List of equipment of the Finnish Army

This is a list of weapons used by the Finnish Army, for past equipment, see here.
For equipment or ships of the Finnish Navy, see List of equipment of the Finnish Navy and List of active Finnish Navy ships; for Finnish Air Force aircraft, see List of military aircraft of Finland.

Armour and other vehicles

Main battle tanks
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Leopard 2A4
Leopard 2A6		 GermanyMain battle tank100
100[1]		In total, 100 used Leopard 2A6 tanks were delivered from the Netherlands by the end of 2019.[2][3][4] Some of the existing Leopard 2A4's are equipped with Israeli made Urdan mine rollers.[5] Fire-control systems of all vehicles will be upgraded between 2022 and 2026.[6]

Infantry fighting vehicles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
CV9030 FIN SwedenInfantry fighting vehicle102[7]CV90 Mk II armed with a 30 mm Bushmaster II autocannon.
BMP-2
BMP-2MD		 Soviet Union
 Finland		Infantry fighting vehicle110[7]All vehicles will be modernized to the Finnish BMP-2MD standard with thermal imaging and Polish multi-spectral camouflage Berberys-R between 2015 and 2019.[8][9]

Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
MT-LB and MT-LBV
MT-LBu		 Soviet UnionArmoured personnel carrier389
50[10]

Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Patria AMV XA-360 FinlandArmoured personnel carrier62[7]With Protector (RWS) remote weapon station.
Sisu Pasi XA-180/185
Sisu Pasi XA-202
Sisu Pasi XA-203 OWS
Patria 6x6		 FinlandArmoured personnel carrier476
101
48[1]
3[11]		135 XA-180 vehicles built in the 1980s will be modernized between 2014 and 2020. A further 139 XA-180 vehicles will be modernized between 2017 and 2021.[12][13][14]
Protolab Misu FinlandArmoured personnel carrier4[15]4 test vehicles have been ordered.
Sisu GTP FinlandArmoured personnel carrier6[16]6 test vehicles have been ordered for delivery in 2021.

Utility vehicles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
RG32M South AfricaMRAP74[17]
Mercedes-Benz G-Class GermanyArmoured utility vehicle?
Land Rover Defender 110 United KingdomUtility vehicle?
Toyota Hilux JapanPickup truck?
Volkswagen Transporter GermanyUtility vehicle?Used by military police.

All-terrain vehicles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
BV308 SwedenTracked articulated all-terrain transport vehicle19Some were included in the a joint purchase from Norway and Sweden (two batches, 123 in 2012 and another 171 in 2013). Troop transport, command, ambulance and transport pallet changer variants.[18][19]

[20]

BV206 D6N SwedenTracked articulated all-terrain transport vehicle~400Some 274 have recently been purchased from Norway in several batches (49 in 2003, 123 in 2012 and another 171 in 2013, plus an additional 85 in 2014).[21]
Sisu NA-120 GT FinlandTracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle~250All NA-140 vehicles will be sold off by 2017.[22]
Lynx GLX 5900 Finland
 Canada		Snowmobile?
Polaris Sportsman 500/800 EFI
Sportsman MV7		 United StatesAll-terrain vehicle?

Military engineering vehicles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Leopard 2L Germany
 Finland		Armoured vehicle-launched bridge10[7]
[23]
Leopard 2R Germany
 Finland		Combat engineering vehicle6[7]
Leopard 1A2 ARV GermanyArmoured recovery vehicle8[24]BPz-2
Leopard 1A2 AEV GermanyCombat engineering vehicle8[24]PiPz-1
JVBT-55A Czech RepublicArmoured recovery vehicle?Ex-GDR T-55TK
VT-55A Czech RepublicArmoured recovery vehicle ?Ex-GDR T-55T
BLG-60M2 East Germany
 Poland		Armoured vehicle-launched bridge12[7]
MTP-LB Soviet UnionTechnical support vehicle?
Sisu E15TP Leguan Finland
 Germany		Bridging vehicle9[25]
Sisu RA-140 DS FinlandMine clearing vehicle?
T-55M Soviet Union
 Finland		Mine clearing tank9[1]Late 1980's Finnish modification of the Soviet T-55A, with Bofors FCS-FV/K fire control system and Mecar M-1000 APFSDS-T ammunition as well as other upgrades.[26] Equipped with a bulldozer blade or KMT-5M mine rollers,[27] 9 are in use in 2020 as mine clearance tanks.[1][28]
KMT 5 M  Soviet Union Mine clearing devices 10 units In use since 1977

