List of former equipment of the Finnish Army

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This is an (incomplete) list of former equipment used by the Finnish Army. For current equipment, se here.

Tanks and other armoured vehicles[]

Cold War era tanks[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
PT-76
PT-A 		 Soviet Union Amphibious light tank
Driver training tank 		12 units
8 units 		Verkhnyaya Pyshma Tank Museum 2012 0181.jpg In use between 1963–1994. Some PT-76s were converted into the PT-A training tanks (for the BTR-50) after they stopped being used as light tanks.
T-72M1
T-72M1K
T-72M1K1 		 Soviet Union Main battle tank
Command tank
Command tank 		157 units
3 units
2 units 		Parola Tank Museum 190 - T-72 M1 (26793853569).jpg In use between 1984–2006, 63 T-72M1 and T-72M1K from the Soviet Union in 1984-86, and 97 from ex-East Germany in 1992 (of these 66 were made in Czechoslovakia, and 33 were made in Poland). 162 units total.
T-55,
after modernization T-55M
T-55K,
after modernization T-55MK 		 Soviet Union Main battle tank
Command tank 		64 units
10 units 		Parola Tank Museum 073 - T-55 (26793833929).jpg In use since 1966, modernized in 1989, total 74 units, 9 still in use 2021.
T-54  Soviet Union Main battle tank 43 units Taistelupanssarivaunu T-54 RUK-museo Hamina.jpg The variant is the T-54-3, also known as M1951. It was in use between 1959 and 1969 (and removed from storage in 2005), 43 units.[1]
Comet Mk I Model B  United Kingdom Cruiser tank 41 units Comet MK I Model B Parola tank museum.jpg In use between 1960 and 1971.
Charioteer Mk VII Model B  United Kingdom Medium tank 38 units Charioteer Ps 251-29.JPG In use between 1958 and 1980.

World War 2 tanks[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ISU-152
ISU-152V 		 Soviet Union Self-propelled gun
Armoured recovery vehicle 		1 unit
1 unit 		Parola Tank Museum 083 - ISU-152 (38513872606).jpg The standard ISU-152 was captured, operated and abandoned in 1944. Another was captured in 1944 and rebuilt into a armoured recovery vehicle and was used between 1944 and 1959.
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J  Germany Medium tank 15 units Panzer IV Ausf J Parola 1.jpg In use between 1944 and 1962.
Sturmgeschütz 40G (Stu-40)
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G (StuG III) 		 Germany Assault gun 30 units
29 units 		StuG III Ausf. G.jpg In use between 1943 and 1966.
In use between 1944 and 1966.
KV-1E m 1941
KV-1 m 1942 		 Soviet Union Heavy tank 1 unit
1 unit 		Kv1 m1942 parola 1.jpg In use between 1943 and 1954.
In use between 1942 and 1954.
T-50  Soviet Union Light infantry tank 1 unit T-50 Finnish service 1944 photo 148981.jpg Modified in Finland with additional armour. In use between 1942 and 1954.
T-34-76
T-34-85 		 Soviet Union Medium tank 9 units
9 units 		Parola Tank Museum 096 - T34-85 (38538665452).jpg The short-barreled tanks were m 1941, m 1942 and m 1943 models. These were captured vehicles that were in use between 1941 and 1961.
The T34-85 were in use between 1944 and 1961. Two units were registered in the inventory, but were never in operational use.
BT-42  Finland Assault gun 18 units Parola Tank Museum 105 - BT-42 (38513872296).jpg Modified Soviet BT-7 tank. In use between 1943 and 1956.
BT-43  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 1 unit Modified Soviet BT-7 tank. In use between 1944 and 1945.
BT-2
BT-5
BT-7 		 Soviet Union Cavalry tank 15 units
62 units
53 units 		BT tank in the Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad Museum 2.jpg Several captured in the Winter War and in 1941. The tank was in use only during 1941 and was soon replaced by the T-26 due to its poor reliability. The remaining tanks were either stored, rebuilt, dismantled (turrets being included into permanent casements), or scrapped.
T-28,
later modified to T-28E standard
T-28E
T-28V 		 Soviet Union Medium tank
Medium tank
Armoured recovery vehicle 		6 units
1 unit
1 unit 		T 28.jpg Two m 1938 were captured in the Winter War and the remainder in 1941. In use from 1939-1950. The T-28V was a modified T-28E and was used from 1945 to 1950.
T-20 m 1937,
T-20 m 1938, 1939 		 Soviet Union Artillery tractor 33 units
184 units 		Parola Tank Museum 205 - Komsomolets (37682183305).jpg In use from 1939-1959.
T-38 and T-38M-2
T-38-34
T-38-KV 		 Soviet Union Amphibious light tank 19 units
11 units
4 units 		T-38 tank.JPG The -34 and -KV were driver training tanks for the T-34 and KV-series of tanks. In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1944 to 1959.
In use 1944 to 1959.
T-37A tank  Soviet Union Amphibious light tank 29 units T-37A ‘2’ - Patriot Museum, Kubinka (26645904419).jpg In use 1939 to 1942.
T-26 m 1931
T-26 m 1933
T-26 m 1937 and T-26 m 1939
OT-26
OT-130
OT-133
T-26E
T-26T 		 Soviet Union Light tank
Light tank
Light tank
Flamethrower tank
Flamethrower tank
Flamethrower tank
Light tank
Artillery tractor 		12 units
63 units
36 units
2 units
4 units
3 units
63 units
6 units 		Parola Tank Museum 166 - T-26 m 1933 (37682188985).jpg In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1941 to 1942.
In use 1942
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1942 to 1959.

Pre-war tanks[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Vickers 6-Ton  United Kingdom Light tank 32 units Vickers6ton front.JPG In use 1933 to 1959.
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Model 1933
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI 		 United Kingdom Tankette 1 unit
1 unit 		Carden-Loyd Mk.VI Strängnäs 12.08.11 (3a).JPG Only in use in 1933.
Saint-Charmond modèle 1921  France Light tank 1 unit French Saint. Chamond Chenillete M-21.jpg In use 1923 to 1937.
Renault FT-17  France Light tank 34 units Renault FT in Parola tank museum Finland.jpg In use 1919 to 1942.

