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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 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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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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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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07.05.2026–07.05.2026 Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising flight activities 7th of May in an Air Force event at Jyväskylä airport (EFJY) from 12:00 to 18:30 hrs. Flight shows cause noise. Ear protectio...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/firings-and-noise/notice/?annId=d961236d-3559-9ec4-42b7-be746aea2b58
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07.05.2026–07.05.2026 Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä Noise information Finnish Defence Forces will be exercising flight activities 7th of May in an Air Force event at Jyväskylä airport (EFJY) from 12:00 to 18:30 hrs. Flight shows cause noise. Ear protectio...https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/firings-and-noise/notice?annId=d961236d-3559-9ec4-42b7-be746aea2b58
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30.4.2026 | Introducing the Finnish Air Force’s 2026 Hawk display pilot, Captain Ville Luukkonen.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/-the-best-part-of-being-a-pilot-is-the-constant-self-improvement-and-challenging-yourself.-
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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7.2.2025 | In January, the Air Combat Centre organised a training event at Satakunta Air Wing, where five U.S. F-35 pilots arrived to inform Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) personnel about the F-35’s capabilities and operating the fighter jet.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/u.s.-pilots-prepare-finnish-personnel-for-f-35-era