List of active Finnish Navy ships

This is a list of ships currently being operated by the Finnish Navy or entering service in the near future, as of September 2018.[1] In the case of a conflict, eight offshore patrol vessels, seven hovercraft and 81 coastal patrol boats from the Finnish Border Guard can be armed and transferred to the Navy.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Summary

The Finnish navy has 246 ships in one naval fleet, the coastal fleet. Project Squadron 2020 will probably lead to a reorganisation of the navy squadrons. The summary of Finnish naval ships:

  • 8 Missile Boats
  • 2 Mine Layers
  • 3 Mine Ferries
  • 3 Mine Countermeasure Vessels
  • 10 Mine Sweepers
  • Apr. 196 Landing Craft
  • 23 Transport Ships
  • 6 Command Boats
  • 5 Training Boats
  • 2 Tugs
  • 2 Cable Layers
  • 1 Experimental Boat
  • 3 Pollution Control Vessels

Combatants

Missile Boats
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Type Unit Builder Commissioned Displacement Notes Image
Rauma class Rauma 70 Missile Boat 6th Surface Counter Squadron, Pansio[2] Hollming Oy, Rauma,  Finland 18 October 1990 240 tons Modernized in 2010–2013
Raahe 71 20 August 1991
Porvoo 72 27 April 1992
Naantali 73 23 June 1992
Hamina class Hamina 80 Missile Boat 7th Surface Counter Squadron, Upinniemi[3] Aker Finnyards, Rauma,  Finland 24 August 1998 250 tons
Tornio 81 12 May 2003
Hanko 82 22 June 2005
Pori 83 19 June 2006

Mine warfare

Minelayers
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Displacement Notes Image
Hämeenmaa class Hämeenmaa 02 7th Surface Counter Squadron, Upinniemi[4] Finnyards, Rauma,  Finland 15 April 1992 1,450 tons Modernized in 2006–2008
Uusimaa 05 6th Surface Counter Squadron, Pansio[5] 2 December 1992
Pansio class Pansio 876 6th Surface Counter Squadron, Pansio[6] Olkiluodon telakka, Eurajoki,  Finland 25 September 1991 680 tons In Finnish referred to as "mine ferries"
Pyhäranta 875 7th Surface Counter Squadron, Upinniemi[7] 26 May 1992
Porkkala 777 29 October 1992

Minesweepers
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Displacement Notes Image
Katanpää class Katanpää 40 4th Minecounter Squadron, Pansio[8] Intermarine S.p.A.,[9] Sarzana,  Italy 2012 680 tons Mine countermeasure vessel
Purunpää 41 2013
Vahterpää 42 2016
Kuha class Kuha 21 21 4th Minecounter Squadron, Pansio[10] Laivateollisuus, Turku,  Finland 1974–1975 150 tons Modernized in 1998–1999

Decommissioned: Kuha 22 (22) and Kuha 25 (25)
Kuha 23 23
Kuha 24 24
Kuha 26 26
Kiiski class Kiiski 1 521 4th Minecounter Squadron, Pansio[11] Fiskars Oy, Turku,  Finland 1982–1984 20 tons Decommissioned: Kiiski 2 (522)
Kiiski 3 523
Kiiski 4 524
Kiiski 5 525
Kiiski 6 526
Kiiski 7 527

Auxiliaries

Landing craft
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Displacement Notes Image
Jehu class U-700 series U701–U712 Marine Alutech Oy, Teijo,  Finland 2014–2016 32 tons
Jurmo class U-600 series U601–U638 Marine Alutech Oy, Teijo,  Finland 2000–2004 14 tons
Uisko class U-200 series U210–U211 Alumina Varvet Oy, Kokkola/Teijo,  Finland 1983–1991 10 tons Some older boats have been decommissioned
U-300 series U301–U317
U-400 series U400–
G class G98-99, G101–G135 Marine Alutech Oy, Teijo,  Finland 2001–2006 2.1 tons

