List of former equipment of the Finnish Army

This is an (incomplete) list of former equipment used by the Finnish Army. For current equipment, see here.

Tanks (and tank-based armoured vehicles)

Post-Cold War

Cold War era tanks

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
PT-76
PT-A 		 Soviet Union Amphibious light tank
Driver training tank 		12 units
8 units 		In use between 1963 and 1994. Some PT-76s were converted into the PT-A training tanks (for the BTR-50) after they stopped being used as light tanks.
T-72M1
T-72M1K
T-72M1K1 		 Soviet Union Main battle tank
Command tank
Command tank 		157 units
3 units
2 units 		In use between 1984 and 2006, 63 T-72M1 and T-72M1K from the Soviet Union in 1984–86, and 97 from ex-East Germany in 1992 (of these 66 were made in Czechoslovakia, and 33 were made in Poland). 162 units total.
T-55,
after modernization T-55M
T-55K,
after modernization T-55MK 		 Soviet Union Main battle tank
Command tank 		64 units
10 units 		In use since 1966, modernized in 1989, total 74 units, 9 still in use 2021.
T-54  Soviet Union Main battle tank 43 units The variant is the T-54-3, also known as M1951. It was in use between 1959 and 1969 (and removed from storage in 2005), 43 units.[1]
Comet Mk I Model B  United Kingdom Cruiser tank 41 units In use between 1960 and 1971.
Charioteer Mk VII Model B  United Kingdom Medium tank 38 units In use between 1958 and 1980.
MTU-20  Soviet Union Bridge laying tank 4 units

World War II tanks

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ISU-152
ISU-152V 		 Soviet Union Self-propelled gun
Armoured recovery vehicle 		1 unit
1 unit 		The standard ISU-152 was captured, operated and abandoned in 1944. Another was captured in 1944 and rebuilt into an armoured recovery vehicle and was used between 1944 and 1959.
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J  Germany Medium tank 15 units In use between 1944 and 1962.
Sturmgeschütz 40G (Stu-40)
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G (StuG III) 		 Germany Assault gun 30 units
29 units 		In use between 1943 and 1966.
In use between 1944 and 1966.
KV-1E m 1941
KV-1 m 1942 		 Soviet Union Heavy tank 1 unit
1 unit 		In use between 1943 and 1954.
In use between 1942 and 1954.
T-50  Soviet Union Light infantry tank 1 unit Modified in Finland with additional armour. In use between 1942 and 1954.
T-34-76
T-34-85 		 Soviet Union Medium tank 9 units
9 units 		The short-barreled tanks were m 1941, m 1942 and m 1943 models. These were captured vehicles that were in use between 1941 and 1961.
The T34-85 were in use between 1944 and 1961. Two units were registered in the inventory, but were never in operational use.
BT-42  Finland Assault gun 18 units Modified Soviet BT-7 tank. In use between 1943 – 1944.
BT-43  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 1 unit Modified Soviet BT-7 tank. In use between 1944 and 1945.
BT-2
BT-5
BT-7 		 Soviet Union Cavalry tank 15 units
62 units
53 units 		Several captured in the Winter War and in 1941. The tank was in use only during 1941 and was soon replaced by the T-26 due to its poor reliability. The remaining tanks were either stored, rebuilt, dismantled (turrets being included into permanent casements), or scrapped.
T-28,
later modified to T-28E standard
T-28E
T-28V 		 Soviet Union Medium tank
Medium tank
Armoured recovery vehicle 		6 units
1 unit
1 unit 		Two m 1938 were captured in the Winter War and the remainder in 1941. In use from 1939 to 1950. The T-28V was a modified T-28E and was used from 1945 to 1950.
T-20 m 1937,
T-20 m 1938, 1939 		 Soviet Union Artillery tractor 33 units
184 units 		In use from 1939 to 1959.
T-38 and T-38M-2
T-38-34
T-38-KV 		 Soviet Union Amphibious light tank 19 units
11 units
4 units 		The -34 and -KV were driver training tanks for the T-34 and KV-series of tanks. In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1944 to 1959.
In use 1944 to 1959.
T-37A tank  Soviet Union Amphibious light tank 29 units In use 1939 to 1942.
T-26 m 1931
T-26 m 1933
T-26 m 1937 and T-26 m 1939
OT-26
OT-130
OT-133
T-26E
T-26T 		 Soviet Union Light tank
Light tank
Light tank
Flamethrower tank
Flamethrower tank
Flamethrower tank
Light tank
Artillery tractor 		12 units
63 units
36 units
2 units
4 units
3 units
63 units
6 units 		In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1941 to 1942.
In use 1942
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1942 to 1959.

Pre-war tanks

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Vickers 6-Ton  United Kingdom Light tank 32 units In use 1933 to 1959.
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Model 1933
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI 		 United Kingdom Tankette 1 unit
1 unit 		Only in use in 1933.
Saint-Charmond modèle 1921  France Light tank 1 unit In use 1923 to 1937.
Renault FT-17  France Light tank 34 units In use 1919 to 1942.

Other armoured vehicles

IFVs and APCs

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1
BMP-1TJ
BMP-K1
BMP-PS
BMP-1K 		 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle
Forward observation post vehicle
Command vehicle
_
Command vehicle 		195 units In use between 1982 and 2004. Bought in two batches (85 in 1981 from the Soviet Union and 110 from ex-East German stocks in the beginning of the 1990s).
Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)
BTR-50
BTR-50PK
BTR-50PU
after modernization:
BTR-50YVI
BTR-50YVI-EK
BTR-50PUM
BTR-50PUM1
BTR-50PUM2 		 Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Command vehicle
_
Command vehicle
HQ vehicle
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier 		118 units
110 units
8 units
_
40 units
_
_
_
Few 		In use between 1980s–2010s. The YVI came in 5 different versions.
Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)
BTR-60
BTR-60PA
BTR-60PB
BTR-60PUM
BTR-60 R-145BM
BTR-60PBK 		 Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier ?
1 unit
83 units
Few
Few
Few 		In use between 1980s–2000s. Total 112 units.
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 2 units Test vehicles, later converted to command vehicles in BTR-60 units.
Valmet 1912-6  Finland Armoured Personnel Carrier 1 unit 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)
VK  Finland Armoured Personnel Carrier 1 unit 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)

Armoured cars

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
BA-10
BA-10N 		 Soviet Union Armoured car 24 units In use between 1939 and 1959.
BA-6
BA-3 		 Soviet Union Armoured car 10 units
1 unit 		In use between 1944 and 1956
In use between 1944 and 1954.
FAI-M
BA-20
BA-20M 		 Soviet Union Armoured car 18 units In use between 1939 and 1956.
FAI  Soviet Union Armoured car 3 units In use between 1943 and 1950.
D-8  Soviet Union Armoured car 1 unit In use between 1941 and 1942.
Landsverk 182  Sweden Armoured car 1 unit In use between 1936 and 1941.
Fiat armored car  Italy Armoured car 1 unit In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Austin Model 1917  United Kingdom Armoured car ? units In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Peerless  United Kingdom Armoured car ? units

