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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...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/karelia-air-wing
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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...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/karelia-air-command/about-us
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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...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/about-us
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The Finnish Air Force's Five Units The Finnish Air Force is composed of the Air Force Command, the Air Force Academy – the service branch school – and three operational air wings: the Lapland Air Wing, the Karelia Air Wing, and the Satakunta Air W...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/air-force-units
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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...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/ruska21-en
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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/history
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20.2.2026 | The Norway-led exercise will take place in March 2026.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-exercise-cold-response-26
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Contact Information Karelia Air Wing P.O. Box 5 FI-70901 TOIVALA Keltuntie Telephone +358 299 800 (operator) Freight terminal Leppälammentie E-mail [email protected] (for official contacts) [email protected] Postal address for conscripts Recipient...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/karelia-air-command/contact-information
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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. All Midnight Hawks pilots are qualified air combat and Hawk flight instructors at the Air Force Academy, rehearsing aerobatics on top of their teaching responsibilities.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/midnight-hawks-en
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14.10.2025 | The Finnish Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force conduct training missions in Finnish airspace in October 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/air-combat-training-with-the-royal-canadian-air-force-in-october-2025
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11.05.2026–15.05.2026 Sotinpuro, Nurmes Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons and detonate explosives in the Sotinpuro firing range on 11 - 14 May 2026 daily at 07:00-23:00 hours and on 15 May 2026 at 07:00-18:00 ho...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/firings-and-noise/notice?annId=a74e28d9-5454-2365-4fe8-8fa945806270
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11.05.2026–15.05.2026 Sotinpuro, Nurmes Firings notice Finnish Defence Forces will be firing infantry weapons and detonate explosives in the Sotinpuro firing range on 11 - 14 May 2026 daily at 07:00-23:00 hours and on 15 May 2026 at 07:00-18:00 ho...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/firings-and-noise/notice/?annId=a74e28d9-5454-2365-4fe8-8fa945806270
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11.8.2025 | The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet pilots will fly training missions with the United States Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft between 11 and 15 August 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/air-to-air-refueling-training-with-the-united-states-air-force-in-august-2025
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14.11.2025 | Lapland Air Wing will stage the final exercise of the Air Force’s unit training phase (JPH2/25) on 20-29 November in Rovaniemi.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/end-of-unit-training-phase-exercise-of-the-air-force-in-rovaniemi
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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-to-train-in-mikkeli-in-november-2025
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10.11.2025 | The Finnish Air Force’s Imminent Field 25 highway strip exercise will cause changes in traffic arrangements and movement restrictions in the area of the Hiirola highway strip in Mikkeli from 23 to 28 November 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-highway-strip-exercise-in-mikkeli-in-november-2025
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17.4.2026 | Introducing the Air Force F/A-18 Hornet display pilot 2026 Captain Ville Tuomainen from Karelia Air Wing.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/captain-ville-tuomainen-s-2026-hornet-solo-is-a-cohesive-and-dynamic-performance
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21.5.2025 | The Nordic Air Forces conducted Nordic Combat Enhanced Training over the Baltic Sea in order to strengthen NATO´s collective defense and deterrence. Fighter jets from Finland, Sweden and Denmark attacked an enemy presence on Swedish territory.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/nordic-air-forces-in-a-joint-air-operation-over-the-baltic-sea
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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/protective-fence-25-to-strengthen-the-finnish-air-force-s-defence-capability-and-readiness
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16.3.2026 | This was the first time a NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS has flown a mission in Finnish airspace.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/a-nato-e-3a-sentry-awacs-flow-a-mission-for-the-first-time-in-finnish-airspace