Finnish Air Force
| Finnish Air Force | |
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Badge of the Finnish Air Force | |
| Founded | 6 March 1918 |
| Country | Finland |
| Branch | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
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| Part of | Finnish Defence Forces |
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| Total aircraft | 159 |
| Engagements | |
| Website | Finnish Air Force.fi |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Major-General Juha-Pekka Keränen |
| Notable commanders | |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel | |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | Airbus C-295M |
| Fighter | Boeing F/A-18C Hornet |
| Trainer | |
| Transport | |
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The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces' [ˈilmɑˌʋoi̯mɑt]; 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.