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Long-term development is the key to sustained air defence capability Maintenance and enhancement of the nation's air defence is among the primary tasks of the Finnish Air Force. This requires the continuous development of air defence capabilities ...

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...

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.

12.1.2026 | The Defence Forces’ second SAR satellite was launched into space January 11, 2026.

Supporting air operations, research and development The air wing supports air force combat capability by executing various supporting air missions, undertaking research and development, and maintaining continued availability of air bases across so...

Enabler of Safe Military Aviation The Military Aviation Authority, Finland (FIMAA) oversees and regulates military aviation in Finland. Our core tasks are Certification of new military aviation capabilities for the Finnish Defence Forces Developin...

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.

16.12.2025 | Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, designated JF-501, was presented to the public at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth on 16 December.

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

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

27.6.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Timo Herranen starts as a Space Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces alongside his duty. In this article, Herranen provides insight into what space capabilities come down to from the viewpoint of defence.

7.2.2025 | In January, the Air Combat Centre organised a training event at Satakunta Air Wing, where five U.S. F-35 pilots arrived to inform Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) personnel about the F-35’s capabilities and operating the fighter jet.

11.6.2024 | The Finnish fighter detachment deployed to Romania has passed a NATO evaluation and has been declared ready to start doing Quick Reaction Alert duty at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base.

28.1.2021 | The Live, Virtual & Constructive (LVC) training environment enables fighter pilots to train complex air operation scenarios. In the future, most Air Force flight training will be conducted in an environment combining live aircraft, simulators, and computer-generated players controlled by algorithms or artificial intelligence.

26.4.2024 | The Finnish Air Force will deploy a detachment of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to Romania in summer 2024 as part of Finland’s contribution to NATO’s collective peacetime missions.

17.4.2026 | MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY MILITARY AVIATION REGULATION SIM-To-Lt-036 16.04.2026 P.O.Box 30, FI-41161 TIKKAKOSKI, tel. +358 299 800, email [email protected] SVY001-3 CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS (FIN EMAR M) On the continuing airworthiness of...

28.11.2024 | The year is ending and the commander of the Finnish Air Force changes at the turn of the month. In this article Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen, Commander of the Finnish Air Force, discusses the current status of the F-35 Programme and the aims of the capability introduction in the near future.

31.10.2025 | MILITARY AVIATION AUTHORITY MILITARY AVIATION REGULATION SIM-To-Lv-012 30.10.2025 P.O. Box 30, FI-41161 TIKKAKOSKI, tel. +358 299 800, email [email protected] SVY001-3 MILITARY AVIATION AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES The regulation lays down safety requirements ...

19.8.2024 | The Finnish Air Force will organise a Joint Fires training event from 19 to 22 August 2024 to research and develop the interoperability of Allied F-35s with Army and Navy weapon systems.

15.9.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces are experiencing a time of great changes. Finland gaining NATO membership in April has been the main story, but much more is going on. The Commander of the Air Force, Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen, tells us what is currently happening in the F-35 Programme.