Maanpuolustusopisto

The origin of the school was in the career non-commissioned officers' school () of the Finnish Army. In 1974, however, professional NCOs () were promoted to warrant officers called (The Finnish word refers to a specialist post) and the school became "Command School". Graduates would be promoted to staff sergeant (), an NCO rank, but with suitable additional training, they had the possibility of reaching the lowest officer ranks. ==References==