Fighter Squadron 21 (''Hävittäjälentolaivue 21'', HävLLv 21) was a Finnish fighter squadron located in Pirkkala, near Tampere. It was the operational part of the

Satakunta Air Command The Satakunta Air Command ( fi, Satakunnan Lennosto, abbr. ''SatLsto''; sv, Satakunta flygflottilj) is a peace-time Finnish Air Force unit. Its headquarters is not located in the Satakunta, present-day province of Satakunta, but in Satakunta (hi ...

. The squadron was disbanded in June 2014, with the fighters being split between

Karelian Air Command The Karelia Air Command ( fi, Karjalan lennosto, abbr. ''KarLsto''; sv, Karelens flygflottilj) is the peace-time Finnish Air Force unit responsible for the protection of the airspace of Eastern and South-Eastern Finland. In spite of its name, the ...

and

Lapland Air Command The Lapland Air Command ( fi, Lapin Lennosto, abbr. ''LapLsto''; sv, Lapplands flygflottilj) is the peace-time Finnish Air Force unit responsible for the protection of the airspace of northern Finland. The headquarters of the air command is locat ...

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;1st Flight: Fighter flight, flew F-18C/D and also trained mechanics ;2nd Flight: Fighter flight, flew F-18C/D and trained pilots ;Liaison Flight: Flew Valmet Vinka, PA-31-350 Chieftain, and Valmet L-90TP Redigo aircraft

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