List of former equipment of the Finnish Army

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

Tanks (and tank-based 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		In use between 1963 and 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		In use between 1984 and 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		In use since 1966, modernized in 1989, total 74 units, 9 still in use 2021.
T-54	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	43 units		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		In use between 1960 and 1971.
Charioteer Mk VII Model B	United Kingdom	Medium tank	38 units		In use between 1958 and 1980.
MTU-20	Soviet Union	Bridge laying tank	4 units

World War II tanks

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
ISU-152 ISU-152V	Soviet Union	Self-propelled gun Armoured recovery vehicle	1 unit 1 unit		The standard ISU-152 was captured, operated and abandoned in 1944. Another was captured in 1944 and rebuilt into an armoured recovery vehicle and was used between 1944 and 1959.
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J	Germany	Medium tank	15 units		In use between 1944 and 1962.
Sturmgeschütz 40G (Stu-40) Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G (StuG III)	Germany	Assault gun	30 units 29 units		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		In use between 1943 and 1954. In use between 1942 and 1954.
T-50	Soviet Union	Light infantry tank	1 unit		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		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		Modified Soviet BT-7 tank. In use between 1943 – 1944.
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		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		Two m 1938 were captured in the Winter War and the remainder in 1941. In use from 1939 to 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		In use from 1939 to 1959.
T-38 and T-38M-2 T-38-34 T-38-KV	Soviet Union	Amphibious light tank	19 units 11 units 4 units		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		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		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		In use 1933 to 1959.
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Model 1933 Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI	United Kingdom	Tankette	1 unit 1 unit		Only in use in 1933.
Saint-Charmond modèle 1921	France	Light tank	1 unit		In use 1923 to 1937.
Renault FT-17	France	Light tank	34 units		In use 1919 to 1942.

Other armoured vehicles

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		In use between 1982 and 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		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		In use between 1980s–2000s. Total 112 units.
BTR-80	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	2 units		Test vehicles, later converted to command vehicles in BTR-60 units.
Valmet 1912-6	Finland	Armoured Personnel Carrier	1 unit		1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)
VK	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		In use between 1939 and 1959.
BA-6 BA-3	Soviet Union	Armoured car	10 units 1 unit		In use between 1944 and 1956 In use between 1944 and 1954.
FAI-M BA-20 BA-20M	Soviet Union	Armoured car	18 units		In use between 1939 and 1956.
FAI	Soviet Union	Armoured car	3 units		In use between 1943 and 1950.
D-8	Soviet Union	Armoured car	1 unit		In use between 1941 and 1942.
Landsverk 182	Sweden	Armoured car	1 unit		In use between 1936 and 1941.
Fiat armored car  [ Wikidata ]	Italy	Armoured car	1 unit		In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Austin Model 1917	United Kingdom	Armoured car	? units		In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Peerless	United Kingdom	Armoured car	? units

Various vehicles

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
DAF YAD 4442 DAF YAS 4442	Netherlands	4×4 All-terrain truck	?
Sisu Nasu	Finland	Tracked articulated vehicle			In use between 1980s–2017. 27 NA-122 self-propelled mortars and 12 NA-123 ammunition supply vehicles are still in use.
Bandvagn 202	Sweden	Tracked articulated vehicle	15 units
Lynx GLX 5900	Finland   Canada	Snowmobile	?
MAZ-537G	Soviet Union	Tank transporter	6 units [2]		Pulling the ChMZAP-5247G semi-trailer.
GT-SM	Soviet Union	Tracked transport vehicle
ATS-59	Soviet Union	Artillery tractor	28 units		In use between 1965 and 2002.
AT-S  [ Wikidata ]	Soviet Union	Artillery tractor	50 units		In use between 1960 and 2002.
Raupenschlepper Ost	Germany	Artillery tractor	20 units		In use between 1943–.[ when? ]
Sisu KB-45	Finland	Off-road lorry	83 units		In use between 1965 and 2008.
Sisu A-45	Finland	Off-road lorry	About 500 units		In use between 1970 and 2008.
Sisu Karhu	Finland	4×2 trucks	?
Sisu Kontio	Finland	6×2 heavy truck	?
Sisu SA-110 Sammakko	Finland	4×4 armoured truck manufactured between A-45 and Sisu SA-151	6 units		Only some 6 produced and used in UN missions. [3]
Sisu SA-130 Masi Sisu SA-150 Masi Sisu SA-151 Masi	Finland	4×4 All-terrain trucks	?
Sisu SA-240 Rasi Sisu SA-241 Rasi	Finland	6×6 truck	?
Sisu SK181 MIL	Finland	4×4 heavy truck	?
Sisu SK-250	Finland	6×2 heavy truck	?
Sisu SL171	Finland	4×4 All-terrain trucks	?
Vanaja VAKS	Finland	Military truck	155 units		In use between 1960–.[ when? ]
Vanaja NS-47	Finland	Military truck	38 units		In use between 1962–.[ when? ]
Sd.Kfz. 9	Germany	Half-track	2 units		In use between 1943–. Recovery vehicle, arrived with the purchase of the StuG III assault guns.
Büssing-Nag 4500 A	Germany	Lorry			In use between 1943 and 1945.
M2 half-track car	United States	Half-track	213 units		In use between 1948 and 1964.
McCormick TD-14	United States	Artillery tractor			In use between 1940 until the 1950s.
Ford Thames	United Kingdom	Military truck	115 units
ZIL-157	Soviet Union	Military truck	86 units		In use between 1962 until the 1990s.
KrAZ-255B	Soviet Union	Military truck			In use between 1962 until the 2010s.
ZIL-131	Soviet Union	Military truck	About 400 units		In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-452	Soviet Union	Off-road van			In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-469 UAZ-315126	Soviet Union	Off-road military light utility vehicle	250+ units		In use between 1976 until the 2000s.
GAZ-51	Soviet Union	Military truck	100 units		In use between 1962 until 1970s.
GAZ-66	Soviet Union	Off-road lorry	440 units		In use between 1972 until the 2000s.
GAZ-69	Soviet Union	Off-road military light utility vehicle
Unimog D	Germany	Military truck	99 units		In use between 1955 until ?[ when? ].
Unimog G	Germany	Military truck	69 units		In use between 1955 until ?[ when? ].
Valmet 702	Finland	Tractor
Fabrique Nationale AS 24 [4]	Belgium	Motorized tricycle
Armored train	Russian Empire	Armored train			In use 1918–.

