Equipment of the Finnish Army

This is a list of weapons used by the Finnish Army, for past equipment, see here.

Armour and other vehicles

Model Origin Type Number Image Details
Tanks
Leopard 2A6
Leopard 2A4
  Germany Main Battle Tank 20 (100)
100[1]
Total 120 (200) 		Finland has agreed to purchase 100 used Leopard 2A6 tanks from the Netherlands. The first 20 vehicles arrived in Finland on 14 May 2015.[2] The remaining 80 vehicles will be delivered between 2016 and 2019.
Infantry fighting vehicles
CV-9030 FIN  Sweden Infantry Fighting Vehicle 102[1]
BMP-2  Soviet Union Infantry Fighting Vehicle 94[1] All vehicles will be modernized with thermal imaging and Polish multi-spectral camouflage Berberys-R between 2015 and 2019.[3][4]
Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)
MT-LBV  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 389[1]
Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)
Patria AMV XA-360  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 62[1] With Protector (RWS) remote weapon station.
Sisu Pasi XA-180/185
Sisu Pasi XA-202
Sisu Pasi XA-203 OWS
  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 260[1]
101[1]
48[1]
Total 409 		70 vehicles built in the 1980s will be modernized between 2014 and 2017. A further 210 vehicles may be modernized between 2017 and 2021.[5]
Utility vehicles
RG32M  South Africa MRAP 74
Daimler Mercedes-Benz G300
Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen 270 CDI 		 Germany Armoured Utility Vehicle
Land Rover Defender 110  United Kingdom Utility Vehicle
Toyota Hilux  Japan Pickup truck
All-terrain vehicles
BV206S  Sweden Tracked articulated all-terrain transport vehicle ~20 Some were included in the a joint purchase from Norway and Sweden (two batches, 123 in 2012 and another 171 in 2013).
BV206 D6N  Sweden Tracked articulated all-terrain transport vehicle ~400 Some 274 have recently been purchased from Norway in two batches (123 in 2012 and another 171 in 2013).
Sisu NA-120 GT
Sisu NA-12 GT KV1 		 Finland Tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle ~250 All vehicles will be sold off by 2017.[6]
Lynx GLX 5900  Finland
 Canada 		Snowmobile
Polaris Sportsman 500/800 EFI
Sportsman MV7 		 United States ATV
Military engineering vehicles
Leopard 2L  Germany
 Finland 		AVLB 6[1]
Leopard 2R  Germany
 Finland 		CEV 6[1]
BLG-60M2  East Germany
 Poland 		AVLB 12[1]
Sisu E15TP Leguan  Germany
 Finland 		Bridging vehicle 9[7]
Sisu RA-140 DS  Finland Mine clearance vehicle

Field artillery

Model Origin Type Number Image Details
Field gun/Towed howitzer
155 K 98  Finland Field gun 54[7] Supports readiness brigades with indirect fire. Equipped with an auxiliary power unit
155 K 83-97  Finland Field gun 107 Provides indirect fire support for various units and is used to form heavy artillery battalions under direct supreme HQ command.
152 K 89  Soviet Union Field gun 24[1] Provides indirect fire support for Jaeger and infantry brigades as well as battlegroups.
130 K 54  Soviet Union Field gun 76[1] 130 mm towed field gun, also used by the coastal artillery.
122 H 63  Soviet Union Towed howitzer 471[1] The main artillery support of Jaeger and infantry brigades as well as battlegroups.
Self-propelled artillery
122 PSH 74  Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 72[1] Supports mechanized and motorized battlegroups with indirect fire.
Multiple rocket launcher
298 RSRAKH 06
Driver training vehicle 		 United States MLRS 41[1]
12[8] 		Used for long-range strikes against enemy reserves, command posts, and combat support organizations up to operational depth at the point of main effort.
122 RAKH 89 M1  Czechoslovakia MLRS 34[9] Czech 122 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher, originally 36 units bought from East German stocks. Used to support mechanised and motorised units.
Forward observer
BMP-1TJ  Soviet Union Forward observation vehicle 10[1]

