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Branch of the Finnish Defence Forces
The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces' [ˈilmɑˌʋoi̯mɑt]; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is the aerial warfare
Finnish_Air_Force
Military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare
Rosen gave Finland the second aircraft, a Thulin Typ D. Some considered that the Finnish Air Force did not officially exist during the Finnish Civil War
Air_force
Aviation museum in Jyväskylä, Finland
The Finnish Air Force Museum (Finnish: Suomen Ilmavoimamuseo), formerly the Aviation Museum of Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo), is
Finnish_Air_Force_Museum
Armed forces of Finland
military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard
Finnish_Defence_Forces
Military unit
The Air Force Academy (Finnish: Ilmasotakoulu, abbr. ILMASK; Swedish: Luftkrigsskolan) is located at Tikkakoski in Jyväskylä, Finland. The primary mission
Air_Force_Academy_(Finland)
1969 UFO observation
The Finnish Air Force UFO sighting (Porin seitsemän ilmapalloa, "The seven balloons of Pori") was an incident wherein unidentified flying objects (UFOs)
Finnish Air Force UFO sighting
Finnish_Air_Force_UFO_sighting
Radar station in Minnesota, US 1950–1980
Finland Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Finland,
Finland_Air_Force_Station
Military holiday focusing on air force
Parliament Hill. The Finnish Air Force celebrates its Nationality Day on 6 March. This date marks the establishment of the Finnish Air Force in 1918. The celebrations
Air_Force_Day
Air warfare branch of Norway's armed forces
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret, lit. 'The Air Defence') is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate
Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force
Aerodrome used by a military force for the operation of military aircraft
air base, sometimes referred to as a military airbase, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air
Air_base
The Finnish Air Force Band (Finnish: Ilmavoimien soittokunta, ILMAVSK) is the official representative band of the Finnish Air Force. The band is based
Finnish_Air_Force_Band
active Finnish Navy ships; for Finnish Air Force aircraft, see List of military aircraft of Finland. List of former equipment of the Finnish Army "Annual
List of equipment of the Finnish Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Finnish_Army
following is a list of military aircraft of Finland, both historical and currently in use by the Finnish Defence Forces. All helicopters were transferred
List of military aircraft of Finland
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Finland
Military unit
i Finland) or F 19 Finland was a Finnish Air Force unit, manned by Swedish volunteers, which operated from Kemi in northern Finland for the last 62 days
Flying Regiment 19, Finnish Air Force
Flying_Regiment_19,_Finnish_Air_Force
traditions) Guard Jaeger Finnish Border Guard Dragoon Cavalryman (-2014) Army Academy Reserve Officer School Cadet School Finnish Air Force Armour Army Aviation
Finnish_military_ranks
Military unit
The Finnish Rapid Deployment Force (FRDF) (Finnish: Suomen Kansainvälinen Valmiusjoukko) is the spearhead international force of the Finnish Defence Forces
Finnish Rapid Deployment Force
Finnish_Rapid_Deployment_Force
1936 Dutch fighter aircraft
Finland Finnish Air Force – Received seven aircraft and built 90 on license. No. 10 Squadron, Finnish Air Force No. 12 Squadron, Finnish Air Force No
Fokker_D.XXI
Soviet dive bomber aircraft
usually escorted by four Finnish Air Force Bf 109 Gs. These vital missions allowed artillery and bombers of the Finnish Air Force and the Luftwaffe's Detachment
Petlyakov_Pe-2
WWII American fighter plane
