Finnish Air Force display schedule for 2025
Finnish Air Force flight activities can be seen at home and international air shows as well as in other events.
Captain Petteri Kairinen has been appointed as the Finnish Air Force's alternate main F/A-18 Hornet display pilot for 2025. The season’s stand-in display pilot is Ville Tuomainen from Karelia Air Wing.
The members of the Finnish Air Force’s official aerobatic display team Midnight Hawks are Captain Ville Kirijatshenko, Captain Arttu Majuri, Captain Lauri Lappalainen, Captain Petteri Wahlgren and Captain Ville Mattila who is the display commentator and music master. The team supervisor is Captain Juho Tervahartiala.
The Hawk solo is flown by Captain Tuomo Lilleberg from the Air Force Academy.
The Air Force reserves the right to changes in the schedule. The list of events will be updated during the year.
Flight activities are subject to weather conditions. The published details of flight activities may change for example due to prevailing flight conditions.
6 May - Careers in Military Aviation Day, Jyväskylä
- Hornet solo, Midnight Hawks, Hawk solo, Grob solo, Finnish Army NH90 TTH transport helicopter solo
14 May - Careers in Military Aviation Day, Pirkkala
- Hornet solo, Midnight Hawks, Hawk solo, Pilatus solo, Finnish Army NH90 TTH solo
4 Jun - Finnish Defence Forces’ Flag Day National Parade, Kuopio
- Parade flypast by F/A-18 Hornet fighters and Hawk jet trainers
- The Parade Day includes also F/A-18 Hornet demonstration flights and Midnight Hawks display flight
The Finnish Defence Force's MILjazz tour
14-15 Jun - Kauhava Air Show, the main air show of the Finnish Aeronautical Association
- Hornet solo, Midnight Hawks, Hawk solo, Grob solo
1 Jul - Ground-Based Air Defence 100 Years, Helsinki
- F/A-18 Hornet flypast
21 Aug - Careers in Military Aviation Day, Rovaniemi
- F/A-18 solo, Midnight Hawks, Hawk solo, Pilatus
6 Dec - Finnish Independence Day
- Information to be published.
All members of the Midnight Hawks aerobatic team serve as flying instructors at the Air Force Academy.
Air show displays outside Finland
18-20 Jul - Royal International Air Tattoo, Great Britain
- Hornet solo
30-31 Aug - Radom International Air Show 2025, Poland
- Hornet solo
6-7 Sep - Frecce Tricolori 65th Anniversary, Italy
- Midnight Hawks
The Hawk solo display for the 2025 season is flown by Captain Tuomo Lilleberg from the Air Force Academy.
Updated 11 June: upadted the display pilot information, photo caption, events' details and added new events
