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20.1.2026 | The ferry flight of JF-501 from Lockheed Martin, Texas, to the training base in Arkansas begins Finnish Air Force’s F-35 fighter deliveries.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finland-s-first-f-35a-multirole-fighter-arrives-at-ebbing-air-national-guard-base
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16.12.2025 | Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, designated JF-501, was presented to the public at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth on 16 December.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finland-s-first-f-35a-multirole-fighter-was-presented-to-the-public-at-a-rollout-ceremony
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22.4.2025 | Lapland Air Wing hosts a detachment of three French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets at Rovaniemi Air Base between 22 and 30 April 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/french-mirage-2000-fighter-jets-to-visit-lapland-air-wing
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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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16.12.2025 | Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, designated JF-501, was presented to the public at a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth on 16 December.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finland-s-first-f-35a-multirole-fighter-was-presented-to-the-public-at-a-rollout-ceremony
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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/englanniksi
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22.4.2025 | Lapland Air Wing hosts a detachment of three French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets at Rovaniemi Air Base between 22 and 30 April 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/french-mirage-2000-fighter-jets-to-visit-lapland-air-wing
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7.5.2025 | An F/A-18 Hornet fighter crashed in the Rovaniemi airport area on 7 May 2025 at around 11 am. The pilot rescued himself with the ejection seat and was slightly injured. The aircraft accident did not involve personal injuries on the ground.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-f-a-18-hornet-fighter-suffers-an-accident-in-rovaniemi
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7.5.2025 | An F/A-18 Hornet fighter crashed in the Rovaniemi airport area on 7 May 2025 at around 11 am. The pilot rescued himself with the ejection seat and was slightly injured. The aircraft accident did not involve personal injuries on the ground.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-air-force-f-a-18-hornet-fighter-suffers-an-accident-in-rovaniemi
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11.4.2025 | Finland participated in NATO’s large-scale live-fly exercise alongside Allied nations.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/ramstein-flag-25-enhanced-integration-between-4th-and-5th-generation-fighter-jets
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11.4.2025 | Finland participated in NATO’s large-scale live-fly exercise alongside Allied nations.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/ramstein-flag-25-enhanced-integration-between-4th-and-5th-generation-fighter-jets
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29.10.2024 | The production progress of the Finnish Air Force's F-35A fighters was celebrated at a forward fuselage signing ceremony of the first Finnish F-35 fighter, JF-501, in the United States on 28 October.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/production-of-finland-s-first-f-35-fighters-progressing
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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://logistiikkalaitos.fi/en/-/1951206/englanniksi
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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://merivoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/englanniksi
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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/englanniksi
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3.6.2024 | The Finnish Air Force will participate in NATO's collective peacetime missions in Romania in summer 2024. Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets arrived at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base on Monday 3 June 2024.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-fighter-jets-arrive-in-romania-to-take-part-in-nato-missions
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3.6.2024 | The Finnish Air Force will participate in NATO's collective peacetime missions in Romania in summer 2024. Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets arrived at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base on Monday 3 June 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-fighter-jets-arrive-in-romania-to-take-part-in-nato-missions
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25.4.2024 | Air Force Academy will host a visit of Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon jets at Tikkakoski Air Base on 29 April‒3 May 2024.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/royal-air-force-typhoon-fighter-jets-to-visit-tikkakoski-air-base
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25.4.2024 | Air Force Academy will host a visit of Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon jets at Tikkakoski Air Base on 29 April‒3 May 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/royal-air-force-typhoon-fighter-jets-to-visit-tikkakoski-air-base
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10.12.2021 | The Government of Finland has 10 December 2021 authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign a procurement contract with the Government of the United States on Finland’s next multi-role fighter. The fighter replacing the Hornet fleet’s capability is the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/the-lockheed-martin-f-35a-lightning-ii-is-finland-s-next-multi-role-fighter