operated by the Finnish Air Force proved capable of engaging and destroying most types of Soviet fighter aircraft operating against Finland at that time
Brewster_F2A_Buffalo
Air Force College) which was founded on 1 November 1919 on the site of a Royal Navy flying training station. The Air Force Academy, Finnish Air Force
Air_force_academy
British biplane fighter
during the Shanghai incident in 1932. Finland Finnish Air Force LeLv 24 LeLv 29 LeLv 34 United Kingdom Royal Air Force No. 3 Squadron - August 1928 to June
Gloster_Gamecock
Military unit
The Satakunta Air Wing (Finnish: Satakunnan Lennosto, abbr. SatLsto; Swedish: Satakunta flygflottilj) is a peace-time Finnish Air Force unit. Its headquarters
Satakunta_Air_Wing
Finnish trainer aircraft
a Finnish-designed piston-powered military basic trainer aircraft of the 1970s. A production run of 30 aircraft were built for the Finnish Air Force in
Valmet_L-70_Vinka
German trainer aircraft
service with the Finnish Air Force, the Royal Navy and Army Air Corps for Flying Grading (a pre-EFT flying course) and in the Royal Air Force as part of No
Grob_G_115
Finnish fighter aircraft
Myrsky ("Storm") is a Finnish World War II fighter aircraft originally developed by Valtion lentokonetehdas for the Finnish Air Force. The models of the
VL_Myrsky
Military unit
The Karelia Air Wing (Finnish: Karjalan lennosto, abbr. KarLsto; Swedish: Karelens flygflottilj) is the peace-time Finnish Air Force unit responsible for
Karelia_Air_Wing
1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
stated that the Soviet Air Force was not bombing Finnish cities but rather dropping humanitarian aid to the starving Finnish population; the bombs were
Winter_War
Military unit
of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 2. During the Winter War, all Fokker D.XXIs - Finland's only modern
No._24_Squadron_(Finland)
Military unit
44 or PLe.Lv.44 on 14 February 1944), was a bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 4. 1st
No._44_Squadron_(Finland)
1978 military aviation disaster in Rissala, Finland
The Finnish Air Force DC-3 disaster occurred when a plane of this class crashed into Lake Juurusvesi in Rissala on 3 October 1978, killing all fifteen
1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash
1978_Finnish_Air_Force_DC-3_crash
Finnish flying ace
Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force), and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. The top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, he led all Finnish pilots
Ilmari_Juutilainen
1955 Swedish fighter aircraft
for the Finnish Air Force. X stands for export and S stands for Suomi (Finland in Finnish). The Saab 35XS was sold as part of larger Finnish-Swedish collaboration
Saab_35_Draken
Finnish war against the Soviet Union (1941–1944)
was assigned by the Finnish command to artillery, which consisted of 1,829 guns." Corum 2004, p. 14. "History of the Finnish Air Force". Ilmavoimat. Retrieved
Continuation_War
1930s Finnish military trainer aircraft
at the Finnish Aviation Museum in Vantaa. PY-35 at the Finnish Air Force Museum in Tikkakoski. The remains of PY-5 are at the Finnish Air Force Museum
VL_Pyry
1940s Finnish fighter aircraft
Finnish fighter plane, designed by DI Torsti Verkkola at the State Aircraft Factory (Valtion lentokonetehdas) for service with the Finnish Air Force in
VL_Pyörremyrsky
Military unit
Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 34 or LLv.34, from 14 February 1944 Hävittäjälentolaivue 34 or HLeLv 34) was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force during
No._34_Squadron_(Finland)
Finnish Air Force fighter squadron
January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025. "Finnish F/A-18 Hornets Arrive at Keflavik for First Icelandic Air Policing Deployment". theaviationist.com.
