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As a territorial surveillance authority, the Air Force surveils and protects Finland's territorial integrity.

Lapland Air Wing Lapland Air Wing is one of the Air Force's two operational fighter wings. Its primary mission is to monitor and safeguard the airspace of Finland and adjoining areas around the clock. Read more Lapland Air Wing Finnish Air Force t...

Air Force Command Finland (AFCOMFIN), at Jyväskylä–Tikkakoski, is the command headquarters of the Commander of the Air Force, and in that capacity is responsible for the direction of Finland's air defense under normal conditions and during times of crises.

Air Force is the backbone of Finland's air defence The Finnish Air Force is responsible for Finland's air defence and air operations. As its secondary mission, the service supports other authorities and participates in crisis management. The Air F...

The Air Force Academy is the sole Air Force unit with a primary educational and training role, and in that capacity it provides university-level military education. We train active duty personnel, conscripts, and reservists for a wide range of air defense specialties.

18.6.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark acted as joint hosts for the northern part of NATO’s Ramstein Flag 26 exercise, which concludes today.

Equipment of the Finnish Air Force The Air Force's main combat fleet consists of Boeing F/A-18C and F/A-18D Hornet multi role fighters. In addition to aircraft, air surveillance radars and a range of simulators are included in the service's invent...

The Finnish Air Force is one of the oldest aerial warfare service branches in the world to operate without interruption since its establishment in 1918.

Protecting Airspace over Northern Finland and Entire Nation Lapland Air Wing provides round-the-clock surveillance and air policing of Finland's airspace and its adjacent areas. With Colonel Tuukka Karjalainen at the helm, the air wing employs aro...

18.5.2026 | The northern part of the Ramstein Flag 26 live-fly exercise will take place in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark from 8 to 19 June 2026.

16.3.2026 | This was the first time a NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS has flown a mission in Finnish airspace.

19.3.2026 | The flight operations of Exercise Cold Response 26 involve not only fighter aircraft but also NATO’s E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft, operating from Ørland, Norway.

30.3.2026 | The introduction into service of the F-35 capability progresses, and the first multirole fighters will be flown to Finland this autumn. In this article, the Commander of the Finnish Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Programme explain details of how the service introduction of the fighter jet in the course of the year will take place.

11.9.2025 | The Finnish Air Force will conduct the Protective Fence 25 exercise from 22 to 26 September 2025. The exercise will involve a total of around 50 aircraft and 1,200 personnel.

20.4.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces will shortly hold refresher exercises for consenting reservists. The objective is to prepare to assist in the Finnish Defence Forces’ tasks relating to surveillance and securing of territorial integrity.

24.3.2025 | Finland deploys five F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Ramstein Flag 25 exercise at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands from 31 March to 11 April 2025.

16.5.2025 | Master Sergeant Aleksi Härkönen is the first Finnish crew member on a NATO’s E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft.

2.12.2024 | On 1 December 2024 Brigadier General Timo Herranen assumed the role of Commander of the Finnish Air Force.

9.6.2025 | The Finnish Air Force will host the multinational Atlantic Trident 25 exercise and the deployment of NATO RQ-4D Phoenix remotely piloted aircraft to Finland in summer 2025.

1.3.2024 | Nordic Response 24, hosted by Norway on 4‒15 March 2024, is the Finnish Defence Forces’ most important international exercise of the year. Twelve Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters and approximately 250 airmen will take part in the exercise.