IFVs and APCs[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1
BMP-1TJ
BMP-K1
BMP-PS
BMP-1K 		 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle
Forward observation post vehicle
Command vehicle
_
Command vehicle 		195 units Soviet BMP-1 IFV.JPEG In use between 1982–2004. Bought in two batches (85 in 1981 from the Soviet Union and 110 from ex-East German stocks in the beginning of the 1990s).
Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)
BTR-50
BTR-50PK
BTR-50PU
after modernization:
BTR-50YVI
BTR-50YVI-EK
BTR-50PUM
BTR-50PUM1
BTR-50PUM2 		 Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Command vehicle
_
Command vehicle
HQ vehicle
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier 		118 units
110 units
8 units
_
40 units
_
_
_
Few 		Parola Tank Museum 077 - BTR-50 PK (38538663582).jpg In use between 1980s–2010s. The YVI came in 5 different versions.
Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)
BTR-60
BTR-60PA
BTR-60PB
BTR-60PUM
BTR-60 R-145BM
BTR-60PBK 		 Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier ?
1 unit
83 units
Few
Few
Few 		BTR-60 armoured personnel carrier in Mikkeli 20130531.jpg In use between 1980s–2000s. Total 112 units.
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 2 units Parola Tank Museum 070 - BTR 80 (38513872696).jpg Test vehicles, later converted to command vehicles in BTR-60 units.
 Finland Armoured Personnel Carrier 1 unit 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)
 Finland Armoured Personnel Carrier 1 unit 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)

Armoured cars[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
BA-10
BA-10N 		 Soviet Union Armoured car 24 units Ba10 parola 1.jpg In use between 1939–1959.
BA-6
BA-3 		 Soviet Union Armoured car 10 units
1 unit 		BA-6 soviet armoured car.jpg In use between 1944–1956
In use between 1944–1954.
FAI-M
BA-20
BA-20M 		 Soviet Union Armoured car 18 units Parola Tank Museum 003 - BA-20 (38570267831).jpg In use between 1939–1956.
FAI  Soviet Union Armoured car 3 units FAI armoured car.jpg In use between 1943–1950.
D-8  Soviet Union Armoured car 1 unit D-8 Armored Car.jpg In use between 1941–1942.
Landsverk 182  Sweden Armoured car 1 unit Landsverk L-180.jpg In use between 1936–1941.
 Italy Armoured car 1 unit FiatPanssariautoValkoistenHallussa.jpg In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Austin Model 1917  United Kingdom Armoured car ? units IJA Austin armoured car model 1918.jpg In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Peerless  United Kingdom Armoured car ? units Bovington 021 Peerless Armoured Car 1.jpg

Various vehicles[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details


Sisu Nasu  Finland Tracked articulated vehicle Sisu Nasu Na-140 BT.jpg In use between 1980s–2017.
Bandvagn 202  Sweden Tracked articulated vehicle 15 units Bandvagn 202E (01).jpg
MAZ-537G  Soviet Union Tank transporter Maz M-84 3.jpg Pulling the ChMZAP-5247G semi-trailer.
 Soviet Union Tracked transport vehicle ParkPatriot2015part4-50.jpg|
ATS-59  Soviet Union Artillery tractor 28 units ATS Finnish Artillery Museum.jpg In use between 1965–2002.
 Soviet Union Artillery tractor 50 units Sofia Bulgaria - AT-S artillery tractor.jpg In use between 1960–2002.
Raupenschlepper Ost  Germany Artillery tractor 20 units Raupenschlepper RSO Horch Museum.jpg In use between 1943–.
Sisu KB-45  Finland Off-road lorry 83 units Sisu KB-45.jpg In use between 1965–2008.
Sisu A-45  Finland Off-road lorry about 500 units Protosisua45.jpg In use between 1970–2008.
Vanaja VAKS  Finland Military truck 155 units Vanaja service vehicle.jpg In use between 1960–.
 Finland Military truck 38 units Vanaja NS-47T 4000.jpg In use between 1962–.
Sd.Kfz. 9  Germany Half-track 2 units SdKfz 9 pulls Crusader tank 1942.jpg In use between 1943–. recovery vehicle, arrived with the purchase of the StuG III assault guns.
 Germany Lorry Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-315-1117-18, Italien, LKW auf überfluteter Landstraße.jpg In use between 1943–1945.
M2 half-track car  United States Half-track 213 units Halftrack-fort-benning-2.jpg In use between 1948–1964.
 United States Artillery tractor IH TD-14 (2).jpg In use between 1940 until the 1950s.
ZIL-157  Soviet Union Military truck 86 units Włodarz ciężarówka 14.06.09 p.jpg In use between 1962 until the 1990s.
KrAZ-255B  Soviet Union Military truck KrAZ-255B VS 02.jpg In use between 1962 until the 2010s.
ZIL-131  Soviet Union Military truck about 400 units 001 - ZIL-131 (45866814341).jpg In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-452  Soviet Union Off-road van UAZ 452.jpg In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-469
UAZ-315126 		 Soviet Union Off-road military light utility vehicle 250+ units ParkPatriot2015part4-12.jpg In use between 1976 until the 2000s.
GAZ-66  Soviet Union Off-road lorry 440 units GAZ 66.jpg In use between 1972 until the 2000s.
GAZ-69  Soviet Union Off-road military light utility vehicle Radioauto AS 351 GAZ-69 RUK-museo.JPG
Valmet 702  Finland Tractor Valmet 702 RUK-museo 1.JPG

Railroad artillery[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
305/52 ORaut  Soviet Union Railway gun 3 units TM-3-12 railway gun in Hanko, Finland (SA-kuva 137883).jpg Soviet TM-3-12 railroad guns. In use 1943-1944.
180/57 NRaut  Soviet Union Railway gun 4 units TM-1-180, Krasnaya Gorka fort.JPG Soviet TM-1-180 guns. In use 1941-1944.
152/45 ORaut  Soviet Union Railway gun 4 units 136471 r500.jpg In use 1924-1964.
130/50 ORaut  Soviet Union Railway gun units In use 1964-1972.
Armored train  Russian Empire Armored train Red Guard armoured train.jpg In use 1918-.

Rocket launchers[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
122 RAKH 76  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 34 units BM-21 Grad (01).jpg BM-21 Grad. In use between 1976–2000s.
 Finland Multiple rocket launcher 15 units 280 RakH 44 2.JPG In use between 1944–.
150 RAKH 44  Germany Multiple rocket launcher 15 units Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-220-0634-12, Russland, Laden eines Nebelwerfers.jpg 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41. In use between 1944–.

Self-propelled artillery[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
152 TELAK 91  Soviet Union Self-propelled artillery 18 units 152 TELAK 91.jpg 2S5 Giatsint-S. In use between 1991–2015.

Howitzers[]

Heavy Howitzers (150-210 mm)[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
210 H 17  German Empire
 Sweden 		Heavy howitzer 4 units 21-cm-Mörser 16.jpg 21 cm Mörser 16. In use between 1939–1960s.
203 H 17


