5575.jpg
How to carry a MG, no date on the photo

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5577.jpg
How to carry a mortar, no date on the photo

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5572.jpg
How to carry a mortar 2.

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5573.jpg
How to carry food

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5576.jpg
How to carry a half-platoon tent with the heater

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5626.jpg
Soldier guarding the entrance to the Oulu garrison, 1965

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5582.jpg
Master Sergeant I think would be the rank, instructor.

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5630.jpg
How the soldiers lived at the garrison

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5623.jpg
Where they ate

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5633.jpg
Soldiers taking their oath to the defend the fatherland

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5634.jpg
Inspection

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5639.jpg
In the field, no date on this one, but could be 1950s

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5640.jpg

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5643.jpg

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"Party" for soldiers that is finishing their conscript service, 1960s probably.

And as a little bonus from Laukka's camera;

http://oulu.ouka.fi/ppm/laukka/kuvat/6/5581.jpg
German soldier in Finland, with his Finnish girlfriend.
Lazarou's thread with some of Laukka's ww2 photos: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63848

[Randomrokottaja]

Good pictures.

"Soldiers being promoted, traditionally this is done on the
independence day in Finland (and so is the parade above),
although there is no date on this photo, more than 1959"

Seems to be a graduation occasion at reserve officer school.

"Master Sergeant I think would be the rank, instructor."

Staff sergeant is the official translation. Ylik -> SSgt.

[Count Lippe]

The funny looking car is a very early Mercedes Benz Unimog.

Great pics BTW, The Finns kick ass!

[signatory]

kekkonen posts some awesome pics too bad he get banned all the time

[Randomrokottaja]

Pictures were great and might have taken a lot of time to gather all of them from the internet, BUT the text among them has been mostly pure crap.