Air-defence

Model Origin Type Number Image Details
Surface-to-air-missile system
NASAMS II FIN  Norway Surface-to-air missile system 24[7] 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.
ITO 05 (ASRAD-R)
ITO 05M (MANPADS) 		 Germany
 Sweden 		Surface-to-air missile system 16[7]
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 a ITO 05M MANPADS. ITO 05M also protects the readiness brigades' Jaeger and armoured battalions.
ITO 90M (Crotale NG)  France Surface-to-air missile system 20[7] 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 States MANPADS 200[10] FIM-92F Stinger-RMP Block I missiles. Surplus Stinger-missiles were brought from Denmark to be used for training purposes.[11]
Anti-aircraft artillery
35 ItK 88   Switzerland Twin-barreled AA autocannon 16 Originally 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 Union Twin-barreled AA autocannon 45
400[7] 		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 90 Marksman  United Kingdom Self-propelled, twin-barreled AA autocannon
Training vehicle 		6
1 		The T-55AM chassis will be replaced with a Leopard 2A4 chassis in 2015.[12]

Trucks

Weapons

Model Origin Type Number Image Details
Pistols
9.00 PIST 2008 (Glock 17)  Austria Pistol 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.
9.00 PIST 2003 (P99)  Germany Pistol Special forces and military police.
9.00 PIST 80-91 (FN HP-DA)  Belgium Pistol
9.00 PIST SIG Sauer  Germany Pistol Peace-keepers and military marching bands.
Assault rifles
7.62 RK 62
7.62 RK 76 		 Finland Assault rifle 350,000 Will be supplemented by RK 62M
7.62 RK 95 TP
  Finland Assault rifle 20,000 Modernized standard assault rifle
7.62 RK 72 TP  East Germany Assault rifle East German-made AKMS (MPi-KMS-72). Purchased in the 1990s in large numbers for reserve troops. Folding stock version is used by various tank, APC and IFV crewmen.
7.62 RK 56 and 7.62 RK 56 TP  China Assault rifle Chinese-made copies of the AK-47, purchased in the 1990s in large numbers for reserve troops, but not commonly used.
Heckler & Koch G36  Germany Assault rifle Operated by the border guards rapid response unit.
FN SCAR  Belgium Assault rifle 300-500 Used by special forces[14]
Shotguns
12 HAUL REM 870  United States Shotgun Standard shotgun.
Sniper rifles
8.6 TKIV 2000  Finland Sniper rifle
7.62 TKIV 85  Finland Sniper rifle
7.62 TKIV Dragunov  Soviet Union Sniper rifle
12.7 TKIV 2000  United States Sniper rifle
12.7 TKIV 2000  United States Sniper rifle
Submachine guns
9.00 KP 2000 (MP5)  Germany Submachine gun Special forces.
Support weapons
7.62 KK PKM
7.62 KK PKT 		 Soviet Union 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  Finland Light machine gun Being gradually replaced by PKM.
12.7 ITKK 96  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft machine gun Standard heavy machine gun
12.7 RSKK 2005  United States Heavy machine gun Found on the Patria AMV's Kongsberg weapon turrets.
7.62 KK MG3  Germany General-purpose machine gun Light armament on Leopard 2 tanks and NH90 helicopters.
M134D-H Minigun  United States Minigun Used as light armament on NH90 helicopters by the Utti Jaeger Brigade.[15]
40 KRKK 2005  Germany Grenade machine gun
40 KRPIST 2002  Germany Grenade launcher
Mortars
AMOS-FIN (XA 361)  Finland
 Sweden 		Mortar carrier 18[1] 120mm twin-barrel mortar on a Patria AMV platform.
120 KRH 92  Finland Mortar (weapon) 698[1]
81 KRH 71 Y  Finland Mortar
Anti-armour
102 RSLPSTOHJ NLAW  Sweden
 United Kingdom 		Anti-tank weapon 1,500[10] Disposable, man-portable, short range fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile system. More NLAW-missiles will be delivered from Sweden 2015-2016.[16]
PSTOHJ 2000
RO 06 		 Israel Anti-tank missile
Anti-ship missile 		140
18 		140[17] launch units for anti-tank purpose MR version. 18 ER version launchers for anti-ship use. 300 Spike-MR missiles and 400 Spike-ER missiles.
PSTOHJ 83 MA (BGM-71E)
PSTOHJ 83 MB (BGM-71F) 		 United States Anti-tank missile
112 RSKES APILAS  France Anti-tank weapon Portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon. Colloquially known as jumppaputki ("Gym tube")
66 KES 12 (M72 EC LAW Mk.I)
66 KES 88
66 KES 12 RAK (M72 ASM RC)		  United States Anti-tank weapon
Anti-structure weapon 		<70,000
 Colloquially known as kessi.
95 S 58-61  Finland Anti-tank weapon <1,000 95mm recoilless anti-tank weapon. Colloquially known as musti ("Blackie"); the weapon makes a loud, distinctly dog bark-like sound when fired.
Land mines
VP 2010  Finland Directional fragmentation weapon Anti-personnel command-detonated directional fragmentation weapon with 1.3 kg FPX explosive.[18]
VP 84  Austria Anti-vehicle mine Anti-vehicle directional fragmentation mine with 11.5 kg explosive. Used against lightly armored vehicles.[19]
TM 65 77  Finland Anti-tank mine Pressure detonated blast mine with 9.5 kg TNT.[20]
Moniherätepanssarimiina 12  Finland/ East Germany Anti-tank mine High explosive mine using either East German made TM-62 explosive or new compatible Finnish explosive part and a Finnish multiple sensor detonator.[21][22]
POM 87 94  Finland Anti-tank mine Shaped charge mine with 4 kg explosive.[23]
KP 87  Finland Anti-vehicle mine Off-route EFP anti-vehicle mine with 1.6 kg explosive.[24]

