List of equipment of the Finnish Navy

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This is a list of equipment of the Finnish Navy. For equipment of the Finnish Army, see here.

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Watercraft

ClassOriginTypeQuantityImageDetails
Corvettes
Pohjanmaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Corvette (4)Four 117-metre 4,300-tonne corvettes on order. To be armed with Bofors 57 Mk3 main gun, PTO 2020 anti-ship missiles, ITO 20 surface-to-air missiles launched from Mk 41 VLS, Torped 47 torpedoes and rails for naval mines or depth charges. The corvettes will also feature a helicopter deck and hangar.
Missile boats
Hamina Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Missile boat 4 Missile boat Pori South Harbor 1.JPG 51-metre 250-tonne missile boats. Armed with Bofors 57 Mk3 main gun, MTO 85M anti-ship missiles, ITO 2004 surface-to-air missiles, ITKK 96 heavy machine guns and rails for naval mines or depth charges.
After 2018-2021 modernisation planned to be armed with Bofors 40 Mk4 main gun, PTO 2020 anti-ship missiles, ITO 2004 surface-to-air missiles, initially Torped 45 and later Torped 47 torpedoes, Saab Trackfire remote weapon stations and rails for naval mines or depth charges.
Rauma Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Missile boat 4 FNS Porvoo.jpg 48.5-metre 210-tonne missile boats. Armed with Bofors 40 Mk2 main gun, MTO 85M anti-ship missiles, Elma ASW-600 ASW mortars, ITKK 96 heavy machine guns and rails for naval mines or depth charges.
Minelayers
Hämeenmaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Minelayer 2 20180827 FNS Hameenmaa 02.png 77.8-metre 1450-tonne minelayers. Armed with Bofors 57 Mk1 main gun, ITO 2004 surface-to-air missiles, RBU-1200 depth charge rocket launchers, ITKK 96 heavy machine guns, H&K GMG grenade machine guns, rails for up to 150 naval mines and rails for depth charges.
Pansio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Minelayer 3 Pansio (876) vid Parnas varen 2013.jpg 43-metre 680-tonne minelayers. Armed with Saab Trackfire remote weapon stations (with PKM machine guns and H&K GMG grenade machine guns), ITKK 96 heavy machine guns and rails for up to 50 naval mines or depth charges.
Minesweepers
Katanpää Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mine countermeasures vessel 3 Katanpaa Sarkansalmi 06.JPG 52.5-metre 680-tonne mine countermeasures vessel. Armed with Bofors 40 Mk2 main gun and depth charges for self-defence. Multiple mine countermeasure systems.
Kuha Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Minesweeper 4 Miinanraivaaja Kuha 26.jpg 32-metre 150-tonne minesweeper. Armed with Sako 23 mm twin-barrelled anti-aircraft autocannons and ITKK 96 heavy machine guns. Six were built, two have been decommissioned.
Kiiski Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Minesweeper 6 Kiiski dragamine.jpg 16-metre 20-tonne minesweeper. Armed with ITKK 96 heavy machine guns. Seven were built, one has been decommissioned.
Transport
Jehu (U-700)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Landing craft 12 Jehu U707 Lippujuhlan paivan kalustoesittely 2016 7.JPG 19.9-metre 32.2-tonne landing craft. Armed with Saab Trackfire remote weapon stations (with PKM machine guns and H&K GMG grenade machine guns or ITKK 96 heavy machine guns) and ITKK 96 heavy machine guns. Capable of transporting 25 soldiers (plus crew of 6) or 5.7 tonnes of cargo.
Commercially called Marine Alutech Watercat M18 AMC.
Jurmo (U-600)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Landing craft 38
(17)
Jurmo U602 Kotka 2013 1.JPG 14.2-metre 14-tonne landing craft. Armed with H&K GMG grenade machine guns or ITKK 96 heavy machine guns. Capable of transporting 20 soldiers (plus crew of 2) or 3 tonnes of cargo.
