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
Name | Total victories | Notes | Fighter squadron(s) |
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Ilmari Juutilainen | 94 | 25px25px | 24, HLe.Lv.34 |
Hans Wind | 75 | 25px25px | 24 |
Eino Luukkanen | 56 | 25px | 24, 34 |
Urho Lehtovaara | 44.5 | 25px | 28, 34 |
Oiva Tuominen | 44 | 25px | 26, 34 |
Olli Puhakka | 42 | 25px | 26, 34 |
Olavi Puro | 36 | 6, 24 | |
Nils Katajainen | 35.5 | 25px | 24 |
Lauri Nissinen | 32.5 | 25px killed in action 17 June 1944 | 24 |
Kyösti Karhila | 32 | 32, 30, 34, 24 | |
Jorma Karhunen | 31 | 25px | 24 |
Emil Vesa | 29.5 | 24 | |
Tapio Järvi | 28.5 | 24 | |
Klaus Alakoski | 26 | 26, 34 | |
Kalevi Tervo | 23 | † | 24, 32, 34 |
Jorma Saarinen | 23 | † | 24 |
Eero Kinnunen | 22.5 | † | 24 |
Antti Tani | 21.5 | 28, 34 | |
Paavo Myllylä | 21 | 28, 34 | |
Väinö Suhonen | 19.5 | 24 | |
Viktor Pyötsiä | 19.5 | 24 | |
Erik Teromaa | 19 | 24, 26 | |
Lauri Pekuri | 18.5 | 24, 34 | |
Jouko Huotari | 17.5 | 24 | |
Yrjö Turkka | 17 | 24, 34 | |
Jorma Sarvanto | 17 | 24 | |
Aulis Lumme | 16.5 | 24 | |
Eero Riihikallio | 16.5 | 24 | |
Eero Halonen | 16 | 24 | |
Martti Alho | 15 | 24 | |
Aaro Nuorala | 14.5 | 30, 14, 34 | |
Heimo Lampi | 13.5 | 24 | |
Pekka Kokko | 13.5 | 24 | |
Yrjö Pallasvuo | 13 | † | 32, 34 |
Per-Erik Sovelius | 12.5 | 24 | |
Lasse Aaltonen | 12.5 | 26, 34 | |
Urho Sarjamo | 12.5 | † | 24 |
Onni Paronen | 12.5 | 26, 34 | |
Eino Koskinen | 12.5 | 32 | |
Leo Ahokas | 12 | 24 | |
Iikka Törrönen | 11 | † | 24 |
Urho Nieminen | 11 | 26 | |
Hemmo Leino | 11 | 30, 14, 34 | |
Niilo Erkinheimo | 10.5 | 32, 34 | |
Martti Kalima | 10.5 | 30, 10, 14 | |
Kai Metsola | 10.5 | 24 | |
Eino Peltola | 10.5 | † | 24, 34 |
Kullervo Lahtela | 10.5 | 32, 34 | |
Veikko Karu | 10 | 25px | 26, 28, 30 |
Ahti Laitinen | 10 | 24 | |
Mikko Pasila | 10 | 24 | |
Mauno Kirjonen | 10 | 32, 34 | |
Paavo Berg | 9.5 | † | 26, 32 |
Viljo Kauppinen | 9.5 | 24 | |
Jaakko Hillo | 8 | 32 | |
Ture Mattila | 8 | 30, 34 | |
Joel Savonen | 8 | 24 | |
Martti Inehmo | 8 | † | 28 |
Erik Lyly | 8 | 24, 34 | |
Aulis Bremer | 8 | 32 | |
Valio Porvari | 7.5 | 26 | |
