Senior lieutenant#Russian Federation

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{{lang|fi|Yliluutnantti}} ({{langx|sv|premiärlöjtnant}}) is a Finnish military rank above {{lang|fi|luutnantti}} ({{langx|sv|löjtnant}}) and below {{lang|fi|kapteeni}} ({{langx|sv|kapten}}). It is used in the Finnish Defence Forces (army, navy and air force) and the Finnish Border Guard.

The prescribed duty is a company second in command/executive officer. Officers who have graduated as Bachelors of Military Science from the National Defence College with the rank of {{lang|fi|luutnantti}} usually re-enter the college after four years' tour of duty[fi]. After a study of two additional years, they are promoted {{lang|fi|yliluutnantti}} and return to more challenging duties. {{lang|fi|Yliluutnantti}} is also the highest rank available to those educated in the now-decommissioned school {{lang|fi|Maanpuolustusopisto}} (comparable to a military junior college).

The Army of the Finnish Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire had a rank of {{lang|fi|alikapteeni}}, similar in use as Prussian and Russian {{lang|de|Stabskapitän}}. The rank of {{lang|fi|yliluutnantti}} came to Finland from Germany with Finnish Jäger troops in 1918, but Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim considered it too German and encouraged holders of the rank to use more the general rank of lieutenant instead. In some regiments officers with rank of {{lang|fi|yliluutnantti}} were considered to have been promoted to captain, and the rank fell in disuse until 1952 when it was taken into regular use, and ever since it has been in use in all three branches; air force, navy and the army.

Prior to the Second World War, graduates of the Defence College served with the rank of {{lang|fi|luutnantti}}. The rank of {{lang|fi|yliluutnantti}} was established in 1952, when it was felt that cadets graduating from the Defence College would be denied promotion avenues due to the large number of field-promoted company-grade officers in active service. As most of such officers held the rank of {{lang|fi|vänrikki}} or {{lang|fi|luutnantti}}, and were unlikely to advance to field grade (due to their background as NCOs and lack of academic studies), the rank of {{lang|fi|yliluutnantti}} circumvented the seniority issue. Due to this revision, reservists who held the wartime rank of {{lang|fi|luutnantti}} did not receive a promotion to captain, as would have been expected, but rather to {{lang|fi|yliluutnantti}}; promotions were not grandfathered.

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Within German language countries (Austria, Germany and Switzerland), the rank of {{lang|de|Oberleutnant}} ({{translation|senior lieutenant}}) is used.

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Senior lieutenant ({{langx|ru|старший лейтенант|starshy leytenant}}) is used in the army, air force or navy of Russia and the former USSR.

In the Russian Empire senior lieutenant first appeared in the Table of Ranks (1909–1911) exclusively as naval rank IX class, and from 1912 as VIII class. Corresponding ranks were captain in the infantry, rotmister (derived from the German Rittmeister) in the cavalry, and yesaul in the Cossacks corps. In the civil administration it was almost equivalent to the "council assessor" (Russian коллежский асессор; kollezhsky assessor).

As result of the October Revolution this rank was abolished along with all other Russian ranks and rank insignia. It was reintroduced to the armed forces of the Soviet Union by disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars in 1935.Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935, on introduction of individual military rank designation to commanding personnel of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. A senior lieutenant was junior to a captain or captain-lieutenant and senior to a lieutenant.

The Russian Federation inherited the rank structure of the armed forces of the Soviet Union.

If military personnel serve in a guards formation, or on a guards warship, the word "guards" is placed before the rank (e.g. "guards senior lieutenant"). For civilian or military personnel with a specific level of expertise or knowledge in the medical or judicial professions, the words "medical" or "legal" are placed before the rank (e.g. "legal senior lieutenant"). The word "retired" is added after the rank for retired officers. Police, internal troops and tax office personnel have their branch added after the rank (e.g. "senior lieutenant of police")

Post-Soviet-Army-OF-1c.svg|{{lang|hy|ավագ լեյտենանտ}}
{{lang|hy-Latn|Avag leytenant}}
(Armenian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=ԶԻՆՎՈՐԱԿԱՆ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԵՎ ԶԻՆԾԱՌԱՅՈՂԻ ԿԱՐԳԱՎԻՃԱԿԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ |url=https://www.arlis.am/documentview.aspx?docid=117633 |website=arlis.am |publisher=Legal information system of Armenia |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=hy |date=15 November 2017}}