Various vehicles

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
DAF YAD 4442
DAF YAS 4442		  Netherlands 4×4 All-terrain truck ?
Sisu Nasu  Finland Tracked articulated vehicle In use between 1980s–2017. 27 NA-122 self-propelled mortars and 12 NA-123 ammunition supply vehicles are still in use.
Bandvagn 202  Sweden Tracked articulated vehicle 15 units
Lynx GLX 5900  Finland
 Canada		 Snowmobile ?
MAZ-537G  Soviet Union Tank transporter 6 units[2] Pulling the ChMZAP-5247G semi-trailer.
GT-SM  Soviet Union Tracked transport vehicle
ATS-59  Soviet Union Artillery tractor 28 units In use between 1965 and 2002.
AT-S  Soviet Union Artillery tractor 50 units In use between 1960 and 2002.
Raupenschlepper Ost  Germany Artillery tractor 20 units In use between 1943–.
Sisu KB-45  Finland Off-road lorry 83 units In use between 1965 and 2008.
Sisu A-45  Finland Off-road lorry About 500 units In use between 1970 and 2008.
Sisu Karhu  Finland 4×2 trucks ?
Sisu Kontio  Finland 6×2 heavy truck ?
Sisu SA-110 Sammakko  Finland 4×4 armoured truck manufactured between A-45 and Sisu SA-151 6 units Only some 6 produced and used in UN missions.[3]
Sisu SA-130 Masi
Sisu SA-150 Masi
Sisu SA-151 Masi		  Finland 4×4 All-terrain trucks ?
Sisu SA-240 Rasi
Sisu SA-241 Rasi		  Finland 6×6 truck ?
Sisu SK181 MIL  Finland 4×4 heavy truck ?
Sisu SK-250  Finland 6×2 heavy truck ?
Sisu SL171  Finland 4×4 All-terrain trucks ?
Vanaja VAKS  Finland Military truck 155 units In use between 1960–.


Vanaja NS-47  Finland Military truck 38 units In use between 1962–.


Sd.Kfz. 9  Germany Half-track 2 units In use between 1943–. Recovery vehicle, arrived with the purchase of the StuG III assault guns.
Büssing-Nag 4500 A  Germany Lorry In use between 1943 and 1945.
M2 half-track car  United States Half-track 213 units In use between 1948 and 1964.
McCormick TD-14  United States Artillery tractor In use between 1940 until the 1950s.
Ford Thames  United Kingdom Military truck 115 units
ZIL-157  Soviet Union Military truck 86 units In use between 1962 until the 1990s.
KrAZ-255B  Soviet Union Military truck In use between 1962 until the 2010s.
ZIL-131  Soviet Union Military truck About 400 units In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-452  Soviet Union Off-road van In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-469
UAZ-315126 		 Soviet Union Off-road military light utility vehicle 250+ units In use between 1976 until the 2000s.
GAZ-51  Soviet Union Military truck 100 units In use between 1962 until 1970s.
GAZ-66  Soviet Union Off-road lorry 440 units In use between 1972 until the 2000s.
GAZ-69  Soviet Union Off-road military light utility vehicle
Unimog D  Germany Military truck 99 units In use between 1955 until ?.
Unimog G  Germany Military truck 69 units In use between 1955 until ?.
Valmet 702  Finland Tractor
Fabrique Nationale AS 24[4]  Belgium Motorized tricycle
Armored train Russian Empire Armored train In use 1918–.

Artillery

Field guns

Light field guns (63–84 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
84 K 18  United Kingdom Field gun 30 units In use between 1940 and 1960
77 K 96 German Empire Field gun 8 units[5] In use between 1918 and 1926
76 K 42  Soviet Union Field gun 12 units In use between 1944–.
76 K 39  Soviet Union Field gun 9 units In use between 1939–.
76 VK 38  Soviet Union Field gun 9 units[5] In use between 1939 and 1951.
76 K 36  Soviet Union Field gun 76 units In use between 1939 and 1994.
76 RekK 35 or 76 K/DRP Field gun 2 units In use between 1939 and 1941
76 K 23  France Field gun 4 units In use between 1924 and 1945.
76 VK 09  Soviet Union Mountain gun 18 units In use between 1918 and 1946.
76 VK 04  Soviet Union Mountain gun 11 units In use between 19 and 19
76 K 02-38 Field gun
76 K 02  Soviet Union Field gun 249 units[5] In use between 1918 and 1994.
76 K 02-30  Soviet Union Field gun 93 units In use between 1941 and 1994.
76 K 02-30/40  Soviet Union Field gun 14 units[5] In use between 1941 and 1994.
76 K 02-34  Soviet Union Field gun 1 unit In use between 1934 and 1941.
76 K 02-38  Soviet Union Field gun 2 units In use between 1938 and 1942.
76 K 00  Soviet Union Field gun 34 units In use between 1918–.
75 K 40 A, later 76 K 37  Sweden Field gun 8 units In use between 1940–.
75 K 36 Field gun 1 unit In use between 1939–.
75 K 17  United States Field gun 200 units In use between 1940–1990s.
75 VK L14 German Empire Mountain gun 12 units In use between 1918 and 1931.
75 K 11  Italy Field gun 1 unit In use between 1929–.
75 K 02  Sweden Field gun 36 units In use between 1929–.
75 K 01  Norway
( German Empire) 		Field gun 12 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
75 VK 98  Japan Mountain gun 44 units In use between 1918 and 1937.
75 K 97  France Field gun 48 units In use between 1940 and 1962.
63 K 84 Field gun 4 units In use between 1918–.

Medium field guns (105–122 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
122 K 60  Finland Field gun 15 units Later modernized into 130 K 90–60. In use between 1960 and 1990.
122 K 31  Soviet Union Field gun 29 units In use between 1941 and the 1970s.
120 K 78-31  Poland Field gun 24 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
120 K 78-16  France Field gun 72 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 13  France Field gun 2 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 10 Russian Empire Field gun 9 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 KH 36  Sweden Field gun 1 unit Equipped with a replacement barrel. In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 K 34  Sweden Field gun 12 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 K 29  Poland Field gun 54 units In use between 1941–.
105 K 13  France Field gun 22 units In use between 1940–.
105 K 10 Russian Empire Field gun 4 units In use between 1943–. Modified 107 K 10 guns.

Heavy field guns (130–155 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
155 K (93)  Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1993–
155 K (91)  Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1991–
155 K (88)  Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1988–
155 K 74  Finland Field gun In use between 1981–
155 K 68  Finland Field gun 13 units In use between 1970s–.
155 K 17  France Field gun 12 units In use between 1941 and 1944
152 KH X 67  Finland Field gun 2 units In use between 1967–
130 K 90-60  Finland Field gun 15 units Modernized 122 K 60. In use between 1990–.
130 K 54  Soviet Union Field gun 322 units 156 from the Soviet Union 1965–1973, and another 166 in 1993 from Germany after the unification. In use between 1965 and 2019.