Lauri Jutila | 7.5 | 32, 34 | |
Nils Trontti | 7 | 26 | |
Väinö Virtanen | 7 | 32 | |
Toivo Tomminen | 6.5 | † | 28 |
Tatu Huhanantti | 6 | † | 24 |
Aarre Linnamaa | 6 | † | 28 |
Pauli Salminen | 6 | 32 | |
Kelpo Virta | 6 | 24 | |
Onni Avikainen | 6 | 24 | |
Lars Hattinen | 6 | 28 | |
Matti Durchman | 6 | 34 | |
Pentti Nurminen | 6 | 32 | |
Aimo Gerdt | 6 | 32 | |
Sakari Ikonen | 6 | 24 | |
Gustaf Magnusson | 5.5 | 25px | 24 |
Osmo Kauppinen | 5.5 | 24 | |
Lauri Lautamäki | 5.5 | 26 | |
Mauno Fräntilä | 5.5 | 24, 32, 34 | |
Kosti Keskinummi | 5.5 | 24 | |
Paavo Mellin | 5.5 | 24 | |
Veikko Rimminen | 5.5 | 24 | |
Aaro Kiljunen | 5.5 | 32 | |
Pentti Tilli | 5 | † | 24 |
Olavi Ehrnrooth | 5 | 32 | |
Jouko Myllymäki | 5 | † | 28, 24 |
Sakari Alapuro | 5 | 32 | |
Veikko Evinen | 5 | † | 32, 34 |
Vilppu Lakio | 5 | 24 | |
Kim Lindberg | 5 | 24 | |
Pauli Massinen | 5 | 28 | |
Atte Nyman | 5 | 24 | |
Väinö Pokela | 5 | 24, 34 | |
Jaakko Kajanto | 5 | † | 32 |
Arvo Koskelainen | 5 | 24 | |
Ilmari Joensuu | 5 | 26 | |
TOTAL | 1,435.5 | ||
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Fokker D.XXI
Name | Victories with Fokker D.XXI | Victories total |
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Jorma Sarvanto | 13 | 17 |
Viktor Pyötsiä | 7.5 | 19.5 |
Veikko Karu | 7 | 10 |
Tatu Huhanantti | 6 | 6 |
Kelpo Virta | 6 | 6 |
Per-Erik Sovelius | 5.5 | 12.5 |
Urho Nieminen | 5 | 11 |
Pentti Tilli | 5 | 5 |
Jorma Karhunen | 4.5 | 31 |
Yrjö Turkka | 4.5 | 17 |
Olli Puhakka | 4 | 42 |
Lauri Nissinen | 4 | 32.5 |
Martti Kalima | 4 | 10.5 |
Gustaf Magnusson | 4 | 5.5 |
Eero Kinnunen | 3.5 | 22.5 |
Pekka Kokko | 3.5 | 13.5 |
Aaro Nuorala | 3 | 14.5 |
Ture Mattila | 3 | 8 |
Eino Luukkanen | 2.5 | 56 |
Veikko Evinen | 2.5 | 5 |
Ilmari Juutilainen | 2 | 94 |
Lasse Aaltonen | 2 | 12.5 |
Onni Paronen | 2 | 12.5 |
Sakari Ikonen | 2 | 6 |
Oiva Tuominen | 1.5 | 44 |
Martti Alho | 1.5 | 15 |
Hemmo Leino | 1.5 | 11 |
Veikko Rimminen | 1.5 | 5.5 |
Mauno Kirjonen | 1 | 10 |
Mauno Fräntilä | 1 | 5.5 |
Olavi Ehrnrooth | 1 | 5 |
Iikka Törrönen | 0.5 | 11 |
Pauli Salminen | 0.5 | 6 |
116 | ||
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Gloster Gladiator.
