Former equipment of the Finnish Army

This is an (incomplete) list of former equipment used by the Finnish Army:

Tanks

PT-76: In use between 1963–1994, 12 units
- PT-A: some converted to driver training tanks of BTR-50 after PT-76 decommission
T-72: In use between 1984–2006, some ex-East German. 162 units
- T-72M1 (157)
- T-72M1K (3)
- T-72M1K1 (2)
T-55: In use between 1966 and ?, modernized in 1989, total 74 units
- T-55: 64 units
- T-55K: 10 units
- after modernization:
- T-55M: T-55s modernized in 1989, 70 units
- T-55MK
T-54: T-54-3 also known as M1951, in use between 1959 and 1969 (removed from storage in 2005), 43 units^[1]
Comet Mk I Model B: In use between 1960 and 1971, 41 units.
Charioteer Mk VII Model B: In use between 1958 and 1980, 38 units
ISU-152V: (1944–1959), 1 unit
ISU-152:
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J: In use between 1944 and 1962, 15 units
Sturmgeschütz 40K: In use between 1943 and 1966, 30 units
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G: In use between 1943 and 1966, 29 units
Landsverk Anti II: (1942–1959), 6 units
KV-1 m 1942: (1942–1954), 1 unit
KV-1E m 1941: (1943–1954), 1 unit
T-50: (1942–1954), 1 unit
T-34-85: (1944–1959), 9 units
T-34 m 1941, T-34 m 1942, and T-34 m 1943: (1942–1959), 9 units
BT-43: (1944–1945), 1 unit
BT-42: (1943–1956), 18 units
BT-7 m 1935 and BT-7 m 1937: (1942–1945), 53 units
BT-5:
T-28V: (1945–1950), 1 unit
T-28 m 1938 and T-28E: (1939–1950), 7 units
T-20 Komsomolets m 1938, 1939: (1939–1959), 184 units
T-20 Komsomolets m 1937: (1939–1959), 33 units
T-38-KV: (1944–1959), 4 units
T-38-34: (1944–1959), 11 units
T-38 and T-38M-2: (1939–1945), 19 units
T-37A: (1939–1942), 29 units
T-26T: (1942–1959), 6 units
T-26E: (1939–1959), 63 units
OT-133: (1942), 3 units
T-26 m 1937 and T-26 m 1939: (1939–1959), 36 units
OT-130: (1941–1942), 4 units
T-26 m 1933: (1939–1959), 63 units
OT-26: (1939–1945), 2 units
T-26 m 1931: (1939–1945), 12 units
Vickers 6 Ton Tank: (1933–1959), 32 units
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Model 1933: (1933), 1 unit
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI: (1933-), 1 unit
Saint-Charmond Modèle 1921: (1923–1937), 1 unit
Renault FT: (1919–1942) 34 units

APCs (tracked)

BMP-1: (1982–2004) 195 units, bought in two batches (85 in 1981 from the Soviet Union and 110 from ex-German stocks in the beginning of the 1990s.)
- BMP-1TJ (still in use)
- BMP-K1
- BMP-PS
- BMP-1K
BTR-50: total 118 units
- BTR-50PK: 110 units
- BTR-50PU: 8 units
- after modernization:
- BTR-50YVI
- BTR-50PUM1
- BTR-50PUM

APCs (Wheeled)

BTR-60: total 112 units
- BTR-60PA: 1 unit
- BTR-60PB: 83 units
- BTR-60PUM
- BTR-60 R-145BM
- BTR-60PBK
BTR-80: 2 units (test vehicles, later converted to command vehicles in BTR-60 units)
Valmet 1912-6: 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)
VK: 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)

Armored cars

BA-10 and BA-10N: (1939–1959), 24 units
BA-6: (1944–1956), 10 units
BA-3: (1944–1954), 1 unit
FAI-M, BA-20 and BA-20M: (1939–1956), 18 units
FAI: (1943–1950), 3 units
D-8: (1941–1942), 1 unit
Landsverk 182: (1936–1941), 1 unit
Fiat armored car: (1918-early 1920s)
Austin Model 1917: (1918-early 1920s)
Peerless:

Various vehicles

Bandvagn 202: Tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle (15 units).
TshMZAP-5247G:
MAZ-537G:
GT-SM:
AT-59:
AT-S: 28 units (1960-2002)
RSO: 20 units (1943-)
Sisu KB-45:
Sisu A-45/AH-45:
Vanaja VAKS / AS-33: 155 units
Vanaja NS-47

