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
Mottos	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
Aircraft flown
Electronic; warfare	Airbus C295M
Fighter	Boeing F/A-18C Hornet
Trainer	BAE Hawk 50/51/60; Grob G 115E; Boeing F/A-18D Hornet;
Transport	Learjet 35-A/S; Airbus C295M;

The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces' [ˈilmɑˌʋoi̯mɑt]; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is the aerial warfare branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its primary peacetime tasks include airspace surveillance, identification and interception missions, and maintaining operational readiness for wartime operations. The Finnish Air Force was founded on 6 March 1918.