Artillery

Field guns

Light field guns (63–84 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
84 K 18	United Kingdom	Field gun	30 units		In use between 1940 and 1960
77 K 96	German Empire	Field gun	8 units [5]		In use between 1918 and 1926
76 K 42	Soviet Union	Field gun	12 units		In use between 1944–.
76 K 39	Soviet Union	Field gun	9 units		In use between 1939–.
76 VK 38	Soviet Union	Field gun	9 units [5]		In use between 1939 and 1951.
76 K 36	Soviet Union	Field gun	76 units		In use between 1939 and 1994.
76 RekK 35 or 76 K/DRP		Field gun	2 units		In use between 1939 and 1941
76 K 23	France	Field gun	4 units		In use between 1924 and 1945.
76 VK 09	Soviet Union	Mountain gun	18 units		In use between 1918 and 1946.
76 VK 04	Soviet Union	Mountain gun	11 units		In use between 19 and 19
76 K 02-38		Field gun
76 K 02	Soviet Union	Field gun	249 units [5]		In use between 1918 and 1994.
76 K 02-30	Soviet Union	Field gun	93 units		In use between 1941 and 1994.
76 K 02-30/40	Soviet Union	Field gun	14 units [5]		In use between 1941 and 1994.
76 K 02-34	Soviet Union	Field gun	1 unit		In use between 1934 and 1941.
76 K 02-38	Soviet Union	Field gun	2 units		In use between 1938 and 1942.
76 K 00	Soviet Union	Field gun	34 units		In use between 1918–.
75 K 40 A, later 76 K 37	Sweden	Field gun	8 units		In use between 1940–.
75 K 36		Field gun	1 unit		In use between 1939–.
75 K 17	United States	Field gun	200 units		In use between 1940–1990s.
75 VK L14	German Empire	Mountain gun	12 units		In use between 1918 and 1931.
75 K 11	Italy	Field gun	1 unit		In use between 1929–.
75 K 02	Sweden	Field gun	36 units		In use between 1929–.
75 K 01	Norway ( German Empire)	Field gun	12 units		In use between 1940 and 1944.
75 VK 98	Japan	Mountain gun	44 units		In use between 1918 and 1937.
75 K 97	France	Field gun	48 units		In use between 1940 and 1962.
63 K 84		Field gun	4 units		In use between 1918–.

Medium field guns (105–122 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
122 K 60	Finland	Field gun	15 units		Later modernized into 130 K 90–60. In use between 1960 and 1990.
122 K 31	Soviet Union	Field gun	29 units		In use between 1941 and the 1970s.
120 K 78-31	Poland	Field gun	24 units		In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
120 K 78-16	France	Field gun	72 units		In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 13	France	Field gun	2 units		In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 10	Russian Empire	Field gun	9 units		In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 KH 36	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		In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 K 29	Poland	Field gun	54 units		In use between 1941–.
105 K 13	France	Field gun	22 units		In use between 1940–.
105 K 10	Russian Empire	Field gun	4 units		In use between 1943–. Modified 107 K 10 guns.

Heavy field guns (130–155 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
155 K (93)	Finland	Field gun	1 unit		In use between 1993–
155 K (91)	Finland	Field gun	1 unit		In use between 1991–
155 K (88)	Finland	Field gun	1 unit		In use between 1988–
155 K 74	Finland	Field gun			In use between 1981–
155 K 68	Finland	Field gun	13 units		In use between 1970s–.
155 K 17	France	Field gun	12 units		In use between 1941 and 1944
152 KH X 67	Finland	Field gun	2 units		In use between 1967–
130 K 90-60	Finland	Field gun	15 units		Modernized 122 K 60. In use between 1990–.
130 K 54	Soviet Union	Field gun	322 units		156 from the Soviet Union 1965–1973, and another 166 in 1993 from Germany after the unification. In use between 1965 and 2019.

Howitzers

Medium howitzers (105–122 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
122 H 38	Soviet Union	Howitzer	41 units [5]		In use between 1942 and 1975
122 H 10-30	Soviet Union (  Germany )	Howitzer	247 units [5]		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 [5]		In use between 1939–.
122 H 09 later modernized to 122 H 09-40	Soviet Union	Howitzer	31 units [5]		In use between 1918–.
120 H 13	Belgium	Howitzer	13 units		In use between 1940–.
120 H 05		Howitzer			In use between 1918 and 1944.
120 MH 01	German Empire	Howitzer	2 units		In use between 1918–.
114 H 18	United Kingdom	Howitzer	54 units		In use between 1939–. Later used in the BT-42 assault gun.
105 H 41-18	Czechoslovakia	Howitzer	1 unit		In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 41	Czechoslovakia	Howitzer	27 units [5]		In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 37	Sweden	Howitzer	134 units		License manufactured Swedish 10,5 cm fälthaubits L/22, 134 units, all modified into 105 H 37-40 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		In use between 1944–.
105 H 33	Germany	Howitzer	53 units		In use between 1944–.
105 H 36-09		Howitzer
105 VH 10	Sweden	Mountain howitzer	4 units		In use between 1940 and 1944.

Heavy howitzers (150–155 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
155 H 17, 12 units later modified to 152 H 15-17	France	Howitzer	151 units		Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider. 12 were rebarreled to 152mm in 1944 and thereafter known as 152 H 15-17. In use between 1920s–1980s
155 H 15	France	Howitzer	24 units		In use between 1939–1960s
152 H 88-40	Finland (  Germany )	Howitzer	42 units		A modernized German 15 cm sFH 18 howitzer fitted with a new 152 mm barrel. Original Finnish designation 150 H 40. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 88-37	Finland (  Soviet Union)	Howitzer	64 units		A modernized Soviet 152 mm ML-20 howitzer fitted with a new barrel. Original Finnish designation 152 H 37. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 88-31	Finland (  Soviet Union)	Howitzer	21 units		A modernized Soviet 122mm A-19 gun 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 and 2007
152 H 55	Soviet Union	Howitzer	126 units		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		Four were later modified into the 152 H 38M. 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		Later modernized into the 152 H 37 A and 152 H 88-37A. In use between 1942 and 1988.
152 H 30	Soviet Union	Howitzer	1 unit		Experimental gun, captured in the Continuation War. In use between 1941 and 1944.
152 H 17	Soviet Union	Howitzer	8 units		In use between 1924–.
152 H 15	Soviet Union	Howitzer	4 units		In use between 1924–.
152 H 09-30	Soviet Union	Howitzer	109 units		In use between 1939–1980s.
152 H 10	Russian Empire	Howitzer	9 units		In use between 1918 and 1966.
150 H 40	Germany	Howitzer	48 units		42 units were later modernized into the 152 H 88-40. In use between 1940 and 1988.
150 H 15	Germany	Howitzer	20 units		In use between 1940 and 1962.
155 H 15 and 155 H 10-30<<check>>	Soviet Union	Howitzer	About 232 units		In use between 1939–1960s
150 H 14 J	Japan	Howitzer	12 units		In use between 1918 and 1939.
150 H 06	Sweden	Howitzer	12 units		In use between 1940 and 1944.

