Royal Finnish Air Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:abolishedSymbol blue swastika (after 2020)
gptkbp:aircraftNumber about 55 F/A-18 Hornets
gptkbp:aircraftTrainer gptkb:BAE_Hawk
gptkb:Valmet_L-70_Vinka
gptkb:Grob_G_115E
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:BAE_Hawk
gptkb:Valmet_L-70_Vinka
gptkb:Pilatus_PC-12
gptkb:Grob_G_115E
gptkb:Learjet_35A
F/A-18 Hornet
gptkbp:alliedWith NATO (since 2023)
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Pirkkala
gptkb:Rovaniemi
gptkb:Tikkakoski
gptkbp:commander Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen
gptkbp:country gptkb:Finland
gptkbp:emblem blue and white roundel
gptkbp:founded 6 March 1918
gptkbp:futureAircraft gptkb:F-35A_Lightning_II_(from_2026)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tikkakoski,_Jyväskylä,_Finland
gptkbp:historicalAircraft gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
gptkb:MiG-15
gptkb:MiG-21
gptkb:Brewster_Buffalo
gptkb:vampire
gptkb:Draken
gptkb:Hawk_Mk.51
gptkb:Fokker_D.XXI
gptkb:Fouga_Magister
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Finnish Air Force
gptkbp:language Finnish
Swedish
gptkbp:motto Unofficial: "Ilma on meidän" (The air is ours)
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Ilmavoimat
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Continuation_War
gptkb:Winter_War
gptkb:Lapland_War
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Finnish_Defence_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Finnish_Defence_Forces
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Finnish_Air_Force
gptkbp:previousSymbols gptkb:blue_swastika_(1918–1945)
gptkbp:reserveSize about 38,000 personnel
gptkbp:role training
transport
air defense
air surveillance
gptkbp:size about 2,700 personnel
gptkbp:symbol blue and white roundel
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Tikkakoski
gptkbp:website https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/air-force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_V
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5