11.AzAF-SLT.png|{{lang|az|Baş leytenant}}
(Azerbaijani Land Forces){{cite web |title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri hərbi qulluqçularının hərbi geyim forması və fərqləndirmə nişanları haqqında Əsasnamə |url=https://mod.gov.az//images/pdf/854d34d118da32783a511172925270d7.pdf |website=mod.gov.az |publisher=Ministry of Defense |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=az |pages=64–70 |date=25 June 2001}}

Post-Soviet-Army-OF-1c.svg|{{lang|be|Старшы лейтэнант}}
{{lang|be-Latn|Staršy liejtenant}}
(Belarusian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 21.07.2009 N 388 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия по воинским званиям и внесении дополнений в Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 9 июня 2006 г. N 383" |url=http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby11/republic09/text814.htm |website=pravo.levonevsky.org/ |publisher=Government of Belarus |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=ru}}

Rank insignia of Старши лейтенант of the Bulgarian Army.png|{{lang|bg|Старши лейтенант}}
{{lang|bg-Latn|Starshi leytenant}}
(Bulgarian Land Forces){{cite web |title=ЗАКОН ЗА ОТБРАНАТА И ВЪОРЪЖЕНИТЕ СИЛИ НА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ |url=https://www.lex.bg/bg/laws/ldoc/2135631954 |website=lex.bg |access-date=25 May 2021 |location=Глава седма. ВОЕННА СЛУЖБА |language=bg |date=12 May 2009}}

Army-HRV-OF-01a.svg|{{lang|hr|Natporučnik}}
(Croatian Army){{cite web |title=Oznake činova |url=http://www.osrh.hr/#rubData/HTML/HR/RAZNO/OZNAKE/20190401_Galerija_oznaka/Galerija_oznaka_HR.htm |website=osrh.hr |publisher=Republic of Croatia Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=hr |date=1 April 2019}}

CzArmy 2011 OF1a-Nadporuchik shoulder.svg|{{lang|cs|Nadporučík}}
(Czech Land Forces){{cite web |title=Ranks |url=https://www.army.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=49065 |website=army.cz |publisher=Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic |date=2018 |access-date=26 May 2021}}

Yliluutnantti M05.svg|{{lang|fi|Yliluutnantti}}
{{lang|sv|Premiärlöjtnant}}
(Finnish Army){{cite web |title=Sotilasarvot Puolustusvoimissa |url=https://puolustusvoimat.fi/sotilasarvot |website=puolustusvoimat.fi |publisher=Finnish Defence Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=fi}}

Georgia Army OF-1c.png|{{lang|ka|უფროსი ლეიტენანტი}}
{{lang|ka-Latn|Uprosi leit’enant’i}}
(Georgian Land Forces){{cite web |title=სამხედრო წოდებები და ინსიგნიები |trans-title=Military Ranks and Insignia |url=https://mod.gov.ge/ge/page/34/samxedro-wodebebi-da-insigniebii |website=mod.gov.ge |publisher=Ministry of Defense of Georgia |access-date=12 March 2018 |language=ka}}

Rank Army Hungary OF-01b.svg|{{lang|hu|Főhadnagy}}
(Hungarian Ground Forces){{cite web |last1=Andrea |first1=Kánya |title=A gallér és az ötágú csillag |url=https://honvedelem.hu/hirek/honvedelmi-miniszter/a-galler-es-az-otagu-csillag.html |website=honvedelem.hu |publisher=Hungarian Defence Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=hu |date=6 May 2009}}

12-RKGF-SELT.svg|{{lang|kk|Аға лейтенант}}
{{lang|kk-Latn|Ağa leytenant}}
(Kazakh Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, басқа да әскерлері мен әскери құралымдары әскери қызметшілерінің әскери киім нысаны және айырым белгілері туралы |url=https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/U1100000144 |website=adilet.zan.kz |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Kazakhstan) |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=kk |date=25 August 2011}}

09.Kyrgyzstan Army-SLT.svg|{{lang|ky|Улук лейтенант}}
{{lang|ky-Latn|Uluk leytenant}}
(Kyrgyz Army){{cite web |title=Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандарынын жалпыга бирдей аскердик милдети жөнүндө, аскердик жана альтернативдик кызматтар жөнүндө |url=http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ky-kg/202536 |website=cbd.minjust.gov.kg/ |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Kyrgyzstan) |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=ky |date=9 February 2009}}

LV-Army-OF1a.png|{{lang|lv|Virsleitnants}}
(Latvian Land Forces){{cite web |title=Pakāpju iedalījums |url=https://www.mil.lv/lv/aktivais-dienests/dienesta-gaita/dienesta-pakapes/pakapju-iedalijums |website=mil.lv/lv |publisher=Latvian National Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=lv}}