Transport
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Notes Image
Kampela class Kampela 3 877 8th Maintenance Squadron, Turku, Kirkkonummi[12] Finnmekano Oy, Teijo,  Finland 1979
Valas class Vaarlahti 722 Hollming Oy, Rauma,  Finland 1979–1981
Vänö 723
L100 class L101–106
L108–113		 Uudenkaupungin Veneveistämö, Uusikaupunki,  Finland
Finnspeed Boats Oy, Loviisa,  Finland		 1985–1986
1991–1992		 Many transferred to MPK.
Lohi class Lohm 752
Hauki class Havouri 133 Linnan Telakka, Turku,  Finland
Valmet Oy, Helsinki,  Finland		 1979–1980
Hakuni 731
Houtskär 836
Hila class Hila 237
Haruna 238
Hästö 739
Högsåra 830

Command launches
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Notes Image
Syöksy class Jymy 511 Navy Command, Pansio[13] The Syöksy class was formerly known as Vihuri class.[14]
Raju 512
Syöksy 531
Vinha 541
Träskö class Träskö 792 Navy Command, Pansio[15]
Askeri class Askeri 241 Navy Command, Pansio[16]

Training ships
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Notes Image
Lokki class Kajava 56
Heikki class H1 681
Fabian Wrede class Fabian Wrede 690 Finnish Naval Academy, Suomenlinna Uudenkaupungin Työvene, Uusikaupunki,  Finland 2006–2008
Wilhelm Carpelan 691
Axel von Fersen 692

Tugs[17]
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Notes Image
Haukipää class Haukipää 731 Waterman Oy Teijon telakka 1985
Kallanpää 831 1986

Cable layers[18]
Class Ships in class Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Notes Image
Cable layers K410 K410 Uudenkaupungin Työvene, Uusikaupunki,  Finland 2009
K411 K411 2010

Experimental craft

Isku (English: Strike) was a prototype design for a domestically-made guided missile patrol boat. She was designed with a "seasled" planing hull with a rectangular planform. Isku was armed with four Soviet SS-N-2A Styx missiles and a twin 30mm AK-230 anti-aircraft cannon. The design was a failure as it never reached its designed speed and the vessel was regulated to trial duties. Isku was modified in 1989-90. The missiles were removed, the hull was lengthened by 7 meters and the deckhouse was also extended. Mine rails were added along the length of the hull and an articulated crane was placed in the bow.

Ship Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Notes Image
Isku 826 Reposaaren Konepaja, Pori 4 December 1969

Pollution control vessels[19]
Ship Pennant Number Unit Builder Commissioned Displacement Notes Image
Hylje 799 8th Maintenance Squadron, Turku, Kirkkonummi[20] Laivateollisuus, Turku,  Finland 1981 1,400 tons Modernized in 1990–1991
Halli 899 Hollming Oy, Rauma,  Finland 1986 2,100 tons Modernized in 2010
Louhi 999 Uudenkaupungin Työvene, Uusikaupunki,  Finland 2011 3,450 tons

Ordered vessels
Class Ship Type Unit Builder Status Displacement Notes Image
Pohjanmaa class Pohjanmaa Frigate[21] Unknown Rauma Marine Construction, Rauma, Finland Ordered 3,900 tons Classification of the vessels according to the Defence Forces is frigate but the Finnish Navy has used the term multi-role corvette in marketing even though the size of the vessels exceeds the maximum limit of a corvette and actually falls in to the category of a frigate.[22]

Multi-role in the name comes from the fact that the ships have ASW capabilities (torpedoes), anti-surface capabilities, AA capabilities, surface and underwater scanning capabilities, helicopter carrying capabilities, mining capabilities and ice breaking capabilities.

Part of Squadron 2020 project.

[23][24]
Unnamed Unknown Ordered 3,900 tons
Unnamed Unknown Ordered 3,900 tons
Unnamed Unknown Ordered 3,900 tons

See also

References
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