Finland
Finland and Estonia set to merge air traffic control services
The countries hope to improve environmental impacts and safety measures by monitoring aircraft at two centralised facilities
Saab makes final offer for Finland’s HX fighter programme
Swedish defence company Saab has presented its best and final offer for Finland’s HX fighter programme, the last of the five industrial participants to do so, outlining a package of 66 aircraft across two types
UK outlines final Eurofighter offering for Finland
On behalf of the Eurofighter consortium, the UK has outlined the best and final offer in its Typhoon proposal for Finland, which seeks to procure a new multi-role fighter to replace its ageing Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet
Finnish Hornets to take part in Exercise Ramstein Alloy 21-1
A pair of Finnish Air Force-operated Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet multi-role fighters will take part in Exercise Ramstein Alloy 21-1, which is set to take place over the Baltic Sea and Eastern Europe from April 20-22
Finland celebrates 40 years of Hawk operations
To celebrate the 40th anniversary since it received its first BAE Systems Hawk Mk.51 advanced jet trainer, the Finnish Air Force unveiled a stunning special scheme for one of its aircraft on December 16
In-Depth: Saab’s Finnish Gripen E bid
Key.Aero details Saab's bid to replace the Finnish Air Force's ageing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet with the Gripen E/F multi-role fighter under the HX programme.
Saab unveils new decoy missile for Gripen E
Saab unveiled new electronic warfare (EW) capabilities for the Gripen E at the Kauhava Airshow in Finland on August 28, which it will offer in its Finnish Air Force HX Fighter programme bid.
French, Finnish and Swedish fighters conduct combat training
Armeé de l’Air (French Air Force) Dassault Mirage 2000-5Fs – current deployed to Estonia – have conducted combat training with Finnish and Swedish multi-role fighter aircraft.
Finnish PC-12NG fleet surpasses 30,000 flight hours
The Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force) has announced that its Pilatus PC-12NG fleet has surpassed the 30,000-flight-hour milestone.
Boeing arrives in Finland for HX Challenge
Boeing has landed at Pirkkala air base, near Tampere, Finland, to begin flight trials under the nation’s HX Challenge – which seeks to find a replacement for the Ilmavoimat’s (Finnish Air Force’s) fleet of F/A-18C/D Hornets.