Howitzers

Medium howitzers (105–122 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
122 H 38  Soviet Union Howitzer 41 units[5] In use between 1942 and 1975
122 H 10-30  Soviet Union
( Germany) 		Howitzer 247 units[5] In use between 1939–.
122 H 10
later modernized to 122 H 10-40 		( Soviet Union) Howitzer 39 units In use between 1918–.
122 H 09-30  Finland
( Soviet Union) 		Howitzer 25 units[5] In use between 1939–.
122 H 09
later modernized to 122 H 09-40 		 Soviet Union Howitzer 31 units[5] In use between 1918–.
120 H 13  Belgium Howitzer 13 units In use between 1940–.
120 H 05 Howitzer In use between 1918 and 1944.
120 MH 01 German Empire Howitzer 2 units In use between 1918–.
114 H 18  United Kingdom Howitzer 54 units In use between 1939–. Later used in the BT-42 assault gun.
105 H 41-18  Czechoslovakia Howitzer 1 unit In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 41  Czechoslovakia Howitzer 27 units[5] In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 37  Sweden Howitzer 134 units License manufactured Swedish 10,5 cm fälthaubits L/22, 134 units, all modified into 105 H 37-40 in the 1960s, and into 105 H 61-37 in 1961. 40 were given to Estonia. In use between 1942–1990s.
105 H 33-40  Germany Howitzer 8 units In use between 1944–.
105 H 33  Germany Howitzer 53 units In use between 1944–.
105 H 36-09 Howitzer
105 VH 10  Sweden Mountain howitzer 4 units In use between 1940 and 1944.

Heavy howitzers (150–155 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
155 H 17, 12 units later modified to 152 H 15-17  France Howitzer 151 units Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider. 12 were rebarreled to 152mm in 1944 and thereafter known as 152 H 15-17. In use between 1920s–1980s
155 H 15  France Howitzer 24 units In use between 1939–1960s
152 H 88-40  Finland
( Germany) 		Howitzer 42 units A modernized German 15 cm sFH 18 howitzer fitted with a new 152 mm barrel. Original Finnish designation 150 H 40. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 88-37  Finland
( Soviet Union) 		Howitzer 64 units A modernized Soviet 152 mm ML-20 howitzer fitted with a new barrel. Original Finnish designation 152 H 37. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 88-31  Finland
( Soviet Union) 		Howitzer 21 units A modernized Soviet 122mm A-19 gun converted to a howitzer by fitting a new 152 mm L/32 barrel. Finnish Army designation for the original A-19 version was 122 K 31. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 55  Soviet Union Howitzer 126 units Soviet 152 mm towed D-20 howitzer bought from ex-East German stocks. In use between 1991 and 2017.
152 H 38  Soviet Union Howitzer 102 units Four were later modified into the 152 H 38M. In use between 1941–.
152 H 37-31<<check>>  Soviet Union Howitzer Modernized 122 K 31 guns.
152 H 37  Soviet Union Howitzer 66 units Later modernized into the 152 H 37 A and 152 H 88-37A. In use between 1942 and 1988.
152 H 30  Soviet Union Howitzer 1 unit Experimental gun, captured in the Continuation War. In use between 1941 and 1944.
152 H 17  Soviet Union Howitzer 8 units In use between 1924–.
152 H 15  Soviet Union Howitzer 4 units In use between 1924–.
152 H 09-30  Soviet Union Howitzer 109 units In use between 1939–1980s.
152 H 10 Russian Empire Howitzer 9 units In use between 1918 and 1966.
150 H 40  Germany Howitzer 48 units 42 units were later modernized into the 152 H 88-40. In use between 1940 and 1988.
150 H 15  Germany Howitzer 20 units In use between 1940 and 1962.
155 H 15 and 155 H 10-30<<check>>  Soviet Union Howitzer About 232 units In use between 1939–1960s
150 H 14 J  Japan Howitzer 12 units In use between 1918 and 1939.
150 H 06  Sweden Howitzer 12 units In use between 1940 and 1944.

Super-heavy howitzers (203–210 mm)

Model Origin Quantity Image Details
203 H/17  United States
( British design) 		32 units
  • 8-in. Howitzer Mk 7 (Vickers Mk 6).
  • In use between 1940–1960s.
210 H/17  Sweden
( German design) 		4 units
  • 21 cm Mörser 16.
  • In use between 1939–1960s.

Infantry guns

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
37 K 14
37 K 15 		Russian Empire Trench gun 40 units[6] Russian trench gun
76 LK/10/13  Soviet Union Mountain gun 72 units[5] In use between 1918–.
76 RK/27
76 RK/27-39 		 Soviet Union Field gun 235 units In use between 1939–. Also used as an anti-tank gun.
76 K/27-k  Soviet Union Field gun 13 units In use between 19 and 19
76 RK/27-38  Soviet Union Field gun 1 units In use between 1941–.

Mountain artillery

Mortars

Super-heavy mortars (160–300 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
300 KRH 42  Finland Mortar 6 units In use between 1942 and 1945.
160 KRH 58C  Finland Mortar 60 units In use between 1985–.

Heavy mortars (120 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
120 KRH 85  Finland Mortar 60 units In use between 1985 and 2015.
120 KRH 73  Finland Mortar In use between 1973–.
120 KRH 65 Y
120 KRH 65-73 		 Finland Mortar 15 units[7]
 The 120 KRH 65-73 was in use from 1974. It was developed into the 120 KRH 85, which is still in use today.
120 KRH 62A-H  Finland Mortar In use between 1965–. Developed into the Israeli K6, US M120 and M121.
120 KRH 40  Finland Mortar 377 units In use between 1940 until about 2000. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 40-76
120 KRH 38  Soviet Union Mortar About 250 units In use between 1938 and 2004. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 38-42, 120 KRH 38-77 and 120 KRH 38-42-77. These have also been retired.

Medium mortars (81–107 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
107mm M1938 mortar  Soviet Union Mortar 1 unit Several were conquered during WW2 but only one in working condition. Only studied, never in operational use.
82 KRH 41  Soviet Union Mortar 478 units In use between 1941–.
82 KRH 38  Soviet Union Mortar
82 KRH 37  Soviet Union Mortar In use between 1937–.
82 KRH 36  Soviet Union Mortar
81 KRH 97  Finland Mortar 4 units In test use between 1997–2000s. Also known as 81 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
81 KRH 90  Finland Mortar In use between 1990–.
81 KRH 71 RT  Finland Mortar 14 units (81 KRH 71 RT) There were a coastal fortress variant called 81 KRH 71 RT, which is no longer in service, while infantry variant 81 KRH 71 Y is still in use alongside its modernised counterpart 81 KRH 71 96. The 81 KRH 71 Y mortar is also installed on Bv 206 vehicles. In use between 1971–.
81 KRH 64 Y  Finland Mortar 10 units In use between 1964 and 1985.
81 KRH 56 Y
81 KRH 58P 		 Finland Mortar 20 units First Finnish 81 mm mortar with a circular baseplate. The 58P was a long-barreled version. In use between 1956 and 1985.
81 KRH 53 Mortar
81 KRH 42  Finland Mortar 24 units Finnish short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1942. In use between 1942–.
81 KRH 39  United Kingdom Mortar 10 units 10 units and 10,000 shells were given to Finland by the UK in 1940 but due to its different operation and small numbers it was never taken into use. They were sold in the 1960s.[8]
81 KRH 38  Finland Mortar 231 units Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 38 Y. In use between 1938 and 2007.
81 KRH 36  Poland Mortar 9 units (m/30)
6 units (m/36) 		Polish Brandt-type mortar. Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 T 71 Y. In use between 1940 and 2015.
81 KRH 36  France Mortar 227 units Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y. In use between 1936–.
81 KRH 36  Italy Mortar 109 units Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y. In use between 1936–.
81 KRH 35  Finland Mortar 68 units Short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935–.
81 KRH 35  Finland Mortar 187 units Long-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935 and 2015. It was modified several times, with new base plates, e.g. 81 KRH 35-60 and 81 KRH 35 T 71
81 KRH 34  Sweden Mortar 25 units[9] In use between 1939 and 1986. After WW2 they were altered to fire around the entire plate, and were given a "Y" designation (81 KRH 34Y)
81 KRH 33  Finland Mortar 104 units[10] In use between 1933 and 1986.
81 KRH 32  Finland Mortar 70 units[11] In use between 1932 and 1986.
81 KRH 31  France Mortar 100 units In use between 1940–.
81 KRH 30  Poland Mortar 16 units In use between 1930–.
81 KRH 26  United Kingdom Mortar 90 units In use from 1926 until 1936.