Super-heavy howitzers (203–210 mm)

Model	Origin	Quantity	Image	Details
203 H/17	United States ( British design)	32 units		8-in. Howitzer Mk 7 (Vickers Mk 6). In use between 1940–1960s.
210 H/17	Sweden ( German design)	4 units		21 cm Mörser 16. In use between 1939–1960s.

Infantry guns

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
37 K 14 37 K 15	Russian Empire	Trench gun	40 units [6]		Russian trench gun
76 LK/10/13	Soviet Union	Mountain gun	72 units [5]		In use between 1918–.
76 RK/27 76 RK/27-39	Soviet Union	Field gun	235 units		In use between 1939–. Also used as an anti-tank gun.
76 K/27-k	Soviet Union	Field gun	13 units		In use between 19 and 19
76 RK/27-38	Soviet Union	Field gun	1 units		In use between 1941–.

Mortars

Super-heavy mortars (160–300 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
300 KRH 42	Finland	Mortar	6 units		In use between 1942 and 1945.
160 KRH 58C	Finland	Mortar	60 units		In use between 1985–.

Heavy mortars (120 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
120 KRH 85	Finland	Mortar	60 units		In use between 1985 and 2015.
120 KRH 73	Finland	Mortar			In use between 1973–.
120 KRH 65 Y 120 KRH 65-73	Finland	Mortar	15 units [7]		The 120 KRH 65-73 was in use from 1974. It was developed into the 120 KRH 85, which is still in use today.
120 KRH 62A-H	Finland	Mortar			In use between 1965–. Developed into the Israeli K6, US M120 and M121.
120 KRH 40	Finland	Mortar	377 units		In use between 1940 until about 2000. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 40-76
120 KRH 38	Soviet Union	Mortar	About 250 units		In use between 1938 and 2004. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 38-42, 120 KRH 38-77 and 120 KRH 38-42-77. These have also been retired.

Medium mortars (81–107 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
107mm M1938 mortar	Soviet Union	Mortar	1 unit		Several were conquered during WW2 but only one in working condition. Only studied, never in operational use.
82 KRH 41	Soviet Union	Mortar	478 units		In use between 1941–.
82 KRH 38	Soviet Union	Mortar
82 KRH 37	Soviet Union	Mortar			In use between 1937–.
82 KRH 36	Soviet Union	Mortar
81 KRH 97	Finland	Mortar	4 units		In test use between 1997–2000s. Also known as 81 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
81 KRH 90	Finland	Mortar			In use between 1990–.
81 KRH 71 RT	Finland	Mortar	14 units (81 KRH 71 RT)		There were a coastal fortress variant called 81 KRH 71 RT, which is no longer in service, while infantry variant 81 KRH 71 Y is still in use alongside its modernised counterpart 81 KRH 71 96. The 81 KRH 71 Y mortar is also installed on Bv 206 vehicles. In use between 1971–.
81 KRH 64 Y	Finland	Mortar	10 units		In use between 1964 and 1985.
81 KRH 56 Y 81 KRH 58P	Finland	Mortar	20 units		First Finnish 81 mm mortar with a circular baseplate. The 58P was a long-barreled version. In use between 1956 and 1985.
81 KRH 53		Mortar
81 KRH 42	Finland	Mortar	24 units		Finnish short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1942. In use between 1942–.
81 KRH 39	United Kingdom	Mortar	10 units		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. [8]
81 KRH 38	Finland	Mortar	231 units		Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 38 Y. In use between 1938 and 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 and 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		Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y. In use between 1936–.
81 KRH 35	Finland	Mortar	68 units		Short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935–.
81 KRH 35	Finland	Mortar	187 units		Long-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935 and 2015. It was modified several times, with new base plates, e.g. 81 KRH 35-60 and 81 KRH 35 T 71
81 KRH 34	Sweden	Mortar	25 units [9]		In use between 1939 and 1986. After WW2 they were altered to fire around the entire plate, and were given a "Y" designation (81 KRH 34Y)
81 KRH 33	Finland	Mortar	104 units [10]		In use between 1933 and 1986.
81 KRH 32	Finland	Mortar	70 units [11]		In use between 1932 and 1986.
81 KRH 31	France	Mortar	100 units		In use between 1940–.
81 KRH 30	Poland	Mortar	16 units		In use between 1930–.
81 KRH 26	United Kingdom	Mortar	90 units		In use from 1926 until 1936.

Light mortars (47–60 mm)

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
60 KRH 97	Finland	Mortar	5 units		In test use between 1997–2000s. Also known as 60 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
60 TAM 18	Finland	Mortar	Few units		Some sold for testing to Sweden. [12]
60 TAM 15	Finland	Mortar	4 units		In test use between 1970s–1980s.
60 KRH 39	Finland	Mortar	Only a few units [13]		In use between 1939–.
50 KRH ss-I 50 KRH ss-IV	Soviet Union	Mortar	50 units 30 units
50 KRH 40 50 KRH 39 50 KRH 38	Soviet Union	Mortar	1,268 units		In use between 1939 and 1959.
47 KRH 41	Finland	Mortar	50 units		In use between 1941 and 1948.
47 KRH 40	Sweden	Mortar	Only a few units		In use between 1940–.
47 KRH 39	Finland	Mortar	6 units		In use between 1939 and 1960.

