Finnish Air Force

Finnish Air Force
Finnish Air Force
Ilmavoimat (Finnish); Flygvapnet (Swedish);
	Badge of the Finnish Air Force
Founded	6 March 1918
Country	Finland
Branch	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	3,100 active personnel; 38,000 reserve personnel;
Part of	Finnish Defence Forces
Motto(s)	Latin: Qualitas Potentia Nostra; (English: "Quality is our Strength");
Total aircraft	159
Engagements	Finnish Civil War; Winter War; Continuation War; Lapland War;
Website	Finnish Air Force.fi
Commanders
Commander	Major-General Juha-Pekka Keränen
Notable; commanders	Arne Somersalo; Jarl Lundqvist; Jarmo Lindberg;
Insignia
Roundel
Aviator badge
Aircraft flown
Electronic; warfare	CASA C-295M
Fighter	Boeing F/A-18C Hornet
Trainer	BAE Hawk 50/51/60; Valmet L-70 Vinka; Grob G 115E; Boeing F/A-18D Hornet;
Transport	Learjet 35-A/S; CASA C-295M;

The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces'; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions. The Finnish Air Force was founded on 6 March 1918.

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