 United States Heavy howitzer 32 units BL 8 Mk 7 8-inch Howitzer Hameenlinna 2.JPG 8 in Howitzer Mk 7 (Vickers Mk 6). In use between 1940–1960s.
155 H 17, 12 units later modified to 152 H 15-17  France Howitzer 151 units 155mm m1917 Schneider Hameenlinna 1.jpg Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider. 12 were rebarreled to 152mm in 1944 and thereafter known as In use between 1920s-1980s
155 H 15  France Howitzer 24 units Canon de 155 C Mle 1915 St. Chamond.155mm howitzer.1915.20060602.16 18 52 EEST.ojp.jpg In use between 1939-1960s
152 H 88-40  Finland
( Germany) 		Howitzer 42 units 152H88-40.jpg A modernized German fitted with a new 152 mm barrel. Original Finnish designation 150 H 40. In use between 1988-2007
152 H 88-37  Finland
( Soviet Union) 		Howitzer 64 units A modernized Soviet fitted with a new barrel. Original Finnish designation 152 H 37. In use between 1988-2007
152 H 88-31  Finland
( Soviet Union) 		Howitzer 21 units A modernized Soviet converted to a howitzer by fitting a new 152 mm L/32 barrel. Finnish Army designation for the original A-19 version was 122 K 31. In use between 1988-2007
152 H 55  Soviet Union Howitzer 126 units 152 H 55 RUK-museo 1.JPG Soviet 152 mm towed D-20 howitzer bought from ex-East German stocks. In use between 1991 and 2017.
152 H 38  Soviet Union Howitzer 102 units M10 hameenlinna 2.jpg Four were later modified into the . In use between 1941-.
152 H 37-31<<check>>  Soviet Union Howitzer Modernized 122 K 31 guns.
152 H 37  Soviet Union Howitzer 66 units 152mm ml20 hameenlinna 4.jpg Later modernized into the and 152 H 88-37A. In use between 1942 and 1988.
 Soviet Union Howitzer 1 unit 152mm m1930 hameenlinna 1.jpg Experimental gun, captured in the Continuation War. In use between 1941 and 1944.
152 H 17  Soviet Union Howitzer 8 units Kanon 155C-1917 Halen 18-08-2019 13-11-18.jpg In use between 1924-.
152 H 15  Soviet Union Howitzer 4 units Kanon 155C-1917 Halen 18-08-2019 13-11-18.jpg In use between 1924-.
152 H 09-30  Soviet Union Howitzer 109 units Pedersören patteriston muistomerkki.jpg In use between 1939-1980s.
152 H 10  Russian Empire Howitzer 9 units 152mm m10 schneider polevaja 1.jpg In use between 1918 and 1966.
150 H 40  Germany Howitzer 48 units 15 cm sFH 18 1.jpg 42 units were later modernized into the 152 H 88-40. In use between 1940 and 1988.
150 H 15  Germany Howitzer 20 units Lavaroneplateau. 15 cm Kanone. (BildID 15637257).jpg In use between 1940 and 1962.
155 H 15 and <<check>>  Soviet Union Howitzer about 232 units 122mm model 09 37 hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1939-1960s
150 H 14 J  Japan Howitzer 12 units 150 H 14 J Hämeenlinna 2.JPG In use between 1918-1939.
 Sweden Howitzer 12 units PosHaub 1909 Nr 35.jpeg In use between 1940 to 1944.

Medium howitzers (105-122mm)[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
122 H 38  Soviet Union Howitzer 41 units[2] Zagan 122 mm haubica wz 1938 a.jpg In use between 1942-1975
122 H 10-30  Soviet Union
( Germany) 		Howitzer 247 units[3] 122mm model 10 30 helsinki 1.jpg In use between 1939-.
122 H 10
later modernized to 122 H 10-40 		( Soviet Union) Howitzer 39 units In use between 1918-.
122 H 09-30  Finland
( Soviet Union) 		Howitzer 25 units[4] 122mm model 09 37 hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1939-.
122 H 09
later modernized to 122 H 09-40 		 Soviet Union Howitzer 31 units[5] 122 H 09-40 RUK-museo.JPG In use between 1918-.
120 H 13  Belgium Howitzer 13 units Rheinmetall 12 cm leFH 08.jpg In use between 1940-.
Howitzer In use between 1918-1944.
120 MH 01  German Empire Howitzer 2 units 12 cm Mrs Hb 01 Hämeenlinna 2.JPG In use between 1918-.
114 H 18  United Kingdom Howitzer 54 units QF 4.5 inch Hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1939-. Later used in the BT-42 assault gun.
105 H 41-18  Czechoslovakia Howitzer 1 unit 105 H 41 Hameenlinna 2.JPG In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 41  Czechoslovakia Howitzer 27 units[6] 105 H 41 Hameenlinna 2.JPG In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 37  Sweden Howitzer 134 units 105 H 37 Hämeenlinna 2.JPG License manufactured Swedish 10,5 cm fälthaubits L/22, 134 units, all modified into in the 1960s, and into 105 H 61-37 in 1961. 40 were given to Estonia. In use between 1942-1990s.
105 H 33-40  Germany Howitzer 8 units 105mm howitzer model18 40 Hameenlinna 2.jpg In use between 1944-.
105 H 33  Germany Howitzer 53 units 10.5 cm leFH 18 MWP 04.jpg In use between 1944-.
Howitzer
 Sweden Mountain howitzer 4 units In use between 1940 and 1944.