Multiple rocket launchers

Model	Origin	Quantity	Image	Details
122 Rkh/76	Soviet Union	34 units		BM-21 Grad. In use between 1976–2000s.
150 Rkh/41	Germany	15 units		15 cm Nebelwerfer 41. Delivered in 1944, but never used operationally. [14]
280 Rkh/43	Finland	2 prototypes		Tested, but cancelled in October 1944. [15]

Railroad artillery

Model	Origin	Quantity	Image	Details
305/52 ORaut	Soviet Union	3 units		Soviet TM-3-12 railroad guns. In use 1943–1944.
180/57 NRaut	Soviet Union	4 units		Soviet TM-1-180 guns. In use 1941–1944.
152/45 ORaut	Soviet Union	4 units		In use 1924–1964.
130/50 ORaut	Soviet Union	units		In use 1964–1972.

Self-propelled artillery

Model	Origin	Quantity	Image	Details
152 TELAK 91	Soviet Union	18 units		2S5 Giatsint-S. In use between 1991 and 2015.

Siege artillery

Siege guns

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
279 M 77	Russian Empire	Coastal mortar	5 units		11-inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1918 and 1951.
229 M 77	Russian Empire	Coastal mortar	6 units		9-inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1919 and 1944.
155 K 77	France	Siege artillery	48 units		In use between 1940 and 1944.
152 K 04-200 p	Russian Empire	Siege artillery	4 units		In use between 1918 and 1944.
152 K 77-190 p	Russian Empire	Siege artillery	81 units		In storage only. In use between 1918–.
152 K 77-120 p	Russian Empire	Siege artillery	102 units [5]		In use between 1918 and 1944.
120 K 78	France	Siege artillery	102 units		In use between 1940 and 1944.
107 K 77-piirk	Russian Empire	Siege artillery	57 units [5]		In use between 1918–1940s.
107 K 77-ptrik	Russian Empire	Field gun	102 units		In use between 1918–.
90 K 77	France	Field gun	100 units		In use between 1940 and 1944.
87 K 95 and 87 K 95-R	Russian Empire	Field gun	87 units		In use between 1918 and 1941.
87 K 77	Russian Empire	Field gun	144 units [5]		In use between 1918–1930s.
80 K 77	France	Field gun	12 units		In use between 1940 and 1951.

Siege mortars

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer	German Empire	Trench mortar	2 units		Sold in 1937
170 MH 12	German Empire	Trench mortar	6 units		In use between 1918 and 1937.
91 MH 16	Russian Empire	Trench mortar	26 units		In use between 1918 and 1937.
76 MH 16	German Empire	Trench mortar	26 units		In use between 1918 and 1937.

Infantry weapons

Handguns

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
7.63 PIST SOV	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic pistol
11,5 mm Colt [16]	United States	Semi-automatic pistol	134 units
7.65 PIST m/23 9.00 PIST m/08	Germany	Semi-automatic pistol	8,000 units
9.00 PIST 35	Finland	Semi-automatic pistol	9,000 units
Mauser C96	German Empire	Semi-automatic pistol	1,000+ units
Dreyse M/15 [16]	German Empire	Semi-automatic pistol	55 [16]
Mauser M1914	German Empire	Semi-automatic pistol	500 units
7.62 REV Nagant	Russian Empire	Revolver	1,400 units
Ruby pistol	Spanish State	Semi-automatic pistol	10,000 units
7.65 M/Walther 4  [ Wikidata ]	Germany	Semi-automatic pistol	326 units
7.65 mm M/Beholla	German Empire	Semi-automatic pistol	100 units
7.65 mm M/Sauer	German Empire	Semi-automatic pistol	Units		The image is of a M1919 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
7.65 mm Browning m/1900	Belgium	Semi-automatic pistol	1,000 units
Pistols M/03 FN	Belgium	Semi-automatic pistol	860+ units		860 left behind by Swedish volunteers. A few FN 1903s were captured from Russia after independence [17]
Pistol M/07 Husqvarna	Sweden
7.65 PIST 10 FN 7.65 PIST 22 FN	Belgium	Semi-automatic pistol	2,500 units 2,500 units
9.00 PIST FN	Belgium	Semi-automatic pistol	2,400 units
7.65 PIST 15 Beretta	Italy	Semi-automatic pistol	1,500 units
7.65 PIST 19 Beretta	Italy	Semi-automatic pistol	See above
9.00 PIST 34 Beretta	Italy	Semi-automatic pistol	1,500 units
7.65 PIST 35 Beretta	Italy	Semi-automatic pistol	4,090 units
9.00 PIST 23	Czechoslovakia	Semi-automatic pistol	3,285 units
7.65 PIST 39	Czechoslovakia	Semi-automatic pistol
9.00 PIST 39	Czechoslovakia	Semi-automatic pistol	1,700 units
7.65 Bayard M/1908	Belgium	Semi-automatic pistol
Ortgies Semi-Automatic Pistol	Germany	Semi-automatic pistol	Several hundred units

Submachine guns

Weapon		Origin	Quantity (units)	Image	Service	Details
Designation	Model
Submachine guns [18] [19] [20]
	Neuhausen MKMS	Switzerland	282
7.63 KP 38	PPD-34 PPD-34/38	Soviet Union				Captured from Soviet troops, issued to Finnish coastal troops and troops stationed in home front during Continuation War. [21]
7.63 KP 40	PPD-40	Soviet Union	150			Captured from Soviet troops, issued to Finnish coastal troops and troops stationed in home front during Continuation War. [22]
7.63 KP 41	PPSh-41	Soviet Union	2,500 [23]		1942 – 1944	Captured from Soviet troop, only used by Finnish frontline-troops until running out of ammo and only small amount were used by Finnish home front troops. [23]
7.63 KP 43	PPS-42	Soviet Union	A few hundred
	PPS-43
7.65 KP Bergmann	Bergmann M/20	Switzerland	1,523			Finnish Civil Guard (Suojeluskunta) acquired these submachine guns and used them in between 1922 – 1939. [24] During the Winter War, the great majority of Suojeluskunta weaponry was transferred to Finnish Army, among them these submachine guns were issued to Finnish Army front-line troops. During the Continuation War, coastal troops and home-front troops used them. [24]
9.00 KP Schmeisser	MP 28	Nazi Germany	171 [25]			Acquired from Belgium in the spring of 1940. Issued to Finnish troops located in Lapland, home-front troops and supplies units during the Continuation War. [25]
9.00 KP 40	MP 38	Germany	150–160 [26]			Delivered alongside German vehicles during the Continuation War. [26] Saw some combat use with the vehicle crews of the vehicles they had been delivered with. [26]
	MP 40
	Suomi KP/31	Finland	80,000
	KP m/44	Finland	10,000
9.00 KP Sten II	Sten Mk II	United Kingdom	76,115
9.00 KP Sten III	Sten Mk III