No._11_Squadron_(Finland)
1950s Finnish military trainer aircraft
Valmet Vihuri (Finnish for Gale) was a Finnish advanced two-seat fighter trainer aircraft, serving in the Finnish Air Force between 1953 and 1959. Only
Valmet_Vihuri
1985 Finish trainer aircraft family
earlier training aircraft for the Finnish Air Force. The L-90 was the last military aircraft designed and produced in Finland. The prototype, a modified L-80
Valmet_L-90_Redigo
333 Finnish Air Force Aircraft – Maritime, Short-Range Reconnaissance and Transport Planes 1939–1945: Høver M.F.11[link removed] English-Finnish-English
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11
Marinens_Flyvebaatfabrikk_M.F.11
Swedish noble, explorer, and Nazi (1879–1948)
after the war. In 2020, the Finnish Air Force removed the swastika from the emblem of the Air Force Command. Finnish Air Force aircraft named for Kreivi
Eric_von_Rosen
Type of airplane
Indian Air Force. This version was derived from the HAL Ajeet and differed considerably from the Gnat T.1 used by the RAF. Finland Finnish Air Force Häme
Folland_Gnat
Aerial warfare branch of the Soviet Union's armed forces
'Military Air Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'; abbr. VVS SSSR; sometimes referred to as the "Red Air Force") was one of two air forces
Soviet_Air_Forces
Military unit
48 or PLe.Lv.48 on 14 February 1944) was a bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 4. 1st
No._48_Squadron_(Finland)
in 1952. (For a full list of the Dorniers used see:Finnish Air Force No. 46 Squadron). The Finnish nickname was Lentävä lyijykynä ("Flying Pencil"). Ten
Operational history of the Dornier Do 17
Operational_history_of_the_Dornier_Do_17
Military unit
No. 22 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 22 or LLv.22) was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying
No._22_Squadron_(Finland)
1937 multi-role floatplane family by Heinkel
Helge Dahl and crew were free to leave Finland. From Summer 1941, it was used by the LLv.14 of the Finnish Air Force code HE-115 and named "Jenny", to ferry
Heinkel_He_115
the Finnish Air Force. Finnish Air Force No. 10 Squadron, Finnish Air Force No. 22 Squadron, Finnish Air Force No. 26 Squadron, Finnish Air Force No.
List of Hawker Hurricane operators
List_of_Hawker_Hurricane_operators
Finnish fighter pilot
pilot in the Finnish Air Force. She is notable as the first woman in Finland to qualify to pilot a fighter jet; the first to command an air force squadron;
Inka_Niskanen
Reconnaissance fighter aircraft
in the Finnish Air Force. The FK.52 was proposed as a replacement for the Fokker C.Vs of the Luchtvaartafdeling (LVA), the Dutch Army Air Force. The prototype
Koolhoven_F.K.52
Military aeroplane
houses a replica of Jakobsen's aircraft in Bodø, Norway. Finland Finnish Air Force Finnish Border Guard Norway Gidsken Jakobsen General characteristics
VL_Sääski
Military unit
TLe.Lv.12 on 14 February 1944) was a reconnaissance squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 1. 1st
No._12_Squadron_(Finland)
Military unit
The Training Air Wing (Finnish: Lentosotakoulu, abbr. LentoSK, Swedish: Flygkrigsskolan) was the Finnish Air Force pilot jet aircraft training school
Training_Air_Wing
Finnish Air Force in 1985. Prior to the purchase, it had served as Urho Kekkonen's private aircraft during his time in office as president of Finland
Dakota_Norway
Military unit
No. 33 Squadron (Finnish: Hävittäjälentolaivue 33 or HLe.Lv.33) was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment
No._33_Squadron_(Finland)
1916 reconnaissance flying boat
Herbert flew the Åland aircraft to mainland Finland and was awarded an officer's title in the Finnish Air Force. Only the Åland aircraft was in flyworthy
Grigorovich_M-15
Military unit
No. 41 Squadron (Finnish: Pommituslentolaivue 41 or PLe.Lv.41) was a bomber unit of the Finnish Air Force formed in 1946 and based at Luonetjärvi. The
No._41_Squadron_(Finland)
Finnish Air Force and were written off on January 2, 1950. During the Winter War the French had planned to send 25 aircraft of this type to Finland.
