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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/1948673/providing-security-for-finland-and-finnish-people-reservists-to-refresher-exercises
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19.3.2026 Command and Control Over the North 20.2.2026 The Finnish Air Force to participate in exercise Cold Response 26 14.11.2025 End of unit training phase exercise of the Air Force in Rovaniemi 10.11.2025 Finnish Air Force highway strip exerci...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/exercises
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The Air Forces of Finland, Norway and Sweden will host multinational Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 from 29 May to 9 June 2023. More than one 150 aircraft from 14 nations will participate in the air exercise carried out in the airspace over the northern areas of the host countries.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/ace23-en
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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/international-cooperation
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Discover the role and resposibilities ot the Finnish Air Force Command, overseeing air operations, training, and development to ensure national security.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/about-us-aircom
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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...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/lapland-air-command/about-us
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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/command-and-control-over-the-north
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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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As a Conscript in Karelia Air Wing In Karelia Air Wing the main responsibility of the conscript training is in the Force Protection Flight. The annual number of conscripts in the Force Protection Flight varies between 220 and 240. The main trainin...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/karelia-air-command/for-conscripts
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30.4.2026 | The multinational air defence exercise Mallet Strike 1/26 will be conducted at the Lohtaja Firing Range and Training Area from 12 - 21 May 2026.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/air-defence-units-to-train-together-with-allies-in-lohtaja
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Flygövningen Arctic Challenge Excercise (ACE) arrangeras under perioden 29.5. - 9.6. ACE 23 är en av årets största flygövningar i Europa.https://ilmavoimat.fi/sv/ace23-sv
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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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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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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/englanniksi
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Ruska 23 live air exercise will take place 25–30 September Ruska 23 is the Finnish Air Force's main military exercise. The exercise will involve some 60 aircraft and some 4,500 personnel. The exercise will train cadre and reservists mainly of Lapl...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/ruska23-english
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22.4.2025 | The British Army’s AH-64E Apache and AW159 Wildcat helicopters will take part in the Finnish Army’s exercise activity in Finland between 24 April and 1 June 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/air-activity-in-the-finnish-army-s-spring-exercises
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13.10.2025 | Finland deploys F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Steadfast Noon 25 exercise at Skrydstrup Air Base in Denmark from 13 to 24 October 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-nato-s-steadfast-noon-25-exercise
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Suomen, Ruotsin ja Norjan ilmavoimat isännöivät 29.5.–9.6.2023 kansainvälistä Arctic Challenge Exercise 23 -lentotoimintaharjoitusta. ACE 23 -harjoitukseen osallistuu yhteensä noin 150 ilma-alusta. Harjoituksen johtaa Suomi.https://ilmavoimat.fi/ace23
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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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21.10.2025 | 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