14-Lithuania Army-1LT.svg|{{lang|lt|Vyresnysis leitenantas}}
(Lithuanian Land Forces){{cite web |title=Karių laipsnių ženklai |url=http://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/kariuomenes_atributika/kariu_laipsniu_zenklai_3554.html |website=kariuomene.kam.lt |publisher=Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania) |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=lt}}

Mongolian Army-1LT-service.svg|{{lang|mn|Ахлах дэслэгч}}
{{lang|mn-Latn|Akhlakh deslegch}}
(Mongolian Ground Force){{cite web |author1=Chief of General Staff |author1-link=Chief of General Staff (Mongolia) |title=Order of the Chief of the General Staff: Number A / 595 |date=25 November 2019 |website=gsmaf.gov.mn |pages=20–26 |url=https://www.gsmaf.gov.mn/gsmaf/onePost/1331 |access-date=18 September 2021 |language=mn}}

Russia-Army-OF-1c-2010.svg|{{lang|ru|Старший лейтена́нт}}
{{lang|ru-Latn|Stárshiy leytenánt}}
(Russian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2010 года № 293 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия военнослужащих и ведомственных знаках отличия" |url=https://rg.ru/2010/03/12/forma-dok.html |website=rg.ru |publisher=Российской газеты |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=ru |date=12 March 2010}}

Army-SVK-OF-01a.svg|{{lang|sk|Nadporučík}}
(Slovak Ground Forces){{cite web |title=Označenie vojenských hodností príslušníkov Ozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky od 1.1.2016 |trans-title=Designation of military ranks of members of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic from 1.1.2016 |url=http://www.vhu.sk/oznacenie-vojenskych-hodnosti-prislusnikov-ozbrojenych-sil-slovenskej-republiky-od-112016/ |website=vhu.sk |publisher=Military History Institute |access-date=12 April 2021 |language=sk}}

13-Slovenian Army-1LT.svg|{{lang|sl|Nadporočnik}}
(Slovenian Ground Force){{cite web |title=Čini in razredi |url=https://www.slovenskavojska.si/o-vojski/cini-in-razredi/ |website=slovenskavojska.si |publisher=Slovenian Armed Forces |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=sl}}

Tajikistan-Army-OF-1c.png|{{lang|tg|Лейтенанти калон}}
{{lang|tg-Latn|Lejtenanti kalon}}
(Tajik National Army){{cite web |title=ҚОНУНИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ДАР БОРАИ ЎҲДАДОРИИ УМУМИИ ҲАРБӢ ВА ХИЗМАТИ ҲАРБӢ |url=https://majmilli.tj/%D2%9B%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D2%B7%D1%83%D0%BC%D2%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%BE%D2%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8-35/ |website=majmilli.tj |publisher=The National Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=tg |date=13 April 2017}}

Post-Soviet-Army-OF-1c.svg|{{lang|tk|Uly leýtenant}}
(Turkmen Ground Forces){{cite web |title=TÜRKMENISTANYŇ KANUNY Harby borçlulyk we harby gulluk hakynda (Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Maglumatlary 2010 ý., № 3, 58-nji madda) (Türkmenistanyň 01.10.2011 ý. № 234-IV Kanuny esasynda girizilen üýtgetmeler we goşmaçalar bilen) |trans-title=LAW OF TURKMENISTAN On military service and military service (Information of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, 2010, No. 3, Article 58) (as amended by the Law of Turkmenistan of October 1, 2011 No. 234-IV) |url=https://milligosun.gov.tm/storage/file/04-harby-borclulyk-we-harby-gulluk-hakynda-ky9J0pKxTQ.pdf |website=milligosun.gov.tm |publisher=Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan) |access-date=2 June 2021 |pages=28–29 |language=tk}}

UA shoulder mark 13.svg|{{lang|uk|Старший лейтенант}}
{{lang|uk-Latn|Starshyy leytenant}}
(Ukrainian Ground Forces){{cite web |title=НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 № 606 |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1502-17#Text |website=zakon.rada.gov.ua |publisher=Ministry of Justice of Ukraine |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=uk |date=13 December 2017}}

Uzbekistan-army-OF-1c.svg|{{lang|uz|Katta leytenant}}
(Uzbek Ground Forces){{cite web |title=O'zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarolarining harbiy xizmatni o'tash tartibi to'g'risida |url=https://lex.uz/docs/-4513434 |website=lex.uz |publisher=Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=uz |date=12 September 2019}}

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