Field artillery

Towed field guns and howitzers
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
155 K 98 FinlandGun-howitzer54[25]Supports readiness brigades with indirect fire. Equipped with an auxiliary power unit for short distance movement adjustments. 155 K 98 is based on the earlier 155 K 83 with some major enhancements to both the breech and the barrel.
155 K 83 FinlandGun-howitzer113[29]
78 active		Provides indirect fire support for various units and is used to form heavy artillery battalions under direct supreme HQ command. 155 K 83-97 is an upgrade of the existing 155 K 83.
152 K 89 Soviet UnionField gun24[7]Provides indirect fire support for Jaeger and infantry brigades as well as battlegroups.
122 H 63 Soviet UnionHowitzer471[7] The main artillery support of Jaeger and infantry brigades as well as battlegroups.

Self-propelled artillery
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
155 PSH K9
(or 155 PSH 17)[30]		 South KoreaSelf-propelled howitzer23 (58)[1]Supports mechanized and motorized battlegroups with indirect fire. 48 used howitzers will be delivered from South Korea 2017-2024. 10 additional units were ordered in a follow-up order.
122 PSH 74 Soviet UnionSelf-propelled howitzer74[1] Supports mechanized and motorized battlegroups with indirect fire.
KRHPSAJON XA-361-AMOS Finland
 Sweden		Self-propelled gun-mortar18[7]120mm twin-barrel Patria AMOS mortar on a Patria AMV platform.

Multiple rocket launcher systems
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
298 RSRAKH 06 United StatesMultiple rocket launcher
Driver training vehicle		29
12[7][31]		M270D1 vehicles used for long-range strikes against enemy reserves, command posts, and combat support organizations up to operational depth at the point of main effort. 22 M270s were obtained from the Netherlands in 2007, an additional 12 from Denmark in 2014 and 6 from the US in 2014.[32]

The extended range rockets (ER) have a range of over 150 km.[34]

122 RAKH 89 M1 CzechoslovakiaMultiple rocket launcher34[7]Czechoslovak 122 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher, originally 36 units bought from East German stocks. Used to support mechanised and motorised units.

Forward observer vehicles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
BMP-1 TJ Soviet Union
 Finland		Forward observation vehicle10[7]BMP-1 vehicles modified in Finland for use as forward observer vehicles. The turret and main gun are removed and replaced with observation devices in the TJ version.
BMP-1 TJJ Soviet Union
 Finland		Forward observation vehicle24[7][35]BMP-1 vehicles modified in Finland for use as forward observer vehicles. The TJJ version retains the original turret and main gun.

Counter-battery radar
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ELTA Systems ELM-2311 Compact Multi Mission Radar  IsraelCounter-battery radarTo enter service in 2021.[36]

Anti-aircraft systems

Surface-to-air missile systems
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ITO 12 NASAMS II NorwaySurface-to-air missile system12[25][37]Medium-range, mobile air-defence system that holds six AIM-120 C-7 AMRAAM missiles at ready. They are primarily used to protect the Capital Region. Also known as ITO 12.

A battery has three firing units, and each firing unit has six missiles. The firing units are transported by a missile transporter, using an Sisu E13TP 8x8 all-terrain flat bed truck. The battery is led from a FDC (Fire Distribution Centre) command vehicle, using a Sisu A2045 4x4 all-terrain truck. Equipped with GPS-positioning system and 3 radios. Built by Insta Oy.

The targets are found and tracked by a Thales Raytheon AN/MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel 3D targeting radar, equipped with a IFF-system.

Additionally the battery has an electro-optical sensor vehicle, called MSP-600, which has a 3D-tracking Saphir-heat camera, ELEM laser distance measuring instrument that can measure up to 40 km, a Nedinsco camera for daytime use (10x magnification) and a GPS positioning device. It is built onto a Mercedes-Benz G-series utility vehicle. Built by Finnish Defence Power Systems.[38]

ITO 05 (ASRAD-R)
ITO 05M (MANPADS)		 Germany
 Sweden		Surface-to-air missile system16[25]
86
ITO 05 is a short-range, mobile air-defence system that holds four RBS 70 missiles at ready and protects the readiness brigades as well as the Capital Region. Every ITO 05 launch unit is paired with an ITO 05M MANPADS. ITO 05M also protects the readiness brigades' Jaeger and armoured battalions.
ITO 90M (Crotale NG) FranceSurface-to-air missile system20[25]Short-range, mobile all-weather weapon system that holds eight VT-1 missiles at ready and is used to protect targets and troops vital to national defence.
ITO 15 United StatesMan-portable air-defense system200[39]FIM-92F Stinger-RMP Block I missiles. 171 Stinger-missiles were brought from Denmark to be used for training purposes.[39][40]

