List of defunct airlines of Finland

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


Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations
Ceased
operations
Notes
A
Aero O/Y19231968Rebranded Finnair in 1953 and renamed in 1968
Air ÅlandN9 2QNVDNORVIND20052012Previously Flyg & Far Åland Operations transferred to Swedish Nextjet
Air Botnia O/YKFKFBBOTNIA19882003Renamed Blue1
Air Carelia19831987Operated Cessna Citation I[3]
Air FinlandOFFIFAIR FINLAND20032012Went bankrupt
Air Finlandia19871988Failed project. Operated Airbus A321
Air10020122014A virtual airline, had never AOC or OL
B
Blue1 O/YKFBLFBLUEFINN19872016Previously Air Botnia Assets merged into CityJet from Ireland
C
Copterline & Copter ActionAAQCOPTERLINE19902016
D
Deltacraft4LDECDELTACRAFT20012004[4]
E
Euro-Flite19701998Established as KoneAir. Merged with Jetflite. Operated Falcon 20[5]
F
Finlantic19611963Went bankrupt
FinnaviationFAFAVBLUEBIRD19791996Merged into Finnair of which was a subsidiary
Finnish Commuter Airlines branded Finncomm AirlinesFCWBA/FCMWESTBIRD/FINNCOMM19952015Renamed Nordic Regional Airlines/Flybe Finland
Finnwings-Wihuri O/Y Finnwings19701979Previously as Lentohuolto Oy. Merged with Oy Nordair to form Finnaviation.[6]
FirstClass20122013Established as Line Support. Operated AW139[7]
Fly Lappeenranta8HHWYHIGHWAY20082010
Flybe FinlandFCFCMFINNCOMM20112015Finnish Commuter Airlines/Finncomm Airlines trading name
Flyg & Far Åland20052005Renamed Air Åland[8]
Flying FinnFFWFLYINGFINN20022004
G
Go! Aviation20162017Operated Pilatus PC-12 NG[9]
H
Helikopteripalvelu19601999Bought by Copterline. Operated Agusta-Bell 206, Bell 206 Long Ranger[10]
Holiday Magic Finland19731975Operated leased Convair 880[11]
J
Jetflite19802013
K
KarairKRKAR19571996Previously Karhumäki Airways Merged into Finnair of which was a subsidiary
Karhumäki Airways19511957Renamed Karair
Kunnnallistekniikka19651966Aerial survey carrier. Operated Pilatus Porter[12]
L
Lentohuolto Oy19511969Renamed Finnwings-Wihuri O/Y Finnwings Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Cessna 190[13]
Line Support20112012Renamed FirstClas Operated AW139[14]
N
Nordair OY19731979Merged with Finnwings to form Finnaviation Operated Falcon 20[15]
Nordic Global AirlinesNJNGBNORDIC GLOBAL20112015
P
Polar-Air19611970Finnair charter subsidiary Operated leased Sud Aviation Caravelle[16]
PolarwingWO19811992Operated Piper Chieftain
S
Sir-Air19671982Operated BN-2 Islander, Mitsubishi MU-2, Lockheed Lodestar, Piper Aztec, Piper Navajo[17]
Skargardsflyg5QLND19562002Operated BN-2 Islander, Cessna Skywagon, Embraer Bandeirante][18]
Snowbird AirlinesSBWSNOWMAN20142014Operated leased Airbus A320-200
Soder AirlinesOYSDESODER20022006Went bankrupt
Spear Air19721974Operated Douglas DC-8
T
Turku Air19742016
W
WasawingsVW19811988AOC revoked after crash
Wingo xprs20092010

See also

References

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