Field guns[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
155 K (93)  Finland Field gun 1 unit 155 K 98 Lippujuhlan päivä 2014 3.JPG In use between 1993-
 Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1991-
 Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1988-
 Finland Field gun In use between 1981-
 Finland Field gun 13 units In use between 1970s-
155 K 17  France Field gun 12 units 155mm Schneider Gun Modele 1917 Firing Position.jpeg In use between 1941-1944
 Finland Field gun 2 units In use between 1967-
130 K 90-60  Finland Field gun 15 units Vammas 130 K 90-60.jpg Modernized 122 K 60. In use between 1990-.
130 K 54  Soviet Union Field gun 186 units 130 mm Gun M-46 Right View 2017-12-24.jpg 20 from the Soviet Union 1965-1966, and another 166 in 1993 from Germany after the unification. In use between 1965 and 2019.
122 K 60  Finland Field gun 15 units Tampella 122 K 60.png Later modernized into 130 K 90-60. In use between 1960 and 1990.
122 K 31  Soviet Union Field gun 29 units 122 mm gun M193137 (A-19) 1.jpg In use between 1941 and the 1970s.
120 K 78-31  Poland Field gun 24 units Schneider 120mm mark 78-09-31 gun 2.jpg In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
120 K 78-16  France Field gun 72 units 120K78-16 cannon Hameenlinna 2.jpg In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 13  France Field gun 2 units 107mm m1910 hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 10  Russian Empire Field gun 9 units 107mm m1910 hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
 Sweden Field gun 1 unit Equipped with a replacement barrel. In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 K 34  Sweden Field gun 12 units Bofors M34 105mm Gun Hameenlinna 6.jpg In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 K 29  Poland Field gun 54 units Schneider 105mm starachowice front1.jpg In use between 1941-.
105 K 13  France Field gun 22 units 105mm M1913 Schneider Hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1940-.
105 K 10  Russian Empire Field gun 4 units 107mm m1910 hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1943-. Modified 107 K 10 guns.
84 K 18  United Kingdom Field gun 30 units QF18pdrMkIIHydropneumaticRecuperatorIWM3April2008.jpg In use between 1940-1960
77 K 96  German Empire Field gun 8 units[7] 7,7cm FK 96 na 03.jpg In use between 1918-1926
76 K 42  Soviet Union Field gun 12 units Zis3 hameenlinna side.jpg In use between 1944-.
76 K 39  Soviet Union Field gun 9 units 76mm f22 usv hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1939-.
76 VK 38  Soviet Union Field gun 9 units[8] 76mm mountain gun m1938 - 3.jpg In use between 1939-1951.
76 K 36  Soviet Union Field gun 76 units F22 helsinki military museum 1.jpg In use between 1939-1994.
or Field gun 2 units In use between 1939-1941
 Soviet Union Field gun 1 units Kevyt Patteristo 11 76RK27.jpg In use between 1941-.
Field gun 13 units 76 K 27-k Hämeenlinna 1.JPG In use between 19-19
76 RK 27 and  Soviet Union Field gun 235 units Regimental gun 76mm 1927 front.jpg In use between 1939-.
 France Field gun 4 units In use between 1924-1945.
76 LK 10-13  Soviet Union Mountain gun 72 units[9] 76-mm mountain cannon model 1909 Schneider system 2.jpg In use between 1918-.
76 VK 09  Soviet Union Mountain gun 18 units 76,2 mm Schneider-Putilov Md. 1909 mountain gun.JPG In use between 1918-1946.
 Soviet Union Mountain gun 11 units 76 VK 04 Hämeenlinna 1.JPG In use between 19-19
Field gun
76 K 02  Soviet Union Field gun 249 units[10] 76 mm m1902 sotamuseo helsinki 3.jpg In use between 1918-1994.
76 K 02-30  Soviet Union Field gun 93 units 76.2 mm divisional gun M1902-30 L40 2.jpg In use between 1941-1994.
76 K 02-30/40  Soviet Union Field gun 14 units[11] 76.2 mm divisional gun M1902-30 L40 2.jpg In use between 1941-1994.
76 K 02-34  Soviet Union Field gun 1 unit Porin perinnetykki 76 K 02.JPG In use between 1934-1941.
76 K 02-38  Soviet Union Field gun 2 units Porin perinnetykki 76 K 02.JPG In use between 1938-1942.
76 K 00  Soviet Union Field gun 34 units Model 1900 76 mm Russian Field Gun 3.jpg In use between 1918-.
, later  Sweden Field gun 8 units Bofors 75 L40 Mod. Argentino.jpg In use between 1940-.
Field gun 1 unit In use between 1939-.
75 K 17  United States Field gun 200 units Kitee 75 K17 kenttäkanuuna.jpg In use between 1940-1990s.
 German Empire Mountain gun 12 units In use between 1918-1931.
75 K 11  Italy Field gun 1 unit Cannone da 75 modello 11 Hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1929-.
 Sweden Field gun 36 units 7,5 cm kanon m 02-33.jpg In use between 1929-.
75 K 01  Norway
( German Empire) 		Field gun 12 units Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901 modified.jpg In use between 1940-1944.
75 VK 98  Japan Mountain gun 44 units Suojeluskunnan paraati Rautatientorilla - N2105 (hkm.HKMS000005-000001jq).jpg In use between 1918-1937.
75 K 97  France Field gun 48 units 2017-09-24 15-08-34 reconst-histo-burnhaupt-le-haut.jpg In use between 1940-1962.
Field gun 4 units In use between 1918-.
279 M 77  Russian Empire Coastal mortar 5 units 11 inch and 9 inch model 1877 coastal mortars Suomenlinna 2.JPG 11 inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1918-1951.
229 M 77  Russian Empire Coastal mortar 6 units 229 RM 77 Suomenlinna 1.JPG 9 inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1919-1944.
155 K 77  France Siege artillery 48 units French De Bange cannon from 1877.jpg In use between 1940-1944.
152 K 04-200 p  Russian Empire Siege artillery 4 units 6inch 200pood siege gun suomenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1918-1944.
152 K 77-190 p  Russian Empire Siege artillery 81 units 2504. Monument of Artillery School, Lpr.jpg In storage only. In use between 1918-.
 Russian Empire Siege artillery 102 units[12] 6-inch siege gun M1877 120 pood version 1.JPG In use between 1918-1944.
120 K 78  France Siege artillery 102 units 120K78-16 cannon Hameenlinna 1.jpg In use between 1940-1944.
107 K 77-piirk  Russian Empire Siege artillery 57 units[13] Model 1877 107 mm siege gun Hameenlinna.JPG In use between 1918-1940s.
107 K 77-ptrik  Russian Empire Field gun 102 units Model 1877 107mm gun 1.jpg In use between 1918-.
90 K 77  France Field gun 100 units De Bange 90 mm Lappeenranta 1.JPG In use between 1940-1944.
87 K 95 and 87 K 95-R  Russian Empire Field gun 87 units Model 1877 87 mm Russian Field Gun 2.jpg In use between 1918-1941.
87 K 77  Russian Empire Field gun 144 units[14] Model 1877 87 mm Russian Field Gun 2.jpg In use between 1918-1930s.
80 K 77  France Field gun 12 units 1878 M francia ágyú.JPG In use between 1940-1951.

Mortars[]

Heavy mortars (160-300 mm)[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
 Finland Mortar 6 units 300 Krh 42 Hämeenlinna 1.JPG In use between 1942-1945.
 Finland Mortar 60 units Tampella 160mm mortar in Aalborg Forsvars- og Garnisonsmuseum, pic1.JPG In use between 1985-.

Heavy mortars (120 mm)[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
 Finland Mortar 60 units In use between 1985-2015.
 Finland Mortar In use between 1973-.
 Finland Mortar 15 units[15]
 The 120 KRH 65-73 was in use from 1974. It was developed into the 120 KRH 85, which is still in use today.
 Finland Mortar Kranaatinheitin 120 Krh62A-h. Tampella, 1957-61. Tampereen museot. Kuva Topi Äikäs, Vapriikin kuva-arkisto. (15835173034).jpg In use between 1965-. Developed into the Israeli K6, US M120 and M121.
120 KRH 40  Finland Mortar 377 units Granatkastare modell 41 Revinge 2015.jpg In use between 1940 until about 2000. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 40-76
 Soviet Union Mortar about 250 units 120 krh 38-77 RUK-museo.JPG In use between 1938-2004. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 38-42, 120 KRH 38-77 and 120 KRH 38-42-77.