Assault rifles

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
7.62 RK 54 TP 7.62 RK 54	Soviet Union	Assault rifle	26.000 units [27]
7.62 RK 72	East Germany	Assault rifle	Units

Service rifles

Model	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Details
Berdan M1870	Soviet Union	Service rifle	3,100 units
Carcano M91/38	Italy	Bolt action rifle	74,000 units		In use 1940–1950s.
Type 30 rifle	Japan	Bolt action rifle	10,500 units
Type 35 rifle Type 38 rifle	Japan	Bolt action rifle	7,000+ units
Mannlicher M1895	Austria-Hungary	Bolt action rifle	2,300 units
Mannlicher M1888	Austria-Hungary	Bolt action rifle	Units
AVS-36	Soviet Union	Automatic rifle	Hundreds of units
SVT-38 SVT-40	Soviet Union	Semi-automatic rifle	20,000 units
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 Russian Empire Russian Empire Russian Empire   Finland   Finland   Finland   Finland   Finland   Soviet Union   Soviet Union   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 see above
Winchester Model 1895	United States	Lever-action rifle
7.92 KIV/98 rv	German Empire	Bolt action rifle	8,000 units
7.92 KIV SAKSAL	Germany	Bolt action rifle	600 units
6.50 KIV/96	Sweden	Bolt action rifle	77,000 units

Heavy automatic weapons

Weapon		Origin	Qty. (units)	Image	Service	Details
Designation	Model
Light machine guns [28] [29]
6.50 PK 21	Kg m/21	Sweden	~220 [a]		1940 – 1958	During the Winter War, these were used by Finnish troops defending Lapland and the Swedish Volunteer Corps (SFK). After Germany occupied Denmark and Norway in 1940, 105 guns were returned to Sweden due to worries of a possible German invasion of Sweden. During the Continuation War, they mainly saw use with Coastal Troops. In 1958, the remaining guns were sold to Interarmco and exported.
7.50 PK 24-29 [b]	Chatellerault M/24-29	France	100		1940 – 1960	Donated by France during Winter War, arriving too late to actually see any action. During the Continuation War, they were issued to home front troops, who used them as training weapons. 60 guns were scrapped in 1944, while the remaining ones were sold to Interarmco and exported.
7.62 KVKK 54 RPD	RPD M/54	Soviet Union	1,000 [31]
7.62 PK 20	Madsen M/20	Denmark	729 [c]		1921 – 1936	Small number of guns saw use in the Finnish Civil War. After the war, the Finnish Army issued the guns to cavalry and bicycle units, but later also to infantry. The Finnish military sold almost all remaining guns to Estonia in 1937.{{efn|612 Madsen M/20 LMGs were sold, and presumably had been modified to .303 British cartridge for Estonian service. A small number remained in Finnish inventory saw no service in World War II, with the last 60 guns were sold to Interarmco between 1959 – 1960.
7.62 PK 26	Lahti-Saloranta M/26	Finland	6,200
7.62 PK D	Degtyaryov M/27	Soviet Union	9,000
7.62 PK D PSV	Degtyaryov M/27 PSV	Soviet Union	650+
7.62 PK Lewis	Lewis Mk I	Soviet Union	60
7.70 PK Lewis		United Kingdom
7.92 PK FN	FN Model D	Belgium	700
8.00 PK 15	Chauchat M/15	France	5,000		1941 – 1955	Donated by France during the Winter War, only issued in the Continuation War.
Machine guns [32] [33]
6.5 KK 14	Schwarzlose M/14 [d]	Sweden	70			Used by Swedish Volunteer Corps (SFK) during Winter War and some Finnish units until early 1944 during Continuation War.
7.62 KK 95-14 [e]	Colt-Browning M/95-14	United States	184 [f]			Saw use with both sides during Finnish Civil War. Briefly used by Finnish Army in 1918 – 1919, then transferred to Finnish Civil Guard (Suojeluskunta). They remained in Civil Guard use until sold and exported in 1936.
7.62 KK 09-09	Maxim M/09-09 (Maxim M1905)	Russian Empire	~4,000 [g]		1918 – 1960s [h]	Small amount used by both sides in Finnish Civil War of 1918. Typically were in secondary use between the wars. During World War II they were mostly issued to stationary roles (fortifications, anti-aircraft weapons,...).
	Maxim M/09-09 (Maxim M1910)	Russian Empire Soviet Union				Many were obtained as war booty during WW2. In use from 1918 until the 1960s, mothballed until the 1990s.
7.62 KK 09-21	Maxim M/09-21	Finland	>1,000		1921 – 1960s [h]
7.62 KK 32-33	Maxim M/32-33	Finland	~1,200		1933 – 1960s [h]
7.62 KK 39	DS-39	Soviet Union	~200		1941 – 1944	Captured by Finnish troops (mostly in 1941). During Continuation War issued to Finnish frontline troops.
7.62 KK L-41	Sampo L-41  [ fi ]	Finland	35 [34]			Prototypes were manufactured in 1940 – 1942. [34] Small series of guns were issued for field tests to frontline infantry units in 1942, remaining in combat use with the those units until end of Continuation War. Never issued to military use in large scale and no mass-production. [34]
7.62 KK 42	MG 42	Germany	6			Plans were made to build 4,000 units but machining complications and the end of the war put and end to this. [35]
7.62 KK Vickers	Vickers Mk I	Soviet Union	100+			Vickers from various sources (chambered in 7.62×54mmR and .303 British) were acquired from 1920 and 100 were also delivered by United Kingdom during Winter war.
7.70 KK Vickers		United Kingdom
7.92 KK 08	Maxim M/08	Germany	1,098
7.92 PK 08-15 [i]	Maxim M/08-15	Germany	340 [j]			Used by German Baltic Sea Division (Ostsee Division) in Finnish Civil War, with few dozen remained after. Finland bought additional 350 guns from France in 1919. All were sold abroad around 1931 – 1933 and no longer in Finnish use during World War II.
7.92 PK 08-18 [i]	Maxim M/08-18		112 [j]
8.00 KK 14	Hotchkiss M/14	France	34			Used with Renault FT tanks. In 1937, the Finnish Army replaced the Hotchkiss MGs with the Maxim M/09-31, with the last remaining 20 Hotchkiss machine guns were sold to Transbaltic Oy and exported in the same year.
Automatic grenade launchers
30 KRKK AGS-17	AGS-17	Soviet Union	140 [37]		1990s – 2005

