The Air Force monitors Finland's territory - Ilmavoimat The Finnish Air Force

Finnish Air Force

The Air Force monitors the integrity of Finland's territory on a 24/7 basis.

Finnish Air Force to participate in Luftförsvarsövning 22 in Sweden

Air Force 13.5.2022

The Finnish Air Force will deploy F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters to the Swedish Air Force's Luftförsvarsövning 22 (LFÖ 22) exercise on 18–25 May 2022.

Aerobatic team flying with four jets over the blue sky.

Midnight Hawks

Air Force 12.5.2022

The Midnight Hawks is the official aerobatic team of the Finnish Air Force. The team with its four Hawk jet trainers has proudly presented the consummate flying skills of Finnish military pilots in air shows in Finland and abroad since 1997.

Captain Aleksi Ritvos standing in front of the Hornet.

Solo Display Flight 2022 Showcases Limits of Hornet

Air Force 27.4.2022

Introducing the Air Force Season 2022 F/A-18 Hornet Display Pilot, Captain Aleksi Ritvos of Karelia Air Command.

The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is Finland’s next multi-role fighter

Air Force 29.4.2021

The Government of Finland has 10 December 2021 authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign a procurement contract with the Government of the United States on Finland’s next multi-role fighter. The fighter replacing the Hornet fleet’s capability is the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.