alikersantti
{{Infobox military rank
| name = Alikersantti
| native_name = {{native name|sv|Undersergeant}}
| image = {{multiple image|border=infobox
| caption_align = center
| image1 = Alikersantti kauluslaatta.svg | width1 = 140
| caption1 = Army
| image2 = Alikersantti l hihalaatta.svg | width2 = 80
| caption2 = Navy
}}
| service branch = {{ubl|Army|Navy}}
| NATO rank =
| higher rank = Kersantti (Sergeant)
| lower rank = Korpraali (Korpral)
}}
Alikersantti ({{langx|sv|Undersergeant}}) is the lowest Finnish non-commissioned officer military rank.{{Cite web |url=http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/wcm/0802b480406f9674bed9ff66f99672d5/YlPalvO.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |title=Palvelusohjesääntö (General Regulations, in Finnish) |access-date=2013-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106165935/http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/wcm/0802b480406f9674bed9ff66f99672d5/YlPalvO.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-date=2011-01-06 |url-status=dead }} Alikersantti is one rank above a Korpraali (Lance-Corporal) and one below a Kersantti (Sergeant). A holder of this rank is typically a section leader, assistant section leader, gun section leader or a fighting vehicle commander.
Obtaining the rank
Conscripts are first given basic military training for 2 months. About 30% are selected for NCO training (aliupseerikoulu or AUK), which lasts 4 months. Most alikersanttis are posted to companies for section leader duty. This is the most common conscript leader rank. Additionally, in many specialist branches with a 12-month service the rank is given automatically and the alikersantti is not given a command, e.g. assistant mechanic (apumekaanikko) in the Air Force.
It is also the highest rank that can be given to a soldier that has not completed any NCO course.