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Air Force Academy The primary mission of the Air Force Academy is to train conscripts and active duty personnel for air defense tasks. Read more Air Force Academy Air Force's Special Programmes Air Force You may get to be assigned to do the milita...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/air-force-academy
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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 ...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/development-of-finlands-air-defence-capability
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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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In 2018 Finnish Air Force celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the centennial the aircraft of the service will be performing flying and static displays in numerous public events in Finland and abroad.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/vuoden-2018-esityslennot-suomessa-ja-ulkomailla
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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/the-finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-exercise-cold-response-26
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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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The Finnish Defence Forces will participate this spring’s key arctic exercise series during 9.–20.3.2026. The Norwegian-led Cold Response 26 -exercise will convene up to c. 7,500 soldiers in Finland and c. 25,000 soldiers in Norway from altogether 14 nations. In Finland, the exercise activity will focus on the Finnish Defence Forces’ exercise area at Rovajärvi but forces will be on the move across northern Finland.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/1948673/finnish-defence-forces-and-allies-to-exercise-arctic-defence-in-cold-response-26
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Independent Finland’s ground-based air defence turns 100 this year. In the course of decades, ground-based air defence has been developed for the purpose of the country being able to respond to air threats. Ground-based air defence, founded on a multi-layered capability of missile systems and projectile-based air defence weapons to repel offensives, on networked air defence command and control, ...https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/independent-finland-s-high-performance-ground-based-air-defence-celebrates-its-100-year-journey
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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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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/nordic-air-forces-in-a-joint-air-operation-over-the-baltic-sea
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5.5.2025 | Finnish Air Force flight activities can be seen at home and international air shows as well as in other events.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-flypast-and-display-schedule-for-2025
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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.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/norwegian-student-pilots-at-the-air-force-academy-now-ready-for-f-35-training
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11.6.2025 | The Hawk solo display pilot in season 2025 is Captain Tuomo Lilleberg of the Air Force Academy.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/familiar-manoeuvres-in-the-sky
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5.5.2025 | Finnish Air Force flight activities can be seen at home and international air shows as well as in other events.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-air-force-flypast-and-display-schedule-for-2025
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11.6.2025 | The Hawk solo display pilot in season 2025 is Captain Tuomo Lilleberg of the Air Force Academy.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/familiar-manoeuvres-in-the-sky
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1.7.2025 | Independent Finland’s ground-based air defence turns 100 this year. In the course of decades, ground-based air defence has been developed for the purpose of the country being able to respond to air threats. Ground-based air defence, founded on a multi-layered capability of missile systems and projectile-based air defence weapons to repel offensives, on networked air defence command and control, ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/independent-finland-s-high-performance-ground-based-air-defence-celebrates-its-100-year-journey
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19.4.2024 | The Air Force Academy received an international addition in autumn 2023 as three pilot trainees and one flight instructor from the Royal Norwegian Air Force arrived in Finland for training cooperation.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/norwegian-student-pilots-train-at-air-force-academy
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14.5.2025 | The Midnight Hawks, the Air Force aerobatic team’s composition has had several changes in season 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/stellar-teamwork-across-the-sky
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29.4.2025 | Introducing the Air Force F/A-18 Hornet display pilot 2025 Captain Paulus Kärnä from Lapland Air Wing.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/captain-paulus-karna-s-hornet-solo-kicks-off-with-a-dirty-roll