List of World War II aces from Finland

This list includes of all the 96 fighter aces of World War II from Finland. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country

Finnish fighter aces

Name Fokker
D.XXI
Gloster
Gladiator
Fiat G.50 M.S.406 Brewster
Buffalo
Curtiss
Hawk 75
I-153 LaGG-3 Bristol
Bulldog
Bf 109 Total
victories
Notes Fighter
squadron(s)
Ilmari Juutilainen234589424, 34
Hans Wind39367524
Eino Luukkanen2.514.5395624, 34
Urho Lehtovaara1529.544.528, 34
Oiva Tuominen1.56.523134426, 34
Olli Puhakka413254226, 34
Olavi Puro5.5228.5366, 24
Nils Katajainen17.51835.524
Lauri Nissinen422.5632.524
Kyösti Karhila13193232, 30, 34, 24
Jorma Karhunen4.526.53124
Emil Vesa9.52029.524
Tapio Järvi11.51728.524
Klaus Alakoski1252626, 34
Kalevi Tervo0.515.572324, 32, 34
Jorma Saarinen5182324
Eero Kinnunen3.51922.524
Antti Tani714.521.528, 34
Paavo Myllylä1.519.52128, 34
Väinö Suhonen4.51519.524
Viktor Pyötsiä7.58.53.519.524
Erik Teromaa1361924, 26
Lauri Pekuri12.5618.5#24, 34
Jouko Huotari9.5817.524
Yrjö Turkka4.59.531724, 34
Jorma Sarvanto1341724
Aulis Lumme11.5516.524
Eero Riihikallio6.51016.524
Eero Halonen161624
Martti Alho1.513.515##24
Aaro Nuorala31.51014.530, 14, 34
Heimo Lampi5.5813.524
Pekka Kokko3.51013.5##24
Yrjö Pallasvuo941332, 34
Per-Erik Sovelius5.5712.524
Lasse Aaltonen23.5712.526, 34
Urho Sarjamo6.5612.524
Onni Paronen25.5512.526, 34
Eino Koskinen11.5112.532
Leo Ahokas751224
Iikka Törrönen0.510.51124
Urho Nieminen5421126
Hemmo Leino1.536.51130, 14, 34
Niilo Erkinheimo6.5410.5##32, 34
Martti Kalima46.510.530, 10, 14
Kai Metsola6.5410.524
Eino Peltola7.5310.524, 34
Kullervo Lahtela64.510.532, 34
Veikko Karu72110 [1]26, 28, 30
Ahti Laitinen2810#24
Mikko Pasila551024
Mauno Kirjonen1541032, 34
Paavo Berg54.59.526, 32
Viljo Kauppinen8.519.524
Jaakko Hillo8832
Ture Mattila35830, 34
Joel Savonen71824
Martti Inehmo8828
Erik Lyly26824, 34
Aulis Bremer8832
Valio Porvari23.5117.526
Lauri Jutila43.57.532, 34
Nils Trontti61726
Väinö Virtanen7732
Toivo Tomminen6.56.528
Tatu Huhanantti6624
Aarre Linnamaa6628
Pauli Salminen0.55.5632
Kelpo Virta66##24
Onni Avikainen6624
Lars Hattinen6628
Matti Durchman6634
Pentti Nurminen66#32
Aimo Gerdt6632
Sakari Ikonen24624
Gustaf Magnusson41.55.524
Osmo Kauppinen5.55.524
Lauri Lautamäki1.545.526
Mauno Fräntilä11.535.524, 32, 34
Kosti Keskinummi0.555.524
Paavo Mellin5.55.5#24
Veikko Rimminen1.545.524
Aaro Kiljunen5.55.532
Pentti Tilli5524
Olavi Ehrnrooth1225##32
Jouko Myllymäki23528, 24
Sakari Alapuro5532
Veikko Evinen2.51.51532, 34
Vilppu Lakio5524
Kim Lindberg5524
Pauli Massinen5528
Atte Nyman5524
Väinö Pokela23524, 34
Jaakko Kajanto5532
Arvo Koskelainen5524
Ilmari Joensuu41526
TOTAL 116 19 66.5 70 432 136 2 1 1 592 1,435.5