Anti-aircraft weapons

Anti-aircraft guns

Weapon		Origin	Mount	Qty. (units)	Image	Service	Details
Designation	Model
Anti-aircraft machine guns [38]
7.62 ItKK/09-09	Maxim M/09-09	Soviet Union		~4,000 [g]		1925 – 1944
7.62 ItKK/09-21	Maxim M/09-21	Finland				1925 – 1944
7.62 ItKK/32-33	Maxim M/32-33	Finland				1925 – 1944
7.62 ItKK/09-31	Maxim M/09-31	Soviet Union		80+			Soviet quadruple 7.62 mm Maxim machinegun M1931
7.62 ItKK/31 VKT	Maxim M/31 VKT	Finland		135
7.62 ItKK/31-40 VKT	Maxim M/31-40 VKT			475
[7.62 ITPK DA-2	DA-28	Soviet Union					Aircraft variant of the Soviet Degtyaryov machine gun. Many were taken into use as AA-rifles.
7.62 ItKK L-33/36		Finland		130			Mainly used on small craft in the Finnish Navy
8.00 ItKK/36	Ksp m/36	Sweden		4
Light anti-aircraft guns (20 – 30 mm) [39]
20 ItK/23	20 mm Oerlikon M/23	Switzerland	Fixed	4		1924 – 1941
20 ItK/30 M	20 mm Madsen M/30	Denmark	Fixed	6		1930 – 1980s	In total there were 362 cannons in use.
20 ItK/36 M	20 mm Madsen M/36			32
20 ItK/36-44 M	20 mm Madsen M/36-44
20 ItK/36 M2	20 mm Madsen M/36		Fixed	1
20 ItK/39 M	20 mm Madsen M/39			56
20 ItK/39-44 M	20 mm Madsen M/39-44
20 ItK/40 M	20 mm Madsen M/40			146
20 ItK/42 M	20 mm Madsen M/42			50
20 ItK/43 M	20 mm Madsen M/43			71
20 ItK/30 BSW	20 mm FlaK 30	Germany	Mobile	50		1939 – 1960s	In storage until the 1990s.
20 ItK/38 BSW	20 mm FlaK 38			113
20 ItK/35	20 mm Breda M/35	Italy		88
20 ItK/40 VKT	20 mm VKT M/40	Finland		180		1943 – 1980s
20 TorKK MG-151	20 mm MG-151/20	Germany
20 ItK/OE	20 mm Oerlikon	Switzerland	Mobile	2			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 ItK/HS	20 mm Hispano HS.820			2			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.
30 ItK/61 HS	30 mm Hispano M/61	Switzerland	Mobile	3			Swiss Hispano-Suiza 30 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1962. [40]
30 ItK/62	30 mm Hispano M/62			27
Medium anti-aircraft guns (35 – 57 mm) [41]
35 ItK/58	35 mm Oerlikon M/58 (GDF-001)	Switzerland	Mobile	16			Finnish Army purchased 16 GDF-001 guns in 1958. The guns were modernized to the GDF-005 standard in 1988. [42]
35 ItK/88	35 mm Oerlikon M/88 (GDF-005)
37 ItK/Ma [k]	QF 1-pdr "Pom-Pom"	United Kingdom		16		1918 – 1944
37 ItK/37	3.7 cm FlaK 37	Germany	Fixed [43]	4 [43]			Finnish military acquired four guns and 3,200 37 mm shells (37×263mmB) for them in September of 1944. The guns were in very poor shape they required repairs before they could be issued, but the war ended before completion of repairs. [43]
37 ItK/39 ss	37 mm AZP obr. 1939 g.	Soviet Union		1			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.
40 ItK/15	40 mm Vickers M/15	United Kingdom		9			40 mm Pom-Pom gun
40 ItK/35 B [l]	40 mm Bofors M/36	Netherlands [m]	Mobile	~300 [44]		1938 – 1980s [44]	Used by Finnish Army and Navy during World War II. [44]
40 ItK/36 B [n]	40 mm Bofors M/34	Sweden
40 ItK/36 BK2 [o]	40 mm Bofors M/36 (Naval use)	Sweden	Fixed [44]
40 ItK/37 BK [p]
40 ItK/38 B [q]	40 mm Bofors M/36	Finland	Mobile [44]
40 ItK/38 U [r]		Hungary
40 ItK/38 S		Germany
40 ItK/39 B		Sweden
57 ItK S-60	57 mm AZP S-60	Soviet Union		24 [45]		1960 – 2000	Nicknamed "Nikolai".
Heavy anti-aircraft guns (75 – 88 mm) [46]
75 ItK/97-14 P	75 mm Puteaux M/97-14	France	Mobile	24		1941 – 1945
75 ItK/30 BK	75 mm Bofors M/30	Sweden	Fixed	9			Swedish 75mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun originally manufactured for Siam.
75 ItK/37 SK	75 mm Skoda M/37	Czechoslovakia	Mobile	20			In use from 1940 – 1945.
76 ItK/14	76 mm Putilov M/14	Russian Empire	Fixed	2			In use from 1918 – 1945.
76 ItK 02/34 OH	76 mm Obuhov M/02/34	Russian Empire ( Finnish Mod.)	Fixed	8		1930s – 1967
76 ItK/27 BK	76 mm Bofors M/27	Sweden	Fixed	8		1927 – 1945
76 ItK/28 B	76 mm Bofors M/28		Mobile	4		1928 – 1945
76 ItK/29 B	76 mm Bofors M/29		Mobile	4		1929 – 1945
76 ItK/34 V	76 mm Vickers M/34	United Kingdom	Mobile	12		1936 – 1945
76 ItK/16-35 Br	76 mm Breda M/16-35	Italy	Fixed [47]	24 [47]		1934 – 1972 [47]	The guns were bought from Italy during the Winter War, arriving in February 1940. After that, they saw use with the Finnish Army during rest of Winter War and Continuation War. [47] They were used to equip four fixed anti-aircraft gun batteries [s] in home front. Starting from 1944, the guns were transferred to Coastal Artillery. [47]
76 ItK/16 V	76 mm Vickers M/16	United Kingdom	Fixed [48]	24 [48]		1941 – 1945 [48]	Donated by Great Britain during Winter War, but as the guns arrived not earlier than March of 1940 they were not issued. In the Continuation War, they were used by 7 heavy AA-batteries serving in home front. [48] Even after the Finnish military stop using them as anti-aircraft guns, they were used as coastal artillery until the late 1980s. [48]
76 ItK/31 ss	76 mm ZP obr. 1931	Soviet Union	Mobile [49]	118 [49]		1941 – 1970s [49]	46 guns were captured in the second half of 1941, an additional 72 guns were bought from Germany in 1944 for Coastal Artillery. [50] The ones captured in 1941 used by Finnish Army and the ones bought used by Coastal Artillery during Continuation War. The ItK/31 was the more numerous one of the two in Finnish use. [49]
76 ItK/31-40 ss	76 mm ZP obr. 1938
88 ItK/37 RMB	8.8 cm FlaK 37	Germany	Mobile [51]	18 [51]		1943 – 1980 [51]	18 mobile guns bought in the spring of 1943, 72 fixed guns bought in summer of 1944. All of the guns were used in air-defense of Finland's most important cities. [51] Unlike the Germans, the Finn did not use the 88mm anti-aircraft guns as anti-tank weapons, even if some APHE-ammunition had been acquired for them. [51] Nicknamed "Rämäpää" (Daredevil) after abbreviation of its manufacturer RMB (Rheinmetall-Borsig). [51]
88 ItK/37 RMBK			Fixed [51]	72 [51]
88 ItK/39/43 ss	8.5/8.8 cm FlaK 39(r)	Soviet Union   Germany	Mobile	18 [52]		1941 – 1977 [52]	The 8.5/8.8 cm FlaK 39(r) was a German conversion of the Soviet 85mm anti-aircraft gun M1939 to use 88 mm ammunition by Germans, by re-boring the gun barrels and gun chamber. [52] These guns were bought in 1944 for home front air-defense. [52]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
Model	Origin	Qty. (units)	Image	Service	Details
ItPsv 41	Sweden	6		1942 – 1966	During the battles in the summer of 1944, the Finnish tanks downed eleven Soviet aircraft and thus prevented attacks against the tank brigade. [53] All vehicles survived the Continuation War.
ItPsv 90	United Kingdom	7		1990 – 2010	British Marksman turret using two Oerlikon 35 mm autocannons mounted on a Polish T-55AM chassis. The turrets were moved to Leopard 2 chassis. [54]
57 ItPsv SU 57-2	Soviet Union	12		1961 – 2006	The Hungarian vehicles were modernized to the T-55A standard in and were given registration numbers starting with Ps 462, while the older Soviet ones had numbers starting with Ps 461. 9 additional units were obtained from Hungary in the 1990s for upgrade purposes of the older chassis, but the entire programme was scrapped in 1999, when it was decided to end the modernization programmes of old Soviet equipment. [2]
	Hungary	9