Medium mortars (81-107 mm)[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
107mm M1938 mortar  Soviet Union Mortar 1 unit 107 mm mozdzierz wz 38 tyl.jpg Several were conquered during WW2 but only one in working condition. Only studied, never in operational use.
 Soviet Union Mortar 478 units 27th Independent Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (183-16).jpg In use between 1941-.
Mortar  Soviet Union
 Soviet Union Mortar 81 mm kranaatinheitin m35.JPG In use between 1937-.
 Soviet Union Mortar
 Finland Mortar 4 units In test use between 1997-2000s. Also known as 81 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
 Finland Mortar In use between 1990-.
81 KRH 71  Finland Mortar several hundred units (81 KRH 71 Y)
14 units (81 KRH 71 RT) 		Later modernized to 81 KRH 71 Y which are still in use. There was also a coastal fortress variant called 81 KRH 71 RT. The 81 KRH 71 Y mortar is also installed on Bv 206 vehicles. In use between 1971-.
 Finland Mortar 10 units Later modernized to 81 KRH 64 Y. In use between 1964-1985.
 Finland Mortar 20 units 81 Krh 56 Y.JPG Later modernized to 81 KRH 56 Y. The 58P was a long-barreled version. In use between 1956-1985.
Mortar
 Finland Mortar 24 units Finnish short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1942. In use between 1942-.
81 KRH 39  United Kingdom Mortar 10 units Airborne troops training with a 3-inch mortar, December 1942. H25882.jpg 10 units and 10,000 shells were given to Finland by the UK in 1940 but due to its different operation and small numbers it was never taken into use. They were sold in the 1960s.[16]
 Finland Mortar 231 units 81 Krh 38.JPG Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 38 Y. In use between 1938-2007.
81 KRH 36  Poland Mortar 9 units (m/30)
6 units (m/36) 		Polish Brandt-type mortar. Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 T 71 Y. In use between 1940-2015.
81 KRH 36  France Mortar 227 units Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y. In use between 1936-.
81 KRH 36  Italy Mortar 109 units Mortaio da 81 Mod. 35.jpg Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y. In use between 1936-.
 Finland Mortar 68 units Short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935-.
 Finland Mortar 187 units Long-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935-2015. It was modified several times, with new base plates, e.g. 81 KRH 35-60 and 81 KRH 35 T 71
 Sweden Mortar 25 units[17] 81 mm mortar m29-39.png In use between 1939-1986. After WW2 they were altered to fire around the entire plate, and were given a "Y" designation (81 KRH 34Y)
 Finland Mortar 104 units[18] Tampella 81 Krh 33.jpg In use between 1933-1986.
 Finland Mortar 70 units[19] 81 mm kranaatinheitin 32 1.JPG In use between 1932-1986.
81 KRH 31  France Mortar 100 units Brandt Mle 27(31).JPG In use between 1940-.
 Poland Mortar 16 units In use between 1930-.
81 KRH 26  United Kingdom Mortar 90 units PSM V92 D055 Stokes mortar for trench warfare 1.jpg In use from 1926 until 1936.

Light mortars (47-60 mm)[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
 Finland Mortar 5 units In test use between 1997-2000s. Also known as 60 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
 Finland Mortar Few units Some sold for testing to Sweden.[20]
 Finland Mortar 4 units In test use between 1970s-1980s.
 Finland Mortar Only a few units[21] In use between 1939-.
50 KRH ss-I
50 KRH ss-IV 		 Soviet Union Mortar 50 units
30 units 		M1941 50mm.jpg
50 KRH 40
50 KRH 39
50 KRH 38 		 Soviet Union Mortar 1,268 units 50mm Company Mortar M1938 (RM-38).jpg In use between 1939-1959.
 Finland Mortar 50 units In use between 1941-1948.
 Sweden Mortar Only a few units In use between 1940-.
 Finland Mortar 6 units In use between 1939-1960.

Siege mortars[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer  German Empire Trench mortar 2 units 25 cm Minenwerfer of Polish Army 1918-1925.png Sold in 1937
170 MH 12  German Empire Trench mortar 6 units Minenwerfer 170 mm Memorial de Verdun.jpg In use between 1918-1937.
91 MH 16  Russian Empire Trench mortar 26 units 9 cm Mortar Type GR 01.JPG In use between 1918-1937.
 German Empire Trench mortar 26 units 7,58 cm miinanheitin m16 RUK-museo.JPG In use between 1918-1937.

Infantry weapons[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.62 PK 26  Finland Light machine gun 6,200 units Lahti-Saloranta m26 Mikkeli 1.JPG
7.62 PK D  Soviet Union Light machine gun 9,000 units Machine gun DP MON.jpg
7.62 PK D PSV  Soviet Union Light machine gun 650+ units Bipodlu Bir Makineli Tüfek.jpeg
7.62 PK Lewis
7.70 PK Lewis		  United States Light machine gun 60 units Lewis Gun (derivated).jpg
8.00 PK 15  France Light machine gun 5,000 units Chauchat Memorial de Verdun.jpg
Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun  France Machine gun 34 units French machine-gun Hotchkiss model 1914.JPG Used initially with Renault FT tanks, later replaced and used by infantry.
Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun  France Light machine gun Hotchkiss M1909.png
Kg m/40 light machine gun  Sweden Light machine gun units Kulsprutegevär m 1940 Sverige 6,5x55mm Armémuseum noBG.jpg
30 KRKK AGS-17  Soviet Union Automatic grenade launcher 140 units[22] AGS-17-SnipingWMD-02.jpg 1990s-2005
7.62 KK 54 RPD  Soviet Union Light machine gun 1,000 units LMG-RPD-44 noBG.png
7.62 RK 54 TP
7.62 RK 54		  Soviet Union Assault rifle units AKMS vs AK-47.JPEG
7.62 RK 72  East Germany Assault rifle units MPi-Km 72.jpg
DS-39  Soviet Union Machine gun 200 units DS-39 machine gun SA-Kuva 113228.jpg
 Finland Machine gun 35 units Sampo L-41.jpg Only used for testing 1940-1942.
MG 42  Germany Machine gun 6 units MG42 1 noBG.jpg Plans werre made to build 4,000 units but machining complications and the end of the war put and end to this.
MG 34  Germany Machine gun 59 units Digital Museum MG 34 Right noBG.png
MG 08  German Empire Machine gun 1,098 units MG 08 machine gun.JPG
MG 15  German Empire Machine gun 400 units MG08 15 2 (50622727418).jpg
ZB vz. 26  Czechoslovakia Light machine gun units ZB vz. 26 at Great Patriotic War museum in Smolensk.jpg
Schwarzlose machine gun  Austria-Hungary Machine gun 70 units 1907 MG M System Schwarzlose 8mm.jpg
Vickers machine gun  United Kingdom Machine gun 100 units Vickers Machine Gun YORCM CA78ac.JPG
7.62 PK 20  Denmark Light machine gun 729 units Madsen machine gun with magazine.jpg
FM 24/29 light machine gun  France Light machine gun 100 units LMG 24 29 2.JPG
7.92 PK FN (FN Mle 30)
7.92 PK FN (Kg m/21)		  Belgium
 Sweden		 Automatic rifle 700 units Army Heritage Museum B.A.R..jpg
Maxim M/09-21  Russian Empire Machine gun about 4,000 units Maxim Maschinengewehr 1910.jpg Many were obtained as war booty during WW2. In use from 1918 until the 1960s, mothballed until the 1990s.
Maxim M/32-33  Finland Machine gun 1,200 units MaximM32-33.jpg
M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun  United States Machine gun 100 units Colt Potato Digger.JPG Saw usage during Finnish Civil War, retired in 1936.
Neuhausen MKMS   Switzerland Submachine gun 282 units Mkmsswedish.png
SIG MP18 M1920  German Empire Submachine gun 1,523 units Bergmann MP18.1.JPG In use since 1922.
MP 38  Germany Submachine gun units MP 38.jpg
MP 40  Germany Submachine gun units MP 40 AYF 2.JPG
Suomi KP/31  Finland Submachine gun 80,000 units Suomi submachine gun M31 1 (1).jpg
PPD-40  Soviet Union Submachine gun 150 units PPD40.jpg
PPSh-41  Soviet Union Submachine gun 2,500 units PPSh-41 from soviet.jpg
PPS-42
PPS-43		  Soviet Union Submachine gun A few hundred units PPS-43 Soviet 7.62 mm submachine gun.jpg
KP m/44 submachine gun  Finland Submachine gun 10,000 units 9.00 KP 44.JPG
Thompson submachine gun  United States Submachine gun units Thompson 1921 submachine gun.jpg
FN P90  Belgium Personal defense weapon Few units P90--.png For testing
Berdan M1870  Soviet Union Service rifle 3,100 units Berdan model 18708921.jpg
Carcano M91/38  Italy Bolt action rifle 74,000 units Moschetto 91 - 38.jpg In use 1940-1950s.
Type 30 rifle  Japan Bolt action rifle 10,500 units 30 rifle.png
Type 35 rifle
Type 38 rifle		  Japan Bolt action rifle 7,000+ units Type 38 rifle.png
Mannlicher M1895  Austria-Hungary Bolt action rifle 2,300 units Mannlicher M1895 from the Swedish Army Museum.jpg
Mannlicher M1888  Austria-Hungary Bolt action rifle units M1888.JPG
AVS-36  Soviet Union Automatic rifle Hundreds of units AVS-36 AM.068386 (2) (cropped).jpg
SVT-38
SVT-40		  Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 20,000 units SVT-40 - Ryssland - AM.032865 (magazine).jpg
7.62 KIV M/91
7.62 KIV M/91 RV
7.62 KIV M/07 Karab.
7.62 KIV M/91-24
7.62 KIV M/27
7.62 KIV M/27 RV
7.62 KIV M/28
7.62 KIV M/28-30
7.62 KIV M/39
7.62 KIV M/91-30
7.62 KIV M/38

