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List of defunct airlines of Finland

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


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
A
Aero O/Y 1923 1968 Rebranded Finnair in 1953 and renamed in 1968
Air Åland N9 2Q NVD NORVIND 2005 2012 Previously Flyg & Far Åland Operations transferred to Swedish Nextjet
Air Botnia O/Y KF KFB BOTNIA 1988 2003 Renamed Blue1
Air Carelia 1983 1987 Operated Cessna Citation I[3]
Air Finland OF FIF AIR FINLAND 2003 2012 Went bankrupt
Air Finlandia 1987 1988 Failed project. Operated Airbus A321
Air100 2012 2014 A virtual airline, had never AOC or OL
B
Blue1 O/Y KF BLF BLUEFINN 1987 2016 Previously Air Botnia Assets merged into CityJet from Ireland
C
Copterline & Copter Action AAQ COPTERLINE 1990 2016
D
Deltacraft 4L DEC DELTACRAFT 2001 2004 [4]
E
Euro-Flite 1970 1998 Established as KoneAir. Merged with Jetflite. Operated Falcon 20[5]
F
Finlantic 1961 1963 Went bankrupt
Finnaviation FA FAV BLUEBIRD 1979 1996 Merged into Finnair of which was a subsidiary
Finnish Commuter Airlines branded Finncomm Airlines FC WBA/FCM WESTBIRD/FINNCOMM 1995 2015 Renamed Nordic Regional Airlines/Flybe Finland
Finnwings-Wihuri O/Y Finnwings 1970 1979 Previously as Lentohuolto Oy. Merged with Oy Nordair to form Finnaviation.[6]
FirstClass 2012 2013 Established as Line Support. Operated AW139[7]
Fly Lappeenranta 8H HWY HIGHWAY 2008 2010
Flybe Finland FC FCM FINNCOMM 2011 2015 Finnish Commuter Airlines/Finncomm Airlines trading name
Flyg & Far Åland 2005 2005 Renamed Air Åland[8]
Flying Finn FFW FLYINGFINN 2002 2004
G
Go! Aviation 2016 2017 Operated Pilatus PC-12 NG[9]
H
Helikopteripalvelu 1960 1999 Bought by Copterline. Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Bell 206 Long Ranger[10]
Holiday Magic Finland 1973 1975 Operated leased Convair 880[11]
J
Jetflite 1980 2013
K
Karair KR KAR 1957 1996 Previously Karhumäki Airways Merged into Finnair of which was a subsidiary
Karhumäki Airways 1951 1957 Renamed Karair
Kunnnallistekniikka 1965 1966 Aerial survey carrier. Operated Pilatus Porter[12]
L
Lentohuolto Oy 1951 1969 Renamed Finnwings-Wihuri O/Y Finnwings Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Cessna 190[13]
Line Support 2011 2012 Renamed FirstClas Operated AW139[14]
N
Nordair OY 1973 1979 Merged with Finnwings to form Finnaviation Operated Falcon 20[15]
Nordic Global Airlines NJ NGB NORDIC GLOBAL 2011 2015
P
Polar-Air 1961 1970 Finnair charter subsidiary Operated leased Sud Aviation Caravelle[16]
Polarwing WO 1981 1992 Operated Piper Chieftain
S
Sir-Air 1967 1982 Operated BN-2 Islander, Mitsubishi MU-2, Lockheed Lodestar, Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo[17]
Skargardsflyg 5Q LND 1956 2002 Operated BN-2 Islander, Cessna Skywagon, Embraer Bandeirante][18]
Snowbird Airlines SBW SNOWMAN 2014 2014 Operated leased Airbus A320-200
Soder Airlines OY SDE SODER 2002 2006 Went bankrupt
Spear Air 1972 1974 Operated Douglas DC-8
T
Turku Air 1974 2016
W
Wasawings VW 1981 1988 AOC revoked after crash
Wingo xprs 2009 2010

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References

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  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.