Anti-aircraft artillery
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
35 ItK 88  SwitzerlandTwin-barreled AA autocannon16Originally 35 ItK 58. 35 ItK 88 is a modernized Oerlikon KD that incorporates features such as a digital fire-control system, automatic re-loading and, since the 2000s, a new radar system.
23 ItK 95
23 ItK 61 (ZU-23-2)		 Soviet UnionTwin-barreled AA autocannon45
+1000[25]		Commonly known as "Sergei". ItK 95 is a modernized variant, where the gun is gyro-stabilized and has an auxiliary power unit, a laser range finder and a digital fire-control system.
ITPSV Leopard 2 Marksman Germany
 United Kingdom
 Finland		Self-propelled, twin-barreled AA autocannon
Training vehicle		6
1		The Marksman turrets were moved from T-55AM chassis to Leopard 2 chassis in 2014 and 2015. In service use from 2016 onward.[5]

Trucks
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Sisu E13TP Finland8×8 heavy transport60 units
Sisu E11T Finland8×8 heavy transport?
Tatra 815 Czech Republic8×8 heavy truck?
Mercedes-Benz Actros 3553 Germany8×4 heavy truck?
Mercedes-Benz Actros 4160 Germany8×4 heavy truck5 units
Sisu SM312 Finland8×4 heavy truck?
Scania R144G Sweden8×4 heavy truck?
Scania R164C
Scania R164G		 Sweden8×4 heavy truck?
Scania R 480 Sweden8×4 heavy truck?
Scania R 500 Sweden8×4 heavy truck?
Scania P 420 Sweden6×4 heavy truck?
Scania 114C Sweden6×4 heavy truck?
Scania 114G Sweden6×4 heavy truck?
Scania 124G Sweden6×4 heavy truck?
Scania R164G Sweden6×4 heavy truck?
Scania G 480 Sweden6×4 heavy truck?
Scanie G 490 Sweden6x4 heavy truck?
Scania T144 Sweden6×4 heavy truck10 units10 surplus vehicles bought from Belgium in 2017. Used for heavy transport, e.g. road transport of Leopard 2 tanks.[41]
Mercedes-Benz Actros 2741 Germany6×6 heavy truck?
Sisu SA-240 Rasi
Sisu SA-241 Rasi		 Finland6×6 truck?
Sisu Kontio Finland6×2 heavy truck?
Sisu SK-250 Finland6×2 heavy truck?
DAF YAD 4442
DAF YAS 4442		 Netherlands4×4 All-terrain truck?
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1018 Germany4×4 general-purpose trucks?
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1323 Germany4×4 general-purpose trucks?
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1623 Germany4×4 general-purpose trucks?
Mercedes-Benz Zetros 2533 Germany6x4 general-purpose terrain trucks60+ units[42]
Sisu A2045 Finland4×4 all-terrain trucks232 units232 vehicles for delivery 2009–2010 with an option for an additional 240 vehicles to be bought after 2010.
Sisu SA-130 Masi
Sisu SA-150 Masi
Sisu SA-151 Masi		 Finland4×4 All-terrain trucks?
Sisu SL171 Finland4×4 All-terrain trucks?
Sisu SK181 MIL Finland4×4 heavy truck?
Sisu SA-110 Sammakko Finland4×4 armoured truck manufactured between A-45 and Sisu SA-1516 unitsOnly some 6 produced and used in UN missions.[43]
Sisu Karhu Finland4×2 trucks?
Scania P 380 Sweden4×4 trucks?
Leyland-DAF MMLS United Kingdom8x6 trucks125 surplus vehicles from the UK in 2017-18.
Mercedez-Benz Unimog U5000 Germany4x4 All-terrain trucks?

Infantry weapons

Pistols
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
9.00 PIST 2008 AustriaPistol ?Glock 17 with specially made RTF2 checkering texture around the grip, 20 N (4.5 lbf) trigger pull, self illuminating tritium sights and a 17+1-round magazine. Used by military police.
9.00 PIST 2003 GermanyPistol ?Walther P99. Used by special forces and military police.
9.00 PIST 80–91 BelgiumPistol ?FN HP-DA. Standard issue pistol for military police conscripts.
9.00 PIST SIG P226
9.00 PIST SIG P225		 GermanyPistol ?SIG Sauer P226 and the shorter variant P225. Used by crisis management troops.

