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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
And someone posted taht Barkov has 2 years of military to serve - don't know if that's true, but it is standard procedure for Finns
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Military service is a non-issue for Finns. Even for normal people it's from 165 to 347 days and athletes get special treatment, meaning they can pretty much mail-in their military service.
For example Olli Jokinen postponed his service until he was 28 and then he was exempted for medical reasons, which is a joke, as there's nothing wrong with his health.
Mikko Koivu did his service 2 years ago. He started after the regular season and basically did it during the summer. For example every day Mikko spent with the national team counted were counted as service days. I'm pretty sure he was back with the Wild in time for the training camp. Mikael Granlund did his service at the same time as Mikko.
So really, it's a total non-issue. If I was Barkov, I would postpone my service as long as possible, until 2025. I think there's a real possibility that we have moved on from mandatory service to voluntary service/paid army by then. And if not, just get exempted like Jokinen or mail it in, like Koivu.