List of defunct airlines of Finland

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


AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
A
Aero O/Y Aero - Finnish Airlines, OH-LCD, Douglas DC-3 (16268831898).jpg 19231968Renamed Finnair in 1953
Air Åland Air-Aland Saab 340.jpg N9 2QNVDNORVIND20052012Taken over by Nextjet
Air Botnia SE-DGR F.28-4000 Air Botnia CPH 16AUG00 (6885640289).jpg KFKFBBOTNIA19882003Rebranded as Blue1
Air Carelia 19831987Operated Cessna Citation I [3]
Air Finland Boeing 757-28A, Air Finland AN1802417.jpg OFFIFAIR FINLAND20032012Went bankrupt
Air Finlandia 19871988Failed project. Operated Airbus A321
Air100 20122014A virtual airline, had never AOC or OL
B
Blue1 BAE Systems Avro 146-RJ85, Blue1 AN0772494.jpg KFBLFBLUEFINN19872016Operations merged into CityJet
C
Copterline & Copter Action Copterline Sikorsky S-76C+ (OH-HCI) at Helsinki Malmi.jpg AAQCOPTERLINE20102016
D
Deltacraft 4LDECDELTACRAFT20012004 [4]
E
Euro-Flite 19701998Established as KoneAir. Merged with Jetflite. Operated Falcon 20 [5]
F
Finlantic 19611963Went bankrupt
Finnaviation OH-FAF Saab 340B - Finnaviation HEL 270892.jpg FAFAVBLUEBIRD19791996 Finnair subsidiary, later merged in
Finnish Commuter Airlines / Finncomm Airlines Finncomm-Embraer-ERJ-170-OH-LEK-landing-VNO.jpg FCWBA/FCMWESTBIRD/FINNCOMM19992011Acquired by Finnair and Flybe and rebranded as Flybe Finland
Finnwings19701979Previously as Lentohuolto Oy. Merged with Oy Nordair to form Finnaviation. [6]
FirstClass20122013Established as Line Support. Operated AW139 [7]
Fly Lappeenranta Fly Lappeenranta Jetstream 31 G-CCPW.jpg 8HHWYHIGHWAY20082010
Flybe Finland ATR-72-500-Flybe-Nordic-OH-ATG-Vilnius.jpg FCFCMFINNCOMM20112015Rebranded Nordic Regional Airlines
Flyg & Far Åland20052005Renamed Air Åland [8]
Flying Finn Flying Finn MD-83 OH-LMR at EFHK 20030803.jpg FFWFLYINGFINN20022004
G
Go! Aviation 20162017Operated Pilatus PC-12 NG [9]
H
Helikopteripalvelu19601999Bought by Copterline. Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Bell 206 Long Ranger [10]
Holiday Magic Finland 19731975Operated Convair 880 [11]
J
Jetflite Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604, JetFlite JP6280175.jpg 19802013
K
Karair Airbus A300B4-203FF, KarAir AN0649069.jpg KRKAR19571995Taken over by Finnair
Karhumäki Airways Karhumaki Airways Lockheed 18-40 Lodestar at Stockholm-Bromma Airport.jpg 19511956Renamed Karair
Kunnnallistekniikka 19651966Aerial survey carrier. Operated Pilatus Porter [12]
L
Lentohuolto Oy19511969Renamed Finnwings Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Cessna 190 [13]
Line Support20112012Renamed FirstClas Operated AW139 [14]
N
Nordair OY19731979Merged with Finnwings to form Finnaviation Operated Falcon 20 [15]
Nordic Global Airlines Nordic Global Airlines, OH-LGC, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (16270616507).jpg NJNGBNORDIC GLOBAL20112015
P
Polar-Air 19611970 Finnair charter subsidiary. Merged into Karair. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle [16]
Polarwing Polarwing PA-31 OH-TLO at EFHK 19900101.jpg WO19811992Operated Piper Chieftain
S
Sir-Air Sir-Air Mitsubishi MU-2.jpg 19671982Operated BN-2 Islander, Mitsubishi MU-2, Lockheed Lodestar, Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo [17]
Skargardsflyg 5QLND19562002Operated BN-2 Islander, Cessna Skywagon, Embraer Bandeirante] [18]
Spear Air Spear Air DC-8 at EFHK in 1973 HKMS000005 km0000lz9v.jpg 19721974Operated Douglas DC-8
Snowbird Airlines SBWSNOWMAN20142014Operated leased Airbus A320-200
Soder Airlines OYSDESODER20022006Went bankrupt
T
Turku Air 19742016
W
Wasawings Wasawings Beech 99 OH-WWT at EFHK 19870919.jpg VW19811988 AOC revoked after crash
Wingo xprs Wingo saab340.jpg 20092010

See also

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. ↑ "Deltacraft". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Euro-Flite". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Finnwings". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "FirstClass". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Flyg & Far Åland". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Go! Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Helikopteripalvelu". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Holiday Magic Finland". ATDB-aero. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kunnnallistekniikka". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Lentohuolto Oy". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Line Support". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Nordair OY". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Polar-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Sir-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Skargardsflyg". Airline History. Retrieved 12 October 2021.