Satakunta Air Wing

Satakunta Air Wing
Satakunnan Lennosto (Finnish)
Satakunta flygflottilj (Swedish)
Distinctive unit insignia of the Satakunta Air Wing
Active1918–
Country Finland
BranchFinnish Air Force
Garrison/HQPirkkala, Tampere Airport
MarchLentäjän marssi
Anniversaries1st of August[1]
EngagementsWinter War
Continuation War
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Markus Leivo[2]
Insignia
Flag

The Satakunta Air Wing (Finnish: Satakunnan Lennosto, abbr. SatLsto; Swedish: Satakunta flygflottilj) is a peace-time Finnish Air Force unit. Its headquarters are not located in the present-day province of Satakunta, but in historical Satakunta and in the present-day province of Pirkanmaa, at the Tampere-Pirkkala Airport in Pirkkala.

It is responsible for maintaining the prerequisites for operation in Southern Finland for the Finnish Air Force. It studies and develops air combat procedures and equipment. It operates from bases in Southern Finland, also supporting Finnish Army troops.[3]

  1. ^ [1] Satakunnan lennoston historia ja perinteet. Finnish Defence Forces. Retrieved 2020-07-30. (in Finnish)
  2. ^ [2] About us - Ilmavoimat - The Finnish Air Force. Finnish Air Force. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. ^ "About us - Ilmavoimat - The Finnish Air Force". The Finnish Air Force. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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