List of military aircraft of Finland

The following is a list of military aircraft of Finland, both historical and currently in use by the Finnish Defence Forces.

1918-1937

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Adaridi	1	1924	1931	Finland
Aero A-11	8	1927	1939	Czechoslovakia
Aero A-32	16	1929	1944	Czechoslovakia
Albatros C.III	2	1919	1921	Germany
Avro 504K	1	1926	1930	Great Britain
Avro 652A Anson I	3	1936	1947	Great Britain
Blackburn Ripon II F	27	1929	1944	Great Britain
Breguet 14A.2	30	1919	1927	France
Bristol Bulldog IIA and IVA	19	1935	1944	Great Britain
Caudron C.59	3	1923	1931	France
Caudron C.60	64	1923	1936	France
Caudron G.3	19	1920	1924	France
Caudron G.4	1	1922		France
De Havilland D.H. 60 and 60X Moth	23	1929	1944	Great Britain
D.F.W. C.V	2	1918	1921	Germany
Fokker C.V D and E	19	1927	1945	Germany
Fokker C.X	39	1936	1958	The Netherlands
Fokker D.VII	3	1919	1924	Germany
Fokker D.X	1	1923	1926	Germany
Friedrichshafen FF 33E	3	1918	1923	Germany
Friedrichshafen FF 41A	1	1918	1923	Germany
Friedrichshafen FF 49B and C	5	1918	1922	Germany
Georges Levy G.L. 40 HB2	12	1919	1922	France
Gloster Gamecock II	17	1927	1944	Great Britain
Gourdou-Leseurre GL-21 B2 and GL-22 B3	20	1923	1931	France
I.V.L. A.22 Hansa	120	1922	1936	Finland
I.V.L. C.24	1	1924		Finland
I.V.L. C.VI.25	1	1925		Finland
I.V.L. D.26 Haukka I	1	1927		Finland
I.V.L. D.27 Haukka II	2	1928	1930	Finland
IVL K.1 Kurki	1	1927		Finland
Junkers A35	1	1928		Germany
Junkers A 50 Junior	2	1936	1940	Germany
Junkers K 43F	6	1931	1952	Germany
Junkers W 34	6	1930	1944	Germany
Koolhoven F.K.31	12	1926	1932	The Netherlands
Letov S 218 A Smolik	39	1930	1945	Czechoslovakia
L.V.G. C.VI	2	1922	1923	Germany
Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard	15	1923	1939	Great Britain
Morane-Saulnier MS 50C	6	1925	1932	France
N.A.B. Type 9 Albatros	2	1918	1923	Sweden
N.A.B. Type 12 Albatros	1	1918		Sweden
N.A.B. Type 17 Albatros Jagare	1	1918	1923	Sweden
Nieuport 10	3	1918	1919	Russia
Nieuport 17	2	1918	1924	Russia
Nieuport 21	1	1918	1920	Russia
Potez 25 A2	1	1927	1936	France
Rumpler 6B	2	1918	1926	Germany
Rumpler C.VIII	1	1918	1924	Germany
S.I.A.I. (Savoia) S 9	2	1919	1920	Italy
Spad S.34	2	1921	1925	France
Spad S.VII	1	1919	1923	France
Stetinin M-5	1	1918	1920	Russia
Stetinin M-9 "DEVJATKA"	9	1918	1922	Russia
Stetinin M-15	2	1918	1919	Russia
Stetinin M-16	6	1918	1923	Russia
SW 20 Albatros	1	1918		Sweden
Thulin Type D	2	1918	1919	Sweden
Thulin LA	1	1918	1919	Sweden
VL E.30 Kotka I and II	1 + 5	1931	1944	Finland
VL Paarma	1	1931	1933	Finland
VL Sääski I, II and IIA	33	1928	1943	Finland
VL Tuisku I and II	31	1935	1950	Finland
VL Viima I and II	24	1936	1962	Finland

