This is a list of defunct airlines of Finland.[1][2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations |
Ceased operations |
Notes | |
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A | ||||||||
Aero O/Y | 1923 | 1968 | Renamed to Finnair (the airline had been using the brand since 1953) | |||||
Air Åland | N9 2Q | NVD | NORVIND | 2005 | 2012 | Taken over by Nextjet | ||
Air Botnia | KF | KFB | BOTNIA | 1988 | 2003 | Rebranded as 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 | KF | BLF | BLUEFINN | 1987 | 2016 | Merged into CityJet | ||
C | ||||||||
Copter Action | 1990 | 2000 | Operated Eurocopter EC135[4] | |||||
Copterline | AAQ | COPTERLINE | 2010 | 2016 | Finnish-Estonian joint helicopter airline | |||
Copterline Oy | AAQ | COPTERLINE | 2002 | 2010 | Became Copterline | |||
D | ||||||||
Deltacraft | 4L | DEC | DELTACRAFT | 2001 | 2004 | [5] | ||
E | ||||||||
Euro-Flite | 1970 | 1998 | Established as KoneAir. Merged with Jetflite. Operated Falcon 20[6] | |||||
F | ||||||||
Finlantic | 1961 | 1963 | Went bankrupt | |||||
Finnaviation | FA | FAV | BLUEBIRD | 1979 | 1996 | Merged into Finnair | ||
Finncomm Airlines | FC | WBA/FCM | WESTBIRD/FINNCOMM | 1999 | 2011 | Acquired by Finnair and Flybe and rebranded as Flybe Finland | ||
Finnwings | 1970 | 1979 | Established as Lentohuolto Oy. Merged with Oy Nordair to form Finnaviation.[7] | |||||
FirstClass | 2012 | 2013 | Established as Line Support. Operated AW139[8] | |||||
Fly Lappeenranta | 8H | HWY | HIGHWAY | 2008 | 2010 | |||
Flybe Finland | FC | FCM | FINNCOMM | 2011 | 2015 | Rebranded Nordic Regional Airlines | ||
Flyg & Far Åland | 2005 | 2005 | Renamed to Air Åland[9] | |||||
Flying Finn | FFW | FLYINGFINN | 2002 | 2004 | ||||
G | ||||||||
Go! Aviation | 2016 | 2017 | Operated Pilatus PC-12 NG[10] | |||||
H | ||||||||
Helikopteripalvelu | 1960 | 1999 | Acquired by Copterline. Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Bell 206 Long Ranger[11] | |||||
Holiday Magic Finland | 1973 | 1975 | Operated Convair 880[12] | |||||
J | ||||||||
Jetflite | 1980 | 2013 | ||||||
K | ||||||||
Karair | KR | KAR | 1957 | 1995 | Taken over by Finnair | |||
Karhumäki Airways | 1951 | 1956 | Rebranded as Karair | |||||
Kunnnallistekniikka | 1965 | 1966 | Aerial survey carrier. Operated Pilatus Porter[13] | |||||
L | ||||||||
Lentohuolto Oy | 1951 | 1969 | Renamed to Finnwings. Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Cessna 190[14] | |||||
Line Support | 2011 | 2012 | Renamed to FirstClass. Operated AW139[15] | |||||
N | ||||||||
Nordair OY | 1973 | 1979 | Merged with Finnwings to form Finnaviation. Operated Falcon 20[16] | |||||
Nordic Global Airlines | NJ | NGB | NORDIC GLOBAL | 2011 | 2015 | |||
P | ||||||||
Polar-Air | 1961 | 1970 | Finnair charter subsidiary. Merged into Karair. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle[17] | |||||
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[18] | |||||
Skargardsflyg | 5Q | LND | 1956 | 2002 | Operated BN-2 Islander, Cessna Skywagon, Embraer Bandeirante][19] | |||
Spear Air | 1972 | 1974 | Operated Douglas DC-8 | |||||
Snowbird Airlines | SBW | SNOWMAN | 2014 | 2014 | Operated Airbus A320-200 | |||
Soder Airlines | OY | SDE | SODER | 2002 | 2006 | Went bankrupt | ||
T | ||||||||
Turku Air | 1974 | 2016 | ||||||
W | ||||||||
Wasawings | VW | 1981 | 1988 | AOC revoked after crash | ||||
Wingo xprs | 2009 | 2010 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Air Carelia". Airline History. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Copter Action". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Deltacraft". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Euro-Flite". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Finnwings". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "FirstClass". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Flyg & Far Åland". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Go! Aviation". Airline History. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Helikopteripalvelu". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Holiday Magic Finland". ATDB-aero. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Kunnnallistekniikka". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Lentohuolto Oy". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Line Support". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Nordair OY". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Polar-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Sir-Air". Airline History. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Skargardsflyg". Airline History. Retrieved 12 October 2021.