Oy Air Finland was an airline with its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, which was operating chartered and scheduled flights...
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The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces'; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence...
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The Finnish Air Force Museum (Finnish: Suomen Ilmavoimamuseo), formerly the Aviation Museum of Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo), is...
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Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia...
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The Air Force Academy (Finnish: Ilmasotakoulu, abbr. ILMASK; Swedish: Luftkrigsskolan) is located at Tikkakoski in Jyväskylä, Finland. The primary mission...
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military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard...
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Winter War (redirect from Invasion of Finland)
Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak...
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Finland Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Finland,...
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Finnish Navy and List of active Finnish Navy ships; for Finnish Air Force aircraft, see List of military aircraft of Finland. The NHIndustries NH90 tactical...
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following is a list of military aircraft of Finland, both historical and currently in use by the Finnish Defence Forces. All helicopters were transferred...
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The Finnish Air Force Band (Finnish: Ilmavoimien soittokunta, AALTO) is the official representative band of the Finnish Air Force serving from its headquarters...
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Air NW24 MENA Network Expansion". "Zürich-Flughafen, 6. Juli 2022". "Edelweiss Air Expands Finland Service in NW24". "Edelweiss Air Expands Finland Service...
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Flygflottilj 19, Finnish: Lentorykmentti 19 or LentoR 19), also known as the Swedish Voluntary Air Force or F 19 was a Finnish Air Force unit, manned...
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Aerial warfare in the Winter War (category Finnish Air Force)
between Finland and the Soviet Union from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940. While the Soviet air forces greatly outnumbered the Finnish Air Force, the...
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AGM-158 JASSM (redirect from Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile)
testing and entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 2009, and has entered foreign service in Australia, Finland, and Poland as of 2014. An extended range...
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The transport system of Finland is well-developed. Factors affecting traffic include the sparse population and long distance between towns and cities...
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The geography of Finland is characterized by its northern position, its ubiquitous landscapes of intermingled boreal forests and lakes, and its low population...
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of, an English preposition Old French, a medieval language Air Finland, a defunct Finnish airline (IATA airline code OF) Občanské fórum, or the Civic...
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Continuation War (redirect from Finnish occupation of the Soviet Union)
Soviet Union conducted an air raid on Finnish cities which prompted Finland to declare war and allow German troops in Finland to begin offensive warfare...
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This is a list of aircraft used by the Finnish Air Force during World War II. Finland operated a wide variety of aircraft during World War II from several...
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Vantaa (redirect from Vantaa, Finland)
Vantaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑntɑː]; Swedish: Vanda, Finland Swedish: [ˈvɑnːdɑ]) is a city in Finland. It is located to the north of the capital,...
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Finnair (redirect from Finnish Airlines)
dominate both domestic and international air travel in Finland. Its major shareholder is the government of Finland, which owns 55.9% of its shares. Finnair...
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The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat, Swedish: Armén) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches:...
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Finland participated in the Second World War initially in a defensive war against the Soviet Union, followed by another, this time offensive, war against...
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Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games...
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The Finnish sauna (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑu̯nɑ], Swedish: bastu) is a substantial part of Finnish and Estonian culture. It was inscribed on the UNESCO...
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Southeast Finland, North Karelia, Kainuu and Lapland border guard districts, the Gulf of Finland and West Finland coast guard districts, Air Patrol Squadron...
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of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 2. During the Winter War, all Fokker D.XXIs - Finland's only modern...
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The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between White Finland and the Finnish Socialist...
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Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion (Finnish: Rovaniemen ilmatorjuntapatteristo) was a unit of the Finnish Army located in Rovaniemi. It was founded in 1989...
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