World War II

Fighters

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Gloster Gamecock Mk. I	1	1927	1944	Great Britain
Gloster Gamecock Mk. II	16	1929	1944	Great Britain (Finland)
Bristol Bulldog Mk. IIA	2	1939	1944	Great Britain (Sweden)
Bristol Bulldog Mk. IVA	17	1935	1944	Great Britain
Fokker D.XXI	97	1937	1948	The Netherlands (Finland)
Gloster Gladiator Mk. II	30	1940	1945	Great Britain (Sweden)
Fiat G.50 Freccia	35	1940	1946	Italy
Jaktfalken II	3	1940	1945	Sweden
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406	77	1940	1948	France
Morane-Saulnier M.S.410	10	1940	1948	France (Germany)
Polikarpov I-15bis	5	1940	1945	Soviet Union
Brewster Model 239 "Buffalo"	44	1940	1948	USA (Sweden)
Hawker Hurricane Mk. I	12	1940	1943	Great Britain
Hawker Hurricane Mk. II	3	1944	1944	Great Britain
Gloster Gauntlet Mk. II	24	1940	1945	Great Britain (Sweden)
Polikarpov I-16/Rata	6	1940	1943	Soviet Union
Polikarpov I-153 (I-15ter)	21	1940	1945	Soviet Union (Germany)
Caudron-Renault C.R. 714 Cyclone	6 (80)	1940	1940	France (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-1	6	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-2	9	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-3	9	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-4	7	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-6	6	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Lavochkin LaGG-3	3	1943	1945	Soviet Union
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2	48	1943	1954	Germany
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6	109 (3)	1944	1954	Germany
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-8	2	1944	1954	Germany
VL Myrsky	47	1944	1947	Finland
Curtiss P-40M-10-CU Warhawk	1	1944	1945	USA (Soviet Union)
VL Humu	1	1944	1945	Finland

Bombers

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
VL Kotka I	1	1930	1944	Finland
VL Kotka II	5	1930	1944	Finland
Fokker C.X	39	1937	1958	The Netherlands (Finland)
Bristol Blenheim Mk. I	75	1937	1958	Great Britain (Finland)
Bristol Blenheim Mk. IV	22	1937	1958	Great Britain (Finland)
Douglas DC-2	1	1940	1955	USA (Sweden)
Ilyushin DB-3M	11	1940	1945	Soviet Union (Germany)
Tupolev SB	1	1940	1945	Soviet Union
Tupolev SB-bis	6	1940	1945	Soviet Union
Tupolev SB-3	17	1941	1945	Soviet Union (Germany)
Dornier Do 17 Z-1	4	1942	1948	Germany
Dornier Do 17 Z-2	2	1942	1948	Germany
Dornier Do 17 Z-3	9	1942	1948	Germany
Petlyakov Pe-2	7	1942	1946	Soviet Union (Germany)
Petlyakov Pe-3	1	1942	1946	Soviet Union (Germany)
Junkers Ju 88 A-4	24	1943	1948	Germany
Ilyushin Il-4/Ilyushin DB-3F	4	1943	1945	Soviet Union (Germany)

Maritime

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Blackburn Ripon IIF	26	1929	1945	Great Britain (Finland)
Junkers W 34fa	1	1930	1953	Germany
Junkers K 43fa	6	1931	1953	Germany (Sweden)
Junkers W 34hi	5	1930	1953	Germany
VL E.30 Kotka I	1	1930	1945	Finland
VL E.30 Kotka II	5	1931	1953	Finland
Junkers F 13fe	2	1939	1947	Germany
Junkers F 13kä	1	1940	1947	Germany (Sweden)
Heinkel He 115A-2	2	1941	1944	Germany (Norway)
Heinkel He 115C	1	1943	1944	Germany
Beriev MBR-2-M-17	2	1941	1942	Soviet Union
Beriev MBR-2-M-34	3	1941	1942	Soviet Union
Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11	3	1941	1944	Norway
Dornier Do 22Kl	4	1942	1944	Germany
Shavrov Sh-2	2	1942	1944	Soviet Union
Heinkel He 59B-2	2	1943	1944	Germany
Heinkel He 59D	2	1943	1944	Germany