With specific aircraft types

Fokker D.XXI

Fokker D.XXIs

Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Fokker D.XXI

Name Victories with
Fokker D.XXI
Victories total
Jorma Sarvanto1317
Viktor Pyötsiä7.519.5
Veikko Karu710
Tatu Huhanantti66
Kelpo Virta66
Per-Erik Sovelius5.512.5
Urho Nieminen511
Pentti Tilli55
Jorma Karhunen4.531
Yrjö Turkka4.517
Olli Puhakka442
Lauri Nissinen432.5
Martti Kalima410.5
Gustaf Magnusson45.5
Eero Kinnunen3.522.5
Pekka Kokko3.513.5
Aaro Nuorala314.5
Ture Mattila38
Eino Luukkanen2.556
Veikko Evinen2.55
Ilmari Juutilainen294
Lasse Aaltonen212.5
Onni Paronen212.5
Sakari Ikonen26
Oiva Tuominen1.544
Martti Alho1.515
Hemmo Leino1.511
Veikko Rimminen1.55.5
Mauno Kirjonen110
Mauno Fräntilä15.5
Olavi Ehrnrooth15
Iikka Törrönen0.511
Pauli Salminen0.56
116

Gloster Gladiator

Gloster Gladiator

Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Gloster Gladiator.

Name Victories with
Gloster Gladiator
Victories total
Oiva Tuominen6.544
Paavo Berg59.5
Ilmari Joensuu45
Valio Porvari27.5
Lauri Lautamäki1.55.5
19

Fiat G.50

Fiat G.50

Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Fiat G.50

Name Victories with
Fiat G.50
Victories total
Oiva Tuominen2344
Olli Puhakka1342
Nils Trontti67
Onni Paronen5.512.5
Urho Nieminen411
Lauri Lautamäki45.5
Lasse Aaltonen3.512.5
Valio Porvari3.57.5
Olavi Ehrnrooth25
Klaus Alakoski126
Ilmari Joensuu15
66.5

Morane-Saulnier MS.406

Morane-Saulnier MS.406

Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Morane-Saulnier MS.406

Name Victories with
Morane-Saulnier
MS 406
Victories total
Urho Lehtovaara1544.5
Martti Inehmo88
Antti Tani721.5
Martti Kalima6.510.5
Toivo Tomminen6.56.5
Aarre Linnamaa66
Lars Hattinen6 [1]6
Pauli Massinen55
Hemmo Leino311
Veikko Karu210
Jouko Myllymäki25
Paavo Myllylä1.521
Aaro Nuorala1.514.5
70
[1] 3 with Mörkö-Morane aircraft.

Brewster Buffalo

Brewster Buffalo

Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Brewster Buffalo

Name Victories with
Brewster
Buffalo
Victories total
Hans Wind3975
Ilmari Juutilainen3494
Jorma Karhunen26.531
Lauri Nissinen22.532.5
Eero Kinnunen1922.5
Nils Katajainen17.535.5
Eino Luukkanen14.556
Martti Alho13.515
Erik Teromaa1319
Lauri Pekuri12.518.5
Tapio Järvi11.528.5
Aulis Lumme11.516.5
Iikka Törrönen10.511
Pekka Kokko1013.5
Emil Vesa9.529.5
Jouko Huotari9.517.5
Yrjö Turkka9.517
Viktor Pyötsiä8.519.5
Viljo Kauppinen8.59.5
Eino Peltola7.510.5
Per-Erik Sovelius712.5
Leo Ahokas712
Joel Savonen78
Eero Riihikallio6.516.5
Urho Sarjamo6.512.5
Kai Metsola6.510.5
Onni Avikainen66
Olavi Puro5.536
Heimo Lampi5.513.5
Osmo Kauppinen5.55.5
Paavo Mellin5.55.5
Jorma Saarinen523
Mikko Pasila510
Vilppu Lakio55
Kim Lindberg55
Jaakko Kajanto55
Väinö Suhonen4.519.5
Jorma Sarvanto417
Sakari Ikonen46
Veikko Rimminen45.5
Urho Nieminen211
Ahti Laitinen210
Erik Keskinen28
Väinö Pokela25
Gustaf Magnusson1.55.5
Veikko Karu110
Valio Porvari17.5
Nils Trontti17
Kalevi Tervo0.523
Kosti Keskinummi0.55.5
432