7.62 KIV M/44

 Russian Empire
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 Russian Empire
 Russian Empire
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
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 Soviet Union
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 Soviet Union

Bolt action rifle 210,000 units
Few units
Few units
26,000 units
56,000 units
2,200 units
33,000 units
40,000 units
100,000 units
100,000+ units
2,291 units
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Winchester Model 1895  United States Lever-action rifle Winchester M1895.jpg
AR-10  United States Battle rifle Few units AR10 Armalite vue d'ensemble noBG.jpg Chambered in 7.62x39
Colt AR-15  United States Semi-automatic rifle Few units 1973 Colt AR15 SP1.jpg
9.00 kp Sten II
9.00 kp Sten III		  United Kingdom Submachine gun 76,115 units STEN MK II submachinegun.png
Sten III Rajamuseo.JPG
7.63 PIST SOV  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol Tokarev TT33 (6825679152).jpg
M1911 pistol  United States Semi-automatic pistol 134 units M1911A1.png
7.65 PIST m/23
9.00 PIST m/08		  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 8,000 units Luger IMG 6768-retouched.jpg
9.00 PIST 35  Finland Semi-automatic pistol 9,000 units Lahti L-35-1.jpg
Mauser C96  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 1,000+ units Mauser C96 7,63 (6971794467).jpg
Dreyse M1907  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol Few units Dreyse m1907.JPG
Mauser M1914  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 500 units Mauser model 1914-IMG 7360-white.jpg
7.62 REV Nagant  Russian Empire Revolver 1,400 units Nagant Revolver.jpg
Ruby pistol  Spanish State Semi-automatic pistol 10,000 units Ruby 1914-IMG 7361-white.jpg
 Germany Semi-automatic pistol 326 units Walther mod 4 (6971798071).jpg
Walther P38  Germany Semi-automatic pistol units Walther P38 (6971798779).jpg
7.65 mm M/Beholla  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 100 units Beholla Pistol.jpg
 German Empire Semi-automatic pistol units Sauer & Sohn M1913 Pistol 01.jpg The image is of a M1913 6.35 mm while the M1914 was in 7.65 mm. The external resemblance is similar.
Astra 400  Spanish State Semi-automatic pistol 100 units Pistola F. Ascaso fabricada a Terrassa.JPG
7.65 mm Browning m/1900  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 1,000 units Browning 1900 (6971783631).jpg
9.00 PIST 07 FN  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 2,500 units Husqvarna m1907 003.jpg
7.65 PIST 10 FN
7.65 PIST 22 FN		  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 2,500 units
2,500 units		 Browning 1910 (6971783833).jpg
9.00 PIST FN  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 2,400 units FN Hi Power.jpg
7.65 PIST 15 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 1,500 units Beretta M1915.jpg
7.65 PIST 19 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol See above Beretta Model 1923.jpg
9.00 PIST 34 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 1,500 units Beretta 34 (6825664724).jpg
7.65 PIST 35 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 4,090 units Beretta M1935.JPG
9.00 PIST 23  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol 3,285 units CZ-24-1937-left-side.jpg
7.65 PIST 39  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol CZ27 (6971789467).jpg
9.00 PIST 39  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol 1,700 units CZ38 (6825670598).jpg
7.65 Bayard M/1908  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol Bayard 1908 .380 71025 R DSC 4179.jpg
Ortgies Semi-Automatic Pistol  Germany Semi-automatic pistol Several hundred units Ortgie right.jpg
7.92 KIV/98 rv  German Empire Bolt action rifle 8,000 units Gewehr 98 noBG.jpg
7.92 KIV SAKSAL  Germany Bolt action rifle 600 units Kar 98K - AM.021488.jpg
6.50 KIV/96  Sweden Bolt action rifle 77,000 units Gevär m-1896 - Modellexemplar tillverkat 1896 - 6,5x55mm - Armemuseum.jpg

Anti-aircraft weapons[]

Surface-to-air missiles[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ITO 86 M  Soviet Union Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile Some 80-100 launchers, 912 missiles. Ministro Jaques Wagner assiste exercício de artilharia antiaérea do Exército (20356086501).jpg Soviet SA-18 Grouse (9K38 Igla) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1994 and 2005.
ITO 86  Soviet Union Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile Some 160 launchers, 1558 missiles. Sa-16.jpg Soviet SA-16 Gimlet (9K310 Igla-1) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1986 and 2005.
ITO 78  Soviet Union Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile Some 122 launchers, 1091 missiles. Sa-7.jpg Soviet SA-7b Grail (9K32 Strela-2) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1978 until 2000.
ITO 96  Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile system 3 batteries totalling:
9 TELAR (9A310M1)
9 TEL reload vehicles (9M38M1)
3 target acqusition radars (TAR) (9S18M1)
3 command vehicles (9S470)
115 missiles (9M38M1) 		Buk-M1-2 9A310M1-2.jpg Soviet SA-11 Gadfly (9K37 BUK-M1)
ITO 79  Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile system 3 batteries, 400 missiles 072 - SA-3 'Goa' (38511960836).jpg Soviet SA-3 Goa (S-125 Pechora)
Thunderbird  United Kingdom Surface-to-air missile system 1 missile Thunderbird-MKI-Tuusula.jpg British surface-to-air missile obtained for familiarization and training purposes.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ITPSV 90  United Kingdom Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon 6 units Marksman SPAAG.jpg In use between 1990-2015. British Marksman turret using two Oerlikon 35 mm autocannons mounted on a Polish T-55AM chassis. The turrets were moved to Leopard 2 chassis.[23]
57 ITPSV SU 57-2  Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon 12 units ZSU-57-2 Hun 2010 02.jpg In use 1961-2006. 9 additional units were obtained from Hungary in the 1990s for upgrade purposes of the old wagons, but the entire programme was scrapped in 1999, when it was decided to end the modernization programmes of old Soviet equipment.[24]
Landsverk Anti II  Sweden Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 6 units ItPsv 41 (Landsverk L-62 Anti II).png In use between 1942 and 1959.