Army Aviation

The NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopters) is the main type of transport helicopters 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. The Finnish Army is also field testing Patria's new mini-UAV.

Aircraft Type Versions In service[25] Image Notes
NHI NH90 Transport Helicopter NH90 TTH 20[1]
MD Helicopters MD 500 Utility Helicopter MD 500D
MD 500E 		2
4[26]
RUAG Ranger Unmanned Reconnaissance 11[7]
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter Unmanned Reconnaissance 55 to be delivered[27]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Annual Exchange of Military Information (AEMI) 2016" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ensimmäiset Leopard 2A6 -panssarit saapuivat Suomeen" (in Finnish). Yle. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Suomi modernisoi noin 100 rynnäkköpanssarivaunua" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ↑ http://innpoland.pl/116189,polska-firma-zamaskuje-finskie-bojowe-wozy-piechoty-za-milion-euro
  5. ↑ "Ensimmäinen modernisoitu Pasi tulee maavoimien käyttöön perjantaina" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Puolustusvoimat hankkii käytettyjä telakuorma-autoja Norjasta" (in Finnish). Yle. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2015, p.89
  8. ↑ "Puolustusvoimat > Ajankohtaista > Tiedotteet "Puolustusvoimat hankkii raketinheitinajoneuvoja Tanskasta"" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Annual Exchange of Military Information (AEMI) 2016" (PDF) (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 "SIPRI Arms Transfers Database Trade Register". Stockholm Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Stinger-patterin koulutus alkoi" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Panssariseminaari 2009
  13. ↑ Blomberg, Olli (2006). "Puolustuksellistakin painoarvoa". Suomalaista Sisua vuodesta 1931 – Monialaosaajasta kuorma-autotehtaaksi (in Finnish). Karjaa: Oy Sisu Auto Ab. p. 304. ISBN 952-91-4918-2.
  14. ↑ Armeija ostaa erikoisjoukoille Nato-yhteensopivat rynnäkkökiväärit. Helsingin Sanomat, 20 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  15. ↑ "Puolustusvoimien uusi ase: M134D ”Minigun”". Uusi Suomi. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Puolustusvoimat hankkii panssarintorjuntaohjuksia Ruotsista" (in Finnish). Finnish Ministry of Defence. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Maavoimat hankkii käytettyjä panssarintorjuntaohjusjärjestelmän ampumalaitteita Hollannista" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Viuhkapanos VP 2010" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Viuhkapanos VP 84" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Telamiina TM 65 77" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Karjalan Prikaatin Kilpi 1/2013" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Keski-Suomen Maanpuolustaja 3/2012" (PDF) (in Finnish). Keski-Suomen reservipiirit. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "Pohjamiina POM 87 94" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "Kylkipanos KP 87" (in Finnish). Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
  26. ↑ Flightglobal (2015). "World Air Forces 2015" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Finland to Field Israeli Orbiter UAVs". Defense Industry Daily. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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