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Karelia Air Wing is in Continuous Readiness As an operational unit of the Air Force, Karelia Air Wing is in continuous readiness to exercise command and control of air operations. Its main operating base is at Rissala twenty kilometers north of Ku...

Karelia Air Wing Karelia Air Wing monitors the airspace of its assigned area of responsibility, prevents intrusions into this airspace, trains conscripts, reservists and active duty personnel, and continuously develops its readiness and capabiliti...

Military Aviation Authority Oversees and promotes the safety of military aviation Read more Military Aviation Authority FIN EMAR 145 Approval for Military Aircraft Maintenance Organisations Air Force The Defence Forces organisations performing mai...

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.

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.

Ruska 21 air operations exercise on 4‒9 October 2021 Ruska 21 is the most significant exercise of the Finnish Air Force in 2021. The aim of the exercise is to sustain and develop the readiness of Finland’s air defence. All the Air Force units will...

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...

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.

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...

International co-operation is a part of the daily activities of the Air Force. The objective of co-operation is to share information and expertise with the key actors in the Air Force’s operating environment and to create opportunities for cost-effective training in the service’s main tasks.

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.

24.7.2025 | Since autumn 2023, three Norwegian student pilots have been studying at the Air Force Academy, concluding their Hawk training phase in May. Next, they will proceed to F‑35 training in the United States.

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 ...

6.5.2026 | The Midnight Hawks, the Finnish Air Force aerobatic team includes both old-timers and one new face for the 2026 season.

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.

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.

Lapland Air Command will conduct the Baana 20 road base exercise at the Hosio highway strip in Ranua, Lapland from 7 to 11 September 2020. The regional road no. 924 will be closed during the exercise.

21.10.2025 | The Finnish Air Force’s Imminent Field 2/25 exercise will cause changes in traffic arrangements and movement restrictions in the area of the Hiirola highway strip in Mikkeli in November 2025.

3.3.2025 | In the middle of the January, the Nordic Division was established at the Norwegian Joint Air Operation Centre (JAOC) in Bodø.

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.