Surface-to-air missile systems

Model	Origin	Quantity	Image	Details
Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile
ITO 78	Soviet Union	~122 launchers 1091 missiles		Soviet SA-7b Grail (9K32 Strela-2) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1978 until 2000.
ITO 86	Soviet Union	~160 launchers 1558 missiles		Soviet SA-16 Gimlet (9K310 Igla-1) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1986 and 2005.
ITO 86 M	Soviet Union	~80 to 100 launchers 912 missiles		Soviet SA-18 Grouse (9K38 Igla) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1994 and 2005.
Medium range surface-to-air missiles
Thunderbird	United Kingdom	1 missile		British surface-to-air missile obtained for familiarization and training purposes.
ITO 79	Soviet Union	3 batteries 400 missiles		Soviet SA-3 Goa (S-125 Pechora)
ITO 96	Soviet Union	3 batteries totalling: 9 TELAR (9A310M1) 9 TEL reload vehicles (9M38M1) 3 TAR (9S18M1) 3 Command vehicles (9S470) 115 missiles (9M38M1)		Soviet SA-11 Gadfly (9K37 BUK-M1)

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-tank rockets and missiles

Weapon		Origin	Qty. 1 (units)	Qty. 2 (units)	Image	Service	Details
Designation	Model
Anti-tank guided missiles
PstOhj 62	Vickers Vigilant	United Kingdom	10 [55]	250 [t] [56]		1962 – 1995	The Finnish army's first missile.
PstOhj 82	9K111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot)	Soviet Union
PstOhj 82M	9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel)	Soviet Union
PstOhj 83	BGM-71C I-TOW	United States
PstOhj 83M	BGM-71 TOW 2
PstOhj 83MA	BGM-71E (TOW 2A)			120
PstOhj 83MB	BGM-71F (TOW 2B)			535
Unguided anti-tank launchers
55 S 55		Finland	10,000+			1955 – 1990s	Kept in storage until 2005.
88 rakh/B 54	Panzerschreck	Germany	1,854			1944 – 1959 [57]
Unguided anti-tank disposable launchers [note 1]
66 KES 75	M72A2 LAW	United States	77,000+			1975 – 2014
66 KES 88	M72A5 LAW					1988 – 2020
68 KES	SARPAC	France
74 KES 68	74 mm Miniman M/68	Sweden
100 pshp/F1	Faustpatrone 30	Germany	25,812 [58]			1944 – 1959 [59]
142 pshp/F2	Panzerfaust 30

