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 to Finnair (the airline had been using the brand since 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 KFBLFBLUEFINN19872016Merged into CityJet
C
Copter Action 19902000Operated Eurocopter EC135 [4]
Copterline Copterline Sikorsky S-76C+ (OH-HCI) at Helsinki Malmi.jpg AAQCOPTERLINE20102016Finnish-Estonian joint helicopter airline
Copterline Oy Sikorsky S-76C Copterline, Helsinki (City Heliport), Finland PP1096793151.jpg AAQCOPTERLINE20022010Became Copterline
D
Deltacraft 4LDECDELTACRAFT20012004 [5]
E
Euro-Flite 19701998Established as KoneAir. Merged with Jetflite. Operated Falcon 20 [6]
F
Finlantic 19611963Went bankrupt
Finnaviation Saab-Fairchild SF-340A AN0184349.jpg FAFAVBLUEBIRD19791996Merged into Finnair
Finncomm Airlines Finncomm Airlines ATR 42-500 OH-ATB.jpg FCWBA/FCMWESTBIRD/FINNCOMM19992011Acquired by Finnair and Flybe and rebranded as Flybe Finland
Finnwings 19701979Established as Lentohuolto Oy. Merged with Oy Nordair to form Finnaviation. [7]
FirstClass 20122013Established as Line Support. Operated AW139 [8]
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 Åland 20052005Renamed to Air Åland [9]
Flying Finn Flying Finn MD-83 OH-LMR at EFHK 20030803.jpg FFWFLYINGFINN20022004
G
Go! Aviation 20162017Operated Pilatus PC-12 NG [10]
H
Helikopteripalvelu 19601999Acquired by Copterline. Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Bell 206 Long Ranger [11]
Holiday Magic Finland 19731975Operated Convair 880 [12]
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 19511956Rebranded as Karair
Kunnnallistekniikka 19651966Aerial survey carrier. Operated Pilatus Porter [13]
L
Lentohuolto Oy 19511969Renamed to Finnwings. Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Cessna 190 [14]
Line Support 20112012Renamed to FirstClass. Operated AW139 [15]
N
Nordair OY 19731979Merged with Finnwings to form Finnaviation. Operated Falcon 20 [16]
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 [17]
Polarwing Polarwing PA-31 OH-TLO at EFHK 19900101.jpg WO19811992Operated Piper Chieftain
S
Sir-Air 19671982Operated BN-2 Islander, Mitsubishi MU-2, Lockheed Lodestar, Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo [18]
Skargardsflyg 5QLND19562002Operated BN-2 Islander, Cessna Skywagon, Embraer Bandeirante] [19]
Spear Air Spear Air DC-8 at EFHK in 1973 HKMS000005 km0000lz9v.jpg 19721974Operated Douglas DC-8
Snowbird Airlines SBWSNOWMAN20142014Operated 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. "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.