Assault rifles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.62 RK 62
7.62 RK 62 TP
7.62 RK 62 76
7.62 RK 62 76 TP
7.62 RK 62 M1
7.62 RK 62 M2
7.62 RK 62 M3		 FinlandAssault rifle350,000



Standard issue assault rifle.
[Top] RK 62 with later version pistol grip and handguard.
[Middle upper] RK 62 76 with an older stamped steel magazine.
[Middle] RK 62 M1 - the baseline modification with a telescoping stock and mounting rails for optical sights and tactical lights as well as some other small improvements.
[Middle lower] RK 62 M2 - front handguard with M-LOK rail interface, Ase Utra BoreLock flash hider, silencer/rebar cutter (the two latter not pictured), surface manganese phosphated.
[Bottom] RK 62 M3 - Identical to the M2 version, but treated in green Cerakote.
7.62 RK 95 TP
 FinlandAssault rifle20,000Modernized standard assault rifle
7.62 RK 72
7.62 RK 72 TP		 East GermanyAssault rifle100,000East German -made AKM (MPi-KM fixed stock and MPi-KMS-72 folding stock variants). Purchased in the 1990s in large numbers for reserve troops. Folding stock version is used by various tank, APC and IFV crewmen.
AK-74M RussiaAssault rifle?AK-74M used by National Defence Training Association of Finland
7.62 RK 54
7.62 RK 54 TP		 Soviet UnionAssault rifle?Soviet AK-47 and its folding stock variant AKS-47.[44] Purchased in late 1950s and early 1960s to introduce the Kalashnikov type assault rifle to FDF use before sufficient amount of RK 62 were produced. Now in long-term storage. Some were also included in the arms purchases from ex-DDR stocks, in the form of MPi-K (Soviet-made AK-47, also named RK 54 in Finnish service) and MPi-KmS (GDR-made AKS-47, also named RK 54 TP in Finnish service).
7.62 RK 56 TP People's Republic of ChinaAssault rifle100,000Type 56-2, Chinese-made folding stock AK type rifles, purchased in the 1990s in large numbers for reserve troops, now in long-term storage.[45]
5.56 RK SCAR BelgiumAssault rifle300–500FN SCAR-L,[46] used by special forces.[47][48]

Battle rifles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.62 KIV 23 FinlandDesignated marksman rifleSako M23, to be delivered in 2022.[49]

Shotguns
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
12 HAUL REM 870 United StatesShotgun ?Standard shotgun.

Sniper rifles
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
8.6 TKIV 2000 FinlandSniper rifle ?Sako TRG-42.
7.62 TKIV 23 FinlandSniper rifle ?Sako M23, to be delivered in 2022.[49]
7.62 TKIV 85 FinlandSniper rifle ?
7.62 TKIV Dragunov Soviet UnionSniper rifle ?
12.7 RSTKIV 2000 United StatesAnti-materiel rifle ?Barrett M82A1.
12.7 TKIV 2000 United StatesAnti-materiel rifle ?Barrett M95.[50]
TRG-21 FinlandSniper rifle ?Sako TRG-21. For marksmanship competition shooting. Doesn't have a specific name within the FDF standard naming system.[51]

Submachine guns
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
9.00 KP 2000
9.00 KP 2000 VAIM		 GermanySubmachine gun ?Heckler & Koch MP5A5 and MP5SD6. Used by special forces.

Support weapons
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.62 KK PKM
7.62 KK PKM PICA
7.62 KK PKT		 Soviet Union
 Russia		General-purpose machine gun ?Standard general-purpose machine gun. 7.62 KK PKT is used in all IFV's in the Finnish army.
7.62 KVKK 62 FinlandLight machine gun6.500Being gradually replaced by PKM.
12.7 ITKK 96 Soviet UnionAnti-aircraft machine gun5.000+Soviet NSV machine gun; standard heavy machine gun.
12.7 RSKK 2005 United StatesHeavy machine gun ?Found on the Patria AMV's Kongsberg weapon turrets. M2 Browning heavy machine gun.
7.62 KK MG3 GermanyGeneral-purpose machine gun ?Light armament on Leopard 2A4 tanks and NH90 helicopters.
7.62 PSVKK MAG BelgiumGeneral-purpose machine gun ?Light armament on Leopard 2A6 tanks.[52]
FN Minimi BelgiumGeneral-purpose machine gun ?Used by special forces.[53]
7.62 KK Dillon United StatesMachine gun ?M134D-H Minigun. Used as light armament on NH90 helicopters by the Utti Jaeger Brigade.[54]
40 KRKK 2005 GermanyGrenade machine gun ?
40 KRPIST 2002 GermanyGrenade launcher ?