Light mortars (47–60 mm)

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
60 KRH 97  Finland Mortar 5 units In test use between 1997–2000s. Also known as 60 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
60 TAM 18  Finland Mortar Few units Some sold for testing to Sweden.[12]
60 TAM 15  Finland Mortar 4 units In test use between 1970s–1980s.
60 KRH 39  Finland Mortar Only a few units[13] In use between 1939–.
50 KRH ss-I
50 KRH ss-IV 		 Soviet Union Mortar 50 units
30 units
50 KRH 40
50 KRH 39
50 KRH 38 		 Soviet Union Mortar 1,268 units In use between 1939 and 1959.
47 KRH 41  Finland Mortar 50 units In use between 1941 and 1948.
47 KRH 40  Sweden Mortar Only a few units In use between 1940–.
47 KRH 39  Finland Mortar 6 units In use between 1939 and 1960.

Multiple rocket launchers

Model Origin Quantity Image Details
122 Rkh/76  Soviet Union 34 units BM-21 Grad. In use between 1976–2000s.
150 Rkh/41  Germany 15 units 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41. Delivered in 1944, but never used operationally.[14]
280 Rkh/43  Finland 2 prototypes Tested, but cancelled in October 1944.[15]

Railroad artillery

Model Origin Quantity Image Details
305/52 ORaut  Soviet Union 3 units Soviet TM-3-12 railroad guns. In use 1943–1944.
180/57 NRaut  Soviet Union 4 units Soviet TM-1-180 guns. In use 1941–1944.
152/45 ORaut  Soviet Union 4 units In use 1924–1964.
130/50 ORaut  Soviet Union units In use 1964–1972.

Self-propelled artillery

Model Origin Quantity Image Details
152 TELAK 91  Soviet Union 18 units 2S5 Giatsint-S. In use between 1991 and 2015.

Siege artillery

Siege guns

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
279 M 77 Russian Empire Coastal mortar 5 units 11-inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1918 and 1951.
229 M 77 Russian Empire Coastal mortar 6 units 9-inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1919 and 1944.
155 K 77  France Siege artillery 48 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
152 K 04-200 p Russian Empire Siege artillery 4 units In use between 1918 and 1944.
152 K 77-190 p Russian Empire Siege artillery 81 units In storage only. In use between 1918–.
152 K 77-120 p Russian Empire Siege artillery 102 units[5] In use between 1918 and 1944.
120 K 78  France Siege artillery 102 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
107 K 77-piirk Russian Empire Siege artillery 57 units[5] In use between 1918–1940s.
107 K 77-ptrik Russian Empire Field gun 102 units In use between 1918–.
90 K 77  France Field gun 100 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
87 K 95 and 87 K 95-R Russian Empire Field gun 87 units In use between 1918 and 1941.
87 K 77 Russian Empire Field gun 144 units[5] In use between 1918–1930s.
80 K 77  France Field gun 12 units In use between 1940 and 1951.

Siege mortars

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer German Empire Trench mortar 2 units Sold in 1937
170 MH 12 German Empire Trench mortar 6 units In use between 1918 and 1937.
91 MH 16 Russian Empire Trench mortar 26 units In use between 1918 and 1937.
76 MH 16 German Empire Trench mortar 26 units In use between 1918 and 1937.

Infantry weapons

Handguns

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.63 PIST SOV  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol
11,5 mm Colt[16]  United States Semi-automatic pistol 134 units
7.65 PIST m/23
9.00 PIST m/08		  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 8,000 units
9.00 PIST 35  Finland Semi-automatic pistol 9,000 units
Mauser C96 German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 1,000+ units
Dreyse M/15[16] German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 55[16]
Mauser M1914 German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 500 units
7.62 REV Nagant Russian Empire Revolver 1,400 units
Ruby pistol Spanish State Semi-automatic pistol 10,000 units
7.65 M/Walther 4  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 326 units
7.65 mm M/Beholla German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 100 units
7.65 mm M/Sauer German Empire Semi-automatic pistol Units The image is of a M1919 6.35 mm while the M1914 was in 7.65 mm. The external resemblance is similar.
Astra 400 Spanish State Semi-automatic pistol 100 units
7.65 mm Browning m/1900  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 1,000 units
Pistols M/03 FN Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 860+ units 860 left behind by Swedish volunteers. A few FN 1903s were captured from Russia after independence[17]
Pistol M/07 Husqvarna Sweden
7.65 PIST 10 FN
7.65 PIST 22 FN		  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 2,500 units
2,500 units
9.00 PIST FN  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 2,400 units
7.65 PIST 15 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 1,500 units
7.65 PIST 19 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol See above
9.00 PIST 34 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 1,500 units
7.65 PIST 35 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 4,090 units
9.00 PIST 23  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol 3,285 units
7.65 PIST 39  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol
9.00 PIST 39  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol 1,700 units
7.65 Bayard M/1908  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol
Ortgies Semi-Automatic Pistol  Germany Semi-automatic pistol Several hundred units

Submachine guns

Weapon Origin Quantity
(units) 		Image Service Details
Designation Model
Submachine guns[18][19][20]
Neuhausen MKMS  Switzerland 282
7.63 KP 38 PPD-34
PPD-34/38 		Soviet Union
Captured from Soviet troops, issued to Finnish coastal troops and troops stationed in home front during Continuation War.[21]
7.63 KP 40 PPD-40 Soviet Union 150 Captured from Soviet troops, issued to Finnish coastal troops and troops stationed in home front during Continuation War.[22]
7.63 KP 41 PPSh-41  Soviet Union 2,500[23] 1942 – 1944 Captured from Soviet troop, only used by Finnish frontline-troops until running out of ammo and only small amount were used by Finnish home front troops.[23]
7.63 KP 43 PPS-42  Soviet Union A few
hundred
PPS-43
7.65 KP Bergmann Bergmann M/20  Switzerland 1,523 Finnish Civil Guard (Suojeluskunta) acquired these submachine guns and used them in between 1922 – 1939.[24] During the Winter War, the great majority of Suojeluskunta weaponry was transferred to Finnish Army, among them these submachine guns were issued to Finnish Army front-line troops. During the Continuation War, coastal troops and home-front troops used them.[24]
9.00 KP Schmeisser MP 28 Nazi Germany 171[25] Acquired from Belgium in the spring of 1940. Issued to Finnish troops located in Lapland, home-front troops and supplies units during the Continuation War.[25]
9.00 KP 40 MP 38  Germany 150–160[26] Delivered alongside German vehicles during the Continuation War.[26] Saw some combat use with the vehicle crews of the vehicles they had been delivered with.[26]
MP 40
Suomi KP/31  Finland 80,000
KP m/44  Finland 10,000
9.00 KP Sten II Sten Mk II  United Kingdom 76,115
9.00 KP Sten III Sten Mk III