Commercially called Marine Alutech Watercat M12.
Uisko (U-200, U-300, U-400)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Landing craft >24 Uisko U216 ja U309.JPG 11-metre 10-tonne landing craft. Armed with H&K GMG grenade machine guns or ITKK 96 heavy machine guns. Total of 35 aluminum Uisko landing craft have been built for FDF: 11 U-200, 17 U-300 and 7 U-400, some of the U-200 series craft have been decommissioned and sold off. Capable of transporting 2.5 tonnes of cargo.
U-100 series landing craft series has been decommissioned.
U-200 to U-400 series are commercially called Marine Alutech Watercat M11. The Uisko model 212 us a cable repair and service vessel while the Uisko model 213 is a transport vessel. [1]
G (G-100)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Landing craft 37 G113 Turku 3.JPG 8.2-metre 2.1-tonne landing craft. Unarmed, capable of transporting 8 soldiers or 1 tonne of cargo.
Commercially called Marine Alutech Watercat M8.
L  [ fi ] (L-100)Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Landing craft 6 Linnakevene L105 Suomenlinna 1.JPG 13-metre 14-tonne landing craft. Unarmed. 12 were built, 6 have been transferred over to National Defence Training Association (MPK).
Kampela  [ fi ]Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Landing craft utility 1 Kampela 1 Santahamina.jpg 32.5-metre 90-tonne transport craft. Can be armed with Sako 23 mm twin-barrelled anti-aircraft autocannons or up to 20 mines. Capable of transporting up to 170 tonnes of cargo. Three were built, two have been decommissioned.
Valas  [ fi ]Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Miscellaneous auxiliary service ship (YAG)2 Finnish Naval Ship Valas Class.jpg 30-metre 300-tonne auxiliary ships. Armed with Sako 23 mm twin-barrelled anti-aircraft autocannons and ITKK 96 heavy machine guns. Can transport 140 personnel or 30 tonnes of cargo. Five were built, three have been decommissioned.
Hila  [ fi ]Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Auxiliary transport vessel4 Hila (237) arriving at Ronnskar island, Kirkkonummi, Finland (April 2018, crop).jpg 15-metre 50-tonne auxiliary transport craft. Unarmed.
Träskö Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Launch (YFL)1 Trasko Tall Ships Races Turku 2009.jpg 14-metre 15-tonne launch. Unarmed. Three were built, two have been decommissioned.
Command launches
Syöksy  [ fi ]Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Command launch (YFL)4 Jymy 1 lippujuhlanpaiva 2012.JPG 14-metre 19-tonne command launch. Armed with ITKK 96 heavy machine guns.
Viiri Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Command launch (YFL)1 Askeri Etelasatama 1.JPG 16-metre 20-tonne command launch. Unarmed.
Training ships
Fabian Wrede Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Training ship 3 Wilhelm Carpelan 1.JPG 19.6-metre 65-tonne training ship. Unarmed.
Lokki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Training ship 1 Kajava (56) Suomenlinna 1.jpg 27-metre 65-tonne training ship. Unarmed.
Research vessels
Isku Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Research vessel 133-metre 130-tonne test/research vessel. Former experimental missile boat which was modified for test and research purposes. Armed with ITKK 96 heavy machine gun and rails for naval mines.
Tugboats
Haukipää Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Tugboat 214-metre 50-tonne tugboat. Unarmed.
Cable layers
K410 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Cable layer 2 Cable layer K 411 Santahamina.JPG 20-metre 35-tonne cable layer. Unarmed.
Pollution control vessels
Louhi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Pollution control vessel (AG)1 Finnish multipurpose vessel Louhi (1999).jpg 71.4-metre 2200-tonne pollution control vessel. Currently unarmed.