Artillery

Rocket launchers

122 RAKH 76: (1976-), 24 units
280 RAKH 44: (1944-), 15 units
150 RAKH 41: (1944-), 15 units

Self-propelled guns and howitzers

152 TELAK 91: (1991-2015), 18 units

Super heavy guns and howitzers

210 H 17: (1940-), 4 units
203 H 17: (1940–1944), 32 units

Heavy Guns

155 K (93): (1993), prototype for 155 GH 52 APU
155 K (91): (1991)
155 K (88): (1988), 1 unit
155 K 74: (1981-)
155 K 68: (1970s-), 13 units
155 K 17: (1942-), 12 units
152 KH X 67: (1967-), 2 units
130 K 90-60: modernized 122 K 60
122 K 60: (1960-), later modified into 130 K 90-60
122 K 31: (1941-1970s), 29 units
120 K 78-31: (1941-), 24 units
120 K 78-17: (), 1 unit
107 K 10 and 107 K 13: (1918-), 9+4 units
105 KH 36: (1939-), 1 unit "Chile gun"
105 K 34: (1940-), 12 units
105 K 29: (1941-), 54 units
105 K 13: (1940-), 22 units
105 K 10: (1943-), modified 107 K 10, 4 units

Heavy howitzers

155 H 17: (1941-), 151 units
155 H 15: (1940–1960s), 24 units
152 H 88-40: (1990–2007)152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a German 150 mm 15 cm sFH 18 howitzer (called 150 H 40 in Finland), modernized in Finland. 47 units.
152 H 88-37: 152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a Soviet 152 mm ML-20 howitzer, modernized in Finland. 64 units.
152 H 88-31: 152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a Soviet 122 mm A-19 gun, modernized in Finland. Being phased out of service. 21 units.
152 H 55: Soviet 152 mm towed D-20 howitzer. 126 units.
152 H 38: (1941-), 102 units, of which four were modified into 152 H 38M
152 H 37-31: modernized 122 K 31 guns
152 H 37: (1942-), 66 units, later modernized into 152 H 37 A and 152 H 88-37A
152 H 30: (1944), 1 unit
152 H 15 and 152 H 17: (1924-), 4+8 units
152 H 09-30: (1939-1980s), 109 units
152 H 10: (1918–1966), 9 units
150 H 40: (1940–2007), 48 units, of which 42 were modernized in 1992 into 152 H 88-40
150 H 15: (1940–1962), 20 units
150 H 14 J: (1918–1939), 12 units
150 H 06: (1940–1944), 12 units

Light howitzers

122 H 38: (1942–1975), 35 units
122 H 09-40 and 122 H 10-40: 232 units
122 H 10-30: (1939-), 161 units
122 H 10: (1918-), 39 units
122 H 09-30: (1939-), 25 units
122 H 09: (1918-), 30 units
120 H 13: (1940–1960), 13 units
120 H 05: (1918–1944), 4 units
120 MH 01: (1918-), 2 units
114 H 18: (1940–1966), 54 units
105 H 41-18: (), 1 unit
105 H 41: (1941-), 27 units
105 H 37: (1942), license manufactured Swedish 10,5 cm fälthaubits L/22, 134 units, all modified into 105 H 37-40 in the 1960s, and into 105 H 61-37 in 1961. 40 were given to Estonia.
105 H 33-40: (1944-), 8 units
105 H 33: (1944-), 53 units
105 H 36-09: (?-?), unit
105 VH 10: (1940–1944), 4 units

Guns with recoil system
Light Guns

84 K 18: (1940–1960), 30 units
77 K 96 n.A: (1918–1926), 8 units
76 K 42: (1944-), 12 units
76 K 39: (?-?), 9 units
76 VK 38: (1939–1951), 5 units
76 K 36: (1939–1994), 76 units
76 RekK 35 or 76 K/DRP: (1939–1941), 2 units
76 RK 27-38: (1941-), 1 unit
76 K 27-k: (1941-), 13 units
76 RK 27 and 76 RK 27-39: (1939-), 235 units
76 K 23: (1926–1945), 4 units
76 K 22: (1926–1945), 4 units
76 LK 13 or 76 LK 10/13: (1918–1960), 72 units
76 LK 10: (1918-), 49 units
76 VK 09: (1918–1946), 18 units
76 VK 04: (1918–1944), 11 units
76 K 02-38: (1938–1942), 2 units
76 K 02-34: (1934–1941), 1 unit
76 K 02-30/40: (1941–1994), 12 units
76 K 02-30: (1941–1994), 93 units
76 K 02: (1918–1994), 233 units
76 K 00: (1918-), 34 units
75 K 40 A, later 76 K 37: (1940-), 8 units
75 K 36: (1939-), 1 unit
75 K 17: (1940-), 200 units
75 VK L14: (1918–1931), 12 units
75 K 11: (1929-), 1 unit
75 K 02: (1939-). 36 units
75 K 01: (1940–1944). 12 units
75 VK 98: (1918–1937). 44 units
75 K 97: (1940–1962). 48 units
63 K 84: (1918-) 4 units

