Finnish Air Force

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air force military branch

The Finnish Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Finland’s Defence Forces, responsible for protecting the country’s airspace and conducting air operations.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
airBase	Kauhava Air Base → Pirkkala Air Base → Rissala Air Base → Rovaniemi Air Base → Tikkakoski Air Base →
allegiance	Republic of Finland →
alliance	NATO →
branchColor	blue → white →
commanderTitle	Commander of the Finnish Air Force →
conflict	Continuation War → Finnish Civil War → Lapland War → Winter War →
country	Finland →
dateFounded	1918-03-06 →
employer	Finnish military personnel →
futureAircraft	F-35A Lightning II →
garrisonCountry	Finland →
hasUnit	Air Force Academy → Karelian Air Command → Lapland Air Command → Satakunta Air Command →
headquartersLocation	Tikkakoski →
headquartersMunicipality	Jyväskylä →
motto	Ilmassa voitto →
mottoLanguage	Finnish →
mottoTranslation	Victory in the air →
nativeName	Ilmavoimat →
operatesIn	Finnish airspace →
partOf	Finnish Defence Forces →
previousAllegiance	League of Nations → United Nations →
role	aerial warfare → air operations → airspace protection →
symbol	roundel of the Finnish Air Force →
trainingRole	air operations training → pilot training →
typeOfEquipment	fighter aircraft → trainer aircraft → transport aircraft →
usesAircraft	BAE Hawk → CASA C-295 → F/A-18C Hornet → F/A-18D Hornet → Learjet 35 → NH90 → Pilatus PC-12 →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hawker Hurricane → Kauhava Air Base → Pirkkala Air Base → Rissala Air Base → Rovaniemi Air Base → Saab 35 Draken → Tikkakoski Air Base →	operator
Bristol Blenheim → Dornier Do 17 → Fiat G.50 Freccia → Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces → Hawker Hurricane → Mauser BK-27 → Supermarine Southampton →	usedBy
Karelian Air Command → Lapland Air Command → Satakunta Air Command →	partOf
Air Force Academy (Finland) → Satakunta Air Command →	serviceBranch
Rovaniemi Air Base ("Finnish Air Force fighter squadrons") →	basedUnit
Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command ("Finnish Air Force Command") →	cooperatesWith
Defence Command Finland ("Air Force Command Finland") →	coordinatesWith
Ilmavoimat →	EnglishName
Commander of the Finnish Air Force ("Finnish Air Force Command") →	hasAuthorityOver
Commander of the Finnish Air Force →	headOf
Memorial to the fallen of the Continuation War →	memorializedGroup
Commander of the Finnish Air Force →	militaryBranch
Finnish offensive of 1941 →	militaryFormationInvolved
Air Force Academy (Finland) →	operatedBy
Messerschmitt Bf 109 →	primaryUser
Finnish Defence Forces →	subdivision