Hanriot_H.230
between Finland and the Soviet Union from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940. While the Soviet air forces greatly outnumbered the Finnish Air Force, the Soviet
Aerial warfare in the Winter War
Aerial_warfare_in_the_Winter_War
Military training aircraft family
the Wayback Machine Finnish Air Force, 2 August 2017. Retrieved on 5 August 2017. (in Finnish) "Kylmä Sota ja 90-luku" (in Finnish). 7 May 2019. Archived
BAE_Systems_Hawk
Air warfare branch of Sweden's military
Swedish Air Force (Swedish: Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Swedish Air Force was created
Swedish_Air_Force
Military unit
The Lapland Air Wing (Finnish: Lapin Lennosto, abbr. LapLsto; Swedish: Lapplands flygflottilj) is the peace-time Finnish Air Force unit responsible for
Lapland_Air_Wing
Military unit
Supplement Squadron (Finnish: Täydennyslentolaivue 35 or T-LLv.35, or later T-Le.Lv.35) was a training squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War
No._35_Squadron_(Finland)
Military unit
Flying Regiment 4 (Finnish: Lentorykmentti 4 or LeR 4) was a bomber aircraft regiment of the Finnish Air Force. The regiment was formed on 1 January 1938
Flying Regiment 4, Finnish Air Force
Flying_Regiment_4,_Finnish_Air_Force
Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78200-889-7. Keskinen, Kalevi (1978). Hävittäjä-ässät : Finnish fighter aces. Kari Stenman
List of World War II aces credited with 11–49 victories
List_of_World_War_II_aces_credited_with_11–49_victories
Military unit
PLe.Lv.6 on 14 February 1944) was a maritime bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 5. 1st
No._6_Squadron_(Finland)
Military unit
Hävittäjälentolaivue 26 or HLe.Lv.26) was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron participated in the Winter War,
No._26_Squadron_(Finland)
development still was being carried out. The Finnish pilots disliked the aircraft and the Finnish Air Force F.K.31s flew for fewer than 6 hours each. The
NVI_F.K.31
Finnish Air Force pilot and fighter ace
1963) was a Finnish Air Force pilot and the foremost Finnish fighter ace of the Winter War. Sarvanto was born and raised in Turku, Finland. He attended
Jorma_Sarvanto
1950s Finnish military trainer aircraft
The Valmet Tuuli was a trainer aircraft, developed for the Finnish Air Force by the State Aircraft Factory (Valtion lentokonetehdas, VL). The aircraft
Valmet_Tuuli
Fighter aircraft flight formation
Union. The Finnish Air Force proved their effectiveness by achieving a 16:1 kill ratio with the finger-four against the Soviet Air Force, which used
Finger-four
1936. The Finnish version could develop a maximum speed of 155 km/h (83 knots, 96 mph). The type was in service with the Finnish Air Force as a primary
Letov_Š-18
British medium bomber in World War II
Historia 10, Bristol Blenheim [History of the Finnish Air Force 10, Bristol Blenheim] (in Finnish). Loviisa, Finland: Painoyhtymä Oy. ISBN 9529943210. Jefford
Bristol_Blenheim
ground forces into Finland. However Finnish bombers did exist and provided support to Finnish ground troops. The Finnish Air Force caused far higher losses
List of aircraft of Finland in World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_Finland_in_World_War_II
This is a list of units of the Finnish Air Force during the Winter War: Lentolaivue 10 Lentolaivue 12 Lentolaivue 14 Lentolaivue 16 Lentolaivue 22 Lentolaivue
List of units of the Finnish Air Force during the Winter War
List_of_units_of_the_Finnish_Air_Force_during_the_Winter_War
Finnish Air Force General, politician and former Chief of Defence
a fighter pilot, and was eventually promoted to Commander of the Finnish Air Force (in 2008) and then Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics and Armaments
Jarmo_Lindberg
Military unit
Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 36 or LLv.36) was a maritime reconnaissance squadron of the Finnish Air Force (subordinated by the Finnish Navy headquarters)
No._36_Squadron_(Finland)
Finnish flying ace
1916, in Helsinki, Finland - 3 August 1999, in Spain) was a Finnish Air Force ace and jet aircraft pioneer as well as the first Finnish pilot to break the
Lauri_Pekuri
French jet trainer aircraft
designations FM-1...-18 and the Finnish built FM-21...-82. The aircraft served as a jet trainer in the Finnish Air Force between 1958 and 1988 until superseded
Fouga_CM.170_Magister
Military unit
No. 10 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 10 or LLv.10) was a divebomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force in World War II. The squadron was part of Flying