Guns without recoil system

279 M 77: (1918–1951). 5 units
229 M 77: (1918–1944). 6 units
155 K 77: (1940–1944). 48 units
152 K 04-200 p: (1918–1944). 4 units
152 K 77-190 p: (1918-). In storage only. 81 units
152 K 77-120 p: (1918–1944) 76 units
120 K 78: (1940–1944) 72 units
107 K 77-piirk: (1918-?)
107 K 77-ptrik: (1918-?) 102 units
90 K 77: (1940-?) 100 units
87 K 95 and 87 K 95-R: (1918–1941) 87 units
87 K 77: (1918-) 144 units
80 K 77: (1940–1951) 12 units

Mortars

120 KRH 85: 120 mm mortar model 1985
120 KRH 73: 120 mm mortar model 1973
120 KRH 65: 120 mm mortar model 1965
120 KRH 40: Finnish 120 mm mortar model 1940 377 units
120 KRH 38: Soviet 120 mm mortar model 1938 ~250 units
82 KRH 41: Soviet 82 mm mortar model 1941 478 units
82 KRH 37: Soviet 82 mm mortar model 1937
81 KRH 90: Finnish 81 mm mortar model 1990
81 KRH 71: Finnish 81 mm mortar model 1971
81 KRH 64: Finnish 81 mm mortar model 1964
81 KRH 56: Finnish 81 mm mortar model 1956
81 KRH 42: Finnish short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1942 24 units
81 KRH 39: British 81 mm mortar model 1939 10 units
81 KRH 38: Finnish 81 mm mortar model 1938, later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 38 Y
81 KRH 36: French 81 mm mortar model 1936 227 units, later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y
81 KRH 36: Italian 81 mm mortar model 1936 109 units, later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y
81 KRH 35: Short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935 68 units
81 KRH 35: Long-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935 187 units
81 KRH 34: Swedish 81 mm mortar model 1934 25 units
81 KRH 33: Finnish 81 mm mortar model 1933 161 units
81 KRH 32: Finnish 81 mm mortar model 1932 118 units
81 KRH 31: French 81 mm mortar model 1931 12 units
81 KRH 30: Polish 81 mm mortar model 1930 16 units
60 KRH 39: Finnish 60 mm mortar model 1939 only a few units
50 KRH 40: Soviet 50 mm mortar model 1940 1268 units
50 KRH 39: Soviet 50 mm mortar model 1939
50 KRH 38: Soviet 50 mm mortar model 1938
47 KRH 41: Finnish 47 mm mortar model 1941 50 units
47 KRH 40: Swedish 47 mm mortar model 1940 only a few units
47 KRH 39: Finnish 47 mm mortar model 1939 6 units

Trench mortars

170 MH 12: (1918-1937) German 170 mm trench mortar model 1912 2 units
91 MH 16: (1918-1937) Russian 91 mm trench mortar model 1916 4 units
76 MH 16: (1918-1937) German 76 mm trench mortar model 1916 18 units

Infantry weapons

30 KRKK AGS-17:
7.62 KK 54 RPD: 1,000 units
7.62 RK 54: 25,000 units
7.62 RK 54 TP: 1,000 units
7.62 RK 72 VV:
AR-10: small numbers for test purpose
Browning Automatic Rifle
9.00 kp Sten II & 9.00 kp Sten III
TT-33