Reconnaissance

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Fokker C.VD	2	1940	1945	The Netherlands (Norway)
Fokker C.VE	17	1927	1945	The Netherlands (Sweden)
Aero A-32 GR	16	1929	1944	Czechoslovakia
Junkers W 34fa	1	1930	1953	Germany
Junkers K 43fa	6	1931	1953	Germany (Sweden)
Junkers W 34hi	5	1930	1953	Germany
Fokker C.X	39	1937	1958	The Netherlands (Finland)
Fokker D.XXI	97	1937	1948	The Netherlands (Finland)
Gloster Gladiator Mk. II	30	1940	1945	Great Britain (Sweden)
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406	77	1940	1948	France
Morane-Saulnier M.S. 410	10	1940	1948	France (Germany)
Koolhoven F.K.52	2	1940	1943	The Netherlands (Sweden)
Hawker Hurricane Mk.I	12	1940	1943	Great Britain
Hawker Hurricane Mk.II	3	1944	1944	Great Britain
Westland Lysander I	11 (8)	1940	1945	Great Britain
Polikarpov I-153 (I-15ter)	21	1940	1945	Soviet Union (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-1	6	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-2	9	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-3	9	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-4	7	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Curtiss Hawk 75A-6	6	1941	1948	USA (Germany)
Dornier Do 17 Z-1	4	1942	1948	Germany
Dornier Do 17 Z-2	2	1942	1948	Germany
Dornier Do 17 Z-3	9	1942	1948	Germany
Petlyakov Pe-2	7	1942	1946	Soviet Union (Germany)
Petlyakov Pe-3	1	1942	1946	Soviet Union (Germany)
Junkers Ju 88 A-4	24	1943	1948	Germany
VL Myrsky	47	1944	1947	Finland

Transport

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Avro Anson I	3	1936	1947	Great Britain
Fokker F.VIII	1	1940	1941	The Netherlands (Sweden)
Fokker F.VIIa	1	1941	1943	The Netherlands (Denmark)
Airspeed AS.6E Envoy	1	1942	1943	Great Britain (Germany)
Junkers W 34fa	1	1930	1953	Germany
Junkers K 43fa	6	1931	1953	Germany (Sweden)
Junkers W 34hi	5	1930	1953	Germany
Junkers F 13kä	1	1940	1947	Germany (Sweden)
Dornier Do 22Kl	4	1942	1944	Germany
Heinkel He 115A-2	2	1941	1944	Germany (Norway)
Heinkel He 115C	1	1943	1944	Germany
Heinkel He 59B-2	2	1943	1944	Germany
Douglas DC-2	1	1940	1955	USA (Sweden)
Waco ZQC-6	1	1940	1940	USA (Sweden)

Liaison

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Shavrov Sh-2	2	1942	1944	Soviet Union
Beechcraft C17L	1	1940	1945	USA (Denmark)
Cessna C-37 Airmaster	1	1939	1944	USA (Finland)
Desoutter Mk. II Sports Coupé	1	1941	1944	Great Britain (Denmark)
Fairchild G24 De Luxe	1	1939	1941	USA (Finland)
De Havilland D.H.60G Moth	18	1929	1944	Great Britain (Finland)
De Havilland D.H.60X Moth	2	1940	1944	Great Britain (Finland)
De Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth	1	1942	1944	Great Britain (Norway)
Junkers A.50 Junior	1	1936	1943	Germany (Finland)
Fieseler Fi 156 K-1 Storch	2	1939	1960	Germany
Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz	35	1940	1960	Germany
Polikarpov U-2	3	1942	1950	Soviet Union
Polikarpov U-2VG	1	1943	1950	Soviet Union
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe	1	1943	1944	Germany