Assault rifles

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.62 RK 54 TP
7.62 RK 54		  Soviet Union Assault rifle 26.000 units[27]
7.62 RK 72  East Germany Assault rifle Units

Service rifles

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Berdan M1870  Soviet Union Service rifle 3,100 units
Carcano M91/38  Italy Bolt action rifle 74,000 units In use 1940–1950s.
Type 30 rifle  Japan Bolt action rifle 10,500 units
Type 35 rifle
Type 38 rifle		  Japan Bolt action rifle 7,000+ units
Mannlicher M1895 Austria-Hungary Bolt action rifle 2,300 units
Mannlicher M1888 Austria-Hungary Bolt action rifle Units
AVS-36  Soviet Union Automatic rifle Hundreds of units
SVT-38
SVT-40		  Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 20,000 units
7.62 KIV M/91
7.62 KIV M/91 RV
7.62 KIV M/07 Karab.
7.62 KIV M/91-24
7.62 KIV M/27
7.62 KIV M/27 RV
7.62 KIV M/28
7.62 KIV M/28-30
7.62 KIV M/39
7.62 KIV M/91-30
7.62 KIV M/38

7.62 KIV M/44

Russian Empire
Russian Empire
Russian Empire
Russian Empire
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
 Soviet Union
 Soviet Union

 Soviet Union

Bolt action rifle 210,000 units
Few units
Few units
26,000 units
56,000 units
2,200 units
33,000 units
40,000 units
100,000 units
100,000+ units
2,291 units
see above
Winchester Model 1895  United States Lever-action rifle
7.92 KIV/98 rv German Empire Bolt action rifle 8,000 units
7.92 KIV SAKSAL  Germany Bolt action rifle 600 units
6.50 KIV/96  Sweden Bolt action rifle 77,000 units

Heavy automatic weapons

Weapon Origin Qty.
(units) 		Image Service Details
Designation Model
Light machine guns[28][29]
6.50 PK 21 Kg m/21 Sweden ~220[a]
1940 – 1958[30] During the Winter War, these were used by Finnish troops defending Lapland and the Swedish Volunteer Corps (SFK). After Germany occupied Denmark and Norway in 1940, 105 guns were returned to Sweden due to worries of a possible German invasion of Sweden.[30] During the Continuation War, they mainly saw use with Coastal Troops. In 1958, the remaining guns were sold to Interarmco and exported.[30]
7.50 PK 24-29[b] Chatellerault M/24-29  France 100[31] 1940 – 1960[31] Donated by France during Winter War, arriving too late to actually see any action. During the Continuation War, they were issued to home front troops, who used them as training weapons.[31] 60 guns were scrapped in 1944, while the remaining ones were sold to Interarmco and exported.[31]
7.62 KVKK 54 RPD RPD M/54  Soviet Union 1,000[32]
7.62 PK 20 Madsen M/20  Denmark 729[c] 1921 – 1936[33] Small number of guns saw use in the Finnish Civil War.[33] After the war, the Finnish Army issued the guns to cavalry and bicycle units, but later also to infantry. The Finnish military sold almost all remaining guns to Estonia in 1937.[d] A small number remained in Finnish inventory saw no service in World War II, with the last 60 guns were sold to Interarmco between 1959 – 1960.[33]
7.62 PK 26 Lahti-Saloranta M/26  Finland 6,200
7.62 PK D Degtyaryov M/27  Soviet Union 9,000
7.62 PK D PSV Degtyaryov M/27 PSV  Soviet Union 650+
7.62 PK Lewis Lewis Mk I Soviet Union 60
7.70 PK Lewis United Kingdom
7.92 PK FN FN Model D  Belgium 700
8.00 PK 15 Chauchat M/15  France 5,000 1941 – 1955 Donated by France during the Winter War, only issued in the Continuation War.[34]
Machine guns[35][36]
6.5 KK 14 Schwarzlose M/14[e] Sweden 70[37] Used by Swedish Volunteer Corps (SFK) during Winter War and some Finnish units until early 1944 during Continuation War.[37]
7.62 KK 95-14[f] Colt-Browning M/95-14  United States 184[g] Saw use with both sides during Finnish Civil War. Briefly used by Finnish Army in 1918 – 1919, then transferred to Finnish Civil Guard (Suojeluskunta). They remained in Civil Guard use until sold and exported in 1936.[38]
7.62 KK 09-09 Maxim M/09-09
(Maxim M1905) 		Russian Empire ~4,000[h] 1918 – 1960s[i] Small amount used by both sides in Finnish Civil War of 1918. Typically were in secondary use between the wars. During World War II they were mostly issued to stationary roles (fortifications, anti-aircraft weapons,...).[39]
Maxim M/09-09
(Maxim M1910) 		Russian Empire
Soviet Union 		Many were obtained as war booty during WW2. In use from 1918 until the 1960s, mothballed until the 1990s.[39]
7.62 KK 09-21 Maxim M/09-21  Finland >1,000[40] 1921 – 1960s[i] [40]
7.62 KK 32-33 Maxim M/32-33  Finland ~1,200[41] 1933 – 1960s[i] [41]
7.62 KK 39 DS-39  Soviet Union ~200[42] 1941 – 1944 Captured by Finnish troops (mostly in 1941). During Continuation War issued to Finnish frontline troops.[42]
7.62 KK L-41 Sampo L-41  Finland 35[43] Prototypes were manufactured in 1940 – 1942.[43] Small series of guns were issued for field tests to frontline infantry units in 1942, remaining in combat use with the those units until end of Continuation War. Never issued to military use in large scale and no mass-production.[43]
7.62 KK 42 MG 42  Germany 6 Plans were made to build 4,000 units but machining complications and the end of the war put and end to this.[44]
7.62 KK Vickers Vickers Mk I Soviet Union 100+[45] Vickers from various sources (chambered in 7.62×54mmR and .303 British) were acquired from 1920 and 100 were also delivered by United Kingdom during Winter war.[45]
7.70 KK Vickers United Kingdom
7.92 KK 08 Maxim M/08  Germany 1,098
7.92 PK 08-15[j] Maxim M/08-15  Germany 340[k] Used by German Baltic Sea Division (Ostsee Division) in Finnish Civil War, with few dozen remained after. Finland bought additional 350 guns from France in 1919.[46] All were sold abroad around 1931 – 1933 and no longer in Finnish use during World War II.[46]
7.92 PK 08-18[j] Maxim M/08-18 112[k]
8.00 KK 14 Hotchkiss M/14  France 34[47] Used with Renault FT tanks. In 1937, the Finnish Army replaced the Hotchkiss MGs with the Maxim M/09-31, with the last remaining 20 Hotchkiss machine guns were sold to Transbaltic Oy and exported in the same year.[47]
Automatic grenade launchers
30 KRKK AGS-17 AGS-17  Soviet Union 140[48] 1990s – 2005