Mortars
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
120 KRH-TEA FinlandMortar carrier27Sisu NA-122 GT mortar carrier variant of the Sisu NA-120 series tracked articulated vehicles.[55]
ATARV-TEA FinlandAmmunition carrier14Sisu NA-123 GT ammunition carrier variant of the Sisu NA-120 series tracked articulated vehicles.[55]
81 KRH-TEA BV Sweden
 Finland		Mortar carrierA light mortar carrier variant of the Hägglunds BV206 D6N tracked articulated vehicle. The British L16 81mm mortars originally mounted on the carrier vehicle have been replaced with the 81 KRH 71 Y, with the L16 having been stored as infantry mortars under the designation 81 KRH 13.[56]: 170 
120 KRH 38 77 and 120 KRH 3842 77 Soviet UnionMortarOld Soviet heavy infantry mortars that were rebuilt in 1977. In long-term storage.
120 KRH 65 Y
120 KRH 65 73		 FinlandMortar15
Old Tampella heavy infantry mortar. 15 were manufactured with an amphibious floating carriage in 1965 and more with a new carriage in 1974. In long-term storage.[56]: 212–213 
120 KRH 85
120 KRH 85 92		 FinlandMortar60[56]: 214 Tampella heavy infantry mortar model 1985. To be withdrawn from service when barrels wear out.[56]: 215 
120 KRH 92
120 KRH 92 76		 FinlandMortar698[7]Standard issue Finnish Tampella lightweight heavy infantry mortar. Old 120 KRH 40 were withdrawn from service and scrapped when the 120 KRH 92 were acquired.[56]: 216–217  There are some units that have e.g. old base plates and carriages, and these are known as 120 KRH 92-76 and 120 KRH 92-85.
81 KRH 71 Y FinlandMortarStandard issue Finnish Tampella light infantry mortar.[56]: 192–193 
81 KRH 96 FinlandMortar550[56]: 193 81 KRH 71 Y with an improved baseplate designed after the 120 KRH 92 baseplate, manufactured by Vammas.[56]: 193 
81 KRH 13 United KingdomMortarBritish L16 81 mm mortars removed from the BV206 D6N mortar carriers. Few in number, in long-term storage.[56]: 170 

Anti-armour
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
102 RSLPSTOHJ NLAW Sweden
 United Kingdom		Anti-tank weapon3,000[39]Disposable, man-portable, short range fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile system.
PSTOHJ 2000
PSTOHJ 2000M		 Israel
 Germany		Anti-tank missile140
45[57]		Israeli Spike missile, MR and LR variants, some of them are made in Germany by Diehl Defence. 140[58] Spike-MR launch units, 500 Spike-MR missiles. 45 GILL launchers were purchased from the Netherlands in 2013. These were modified by the Finns to Spike-LR.[59] The Finnish Navy operates also Spike-ER under the designation RO 06 (18 launch units).
PSTOHJ 83 MA
PSTOHJ 83 MB		 United StatesAnti-tank missile535[39]BGM-71E (TOW 2A) and BGM-71F (TOW 2B) variants.
112 RSKES APILAS FranceAnti-tank weapon<39,000 unitsPortable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon. Colloquially known as jumppaputki ("Gym tube"). Will be taken out of service in the 2020s.[60] Bought in 1986 for 290 MFIM (approx 48.8 MEUR)[61] with a reported unit price of 2.000 EUR per unit.[62] A follow-up order was done in 1990 for 149 MFIM (25 MEUR).[63]
66 KES 12 PST
66 KES 12 RAK		 United States
 Norway		Anti-tank weapon
Anti-structure weapon		70,000[64]M72 EC LAW Mk.I (66 KES 12 PST) HEAT variants and M72 ASM RC (66 KES 12 RAK) aluminized HE variant. Colloquially known as kessi.
95 S 58-61 FinlandAnti-tank weapon<1,00095mm recoilless anti-tank weapon. Colloquially known as musti ("Blackie"); the weapon makes a loud, distinctly dog bark-like sound when fired. In reserve. Will be taken out of service by 2020.[60]

