The Lutheran Military Chaplaincy in the Finnish Defence Forces’ Organisation Today. A Multi-Method Approach

The Finnish military chaplains’ work focuses on supporting the conscripts’ ethical functioning ability as well overall wellbeing of people in Defence Forces. This article gives chaplains an opportunity to tell their own words what kind issues relate perceptions working a successful religious professional this unique context. research was carried out with multi-method data, that includes electronic questionnaire and interview data. results show commit integrate operational environment, they are also heterogenous occupational group manage very self-directedly. They appear be more than soldiers or special officers, but it does not cause significant conflicts. profession should described contrasting conflicting overall. intensity personal vocation religiosity varies, affects considerably motivation. It can interpreted hold, sense, double towards where there is clerical calling mission environment.