A FIGHT TO THE FINNISH.Byline: STUART PATTERSON A SCOTS teenager plans to turn back the clock 42 years and do his national service - in Finland. Hamish Colville, 18, from St Cyrus
St Cyrus (formerly Ecclesgreig) is a small village located in the extreme south of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. General Information St Cyrus, sometimes known as St. , Kincardineshire - whose mum Ritva, 46, is Finnish - will undergo six months' square-bashing. He said: "I think it will be a bit of an adventure. "I'll be able to brush up to paint, or make clean or bright with a brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew. See also: Brush on my Finnish and get the chance to go skiing." Ritva, a home carer carer Noun a person who looks after someone who is ill or old, often a relative: the group offers support for the carers of those with dementia carer n → who also has a 14-year-old son, Finlay, said: "At least it will mean Hamish's gap year will be cheap for me and his dad Ian. "Hamish is the last person I ever imagined would do something like this but I'm happy for him." National service was abolished in Britain in 1960, but continues in Finland. The Finnish army even has a special unit for foreign volunteers. Hamish has opted for a regular regiment and will train at a base north of Helsinki. But he added: "Taking orders will be very tough." CAPTION(S): SOLDIER: Hamish |
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