Land mines
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
VP 88 FinlandDirectional fragmentation weaponAnti-personnel command-detonated directional fragmentation weapon with 0.9 kg hexotol (a mixture of hexogen (RDX) and TNT similar to Composition B).[65] Very similar to the American M18 Claymore mine.
VP 2010 FinlandDirectional fragmentation weaponAnti-personnel command-detonated directional fragmentation weapon with 1.3 kg FPX R1 (PBX type) explosive.[65][66]
VP 84 AustriaAnti-vehicle mineAnti-vehicle directional fragmentation mine with 11.5 kg hexotol.[65] Used against lightly armored vehicles.[67]
VP 01Anti-vehicle mineAnti-vehicle directional fragmentation mine with 10.3 kg Composition B.[65] Used against lightly armored vehicles.
TM 65 77 FinlandAnti-tank mineBlast mine with 9.5 kg TNT and a pressure fuse.[68]
MHPM 12 Finland
 East Germany		Anti-tank mine11.4 kg mine, with 6.9 kg either East German or Finnish made TM-62 explosive, and a Finnish multiple sensor fuse.[65][69][70][71]
POM 87 FinlandAnti-tank mineShaped charge mine with 4 kg hexotol. Magnetic and seismic sensor fuse.[65]
POM 87 94 FinlandAnti-tank mineShaped charge mine with 4 kg hexotol. Magnetic and seismic sensor fuze, main explosive is similar to POM 87 but the fuse can also be programmed with a run-over counter and for self-deactivation.[65][72]
KP 81 FinlandAnti-vehicle mineOff-route EFP anti-vehicle mine with 12 kg hexotol.[65]
KP 87 FinlandAnti-vehicle mineOff-route EFP anti-vehicle mine with 1.6 kg hexotol.[65][73]
REP 12 FinlandAnti-handling deviceAnti-handling device for anti-tank mines. The device is laid under the anti-tank mines and explodes when the mine above is removed.[71]

Hand grenades
Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Sirpalekäsikranaatti M43 FinlandFragmentation grenadeSimplified version of the Sirpalekäsikranaatti M41. Consist of a cylindrical cast iron shell with vertical grooves and a 60 g cylindrical explosive, the same which is used as the detonator in TM 65 77 or the now defunct anti-personnel mines. Uses either the fuse M83 or M95, both being 3.5 second.[65]
Sirpalekäsikranaatti M95 Finland
 Norway		Fragmentation grenadeCommercially Nammo HGF165-3,5. Spherical prefragmented steel shell and a 165 g explosive. Uses the 3.5 second fuse M95.[65][74]
Painekäsikranaatti M99 Finland
 Norway		Concussion grenadeCommercially Nammo HGO225-3,5. Consist of a cylindrical plastic shell and a 225 g cylindrical explosive. Uses the 3.5 second fuse M95.[65][74]
Fosforikäsikranaatti FinlandIncendiary grenadePhosphorus hand grenade. Uses either the fuse M83 or M95, both being 3.5 second.[65]
Paukkuvaloheite 2 FinlandStun grenadeStun grenade.[65]
Paukkuvaloheite 7 FinlandStun grenadeStun grenade.[65]
Savuheite 80-16 FinlandSmoke grenadeGrey smoke grenade.[65]
Merkkisavuheite 80-16 FinlandSmoke grenadeColoured marker smoke grenade.[65]
2 savurasia 83-16 FinlandSmoke grenade2 kg grey smoke canister.[65]

Army aviation

The NHIndustries NH90 tactical transport helicopter is the main type of transport helicopter used, having replaced Soviet Mi-8s. The Army also uses Hughes 500 D and E helicopters in reconnaissance and training roles. The Finnish Army has 11 unmanned reconnaissance airplanes (RUAG Ranger), which are used for reconnaissance and artillery targeting purposes, and in 2012 ordered a number of unmanned Aeronautics Defense Orbiters.

Aircraft Type Versions In service[75] Image Details
NHIndustries NH90Transport helicopterNH90 TTH20[7]
MD Helicopters MD 500Utility helicopterMD 500D
MD 500E		2
5[76]
RUAG RangerUnmanned reconnaissance11[25]
Aeronautics Defense OrbiterUnmanned reconnaissance5555 systems, with a total of 250 mini air vehicles to be delivered[77]
DJI Mavic Pro PlatinumUnmanned reconnaissance150150 systems[78]

See also

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