List of defunct airlines of Finland

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This is a list of defunct airlines of Finland.[1][2]

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
A
Aero O/Y Aero - Finnish Airlines, OH-LCD, Douglas DC-3 (16268831898).jpg 1923 1968 Renamed to Finnair (the airline had been using the brand since 1953)
Air Åland Air-Åland Saab 340.jpg N9 2Q NVD NORVIND 2005 2012 Taken over by Nextjet
Air Botnia SE-DGR F.28-4000 Air Botnia CPH 16AUG00 (6885640289).jpg KF KFB BOTNIA 1988 2003 Rebranded as Blue1
1983 1987 Operated Cessna Citation I[3]
Air Finland Boeing 757-28A, Air Finland AN1802417.jpg OF FIF AIR FINLAND 2003 2012 Went bankrupt
1987 1988 Failed project. Operated Airbus A321
Air100 2012 2014 A virtual airline, had never AOC or OL
B
Blue1 BAE Systems Avro 146-RJ85, Blue1 AN0772494.jpg KF BLF BLUEFINN 1987 2016 Merged into CityJet
C
Copter Action 1990 2000 Operated Eurocopter EC135[4]
Copterline Copterline Sikorsky S-76C+ (OH-HCI) at Helsinki Malmi.jpg AAQ COPTERLINE 2010 2016 Finnish-Estonian joint helicopter airline
Copterline Oy Sikorsky S-76C Copterline, Helsinki (City Heliport), Finland PP1096793151.jpg AAQ COPTERLINE 2002 2010 Became Copterline
D
4L DEC DELTACRAFT 2001 2004 [5]
E
1970 1998 Established as . Merged with . Operated Falcon 20[6]
F
Finlantic 1961 1963 Went bankrupt
Finnaviation Saab-Fairchild SF-340A AN0184349.jpg FA FAV BLUEBIRD 1979 1996 Merged into Finnair
Finncomm Airlines Finncomm Airlines ATR 42-500 OH-ATB.jpg FC FCM FINNCOMM 1999 2011 Acquired by Finnair and Flybe and rebranded as Flybe Nordic
Finnwings 1970 1979 Established as Lentohuolto Oy. Merged with to form Finnaviation.[7]
FirstClass 2012 2013 Established as . Operated AW139[8]
Fly Lappeenranta Fly Lappeenranta Jetstream 31 G-CCPW.jpg 8H HWY HIGHWAY 2008 2010
Flybe Nordic ATR-72-500-Flybe-Nordic-OH-ATG-Vilnius.jpg FC WBA WESTBIRD 2011 2015 Rebranded Nordic Regional Airlines
Flyg & Far Åland 2005 2005 Renamed to Air Åland[9]
Flying Finn Flying Finn MD-83 OH-LMR at EFHK 20030803.jpg FFW FLYINGFINN 2002 2004
G
2016 2017 Operated Pilatus PC-12 NG[10]
H
Helikopteripalvelu 1960 1999 Acquired by Copterline. Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Bell 206 Long Ranger[11]
1973 1975 Operated Convair 880[12]
J
Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604, JetFlite JP6280175.jpg 1980 2013
K
Karair Airbus A300B4-203FF, KarAir AN0649069.jpg KR KAR 1957 1995 Taken over by Finnair
Karhumäki Airways Karhumäki Airways Lockheed 18-40 Lodestar at Stockholm-Bromma Airport.jpg 1951 1956 Rebranded as Karair
1965 1966 Aerial survey carrier. Operated Pilatus Porter[13]
L
Lentohuolto Oy 1951 1969 Renamed to Finnwings. Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Cessna 190[14]
2011 2012 Renamed to FirstClass. Operated AW139[15]
N
Nordair OY 1973 1979 Merged with Finnwings to form Finnaviation. Operated Falcon 20[16]
Nordic Global Airlines Nordic Global Airlines, OH-LGC, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (16270616507).jpg NJ NGB NORDIC GLOBAL 2011 2015
P
1961 1970 Finnair charter subsidiary. Merged into Karair. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[17]
Polarwing PA-31 OH-TLO at EFHK 19900101.jpg WO 1981 1992 Operated Piper Chieftain
S
1967 1982 Operated BN-2 Islander, Mitsubishi MU-2, Lockheed Lodestar, Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo[18]
5Q LND 1956 2002 Operated BN-2 Islander, Cessna Skywagon, Embraer Bandeirante][19]
Spear Air DC-8 at EFHK in 1973 HKMS000005 km0000lz9v.jpg 1972 1974 Operated Douglas DC-8
Snowbird Airlines SBW SNOWMAN 2014 2014 Operated Airbus A320-200
Soder Airlines OY SDE SODER 2002 2006 Went bankrupt
T
Turku Air 1974 2016
W
Wasawings Wasawings Beech 99 OH-WWT at EFHK 19870919.jpg VW 1981 1988 AOC revoked after crash
Wingo xprs Wingo saab340.jpg 2009 2010

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References[]

  1. ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. ^ "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  3. ^ "Air Carelia". Airline History. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Copter Action". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Deltacraft". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Euro-Flite". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Finnwings". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ^ "FirstClass". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Flyg & Far Åland". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Go! Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Helikopteripalvelu". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Holiday Magic Finland". ATDB-aero. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Kunnnallistekniikka". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Lentohuolto Oy". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Line Support". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Nordair OY". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Polar-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Sir-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Skargardsflyg". Airline History. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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