The Country

Geography:
One of the most northerly countries in the world, Finland is located in the northern part of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Norway, to the west by Sweden and to the east by Russia. The southern and south-western coasts face the Baltic Sea. The northern quarter of the country is inside the Arctic Circle.
The land consists mainly of a low-lying plateau formed by ancient glaciers and is pockmarked by thousands of relatively shallow lakes. In the south these lakes take up almost 20% of the land area. Forests cover 65% of the land and forestry is a major industry. The total land area is 304,610 sq km (117,610 sq miles).
The Population of 5.2 million (2000 figure) comprises 93% of Finnish origin, with 7% other ethnic groups - including Lapps and Swedes. Some 89% of the people are Evangelical Lutherans, 1% Roman Catholic, 1% Finnish Orthodox and 9% other faiths. The capital city is Helsinki.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Finnish History

Further National Information:
BBC News Profile: Denmark
Yahoo Finland page
wikipedia: Finland
wikipedia: History of Finland
Finland.fi

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
Finnish civil aircraft were registered in the series K-Sxxx onwards from 1923, but this changed to OH-AAA onwards in 1931.

An incomplete all-time Finnish civil aircraft register listing is here.

Military Air Arms:
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat)
Army Aviation (Suomen Maavoimat)

Central Government Agencies:
Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos)

Public Service Aviation:
Medical Aviation - Copterline, HeliFlite
Police (Poliisi) - no aviation branch

Commercial Aviation:
Air Finland
Blue1
Finnair
Finncomm Airlines

wikipedia: Airlines of Finland
The World's Airlines: Finland

Private Aviation:
To be added

Aircraft Manufacturers:
Patria
Valmet
V.L.

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Airports in Finland

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing - to be added.

Aviation Museums:
Hallinportti Ilmailumuseo
Kaakkois-Suomen Ilmailumuseoyhdistys
Karhulan Ilmailukerhon Lentomuseo
Keski-Suomen Ilmailumuseo
Museokoneiden Varasohangaari Lahti-Vesivehmaa
Päijät-Häme Aviation Museum Suomen Ilmailumuseo

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Finnish Aviation Bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
http://www.lentopaikat.net
* Finnish airfields website

virtualpilots.fi
* Finnish aviation-related info and photos

Finavia
* Finnish airport operator

Aviation Museums Finland
* Visitor data and exhibits for each location