Anti-tank guns

Weapon		Origin	Qty. (units)	Image	Service	Details
Designation	Model
Anti-tank rifles
8 pst kiv/38	Kb ppanc wz. 35	Poland	30
14 pst kiv/37	Boys AT Rifle Mk I	United Kingdom	300
20 pst kiv/18-S	Solothurn S-18/154	Switzerland	12		1941 – 1959	Small number were used by Finnish front-line troops from 1941 to early 1944. After that few were issued to coastal troops.
20 pst kiv/39	Lahti L-39	Finland	~1,850
20 it kiv/39-44	Lahti L-39/44	Finland	325		1944 – 1950s	Fully-automatic version of the Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle. Mostly used as an anti-aircraft gun.
20 pst kiv/41-D ss	PTRD-41	Soviet Union
20 pst kiv/41-S ss	PTRS-41	Soviet Union
Light anti-tank guns (20 – 37 mm)
20 PstK/40 Madsen	20 mm Madsen M/40	Denmark	12–20 [u]		1940 – 1986 [61]	During the Winter War, a few were used as antitank-guns with improvised sledge mounts. During the early part of the Continuation War, a small number with antitank / ground support gun carriages (one-axle wheeled mount) guns were used as antitank-guns. By March 1942, all anti-tank guns had been transferred to coastal troops. [61]
25 PstK/34	25 mm SA-L Mle 34	France	133 [v]		1940 – 1943 [62]	Nicknamed "Marianne" by Finnish troops. Less than 40 guns were used by Finnish frontline troops during last few weeks of Winter War. [62] Another 200 bought during Interim Peace and used on the frontline during the early part of the Continuation War, until being replaced by more effective anti-tank guns in 1942 – 1943. [62] After the war they were mothballed for possible further use until being declared obsolete in year 1959. The remaining 225 guns were sold to Interarmco that year and exported in year 1960. [62] [64]
25 PstK/37	25 mm SA-L Mle 37		104 [v]
28 PstK/41	2.8 cm s.Pz.B 41	Germany	2			In use in 1944. Sold in 1959. [65]
37 PstK/36 Bofors		Finland	355			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. [64]
		Poland	42
		Sweden	114
37 PstK/37		Germany	178 [66]			The German PaK 36 was in use from 1940 until 1944. Sold in 1979. [64]
37 PstK/40
Medium anti-tank guns (45 – 75 mm)
45 PstK/32		Soviet Union	203 [w]			The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 19-K, in use 1939 – 1944. Sold in 1993. [64] [67]
45 PstK/37			79 [w]			The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 53-K, in use 1939–1944. Sold in 1993. [64] [67]
45 PstK/38			133 [w]
45 PstK/38-41			54 [w]
45 PstK/41			4 [w]			The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun M1938 (20-K). [67]
45 PstK/42			2 [w]			The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun M-42, in use 1939–1944. Sold in 1993. [64] [67] [68]
47 PstK/35 47 PstK/39		Italy	22			Italian Cannone de 47/32. In use 1940–1942. Sold in 1959. [64]
47 PstK/40		France	12		1940 – 1942	French 47mm APX anti-tank gun. Sold in 1959. [64]
50 PstK/38		Germany	27			German 5 cm PaK 38 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1942 to 1944, sold in 1986. [64]
75 PstK/97-38		Germany	46			Bought in 1940 and upgraded in 1943 to 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 standard. In service until 1986. [64]
75 K/40		Germany	210			German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1943 to 1986. [64]
75 K/44		Finland	1			Finnish prototype gun.
Recoilless rifles
95 S 58-61		Finland	<1,000			95 mm recoilless gun. Colloquially known as musti ("Blackie"); the weapon makes a loud, distinctly dog bark-like sound when fired. In reserve.

Anti-ship missiles

Model	Origin	Quantity	Image	Details
RO-63	France	200 missiles, (100 training, 52 anti-tank, 48 anti-ship), ? launchers. [69]		French SS.11 anti-tank missiles used in coastal defense, obtained in 1963. In operation from 1964 until 1995.
MTO 66	Soviet Union			Soviet P-15 Termit, used as an anti-ship missile by the Finns. It could be fired both from a separate missile carriage, but it was also transported on a rebuilt Comet tank.
MTO 85	Sweden	Four batteries: [70] Gulf of Finland: 3 Archipelago Sea: 1		The first version taken into use (1987 – 1991), the RBS-15SF (known in Finland as MTO-85 (Meritorjuntaohjus 1985)) was a variant of the Swedish RSB-15 Mk.II. It was later modified into RBS-15SF-3 (a modernized Mk.II, known in Finland as MTO-85M). It was replaced by the Pintatorjuntaohjus 2020 system.

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		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		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		In use 1944-03-10
Liisa FuG 202 Lichtenstein	Germany	Airborne radar	8 units		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		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.
VRTTI VII	Finland	Early warning radar	6 units		In use between 1954–1970s.
Decca radar	United Kingdom	Counter-battery radar			In use from 1951 to ?.
Severi	United Kingdom	Counter-battery radar			In use from 1955 to 1976. Some were modified to airport radars, and were called Faarao.
Cymbeline FA 15 MKL	United Kingdom	Mortar locating radar			In use from 1976 to ca. 2000

Notes

1. During the Continuation War (1941 – 1944). ^[30]
2. Unofficial designation for the FM 24/29 based on Finnish name schemes for machine guns, such as the 7.92 PK 08-15 (Maxim MG 08/15).
3. Peak number of Madsen M/20 guns in late 1928.
4. Swedish Kulspruta m/1914 in 6.5×55mm.
5. The Finnish designation was the 7.62 KK 1895 (or more informally as the Colt-Browning M/1895).
6. The number of Colt-Browning M/95-14 remaining in the Finnish military's inventory in 1936, originally 200 guns were captured.
7. Recorded in June 1st 1944.
8. Put in storage until the 1990s.
9. In the Finnish Army, despite being a light machine gun, these were used more like a regular machine gun.
10. Finnish military's inventory in 1929. ^[36]
11. Finnish Navy designation is the 37/30 Ma.
12. 40 mm Bofors guns recovered from the Netherlands (with either Swedish and/or Polish origins). ^[44] It could be assumed that these guns were either the Swedish-made 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 and/or Polish-made 40 mm Bofors wz.36, both built to Dutch specifications. ^[44]
13. While the 40 ItK/35 B were considered Dutch guns, they were either made in Poland or Sweden. ^[44]
14. Swedish-made 40 mm Bofors Model 1934. ^[44]
15. Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 mounted in a twin-gun mounting for naval use. ^[44]
16. Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 mounted in a single-gun mounting for naval use. ^[44]
17. Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 built under license by VTT in Finland. ^[44]
18. Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 built under license by built under licence by MÁVAG in Hungary as the 40 mm Bofors 36M. ^[44]
19. Each fixed anti-aircraft gun battery has 3 guns. ^[47]
20. 100 missiles bought for training use.
21. The 12 guns could have been the ones used on improvised sledge mounts, ^[60] and the 20 guns were the dedicated anti-tank gun version mounted on a one-axle wheeled carriage. ^[61]
22. 133 m/34 guns ^[62] and 104 m/37 guns ^[63]
23. The number of 45 mm AT guns still in Finnish inventory in 1948. ^[67]

Table notes

1. For disposable launchers, both the launcher and the projectile inside are counted as a single unit.

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