Name | Victories with Gloster Gladiator | Victories total |
---|---|---|
Oiva Tuominen | 6.5 | 44 |
Paavo Berg | 5 | 9.5 |
Ilmari Joensuu | 4 | 5 |
Valio Porvari | 2 | 7.5 |
Lauri Lautamäki | 1.5 | 5.5 |
19 | ||
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Fiat G.50 Freccia
Name | Victories with Fiat G.50 | Victories total |
---|---|---|
Oiva Tuominen | 23 | 44 |
Olli Puhakka | 13 | 42 |
Nils Trontti | 6 | 7 |
Onni Paronen | 5.5 | 12.5 |
Urho Nieminen | 4 | 11 |
Lauri Lautamäki | 4 | 5.5 |
Lasse Aaltonen | 3.5 | 12.5 |
Valio Porvari | 3.5 | 7.5 |
Olavi Ehrnrooth | 2 | 5 |
Klaus Alakoski | 1 | 26 |
Ilmari Joensuu | 1 | 5 |
66.5 | ||
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 Lehtovaara | 15 | 44.5 |
Martti Inehmo | 8 | 8 |
Antti Tani | 7 | 21.5 |
Martti Kalima | 6.5 | 10.5 |
Toivo Tomminen | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Aarre Linnamaa | 6 | 6 |
Lars Hattinen | 6 [1] | 6 |
Pauli Massinen | 5 | 5 |
Hemmo Leino | 3 | 11 |
Veikko Karu | 2 | 10 |
Jouko Myllymäki | 2 | 5 |
Paavo Myllylä | 1.5 | 21 |
Aaro Nuorala | 1.5 | 14.5 |
70 | ||
[1] 3 with Mörkö-Morane aircraft. | ||
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Brewster Buffalo
Name | Victories with Brewster Buffalo | Victories total |
---|---|---|
Hans Wind | 39 | 75 |
Ilmari Juutilainen | 34 | 94 |
Jorma Karhunen | 26.5 | 31 |
Lauri Nissinen | 22.5 | 32.5 |
Eero Kinnunen | 19 | 22.5 |
Nils Katajainen | 17.5 | 35.5 |
Eino Luukkanen | 14.5 | 56 |
Martti Alho | 13.5 | 15 |
Erik Teromaa | 13 | 19 |
Lauri Pekuri | 12.5 | 18.5 |
Tapio Järvi | 11.5 | 28.5 |
Aulis Lumme | 11.5 | 16.5 |
Iikka Törrönen | 10.5 | 11 |
Pekka Kokko | 10 | 13.5 |
Emil Vesa | 9.5 | 29.5 |
Jouko Huotari | 9.5 | 17.5 |
Yrjö Turkka | 9.5 | 17 |
Viktor Pyötsiä | 8.5 | 19.5 |
Viljo Kauppinen | 8.5 | 9.5 |
Eino Peltola | 7.5 | 10.5 |
Per-Erik Sovelius | 7 | 12.5 |
Leo Ahokas | 7 | 12 |
Joel Savonen | 7 | 8 |
Eero Riihikallio | 6.5 | 16.5 |
Urho Sarjamo | 6.5 | 12.5 |
Kai Metsola | 6.5 | 10.5 |
Onni Avikainen | 6 | 6 |
Olavi Puro | 5.5 | 36 |
Heimo Lampi | 5.5 | 13.5 |
Osmo Kauppinen | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Paavo Mellin | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Jorma Saarinen | 5 | 23 |
Mikko Pasila | 5 | 10 |
Vilppu Lakio | 5 | 5 |
Kim Lindberg | 5 | 5 |
Jaakko Kajanto | 5 | 5 |
Väinö Suhonen | 4.5 | 19.5 |
Jorma Sarvanto | 4 | 17 |
Sakari Ikonen | 4 | 6 |
Veikko Rimminen | 4 | 5.5 |
Urho Nieminen | 2 | 11 |
Ahti Laitinen | 2 | 10 |
Erik Keskinen | 2 | 8 |
Väinö Pokela | 2 | 5 |
Gustaf Magnusson | 1.5 | 5.5 |
Veikko Karu | 1 | 10 |