Heavy anti-aircraft artillery[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
88 ITK 37  Germany anti-aircraft gun 90 units Flak18-36.jpg German 88mm Flak gun. In use 1943–1980.
76 ITK 34  United Kingdom anti-aircraft gun 12 units Vickers 76 ItK 34 V Imatralla 1943.jpg In use from 1936
 Sweden anti-aircraft gun 8 units
4 units
4 units 		Taivaskallio-Bofors76-2007.jpg
76ITK28.jpg
Ilmatorjuntabatteri.jpg 		In use from 1928. The M27 was mounted on a fixed mount.
76 ITK 16  Italy anti-aircraft gun 24 units The Italian Army in Albania, 1916-1918 Q19108 (cropped).jpg In use from 1934. Breda 76 mm anti-aircraft gun
 Russian Empire anti-aircraft gun 8 units Obuhov 76mm aircraft gun M02-34.jpg In use from the 1930s. Russian Obuhov anti-aircraft guns.
76 ITK 14  Russian Empire anti-aircraft gun 2 units Ilmatorjuntamuseo 021 - (24696522108).jpg In use from 1918.
 Sweden anti-aircraft gun 9 units 75 ItK 30 BS Torpin Tykit 1.JPG Swedish 75mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun originally manufactured for Siam.
75 ITK 37  Czechoslovakia anti-aircraft gun 20 units Skoda 75 mm model 1937 anti-aircraft cannon.right side.JPG In use from 1940

Medium anti-aircraft artillery[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
57 ITK 60  Soviet Union anti-aircraft gun 24 units[25] S-60.jpg Soviet S-60 57 mm anti-aircraft gun. Nicknamed Nikolai. In use from 1960 until 2000.
40 ITK 38  Sweden anti-aircraft gun 288 units Bofors L60.jpg Swedish 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun. In use since 1938 until the 1980s.
40 ITK 15  United Kingdom anti-aircraft gun 9 units Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q31427.jpg 40 mm Pom-Pom gun
37/30 Ma  United Kingdom anti-aircraft gun 16 units "Flaming Onion" Anti-Aircraft Gun.jpg 37 mm Pom-Pom gun, in use 1918-1944.
37 ITK 37  Germany anti-aircraft gun 4 units Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-478-2162-26, Italien, Flak.jpg In use 1944–1959.
37 ITK 39  Soviet Union anti-aircraft gun 1 unit 61-K anti-aircraft gun, 2007.jpg Several Soviet 61-K 37 mm anti-aircraft gun were captured but only little ammunition, so only one gun was operational for a short time. In use in 1941.
35 ITK 58   Switzerland anti-aircraft gun 16 units 027 - Swiss Auto AA Gun 1958 (38536875032).jpg Later modernized to 35 ITK 88 standard
  Switzerland anti-aircraft gun 27 units
3 units 		30ITK62.jpg Swiss Hispano-Suiza 30 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1962.

Anti-aircraft cannons and machine guns[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
20 ITK HS   Switzerland anti-aircraft gun 2 units 30ITK62.jpg Swiss Hispano-Suiza 20 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1963 and used until 1972 for testing purposes. The name used during the testing was "20 ItK/HS/HS 669/HS 820 L 85".
20 ITK OE   Switzerland anti-aircraft gun 2 units Flab 20 mm IMG 1523.JPG Swiss Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1963 and used until 1975 for testing purposes. The name used during the testing was "20 ItK/Oe/10 ILa/5 TG".
20 ITKIV L-39/44  Finland 325 units anti-aircraft gun 20 ItKiv 39-44 Hämeenlinna 1.JPG In use 1944–1950s. Fully-automatic version of the Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle.
20 ITK 30 M
20 ITK 36 M
20 ITK 36 M2
20 ITK 39 M
20 ITK 40 M
20 ITK 42 M
20 ITK 43 M 		 Denmark anti-aircraft gun 6 units
32 units
1 units
56 units
146 units
50 units
71 units 		20 mm Madsen AA gun.jpg In total there were 362 cannons in use from 1930 until 1980s.
20 ITK 40 VKT  Finland anti-aircraft gun 180 units 20 ITK 40 VKT Maneesi 1.JPG In use from 1943 until the 1980s.
20 ITK 35  Italy anti-aircraft gun 88 units May 1942, a Free French anti-aircraft crew are using a captured Italian Breda 20mm. anti-aircraft gun.jpg Italian Breda Model 35, in use from 1939.
20 ITK 30 BSW
20 ITK 38 BSW 		 Germany anti-aircraft gun 50 units
113 units 		103 - 20 ltk-30 BSW (38511956606).jpg In use from 1939 until the 1960s. In storage until the 1990s.
  Switzerland anti-aircraft gun 4 units Semag-Oerlikon 20mm aa-gun.png In use from 1924.
 Sweden anti-aircraft machinegun 4 units 8mm ITKK 36.jpg
7.62 ITKK 09-09  Soviet Union anti-aircraft machinegun Ilmatorjuntaa talvisotaharjoituksissa.jpg In use from 1925 until 1986.
7.62 ITKK 09-21  Finland anti-aircraft machinegun Maxim machine gun RUK-museum 1.JPG In use from 1925 until 1986.
7.62 ITKK 32-33  Finland anti-aircraft machinegun Maxim M 32-33.JPG In use from 1925 until 1986.
7.62 ITKK 09-31  Soviet Union anti-aircraft machinegun 80+ units 005 - Maxim MGs (44953636035).jpg Soviet quadruple 7.62 mm Maxim machinegun M1931
7.62 ITPK DA-2  Soviet Union anti-aircraft machinegun TB-3 Turret Crew with DA-2 Machine Gun.jpg Aircraft variant of the Soviet Degtyaryov machine gun. Many were taken into use as AA-rifles.
7.62 ITKK 31 VKT
7.62 ITKK 31-40 VKT 		 Finland anti-aircraft machinegun 135 units
475 units 		It-miehet.jpg
 Finland anti-aircraft machinegun 130 units 7.62 mm ITKK L33-39 on VMV 5 outside Hanko.jpg Mainly used on small craft in the Finnish Navy