Anti-aircraft weapons

Anti-aircraft guns

Weapon Origin Mount Qty.
(units) 		Image Service Details
Designation Model
Anti-aircraft machine guns[49]
7.62 ItKK/09-09 Maxim M/09-09  Soviet Union ~4,000[h] 1925 – 1944
7.62 ItKK/09-21 Maxim M/09-21  Finland 1925 – 1944
7.62 ItKK/32-33 Maxim M/32-33  Finland 1925 – 1944
7.62 ItKK/09-31 Maxim M/09-31  Soviet Union 80+ Soviet quadruple 7.62 mm Maxim machinegun M1931
7.62 ItKK/31 VKT Maxim M/31 VKT  Finland 135
7.62 ItKK/31-40 VKT Maxim M/31-40 VKT 475
[7.62 ITPK DA-2 DA-28  Soviet Union Aircraft variant of the Soviet Degtyaryov machine gun. Many were taken into use as AA-rifles.
7.62 ItKK L-33/36  Finland 130 Mainly used on small craft in the Finnish Navy
8.00 ItKK/36 Ksp m/36  Sweden 4
Light anti-aircraft guns (20 – 30 mm)[50]
20 ItK/23 20 mm Oerlikon M/23  Switzerland Fixed 4 1924 – 1941
20 ItK/30 M 20 mm Madsen M/30  Denmark Fixed 6 1930 – 1980s In total there were 362 cannons in use.
20 ItK/36 M 20 mm Madsen M/36 32
20 ItK/36-44 M 20 mm Madsen M/36-44
20 ItK/36 M2 20 mm Madsen M/36 Fixed 1
20 ItK/39 M 20 mm Madsen M/39 56
20 ItK/39-44 M 20 mm Madsen M/39-44
20 ItK/40 M 20 mm Madsen M/40 146
20 ItK/42 M 20 mm Madsen M/42 50
20 ItK/43 M 20 mm Madsen M/43 71
20 ItK/30 BSW 20 mm FlaK 30  Germany Mobile 50 1939 – 1960s In storage until the 1990s.
20 ItK/38 BSW 20 mm FlaK 38 113
20 ItK/35 20 mm Breda M/35  Italy 88
20 ItK/40 VKT 20 mm VKT M/40  Finland 180 1943 – 1980s
20 TorKK MG-151 20 mm MG-151/20  Germany
20 ItK/OE 20 mm Oerlikon  Switzerland Mobile 2 Swiss Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1963 and used until 1975 for testing purposes. The name used during the testing was 20 ItK/Oe / 10 ILa / 5 TG.
20 ItK/HS 20 mm Hispano HS.820 2 Swiss Hispano-Suiza 20 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1963 and used until 1972 for testing purposes. The name used during the testing was 20 ItK/HS / HS 669 / HS 820 L 85.
30 ItK/61 HS 30 mm Hispano M/61  Switzerland Mobile 3 Swiss Hispano-Suiza 30 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1962.[51]
30 ItK/62 30 mm Hispano M/62 27
Medium anti-aircraft guns (35 – 57 mm)[52]
35 ItK/58 35 mm Oerlikon M/58
(GDF-001) 		 Switzerland Mobile 16 Finnish Army purchased 16 GDF-001 guns in 1958. The guns were modernized to the GDF-005 standard in 1988.[53]
35 ItK/88 35 mm Oerlikon M/88
(GDF-005)
37 ItK/Ma[l] QF 1-pdr "Pom-Pom"  United Kingdom 16 1918 – 1944
37 ItK/37 3.7 cm FlaK 37  Germany Fixed[54] 4[54] Finnish military acquired four guns and 3,200 37 mm shells (37×263mmB) for them in September of 1944. The guns were in very poor shape they required repairs before they could be issued, but the war ended before completion of repairs.[54]
37 ItK/39 ss 37 mm AZP obr. 1939 g.  Soviet Union 1 Several Soviet 61-K 37 mm anti-aircraft gun were captured but only little ammunition, so only one gun was operational for a short time. In use in 1941.
40 ItK/15 40 mm Vickers M/15  United Kingdom 9 40 mm Pom-Pom gun
40 ItK/35 B[m] 40 mm Bofors M/36 Netherlands[n] Mobile ~300[55] 1938 – 1980s[55] Used by Finnish Army and Navy during World War II.[55]
40 ItK/36 B[o] 40 mm Bofors M/34 Sweden
40 ItK/36 BK2[p] 40 mm Bofors M/36
(Naval use) 		Sweden Fixed[55]
40 ItK/37 BK[q]
40 ItK/38 B[r] 40 mm Bofors M/36 Finland Mobile[55]
40 ItK/38 U[s]  Hungary
40 ItK/38 S  Germany
40 ItK/39 B Sweden
57 ItK S-60 57 mm AZP S-60  Soviet Union 24[56] 1960 – 2000 Nicknamed "Nikolai".
Heavy anti-aircraft guns (75 – 88 mm)[57]
75 ItK/97-14 P 75 mm Puteaux M/97-14  France Mobile 24 1941 – 1945
75 ItK/30 BK 75 mm Bofors M/30  Sweden Fixed 9 Swedish 75mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun originally manufactured for Siam.
75 ItK/37 SK 75 mm Skoda M/37  Czechoslovakia Mobile 20 In use from 1940 – 1945.
76 ItK/14 76 mm Putilov M/14 Russian Empire Fixed 2 In use from 1918 – 1945.
76 ItK 02/34 OH 76 mm Obuhov M/02/34 Russian Empire
( Finnish Mod.) 		Fixed 8 1930s – 1967
76 ItK/27 BK 76 mm Bofors M/27  Sweden Fixed 8 1927 – 1945
76 ItK/28 B 76 mm Bofors M/28 Mobile 4 1928 – 1945
76 ItK/29 B 76 mm Bofors M/29 Mobile 4 1929 – 1945
76 ItK/34 V 76 mm Vickers M/34  United Kingdom Mobile 12 1936 – 1945
76 ItK/16-35 Br 76 mm Breda M/16-35 Italy Fixed[58] 24[58] 1934 – 1972[58] The guns were bought from Italy during the Winter War, arriving in February 1940. After that, they saw use with the Finnish Army during rest of Winter War and Continuation War.[58] They were used to equip four fixed anti-aircraft gun batteries[t] in home front. Starting from 1944, the guns were transferred to Coastal Artillery.[58]
76 ItK/16 V 76 mm Vickers M/16  United Kingdom Fixed[59] 24[59] 1941 – 1945[59] Donated by Great Britain during Winter War, but as the guns arrived not earlier than March of 1940 they were not issued. In the Continuation War, they were used by 7 heavy AA-batteries serving in home front.[59] Even after the Finnish military stop using them as anti-aircraft guns, they were used as coastal artillery until the late 1980s.[59]
76 ItK/31 ss 76 mm ZP obr. 1931 Soviet Union Mobile[60] 118[60] 1941 – 1970s[60] 46 guns were captured in the second half of 1941, an additional 72 guns were bought from Germany in 1944 for Coastal Artillery.[61] The ones captured in 1941 used by Finnish Army and the ones bought used by Coastal Artillery during Continuation War. The ItK/31 was the more numerous one of the two in Finnish use.[60]
76 ItK/31-40 ss 76 mm ZP obr. 1938
88 ItK/37 RMB 8.8 cm FlaK 37  Germany Mobile[62] 18[62] 1943 – 1980[62] 18 mobile guns bought in the spring of 1943, 72 fixed guns bought in summer of 1944. All of the guns were used in air-defense of Finland's most important cities.[62] Unlike the Germans, the Finn did not use the 88mm anti-aircraft guns as anti-tank weapons, even if some APHE-ammunition had been acquired for them.[62] Nicknamed "Rämäpää" (Daredevil) after abbreviation of its manufacturer RMB (Rheinmetall-Borsig).[62]
88 ItK/37 RMBK Fixed[62] 72[62]
88 ItK/39/43 ss 8.5/8.8 cm FlaK 39(r) Soviet Union
 Germany 		Mobile 18[63] 1941 – 1977[63] The 8.5/8.8 cm FlaK 39(r) was a German conversion of the Soviet 85mm anti-aircraft gun M1939 to use 88 mm ammunition by Germans, by re-boring the gun barrels and gun chamber.[63] These guns were bought in 1944 for home front air-defense.[63]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
Model Origin Qty.
(units) 		Image Service Details
ItPsv 41  Sweden 6 1942 – 1966 During the battles in the summer of 1944, the Finnish tanks downed eleven Soviet aircraft and thus prevented attacks against the tank brigade.[64] All vehicles survived the Continuation War.
ItPsv 90  United Kingdom 7 1990 – 2010 British Marksman turret using two Oerlikon 35 mm autocannons mounted on a Polish T-55AM chassis.
The turrets were moved to Leopard 2 chassis.[65]
57 ItPsv SU 57-2  Soviet Union 12 1961 – 2006
  • The Hungarian vehicles were modernized to the T-55A standard in and were given registration numbers starting with Ps 462, while the older Soviet ones had numbers starting with Ps 461.
  • 9 additional units were obtained from Hungary in the 1990s for upgrade purposes of the older chassis, but the entire programme was scrapped in 1999, when it was decided to end the modernization programmes of old Soviet equipment.[2]
 Hungary 9