Advanced trainers

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Gloster Gamecock Mk. I	1	1927	1944	Great Britain
Gloster Gamecock Mk. II	16	1929	1944	Great Britain (Finland)
Aero A-32 GR	16	1929	1944	Czechoslovakia
VL Tuisku I	1	1935	1950	Finland
VL Tuisku II	30	1935	1950	Finland
Bristol Bulldog Mk. IIA	2	1939	1944	Great Britain (Sweden)
Bristol Bulldog Mk. IVA	17	1935	1944	Great Britain
VL Pyry	42	1939	1962	Finland
Junkers F 13kä	1	1939	1947	Germany
Jaktfalken II	3	1940	1945	Sweden
Fiat G.50 Freccia	35	1940	1946	Italy
Polikarpov I-15bis	5	1940	1945	Soviet Union
Gloster Gauntlet Mk. II	24	1940	1945	Great Britain
Hanriot H.232.2	3	1941	1945	France (Germany)
Polikarpov I-16UTI	1	1941	1942	Soviet Union
Airspeed AS.6E Envoy	1	1942	1943	Great Britain (Germany)

Trainers

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
VL Sääski II	10	1928	1943	Finland
VL Sääski IIA	22	1930	1943	Finland
De Havilland D.H.60G Moth	19	1929	1944	Great Britain
De Havilland D.H.60X Moth	2	1939	1944	Great Britain
Letov S.218 Smolik	39	1930	1945	Czechoslovakia
VL Viima I	1	1936	1943	Finland
VL Viima II	23	1938	1943	Finland
Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz	35	1940	1960	Germany (Norway)
De Havilland D.H.82 Tiger Moth	1	1942	1944	Great Britain (Norway)
Polikarpov U-2	3	1942	1950	Soviet Union
Polikarpov U-2VG	1	1943	1950	Soviet Union

1953-1960

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
B17 Flying Fortress	2	1959		Sweden
De Havilland D.H.100 Vampire Mk.52	6	1954	1965	Great Britain
De Havilland D.H.100 Vampire Trainer Mk.55	9	1955	1965	Great Britain
Folland Gnat Mk.1	13	1958	1974	Great Britain
Fouga CM 170R Magister	80	1958	1988	France
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver	3	1958	1971	Canada
Hunting Percival Pembroke C.Mk.53	2	1956	1968	Great Britain
Saab 17A	2	1959	1960	Sweden
Saab 91D Safir	36	1958	1982	Sweden
Valmet Tuuli II	1	1951	1951	Finland
Valmet Vihuri	51	1951	1959	Finland

The 1960s

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
MiG-15UTI	4	1962	1977	Soviet Union
MiG-21F-13	22	1963	1986	Soviet Union
MiG-21U	2	1965	1980	Soviet Union
MiG-21UM	4	1974	1998	Soviet Union
Folland Gnat Mk.1	13	1958	1974	Great Britain
Fouga CM 170R Magister	80	1958	1988	France
Saab 91D Safir	36	1958	1982	Sweden
Agusta Bell 206A	1	1968	1979	USA
Mil Mi-1	4	1961	1967	Poland
Mil Mi-4	3	1961	1979	Soviet Union
Sud-Aviation S.E.3130 Alouette II	2	1966	1975	France
Douglas C-47	9	1960	1984	USA
Ilyushin Il-28	4	1960	1981	Soviet Union

The 1970s

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Saab J 35BS Draken	6	1972	2000	Sweden
Saab SK 35CS Draken	5	1976	2000	Sweden
Saab J 35FS Draken	24	1977	2000	Sweden
Saab J 35XS Draken	12	1974	2000	Sweden (Finland)
MiG-21F-13	20	1963	1986	Soviet Union
MiG-21bis	26	1978	1998	Soviet Union
Fouga CM 170R Magister	80	1958	1988	France
Saab 91D Safir	36	1958	1982	Sweden
Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander	1	1974	1975	Great Britain
Cessna 402B Businessliner	2	1975	1984	USA
Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II	6	1974	2005	USA
Piper PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV	4	1980	2005	USA
Piper PA-31 Navajo	1	1974		USA
Hughes 500C	3	1975		USA
Hughes 500D	2	1975		USA
Mil Mi-8P	2	1973	2010	Soviet Union
Mil Mi-8T	9[1]	1973	2010	Soviet Union