Owned by Finnish Environment Institute, but manned and operated by Finnish Navy.
Halli Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Pollution control vessel (YOR)1 Halli.JPG 61.5-metre 2100-tonne pollution control vessel. Currently unarmed.
Owned by Finnish Environment Institute, but manned and operated by Finnish Navy.
Hylje Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Pollution control vessel (YOR)1 Hylje Lippujuhlan paivan kalustoesittely 2016 01.JPG 54-metre 1400-tonne pollution control vessel. Currently unarmed.
Owned by Finnish Environment Institute, but manned and operated by Finnish Navy.
NameOriginTypeQuantityImageDetails
Anti-ship missiles
PTO 2020 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Anti-ship missile  ? Gabrielout.jpg Gabriel V Advanced Naval Attack Missile. To be used by Pohjanmaa-class corvettes, Hamina-class missile boats and ground-based launchers.
MTO 85M Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anti-ship missile  ? RBS 15 DanOSRH 2011.JPG RBS-15SF-3; both new RBS-15 built to RBS-15 Mk. III standard as well as upgraded Mk. II. Currently used by Hamina-class missile boats, Rauma-class missile boats and Sisu SK242 MTO 85M ground-based launchers.
Surface-to-air missiles
ITO 20 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Surface-to-air missile  ? RIM-162 ESSM launched from USS Carl Vinson.jpg RIM-162 ESSM. To be used by Pohjanmaa-class corvettes.
ITO 2004 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Surface-to-air missile  ? Umkhonto 1.jpg Umkhonto-IR Block 2. Used by Hamina-class missile boats and Hämeenmaa-class minelayers.
Torpedoes
Torped 45 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torpedo  ? Torped 422.jpg To be used by Pohjanmaa-class corvettes and Hamina-class missile boats until Torped 47 becomes available.
Torped 47 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torpedo 0To be used by Pohjanmaa-class corvettes and Hamina-class missile boats.
Depth charge rockets
RGB-12 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Depth charge rocket ? Karjala RBU-1200 harjoitusammuksia Forum Marinum.JPG Used in Hämeenmaa-class minelayers.
Naval mines
PM16 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ? Heratepohjamiina PM16 Lippujuhlan paivan kalustoesittely 2016 1.JPG Used in all minelaying capable ships.
PM04 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ? Merimiina PM 04 Merivoimien vuosipaiva 2014 02.JPG Used in all minelaying capable ships.
PM98 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Naval mine  ?
PM90
PM90MOD [2]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ?Used in all minelaying capable ships.
RM Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ?Rannikkomiina, "beach mine"
PM85S
PM85R
PM85E
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Naval mine  ?Marconi's (BAe's) Stonefish influence mine. Used in all minelaying capable ships. S=650 kg, R=760 kg, E=950 kg
PM83-1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Naval mine  ?Acoustic mine, later modified to PM98
PM83-2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Naval mine  ?Magnetic and acoustic mine
S58 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ? Merimiina S58 Lippujuhlan paivan kalustoesittely 2016 1.JPG Used in all minelaying capable ships.
S43-55 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ? Merimiina S43-55 Lippujuhlan paivan 2017 laivastoesittely 1.JPG Used in all minelaying capable ships.
S43 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ?Used in all minelaying capable ships.
S41 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Naval mine  ?Used in all minelaying capable ships.