Surface-to-air missile systems

Model Origin Quantity Image Details
Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile
ITO 78  Soviet Union ~122 launchers
1091 missiles 		Soviet SA-7b Grail (9K32 Strela-2) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1978 until 2000.
ITO 86  Soviet Union ~160 launchers
1558 missiles 		Soviet SA-16 Gimlet (9K310 Igla-1) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1986 and 2005.
ITO 86 M  Soviet Union ~80 to 100 launchers
912 missiles 		Soviet SA-18 Grouse (9K38 Igla) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1994 and 2005.
Medium range surface-to-air missiles
Thunderbird  United Kingdom 1 missile British surface-to-air missile obtained for familiarization and training purposes.
ITO 79  Soviet Union 3 batteries
400 missiles 		Soviet SA-3 Goa (S-125 Pechora)
ITO 96  Soviet Union 3 batteries totalling:
  • 9 TELAR (9A310M1)
  • 9 TEL reload vehicles (9M38M1)
  • 3 TAR (9S18M1)
  • 3 Command vehicles (9S470)
115 missiles (9M38M1) 		Soviet SA-11 Gadfly (9K37 BUK-M1)

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-tank rockets and missiles

Weapon Origin Qty. 1
(units) 		Qty. 2
(units) 		Image Service Details
Designation Model
Anti-tank guided missiles
PstOhj 62 Vickers Vigilant  United Kingdom 10[66] 250[u][67] 1962 – 1995 The Finnish army's first missile.
PstOhj 82 9K111 Fagot
(AT-4 Spigot) 		 Soviet Union
PstOhj 82M 9M113 Konkurs
(AT-5 Spandrel) 		 Soviet Union
PstOhj 83 BGM-71C I-TOW  United States
PstOhj 83M BGM-71 TOW 2
PstOhj 83MA BGM-71E (TOW 2A) 120
PstOhj 83MB BGM-71F (TOW 2B) 535
Unguided anti-tank launchers
55 S 55  Finland 10,000+ 1955 – 1990s Kept in storage until 2005.
88 rakh/B 54 Panzerschreck  Germany 1,854 1944 – 1959[68]
Unguided anti-tank disposable launchers[note 1]
66 KES 75 M72A2 LAW  United States 77,000+ 1975 – 2014
66 KES 88 M72A5 LAW 1988 – 2020
68 KES SARPAC  France
74 KES 68 74 mm Miniman M/68  Sweden
100 pshp/F1 Faustpatrone 30  Germany 25,812[69] 1944 – 1959[70]
142 pshp/F2 Panzerfaust 30