Valio Porvari | 1 | 7.5 |
Nils Trontti | 1 | 7 |
Kalevi Tervo | 0.5 | 23 |
Kosti Keskinummi | 0.5 | 5.5 |
432 | ||
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Curtiss Hawk 75
Name | Victories with Curtiss Hawk 75 | Victories total |
---|---|---|
Kalevi Tervo | 15.5 | 23 |
Kyösti Karhila | 13 | 32 |
Eino Koskinen | 11.5 | 12.5 |
Yrjö Pallasvuo | 9 | 13 |
Jaakko Hillo | 8 | 8 |
Aulis Bremer | 8 | 8 |
Väinö Virtanen | 7 | 7 |
Niilo Erkinheimo | 6.5 | 10.5 |
Kullervo Lahtela | 6 | 10.5 |
Pentti Nurminen | 6 | 6 |
Aimo Gerdt | 6 | 6 |
Pauli Salminen | 5.5 | 6 |
Aaro Kiljunen | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Mauno Kirjonen | 5 | 10 |
Sakari Alapuro | 5 | 5 |
Arvo Koskelainen | 5 | 5 |
Paavo Berg | 4.5 | 9.5 |
Lauri Jutila | 4 | 7.5 |
Olavi Ehrnrooth | 2 | 5 |
Mauno Fräntilä | 1.5 | 5.5 |
Veikko Evinen | 1.5 | 5 |
136 | ||
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Messerschmitt Bf 109
Name | Victories with Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Victories total |
---|---|---|
Ilmari Juutilainen | 58 | 94 |
Eino Luukkanen | 39 | 56 |
Hans Wind | 36 | 75 |
Urho Lehtovaara | 29.5 | 44.5 |
Olavi Puro | 28.5 | 36 |
Olli Puhakka | 25 | 42 |
Klaus Alakoski | 25 | 26 |
Emil Vesa | 20 | 29.5 |
Paavo Myllylä | 19.5 | 21 |
Kyösti Karhila | 19 | 32 |
Nils Katajainen | 18 | 35.5 |
Jorma Saarinen | 18 | 23 |
Tapio Järvi | 17 | 28.5 |
Eero Halonen | 16 | 16 |
Väinö Suhonen | 15 | 19.5 |
Antti Tani | 14.5 | 21.5 |
Oiva Tuominen | 13 | 44 |
Eero Riihikallio | 10 | 16.5 |
Aaro Nuorala | 10 | 14.5 |
Jouko Huotari | 8 | 17.5 |
Heimo Lampi | 8 | 13.5 |
Ahti Laitinen | 8 | 10 |
Kalevi Tervo | 7 | 23 |
Lasse Aaltonen | 7 | 12.5 |
Hemmo Leino | 6.5 | 11 |
Lauri Nissinen | 6 | 32.5 |
Erik Teromaa | 6 | 19 |
Lauri Pekuri | 6 | 18.5 |
Urho Sarjamo | 6 | 12.5 |
Erik Lyly | 6 | 8 |
Matti Durchman | 6 | 6 |
Aulis Lumme | 5 | 16.5 |
Onni Paronen | 5 | 12.5 |
Leo Ahokas | 5 | 12 |
Mikko Pasila | 5 | 10 |
Ture Mattila | 5 | 8 |
Kosti Keskinummi | 5 | 5.5 |
Atte Nyman | 5 | 5 |
Kullervo Lahtela | 4.5 | 10.5 |
Yrjö Pallasvuo | 4 | 13 |
Niilo Erkinheimo | 4 | 10.5 |
Kai Metsola | 4 | 10.5 |
Mauno Kirjonen | 4 | 10 |
Viktor Pyötsiä | 3.5 | 19.5 |
Lauri Jutila | 3.5 | 7.5 |
Yrjö Turkka | 3 | 17 |
Eino Peltola | 3 | 10.5 |
Mauno Fräntilä | 3 | 5.5 |
Jouko Myllymäki | 3 | 5 |
Väinö Pokela | 3 | 5 |
Viljo Kauppinen | 1 | 9.5 |
Joel Savonen | 1 | 8 |
Veikko Evinen | 1 | 5 |
592 | ||
25px | = | Mannerheim Cross Knight |
25px25px | = | Double Mannerheim Cross Knight |
† | = | KIA |
= | POW | |
= | killed in air accident | |