The 1980s

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Saab J 35BS Draken	6	1972	2000	Sweden
Saab SK 35CS Draken	5	1976	2000	Sweden
Saab J 35FS Draken	24	1977	2000	Sweden
Saab J 35XS Draken	12	1974	2000	Sweden (Finland)
MiG-21F-13	20	1963	1986	Soviet Union
MiG-21bis	26	1978	1998	Soviet Union
Fouga CM 170R Magister	80	1958	1988	France
Cessna 402B Businessliner	2	1975	1984	USA
Saab 91D Safir	36	1958	1982	Sweden
Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II	6	1974	2005	USA
Piper PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV	4	1980	2005	USA
Piper PA-31 Navajo	1	1974		USA
Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain	6	1983		USA
Hughes 500C	3	1975		USA
Hughes 500D	2	1975		USA
Mil Mi-8P	2	1973	2010	Soviet Union
Mil Mi-8T	8	1973	2010	Soviet Union
Fokker F.27 Mk.100 Friendship	2	1984		The Netherlands
Fokker F.27 Mk.400 Troopship	1	1984		The Netherlands
Valmet Vinka	30	1980		Finland
Valmet L-90 TP Redigo	10	1988	2013	Finland
BAe Hawk Mk.51	50	1980		Great Britain (Finland)
Gates Learjet 35A	3	1982		USA

The 1990s

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Boeing F-18C Hornet	57	1995		USA (Finland)
Boeing F-18D Hornet	7	1995		USA
BAe Hawk Mk.51A	7	1992		Great Britain
BAe Hawk Mk.51	47	1980		Great Britain (Finland)
Saab J 35B Draken	6	1972	2000	Sweden
Saab J 35C Draken	5	1976	2000	Sweden
Saab J 35F Draken	24	1977	2000	Sweden
Saab J 35S Draken	12	1974	2000	Sweden (Finland)
MiG-21BIS	26	1978	1998	Soviet Union
Cessna 402B Businessliner	2	1975	1984	USA
Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II	6	1974	2005	USA
Piper PA-28RT-201 Arrow IV	4	1980	2005	USA
Piper PA-31 Navajo	1	1974		USA
Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain	6	1983		USA
Hughes 500C	3	1975		USA
Hughes 500D	2	1975		USA
Mil Mi-8P	2	1973	2010	Soviet Union
Mil Mi-8T	8	1973	2010	Soviet Union
Fokker F.27 Mk.100 Friendship	2	1984		The Netherlands
Fokker F.27 Mk.400 Troopship	1	1984		The Netherlands
Valmet L-70 Vinka	30	1980		Finland
Gates Learjet 35A	3	1982		USA
Valmet L-90 TP Redigo	10	1988	2013	Finland

2000-today

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
Boeing F-18C Hornet	55	1995		USA (Finland)
Boeing F-18D Hornet	8	1995		USA
BAe Hawk Mk.66	18	2009		Great Britain (Switzerland)
BAe Hawk Mk.51A	7	1992		Great Britain
BAe Hawk Mk.51	42	1980		Great Britain (Finland)
Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain	6	1983	2011	USA
Gates Learjet 35A	3	1982		USA
Fokker F.27 Mk.100 Friendship	2	1984		The Netherlands
Fokker F.27 Mk.400 Troopship	1	1984		The Netherlands
Valmet L-90 TP Redigo	9	1988	2013	Finland
Valmet L-70 Vinka	28	1980		Finland
Pilatus PC-12NG	6	2010		Switzerland
EADS CASA C-295M	3	2007		Spain

The Army Aviation

All helicopters have been transferred to the army aviation.

Name	Number	In service	Retired	Country of origin
MD 500D	2			USA
MD 500E	6			USA
NHI NH90	20	2008		EADS (Finland)
RUAG Ranger	10			Switzerland

References

1. Flight International August 1980