Anti-tank guns

Weapon Origin Qty.
(units) 		Image Service Details
Designation Model
Anti-tank rifles
8 pst kiv/38 Kb ppanc wz. 35  Poland 30
14 pst kiv/37 Boys AT Rifle Mk I  United Kingdom 300
20 pst kiv/18-S Solothurn S-18/154  Switzerland 12 1941 – 1959 Small number were used by Finnish front-line troops from 1941 to early 1944. After that few were issued to coastal troops.
20 pst kiv/39 Lahti L-39 Finland ~1,850
20 it kiv/39-44 Lahti L-39/44 Finland 325 1944 – 1950s Fully-automatic version of the Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle. Mostly used as an anti-aircraft gun.
20 pst kiv/41-D ss PTRD-41  Soviet Union
20 pst kiv/41-S ss PTRS-41  Soviet Union
Light anti-tank guns (20 – 37 mm)
20 PstK/40 Madsen 20 mm Madsen M/40  Denmark 12–20[v]
1940 – 1986[72] During the Winter War, a few were used as antitank-guns with improvised sledge mounts. During the early part of the Continuation War, a small number with antitank / ground support gun carriages (one-axle wheeled mount) guns were used as antitank-guns. By March 1942, all anti-tank guns had been transferred to coastal troops.[72]
25 PstK/34 25 mm SA-L Mle 34  France 133[w] 1940 – 1943[73] Nicknamed "Marianne" by Finnish troops. Less than 40 guns were used by Finnish frontline troops during last few weeks of Winter War.[73] Another 200 bought during Interim Peace and used on the frontline during the early part of the Continuation War, until being replaced by more effective anti-tank guns in 1942 – 1943.[73] After the war they were mothballed for possible further use until being declared obsolete in year 1959. The remaining 225 guns were sold to Interarmco that year and exported in year 1960.[73][75]
25 PstK/37 25 mm SA-L Mle 37 104[w]
28 PstK/41 2.8 cm s.Pz.B 41  Germany 2 In use in 1944. Sold in 1959.[76]
37 PstK/36 Bofors  Finland 355 The Swedish Bofors 37mm anti-tank gun were procured both from Sweden, Finland and Poland. It was in use between 1938 until 1944. Sold in 1986.[75]
 Poland 42
 Sweden 114
37 PstK/37  Germany 178[77] The German PaK 36 was in use from 1940 until 1944. Sold in 1979.[75]
37 PstK/40
Medium anti-tank guns (45 – 75 mm)
45 PstK/32  Soviet Union 203[x] The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 19-K, in use 1939 – 1944. Sold in 1993.[75][78]
45 PstK/37 79[x] The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 53-K, in use 1939–1944. Sold in 1993.[75][78]
45 PstK/38 133[x]
45 PstK/38-41 54[x]
45 PstK/41 4[x] The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun M1938 (20-K).[78]
45 PstK/42 2[x] The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun M-42, in use 1939–1944. Sold in 1993.[75][78][79]
47 PstK/35
47 PstK/39 		 Italy 22 Italian Cannone de 47/32. In use 1940–1942. Sold in 1959.[75]
47 PstK/40  France 12 1940 – 1942 French 47mm APX anti-tank gun. Sold in 1959.[75]
50 PstK/38  Germany 27 German 5 cm PaK 38 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1942 to 1944, sold in 1986.[75]
75 PstK/97-38  Germany 46 Bought in 1940 and upgraded in 1943 to 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 standard. In service until 1986.[75]
75 K/40  Germany 210 German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1943 to 1986.[75]
75 K/44  Finland 1 Finnish prototype gun.
Recoilless rifles
95 S 58-61  Finland <1,000 95 mm recoilless gun. Colloquially known as musti ("Blackie"); the weapon makes a loud, distinctly dog bark-like sound when fired. In reserve.

Anti-ship missiles

Model Origin Quantity Image Details
RO-63  France 200 missiles, (100 training, 52 anti-tank, 48 anti-ship), ? launchers.[80] French SS.11 anti-tank missiles used in coastal defense, obtained in 1963. In operation from 1964 until 1995.
MTO 66  Soviet Union
  • Soviet P-15 Termit, used as an anti-ship missile by the Finns.
  • It could be fired both from a separate missile carriage, but it was also transported on a rebuilt Comet tank.
MTO 85  Sweden Four batteries:[81]
  • Gulf of Finland: 3
  • Archipelago Sea: 1
  • The first version taken into use (1987 – 1991), the RBS-15SF (known in Finland as MTO-85 (Meritorjuntaohjus 1985)) was a variant of the Swedish RSB-15 Mk.II.
  • It was later modified into RBS-15SF-3 (a modernized Mk.II, known in Finland as MTO-85M).
  • It was replaced by the Pintatorjuntaohjus 2020 system.

Radars

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Radioluotain (RL) m/40 Raija
GEMA FuMG 40 G Freya LZ-Stand (Freya radar) 		 Germany Early warning radar 4 units Two in use from 30 March 1943, and two more 20–23 June 1944. Range approx. 100 km.
Radioluotain (RL) m/39 Würzburg T Irja
Telefunken FuSE 62 Würzburg T/D ("Dora") 		 Germany Gun laying radar 8 units Mobile radar units. Range: 20–30 km. In operation 1943–1950s.
Radioluotain (RL) m/4? Riitta
Telefunken FuSE 65 Würzburg-Riese 		 Germany Gun laying and tracking radar 4 units In use 1944-03-10
Liisa
FuG 202 Lichtenstein 		 Germany Airborne radar 8 units Arrived on 1944-03-10 but were not taken into use during the war.
m/45 Maija
FuMO 1 Seetakt 		 Germany Maritime surveillance radar 4 units 3 arrived in December 1943, and 1 in January 1944.
Vesa
Seeburg-Tisch 		 Germany Mechanical Plotting table
AN/TPS-1E  United States Early warning radar Bought as a gap-filler in 1954. Used until ca. 1988.
VRTTI VII  Finland Early warning radar 6 units In use between 1954–1970s.
Decca radar  United Kingdom Counter-battery radar In use from 1951 to ?.
Severi  United Kingdom Counter-battery radar In use from 1955 to 1976. Some were modified to airport radars, and were called Faarao.
Cymbeline FA 15 MKL  United Kingdom Mortar locating radar In use from 1976 to ca. 2000

Notes

  1. ^ During the Continuation War (1941 – 1944).[30]
  2. ^ Unofficial designation for the FM 24/29 based on Finnish name schemes for machine guns, such as the 7.92 PK 08-15 (Maxim MG 08/15).
  3. ^ Peak number of Madsen M/20 guns in late 1928.[33]
  4. ^ 612 Madsen M/20 LMGs were sold, and presumably had been modified to .303 British cartridge for Estonian service.[33]
  5. ^ Swedish Kulspruta m/1914 in 6.5×55mm.
  6. ^ The Finnish designation was the 7.62 KK 1895 (or more informally as the Colt-Browning M/1895).[38]
  7. ^ The number of Colt-Browning M/95-14 remaining in the Finnish military's inventory in 1936, originally 200 guns were captured.[38]
  8. ^ a b Recorded in June 1st 1944.[39]
  9. ^ a b c Put in storage until the 1990s.[39][40][41]
  10. ^ a b In the Finnish Army, despite being a light machine gun, these were used more like a regular machine gun.[46]
  11. ^ a b Finnish military's inventory in 1929.[46]
  12. ^ Finnish Navy designation is the 37/30 Ma.
  13. ^ 40 mm Bofors guns recovered from the Netherlands (with either Swedish and/or Polish origins).[55] It could be assumed that these guns were either the Swedish-made 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 and/or Polish-made 40 mm Bofors wz.36, both built to Dutch specifications.[55]
  14. ^ While the 40 ItK/35 B were considered Dutch guns, they were either made in Poland or Sweden.[55]
  15. ^ Swedish-made 40 mm Bofors Model 1934.[55]
  16. ^ Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 mounted in a twin-gun mounting for naval use.[55]
  17. ^ Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 mounted in a single-gun mounting for naval use.[55]
  18. ^ Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 built under license by VTT in Finland.[55]
  19. ^ Swedish 40 mm Bofors Model 1936 built under license by built under licence by MÁVAG in Hungary as the 40 mm Bofors 36M.[55]
  20. ^ Each fixed anti-aircraft gun battery has 3 guns.[58]
  21. ^ 100 missiles bought for training use.
  22. ^ The 12 guns could have been the ones used on improvised sledge mounts,[71] and the 20 guns were the dedicated anti-tank gun version mounted on a one-axle wheeled carriage.[72]
  23. ^ a b 133 m/34 guns[73] and 104 m/37 guns[74]
  24. ^ a b c d e f The number of 45 mm AT guns still in Finnish inventory in 1948.[78]

Table notes

  1. ^ For disposable launchers, both the launcher and the projectile inside are counted as a single unit.

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