List of defunct airlines of Finland

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 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

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References

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  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.
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  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.
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