List of equipment of the Finnish Army
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Finnish Air Force The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; fi, Ilmavoimat, , Air forces; sv, Flygvapnet, , Air weapon) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of Finnis ...
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List of military aircraft of Finland The following is a list of military aircraft of Finland, both historical and currently in use by the Finnish Defence Forces. Current inventory Heavy Airlift Wing Army Aviation Helicopters All helicopters were transferred to the Equipment of t ...
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Armour and other vehicles


Main battle tanks


Infantry fighting vehicles


Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)


Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)


Utility vehicles


All-terrain vehicles


Military engineering vehicles


Field artillery


Towed field guns and howitzers


Self-propelled artillery


Multiple rocket launcher systems


Forward observer vehicles


Counter-battery radar


Anti-aircraft systems


Surface-to-air missile systems


Anti-aircraft artillery


Trucks


Infantry weapons


Pistols


Assault rifles


Battle rifles


Shotguns


Sniper rifles


Submachine guns


Support weapons


Mortars


Anti-armour


Land mines


Hand grenades


Army aviation

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s. The Army also uses Hughes 500 D and E helicopters in reconnaissance and training roles. The Finnish Army has 11 unmanned reconnaissance airplanes (
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See also

* List of former equipment of the Finnish Army


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Equipment Of The Finnish Army Military equipment of Finland
Finnish Army The Finnish Army (Finnish: ''Maavoimat'', Swedish: ''Armén'') is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: the infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraft ...
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