Coastal Artillery

ModelOriginTypeQuantityImageDetails
Coastal guns
130 53 TK Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Coastal gun  ? Gun 130 TK in Isosaari.jpg Tampella bedrock-installed 130 mm L/53 coastal gun turrets. Can fire both direct and indirect fire.
Anti-ship missile launchers
Sisu SK242 MTO 85M RAMETON Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Anti-ship missile launcher ? Sisu SK242 MTO 85M Helsinki 2012 2.JPG Sisu SK242 MTO 85M truck-mounted quad missile launcher unit for MTO 85M missiles.
Command and fire control
Scania R470 MTO 85M Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Command post vehicle ? MTO-85M komentoajoneuvo Lippujuhlan paiva 2013 1.JPG Scania R470 truck-mounted command post vehicle for MTO 85M missiles.
Artillery shells
RTA 2776 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Coastal artillery shell ?130 mm naval armour piercing base bleed shell for 130 53 TK and former 130 K 54 and 130 K 90-60 coastal artillery guns.

Land vehicles of the Coastal Forces

ModelOriginTypeQuantityImageDetails
Armoured personnel carriers
Sisu XA-180/185 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Armoured personnel carrier ? Lippujuhlan paivan 2017 paraati 068 Pasi Ps 677-563.JPG
Utility vehicles
Defender Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Utility Vehicle ? Land Rover Defender Merivoimien vuosipaiva 2014 01.JPG
Toyota Hilux Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Pickup truck ? Toyota Hilux model 2009 Lippujuhlan paiva 2013 1.JPG
Military trucks
Sisu SA-150 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Medium off-road truck  ? Sisu SA-150 military truck Jun2009 001.jpg Sisu SA-150 "Masi" truck.
Sisu SA-240 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Heavy off-road truck  ? Sisu SA-240 Lippujuhlan paiva 2013.JPG Sisu SA-240 "Rasi" truck.
Sisu A2045 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Medium off-road truck  ? Sisu A2045 military truck.jpg
Sisu E11T  [ fi ]Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Heavy off-road truck  ? Jarjestelmakaappi ja XDM-400 SDH solmu Lippujuhlan paiva 2013 1.JPG
Mercedes-Benz Actros Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Heavy military truck  ? Mercedes-Benz Actros 2741A-6x6 Lippujuhlan paiva 2013.JPG
Mercedes-Benz Atego Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Medium military truck  ? Mercedes-Benz Atego Lippujuhlan paiva 2013.JPG
Scania G480 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Heavy military truck  ? Scania G480.JPG

