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It is the standard issue infantry weapon of the Finnish Defence Forces. The RK 62 was designed in 1957–1962 by a Valmet engineer Lauri Oksanen [ 3 ] and is based on the Polish licensed version of the Soviet AK-47 design. The RK 62 uses the same 7.62×39mm cartridge as the AK-47.
The 7.62×53mmR has 4.16 ml (64 grains) H 2 O cartridge case capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. 7.62×53mmR maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm).
There have been a total of 143 Leopard 2A4 vehicles in the Finnish army: [5] 100 MBTs. 6 MBTs equipped with Urdan mine rollers. 10 Leopard 2L bridging tanks. 6 Leopard 2R mine-clearing tanks (all given to Ukraine in 2023, to help repel the Russian invasion of Ukraine) 6 Leopard 2 Marksman. 1 MBT in the armour museum.
The RK 95 TP (from Finnish Rynnäkkökivääri 95 taittoperä, 'Assault Rifle 95 folding stock'), officially 7.62 RK 95 TP and commercially known as the M95, is a 7.62×39mm Finnish assault rifle adopted in relatively small numbers by the Finnish Defence Forces in the 1990s.
Action. Gas-operated, rotating bolt. Rate of fire. 750 rounds/min. Feed system. 30-round detachable box magazine. Sights. Iron sights. The Valmet M82 is a bullpup assault rifle with a Valmet RK 62 76 internal design created by Finnish company Valmet.
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
Details. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. United States. Heavy transport. 3. 3. 2009. Finland is a partner in NATO's Strategic Airlift Capability and has access to 100 flight hours from the C-17's every year (3.2%). The aircraft operate from Pápa Air Base in Hungary.
Lauri Allan Törni (28 May 1919 – 18 October 1965), later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish-born soldier who fought under three flags: as a Finnish Army officer in the Winter War and the Continuation War ultimately gaining a rank of captain; as a Waffen-SS captain (under the alias Larry Laine) of the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS when he fought the Red Army on the ...