No._10_Squadron_(Finland)
This is a list of units of the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War: Tiedustelulentolaivue 12 Hävittäjälentolaivue 32 Tiedustelulentolaivue 16
List of units of the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War
List_of_units_of_the_Finnish_Air_Force_during_the_Continuation_War
Biplane trainer
State Aircraft Factory (Finnish: Valtion lentokonetehdas or VL) is a Finnish two-seat, biplane trainer used by the Finnish Air Force from the late 1930s to
VL_Viima
Finnish lieutenant general
Helsinki – September 23, 1965) was a Finnish lieutenant general. Lundqvist was the Commander of the Finnish Air Force from 8 September 1932 to 29 June 1945
Jarl_Lundqvist
Military unit
(Hävittäjälentolaivue 32, HLeLv 32)) was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. It was formed on 9 April 1940 by renaming No
No._32_Squadron_(Finland)
Military unit
Lv.42 on 14 February 1944) was a long-range bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. It was established in 1940. The squadron participated
No._42_Squadron_(Finland)
Military air show in Gloucestershire, England
at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, in support of The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust. The show typically attracts a total of 150,000 to 200
Royal International Air Tattoo
Royal_International_Air_Tattoo
Finnish Air Force procurement project (2015–2030)
fighter jet procurement program of the Finnish Ministry of Defence, aiming to acquire multirole fighters for Finland to replace the current Hornet fighters
HX_Fighter_Program
Military unit
(Tiedustelulentolaivue 16, TLeLv 16)) was a reconnaissance squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The unit specialized in army cooperation and
No._16_Squadron_(Finland)
Military unit
ilmavoimien historia (in Finnish). Vol. 3B. Helsinki: Hobby-Kustannus Oy. ISBN 952-5334-03-1. Shores, Christopher F. (1969). Finnish Air Force 1918–1968. Aircam
No._14_Squadron_(Finland)
American carrier-capable multirole strike aircraft
Rovaniemellä". Ilmavoimat (in Finnish). Finnish Air Force. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025. "All Finnish Air Force's Hornets Upgraded to MLU 2". ilmavoimat
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet
1920s Finnish fighter aircraft
Aviation museum, and one D.27 at Hallinportti Aviation Museum. Finland Finnish Air Force Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1928, The Complete Book
IVL_Haukka
Army co-operation aircraft family
before it, the A.32 provided Aero with an export customer in the Finnish Air Force, which purchased 16 aircraft in 1929 as the A.32IF and A.32GR (which
Aero_A.32
Airport in Siilinjärvi, Finland
the Finnish Air Force's Karelian Air Command and the Fighter Squadron 31 (HävLLv 31). On 3 October 1978, Douglas C-47A DO-10 of the Finnish Air Force crashed
Kuopio_Airport
Executive business jet series
this include: Brazil, Chile, Finland, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia among others. During the Cold War, the Finnish Air Force used the Learjet 35/36 as a
Learjet_35
Airport in Kauhava, Finland
the end of 2014, owned and operated by Finavia. Training Air Wing of the Finnish Air Force was based at the airport. In May 2014, Finavia announced that
Kauhava_Airfield
Dutch light bomber/scout aircraft
seven Finnish C.Xs that survived the war crashed in 1958. The craft, designated FK-111, served as a target-towing craft in the Finnish Air Force. The plane
Fokker_C.X
military officials, and other aircraft from the Finnish Air Force can also be used. Helicopters of the Finnish Army or Coast Guard are used to provide transport
Air transports of heads of state and government
Air_transports_of_heads_of_state_and_government
German twin engine multirole combat aircraft
air services also flew the type in quantity during the war; these include the Finnish Air Force, Regia Aeronautica and the Royal Romanian Air Force.
Junkers_Ju_88
Airport in Jämsä, Finland
town centre. The Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing of the Finnish Air Force was based at the airport until the end of the year 2013, when it was
Halli_Airport
Finnish Air Force ace
Lehtovaara (27 October 1917 – 15 January 1949) was one of the top scoring Finnish Air Force aces. He was awarded the Mannerheim Cross on 9 July 1944. In 1949
Urho_Lehtovaara
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