List of defunct airlines of Finland explained

This is a list of defunct airlines of Finland.^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Aero O/Y					1923	1968	Renamed to Finnair (the airline had been using the brand since 1953)
		N9 2Q	NVD	NORVIND	2005	2012	Taken over by Nextjet
		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
					2012	2014	A virtual airline, had never AOC or OL
		KF	BLF	BLUEFINN	1987	2016	Merged into CityJet
					1990	2000	Operated Eurocopter EC135^[4]
Copterline			AAQ	COPTERLINE	2010	2016	Finnish-Estonian joint helicopter airline
Copterline Oy			AAQ	COPTERLINE	2002	2010	Became Copterline
Deltacraft		4L	DEC	DELTACRAFT	2001	2004	^[5]
Euro-Flite					1970	1998	Established as KoneAir. Merged with Jetflite. Operated Falcon 20^[6]
					1961	1963	Went bankrupt
		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
					1970	1979	Established as Lentohuolto Oy. Merged with Oy Nordair to form Finnaviation.^[7]
					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
					2005	2005	Renamed to Air Åland^[9]
Flying Finn			FFW	FLYINGFINN	2002	2004
Go! Aviation					2016	2017	Operated Pilatus PC-12 NG^[10]
					1960	1999	Acquired by Copterline. Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Bell 206 Long Ranger^[11]
Holiday Magic Finland					1973	1975	Operated Convair 880^[12]
Jetflite					1980	2013
Karair		KR	KAR		1957	1995	Taken over by Finnair
					1951	1956	Rebranded as Karair
Kunnnallistekniikka					1965	1966	Aerial survey carrier. Operated Pilatus Porter^[13]
					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]
					1973	1979	Merged with Finnwings to form Finnaviation. Operated Falcon 20^[16]
Nordic Global Airlines		NJ	NGB	NORDIC GLOBAL	2011	2015
Polar-Air					1961	1970	Finnair charter subsidiary. Merged into Karair. Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle^[17]
Polarwing		WO			1981	1992	Operated Piper Chieftain
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
					1974	2016
Wasawings		VW			1981	1988	AOC revoked after crash
					2009	2010

See also

• List of airlines of Finland
• List of airports in Finland

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2019-01-21.
2. Web site: 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. 2019-01-21.
3. Web site: Air Carelia . Airline History . 8 October 2021.
4. Web site: Copter Action . Airline History . 9 October 2021.
5. Web site: Deltacraft . Airline History . 9 October 2021.
6. Web site: Euro-Flite . Airline History . 9 October 2021.
7. Web site: Finnwings . Airline History . 9 October 2021.
8. Web site: FirstClass . Airline History . 9 October 2021.
9. Web site: Flyg & Far Åland . Airline History . 9 October 2021.
10. Web site: Go! Aviation . Airline History . 9 October 2021.
11. Web site: Helikopteripalvelu . Airline History . 10 October 2021.
12. Web site: Holiday Magic Finland . ATDB-aero . 10 October 2021.
13. Web site: Kunnnallistekniikka . Airline History . 10 October 2021.
14. Web site: Lentohuolto Oy . Airline History . 10 October 2021.
15. Web site: Line Support . Airline History . 10 October 2021.
16. Web site: Nordair OY . Airline History . 10 October 2021.
17. Web site: Polar-Air . Airline History . 10 October 2021.
18. Web site: Sir-Air . Airline History . 12 October 2021.
19. Web site: Skargardsflyg . Airline History . 12 October 2021.