On the "slave labor" point, he is probably talking about compulsory military service in the defense force. If I'm correctly informed, this still happens in Finl

On the "slave labor" point, he is probably talking about compulsory military service in the defense force. If I'm correctly informed, this still happens in Finland and Norway. Those who opt-out to the military service for ideological reasons still have to do a year of "community service". Although Norway's government decided this year to make military service mandatory for both genders. So I'm assuming that parent is from Finland, Sweden or Denmark.