Anti-aircraft weapons

ITO 86 M: (1994-2005) Soviet SA-18 Grouse man-portable SAM missiles. Some 80-100 launchers, 912 missiles.
ITO 86 - Soviet SA-16 Gimlet man-portable SAM missiles. Some 160 launchers, 1558 missiles.
ITO 79: (1978–2000) 3 batteries, 400 missiles.
ITO 78: (Soviet SA-7B Grail), 122 launchers, 1091 missiles.
Thunderbird: 1 unit
ITPSV 90 Marksman: (1990-2015), British Marksman turret using two Oerlikon 35 mm autocannons mounted on a Polish T-55AM chassis. The turrets were moved to Leopard 2 chassis.^[2]
57 ITPSV SU 57-2: (1961-2006), Soviet ZSU-57-2 SPAAGs, 12 units. An additional 9 were obtained from Hungary in the 1990s for upgrade purposes of the old wagons, but the entire programme was scrapped in 1999, when it was decided to end the modernization programmes of old Soviet equipment.^[3]
88 ITK 37: (1943–1980), 90 units
75 ITK 37: (1940-), 20 units
76 ITK 34: (1936-), 12 units
76 ITK 27, 76 ITK 28 and 76 ITK 29: (1928-), 16 units
76 ITK 16: (1934), 24 units
76 ITK 02-34: (1930s-), 8 units
76 ITK 14: (1918-), 2 units
57 ITK: 12 units
40 ITK 38: (1939-), 288 units
40 ITK 15: (1918-), 9 units
30 ITK 62: 27 units
30 ITK 61 HS: 3 units
30 ITK 57:
37 ITK 37: (1944–1959), 4 units
37 ITK 39: (1941), 1 unit
20 ITK Hispano-Suiza: (1965–1972),
20 ITK Oerlikon: (-1972),
20 ITK 43-44: (1943–1944), 2 units
20 ITKIV 39-44: (1939–1986), more than 300 units
20 ITK 40: (1943–1980s), 180 units
20 ITK 35: (1939-), 88 units
20 ITK 30 and 20 ITK 38K: (1938-1980s), 123 units
20 ITK 23: (1926-), 4 units
8.00 ITKK 36: (1939-), 4 units
7.62 ITKK 09-31: (1939-), more than 80 units
7.62 ITKK 31 and 7.62 ITKK 31-40: (1931–1986), more than 500 units

Radars

m/40 Raija: Freya FuMG 40 G-Lz-Stand (1943-), 6 units
m/39 Irja: Würzburg-D FuSE62(1943–1950s), 8 units
Riitta: Würzburg-Riese FuSE65, 2 units
m/45 Maija: 4 units
Vesa: Seeburg-Tisch
AN/TPS-1E: (1958-ca 1988)
VRTTI VII: (1954-1970s), 6 units

Anti-tank weapons

Guided

PstOhj 83M: TOW-2, also known as BGM-71D
PstOhj 83: I-TOW, also known as BGM-71C
PstOhj 82: AT-4 Spigot.
PstOhj 82M: AT-5 Spandrel.
RO-63: (-1995): French SS-11, 200 missiles, ? launchers
Vickers Vigilant: (1965-) 250 missiles, ? launchers

Unguided

66 KES 75 - M72A2 LAW
Sarpac
Miniman
55 S 55: (1955-) 10,000+ units
100 pshp/F1 and 142 pshp/F2: 26,288 units
88 rakh/B 54: 1,854 units

Anti tank guns and rifles

8 PSTKIV: 30 units
14 PSTKIV 37: 300 units
14.5 m 41 Simonov:
20 L 39 and 20 L 39-44: 2,078 units
25 K 34 and 25 K 37: 250 units
37 K 15:
37 K 34: 17 units
37 K 36: 435 units
37 K 40: 150 units
45 K 32: 25 units
45 K 32-38:
45 K 37:
45 K 38:
45 K 38-41:
45 K 42: 45 mm guns total 618 units
47 PSTK 35 and 47 PSTK 39: 10 units
47 PSTK 40: 12 units
50 K 38: 27 units (1942-)
75 K 40: 210 units (1943-)
75 K 97-38: 46 units
75 K 44: 1 unit
76 RK 27:

Sources

Käkelä, Erkki (2000). Marskin Panssarituhoojat (in Finnish). Porvoo: WSOY. p. 576. ISBN 951-0-24638-7.

Lappi, Ahti (2009). Ilmatorjuntaohjukset Suomen puolustuksessa (in Finnish). p. 416. ISBN 978-951-95594-5-2.

Muikku, Esa (1998). Suomalaiset Panssarivaunut 1918-1997 (in Finnish and English). Tampere: Apali Oy. p. 208. ISBN 952-5026-09-4.

Paulaharju, Jyri (1996). Itsenäisen Suomen kenttätykit 1918-1995. Sotamuseon julkaisuja 1/1996 (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Sotamuseo. ISBN 978-951-25-0811-2.

Syrjö, Veli-Matti; Karjalainen, Mikko; Elfvengren, Eero, eds. (2006). Suomen Puolustusvoimat 1944-1974 (in Finnish). p. 685. ISBN 978-951-0-32493-6.

Vehviläinen, Raimo; Lappi, Ahti; Palokangas, Markku (2005). Itsenäisen Suomen ilmatorjuntatykit 1917-2000 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sotamuseo. p. 260. ISBN 978-951-25-1618-6.

↑ http://yhdistykset-akaa.fi/reservilaiset/panssarihistoriaseminaari2009.pdf
↑ "MAAVOIMIEN LIIKKUVUUDEN JA TULIVOIMAN ROLL OUT PANSSARIPRIKAATISSA 5.8.2015 – Esiteltävä kalusto" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
↑ Panssariseminaari 2009

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