Coastal Forces infantry weapon systems

ModelOriginTypeQuantity (Army included)ImageDetails
Pistols
9.00 PIST 2008 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Pistol Glock 17.JPG Glock 17 with 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. Used by military police.
9.00 PIST 80–91 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pistol Bda9.JPG FN HP-DA. Standard issue pistol for military police conscripts.
Assault rifles
7.62 RK 62
7.62 RK 62 TP
7.62 RK 62 76
7.62 RK 62 76 TP
7.62 RK 62 M1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Assault rifle 350,000 RK62.jpg
RK 62 76.jpg
RK62M1.jpg
Standard issue assault rifle.
[Top] RK 62 with later version pistol grip and handguard.
[Middle] RK 62 76 with an older stamped steel magazine.
[Bottom] RK 62 M1 basic upgrade with a telescoping stock, mounting rails and an improved selector switch.
7.62 RK 95 TP
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Assault rifle20,000 RK95.jpg Newer improved assault rifle. Used by Coastal Jaegers in the Navy.
7.62 RK 72
7.62 RK 72 TP
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Assault rifle100,000 MPi KmS 72.jpg East German -made AKM (MPi-KM fixed stock and MPi-KMS-72 folding stock variants). Purchased in the 1990s in large numbers for reserve troops. Folding stock version is used by various tank, APC and IFV crewmen.
FN SCAR-L Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Assault rifle300–500Used by special forces (ETO in the Navy). [3] [4]
Shotguns
12 HAUL REM 870 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Shotgun M870mcs.jpg Standard shotgun.
Sniper rifles
8.6 TKIV 2000 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sniper rifle Sako TRG-42.jpg Sako TRG-42.
7.62 TKIV 85 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sniper rifle 7,62 Tarkkuuskivaari 85 Lippujuhlan paiva 2013.JPG
12.7 TKIV 2000 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sniper rifle Barrett M95SP.jpg Barrett M95. [5]
TRG-21 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Sniper rifle Sako TRG-21 of the Polish Army.jpg Sako TRG-21. For marksmanship competition shooting. Doesn't have a specific name within the FDF standard naming system. [6]
Submachine guns
9.00 KP 2000
9.00 KP 2000 VAIM
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Submachine gun Heckler & Koch MP5 b.jpg Heckler & Koch MP5A5 and MP5SD6. Used by special forces in the Navy.
Support weapons
7.62 KK PKM
7.62 KK PKM PICA
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
General-purpose machine gun Machine gun 762 KK PKM 20180604.jpg Standard general-purpose machine gun.
7.62 KVKK 62 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Light machine gun 7,62 KvKK 62 Helsinki 2012 1.JPG Being gradually replaced by PKM.
12.7 ITKK 96 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft machine gun 12,7 NSV Lippujuhlan paiva 2014 3.JPG Soviet NSV machine gun; standard heavy machine gun.
M134D-H Minigun Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minigun NH90 (NH-211) Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 13 M134D.JPG Used by special forces (ETO) in the Navy. [7]
40 KRKK 2005 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Grenade machine gun HK GMG Lippujuhlan paiva 2013.JPG
40 KRPIST 2002 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Grenade launcher HK69A1 40 kranaattipistooli 2002.JPG Used by Coastal Jaegers in the Navy.
Mortars
120 KRH 65 Y
120 KRH 65 73
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mortar 15
Old Tampella heavy infantry mortar. 15 were manufactured with an amphibious floating carriage in 1965 and more with a new carriage in 1974. In long-term storage. [8] :212–213
120 KRH 85
120 KRH 85 92
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mortar 60 [8] :214 Tampella heavy infantry mortar model 1985. To be withdrawn from service when barrels wear out. [8] :215
120 KRH 92
120 KRH 92 76
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mortar 698 120 Krh 92 Helsinki 2012 1.JPG Standard issue Finnish Tampella lightweight heavy infantry mortar. Old 120 KRH 40 were withdrawn from service and scrapped when the 120 KRH 92 were acquired. [8] :216–217
81 KRH 71 Y Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mortar Finnish mortar squad.jpg Standard issue Finnish Tampella light infantry mortar. [8] :192–193
81 KRH 96 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mortar 550 [8] :193 81 Krh 71-96 Y Lippujuhlan paiva 2014 1.JPG 81 KRH 71 Y with an improved baseplate designed after the 120 KRH 92 baseplate, manufactured by Vammas. [8] :193
Anti-armour
102 RSLPSTOHJ NLAW Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Anti-tank missile 3,000 [9] NLAW Kokonaisturvallisuus 2015 01.JPG Disposable, man-portable, short range fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile system.
112 RSKES APILAS Flag of France.svg  France Anti-tank weapon Apilas Lippujuhlan paiva 2014.JPG Portable one-shot 112 mm recoilless anti-tank weapon. Colloquially known as jumppaputki ("Gym tube"). Will be taken out of service by 2020. [10]
66 KES 12
66 KES 88
66 KES 12 RAK
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Anti-tank weapon
Anti-structure weapon
<70,000
M72 ASM RC Kokonaisturvallisuusmesssut 2015.jpg M72A5 (66 KES 88) and M72 EC LAW Mk.I (66 KES 12 PST) HEAT variants and M72 ASM RC (66 KES 12 RAK) aluminized HE variant. Colloquially known as kessi. 66 KES 88 will be taken out of service by 2020. [10]
95 S 58-61 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Recoilless gun <1,000 95 S 58-61 Lippujuhlan paiva 2014 2.JPG 95mm recoilless anti-tank gun. Colloquially known as musti ("Blackie"); the weapon makes a loud, distinctly dog bark-like sound when fired. In reserve. Will be taken out of service by 2020. [10]
Anti-ship
RO 06 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Coastal missile 18 Euro-Spike ER Helsinki 2012 3.JPG Israeli Spike missile, ER variant. some of them are made in Germany by Diehl Defence. 18 Spike-ER launchers for anti-ship use, 400 Spike-ER missiles. [11]
BOR-A 550 Flag of France.svg  France Coastal surveillance radar ? BOR-A 550 rannikkotutka 1.JPG The radar is able to detect targets up to 60 km.

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