Curtiss Hawk 75

Curtiss Hawk 75

Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Curtiss Hawk 75

Name Victories with
Curtiss
Hawk 75
Victories total
Kalevi Tervo15.523
Kyösti Karhila1332
Eino Koskinen11.512.5
Yrjö Pallasvuo913
Jaakko Hillo88
Aulis Bremer88
Väinö Virtanen77
Niilo Erkinheimo6.510.5
Kullervo Lahtela610.5
Pentti Nurminen66
Aimo Gerdt66
Pauli Salminen5.56
Aaro Kiljunen5.55.5
Mauno Kirjonen510
Sakari Alapuro55
Arvo Koskelainen55
Paavo Berg4.59.5
Lauri Jutila47.5
Olavi Ehrnrooth25
Mauno Fräntilä1.55.5
Veikko Evinen1.55
136

Messerschmitt Bf 109

Messerschmitt Bf 109Gs

Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Messerschmitt Bf 109

Name Victories with
Messerschmitt
Bf 109
Victories total
Ilmari Juutilainen5894
Eino Luukkanen3956
Hans Wind3675
Urho Lehtovaara29.544.5
Olavi Puro28.536
Olli Puhakka2542
Klaus Alakoski2526
Emil Vesa2029.5
Paavo Myllylä19.521
Kyösti Karhila1932
Nils Katajainen1835.5
Jorma Saarinen1823
Tapio Järvi1728.5
Eero Halonen1616
Väinö Suhonen1519.5
Antti Tani14.521.5
Oiva Tuominen1344
Eero Riihikallio1016.5
Aaro Nuorala1014.5
Jouko Huotari817.5
Heimo Lampi813.5
Ahti Laitinen810
Kalevi Tervo723
Lasse Aaltonen712.5
Hemmo Leino6.511
Lauri Nissinen632.5
Erik Teromaa619
Lauri Pekuri618.5
Urho Sarjamo612.5
Erik Lyly68
Matti Durchman66
Aulis Lumme516.5
Onni Paronen512.5
Leo Ahokas512
Mikko Pasila510
Ture Mattila58
Kosti Keskinummi55.5
Atte Nyman55
Kullervo Lahtela4.510.5
Yrjö Pallasvuo413
Niilo Erkinheimo410.5
Kai Metsola410.5
Mauno Kirjonen410
Viktor Pyötsiä3.519.5
Lauri Jutila3.57.5
Yrjö Turkka317
Eino Peltola310.5
Mauno Fräntilä35.5
Jouko Myllymäki35
Väinö Pokela35
Viljo Kauppinen19.5
Joel Savonen18
Veikko Evinen15
592

Notes

[1]He also had 22 motor torpedo boats on his record.

=Mannerheim Cross Knight
=Double Mannerheim Cross Knight
=KIA
#=POW
##=killed in air accident

References

  • Stenman, Kari and Keskinen, Kalevi: Aircraft of the Aces 23 - Finnish Aces of World War 2, Osprey Publishing, 1998, ISBN 1-85532-783-X
  • Stenman, Kari, Keskinen, Kalevi, and Niska, Klaus: Hävittäjä-Ässät - Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia 11, Apali, 1994, ISBN 952-5026-00-0
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