Radars[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Radioluotain (RL) m/40 Raija
GEMA FuMG 40 G Freya LZ-Stand (Freya radar) 		 Germany Early warning radar 4 units Freya-radar-lz.jpg Two in use from 30 March 1943, and two more 20-23 June 1944. Range approx. 100 km.
Radioluotain (RL) m/39 Würzburg T Irja
Telefunken FuSE 62 Würzburg T/D ("Dora") 		 Germany Gun laying radar 8 units Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-662-6660-27A, Frankreich, Radargerät "Würzburg".jpg Mobile radar units. Range: 20-30 km. In operation 1943-1950s.
Radioluotain (RL) m/4? Riitta
Telefunken FuSE 65 Würzburg-Riese 		 Germany Gun laying and tracking radar 4 units Würzburg-Riese at Gatow.JPG In use 1944-03-10
Liisa
FuG 202 Lichtenstein 		 Germany Airborne radar 8 units Me110G4 2.jpg Arrived on 1944-03-10 but were not taken into use during the war.
m/45 Maija
FuMO 1 Seetakt 		 Germany Maritime surveillance radar 4 units Coastwatcher Seetakt radar illustration.png 3 arrived in December 1943, and 1 in January 1944.
Vesa
Seeburg-Tisch 		 Germany Mechanical Plotting table
AN/TPS-1E  United States Early warning radar Bought as a gap-filler in 1954. Used until ca 1988.
 Finland Early warning radar 6 units In use between 1954-1970s.

Anti-tank weapons[]

Guided anti-tank weapons[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
PstOhj 83
PstOhj 83M 		 United States Anti-tank guided missile Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg BGM-71C I-TOW
BGM-71 TOW 2
PstOhj 82  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 9K111 Fagot in Polish service.jpg AT-4 Spigot
PstOhj 82M  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 9P135 Fagot missile launcher at Engineering Technologies 2012.jpg AT-5 Spandrel.
RO-63  France Anti-ship missile 200 missiles, (100 training, 52 anti-tank, 48 anti-ship), ? launchers.[26] Swedish Navy tests the Nord Aviation SS.11 in 1958 V17008.jpg French SS.11 anti-tank missiles used in coastal defense, obtained in 1963. In operation from 1964 until 1995.
Vickers Vigilant  United Kingdom Anti-tank guided missile 250 missiles (of whom 100 for training), 10 launchers.[27] VIGILANT tracking.jpg The Army's first missile. In operation between 1962-.

Unguided anti-tank rockets[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
66 KES 75
66 KES 88 		 United States Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 77,000+ units M72A2 LAW.png M72A2 LAW. In operation from 1975 until 2014.
M72A5 LAW. In operation from 1988 until 2020.
Sarpac  France Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher Sarpac.jpg French Sarpac disposable anti-tank recoilless rifle.
74 KES 68  Sweden Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 74 kertasinko 68.JPG Swedish Miniman disposable anti-tank recoilless rifle.
55 S 55  Finland Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 10,000+ units 55 S 55.JPG In operation between 1955-1990s. Kept in storage until 2005.
100 pshp/F1
142 pshp/F2 		 Germany Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 25,812 units[28] Alikessu franz haapala ja panssarinyrkki.jpg Panzerfaust. In operation from 1944-1959.[29]
88 rakh/B 54  Germany Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 1,854 units Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-734-0013-11, Russland-Nord, Soldaten mit Raketen-Panzer-Büchse.jpg Panzerschreck, in use from 1944 until 1959.[30]

Anti-tank guns and rifles[]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
8 PSTKIV  Poland Anti-tank rifle 30 units Wz35 antitank rifle SA-kuva 113078.jpg Polish Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle
14 PSTKIV 37  United Kingdom Anti-tank rifle 300 units Boys Mk I AT Rifle.jpg British Boys anti-tank rifle
14.5 PSTKIV 41 Simonov  Soviet Union Anti-tank rifle WPN 138.png Soviet PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle
Madsen 20 mm cannon  Denmark Anti-tank rifle 12 units[31] 20 mm Madsen.jpg
20 L 39
20 L 39-44 		 Finland Anti-tank rifle 2,078 units Finnish anti-tank gun in use, 7 June, 1942.jpg Finnish Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle, "elephant gun".
25 PSTK 34
25 K 37 		 France Anti-tank rifle 133 units
104 units[32]


25 PstK34 anti-tank gun photo SA-kuva 27890.jpg French 25 mm Hotchkiss, called Marianne. In use since 1940. Withdrawn from service in 1943. Sold in 1959.[33]
28 K 41  Germany Anti-tank rifle 2 units 2.8 cm sPzB 41 Canadian War Museum Ottawa 2013 2.jpg In use in 1944. Sold in 1959.[34]
37 K 14
37 K 15 		 Russian Empire Trench gun 40 units[35] 37 mm K 15 Rosenberg 1.JPG Russian trench gun
37 PSTK 34
37 PSTK 36 		 Poland
 Sweden
 Finland 		Anti-tank gun 42 units
114
355 units 		Armata przeciwpancerna wz 36.jpg The Swedish Bofors 37mm anti-tank gun were procured both from Sweden, Finland and Poland. It was in use between 1938 until 1944. Sold in 1986.[36]
37 PSTK 40
37 PSTK 37 		 Germany Anti-tank gun 178 units[37] Pak36 helsinki 1.jpg The German PaK 36 was in use from 1940 until 1944. Sold in 1979.[38]
45 PSTK 32
45 PSTK 32-38: 		 Soviet Union Anti-tank gun 25 units
? 		45mm M1932 parola 1.jpg The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 19-K, in use 1939-1944. Sold in 1993.[39]
45 PSTK 37
45 PSTK 38
45 PSTK 38-41 		 Soviet Union Anti-tank gun Anti-tank gun 45mm m1937 parola 1.jpg The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 53-K, in use 1939-1944. Sold in 1993.[40]
45 K 42  Soviet Union Anti-tank gun 2 units 45mm m1942 parola 1.jpg The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun M-42, in use 1939-1944. Sold in 1993.[41]
47 PSTK 35
47 PSTK 39 		 Italy Anti-tank gun 22 units 47mm 47-32 anti tank gun cfb borden 1.jpg Italian Cannone de 47/32. In use 1940-1942. Sold in 1959.[42]
47 PSTK 40  France Anti-tank gun 12 units 47 mm APX CFB Borden 1.jpg French 47mm APX anti-tank gun. In use 1940-1942. Sold in 1959.[43]
50 PSTK 38  Germany Anti-tank gun 27 units Pak38 cfb borden 2.JPG German 5 cm PaK 38 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1942-1944, sold in 1986.[44]
75 PSTK 40  Germany Anti-tank gun 210 units Pak40 parola 1.jpg German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1943-1986.[45]
75 PSTK 97-38  Germany Anti-tank gun 46 units 75mm m97-38 hameenlinna 1.jpg Bought in 1940 and upgraded in 1943 to 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 standard. In service until 1986.[46]
 Finland Anti-tank gun 1 unit Finnish prototype gun.
76 RK 27  Soviet Union Infantry support gun Regimental gun 76mm 1927 Moscow 4.jpg Soviet 76mm regimental gun M1937, used as an anti-tank gun by the Finns.

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