This is a list of ships currently being operated by the Finnish Navy or entering service in the near future, as of September 2018.[1] In the case of a conflict, eight offshore patrol vessels, seven hovercraft and 81 coastal patrol boats from the Finnish Border Guard can be armed and transferred to the Navy.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.
The Finnish navy has 246 ships in one naval fleet, the coastal fleet. Project Squadron 2020 will probably lead to a reorganisation of the navy squadrons. The summary of Finnish naval ships:
Isku (English: Strike) was a prototype design for a domestically-made guided missile patrol boat. She was designed with a "seasled" planing hull with a rectangular planform. Isku was armed with four Soviet SS-N-2A Styx missiles and a twin 30mm AK-230 anti-aircraft cannon. The design was a failure as it never reached its designed speed and the vessel was regulated to trial duties. Isku was modified in 1989-90. The missiles were removed, the hull was lengthened by 7 meters and the deckhouse was also extended. Mine rails were added along the length of the hull and an articulated crane was placed in the bow.
Classification of the vessels according to the Defence Forces is frigate but the Finnish Navy has used the term multi-role corvette in marketing even though the size of the vessels exceeds the maximum limit of a corvette and actually falls in to the category of a frigate.[22]
Multi-role in the name comes from the fact that the ships have ASW capabilities (torpedoes), anti-surface capabilities, AA capabilities, surface and underwater scanning capabilities, helicopter carrying capabilities, mining capabilities and ice breaking capabilities.