List of decommissioned ships of the Finnish Navy

Coastal defence ship
Coastal defence ship
Coastal defence ships were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament...

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Ilmarinen
Väinämöinen

Vetehinen-class submarines

Vetehinen
Vesihiisi
Iku-Turso

Icebreaker
Icebreaker
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels .For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most...

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Aallokas
Apu
Finnish icebreaker Apu (1899)
Apu was a Finnish state-owned steam-powered icebreaker built by Howaldtswerke in Kiel, Germany, in 1899. Initially owned by a private shipping company founded by shipowners from the Finnish city of Turku and known as Avance, she was later purchased by the Finnish Board of Navigation and her name...
Jääkarhu
Murtaja
Finnish icebreaker Murtaja (1890)
Murtaja was a Finnish state-owned steam-powered icebreaker. Built in 1890 by Bergsunds Mekaniska Verkstads AB in Stockholm, Sweden, she was the first state-owned icebreaker of Finland and one of the first purpose-built icebreakers in the world...
Tarmo
Sampo
Finnish icebreaker Sampo (1898)
Sampo was a Finnish state-owned steam-powered icebreaker. Built in 1898 by Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and named after a magical artifact from the Finnish mythology, she was the second state-owned icebreaker of Finland and the first European...
Sisu
Voima
Finnish icebreaker Voima (1924)
Voima was a Finnish and later Soviet steam-powered icebreaker. Laid down at Werft Becker & Co. in Tallinn in 1916 and fitted with engines in Danzig in 1918, the unfinished icebreaker was towed to Helsinki in 1920 and completed by Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstads Ab in 1923–1924...
Wäinämöinen

Minelayer
Minelayer
Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...

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Louhi
Finnish minelayer Louhi
Louhi was originally constructed for the Imperial Russian Navy as Voin the Louhi was known in Finnish service as M-1 until 1936. The ship was built as a minelayer but was not particularly good in it with its slow speed, bad seakeeping qualities and poor storage space...
Sveaborg
Keihässalmi
Finnish minelayer Keihässalmi
Keihässalmi was a minelayer of the Finnish Navy. She was commissioned in 1957 and remained in service until 1994, after which she was turned into a museum ship in Turku. The vessel was named after the strait of Keihässalmi, which is located in Sipoo...

minelayers

Riilahti
Finnish minelayer Riilahti
Riilahti was a Ruotsinsalmi class minelayer of the Finnish Navy. Riilahti was commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1943. The vessel was named after the battle of Riilahti, which was fought between Sweden and Russia in 1714.- New minelayers for the navy :...
Ruotsinsalmi
Finnish minelayer Ruotsinsalmi
Ruotsinsalmi was a minelayer of the Finnish Navy and the namesake of her class. Ruotsinsalmi was commissioned in 1940 and remained in service until 1975...

minelayers

Also known as minelaying boats or T-class boats.

Pommi
Miina
Lieska
Loimu
Paukku

minelayers

Porkkala
Pukkio
Pansio

Requisitioned minelayers

Baltic
Frej
Poseidon
Suomi

Minesweepers
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

Ajonpää
Kallanpää
Purunpää
Vahterpää
Tammenpää
Katanpää

minesweepers

Rautu
Vilppula

minesweepers

SM 1
SM 2
SM 3
SM 4

minesweepers

Ahven
Kiiski
Muikku
Särki
Kuore
Lahna

minesweepers

Kuha
Salakka
Siika
Harjus
Säynäs
Karppi
Kuha 7
Kuha 8
Kuha 9
Kuha 10
Kuha 11
Kuha 12
Kuha 13
Kuha 14
Kuha 15
Kuha 16
Kuha 17
Kuha 18

A-class minesweepers

A-1
A-5

DR-class minesweepers

DR-1
DR-2
DR-3
DR-5
DR-6
DR-7
DR-8
DR-9
DR-10
DR-11
DR-15
DR-17
DR-18

Gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...

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Hämeenmaa
Uusimaa
Klas Horn
Finnish gunboat Klas Horn
Klas Horn was the flagship and an escort ship for the Russian Czar's yacht. Posadnik was built in Prussia in 1892 for the Montenegrin king Nicholas I. The ship was purchased by the Russian Czar after Nicholas' money ran out. After the Russian revolution, the ship was taken over by the Finnish Navy...
Matti Kurki
Finnish gunboat Matti Kurki
Matti Kurki was an escort ship for the Russian Imperial Yacht. Voivoda was built in Prussia in 1892 for the Montenegrin king Nicholas I. The ship was purchased by the Russian Czar after Nicholas' money ran out. After the Russian revolution, the ship was taken over by the Finnish Navy and renamed...
Karjala
Turunmaa
Aunus
Gilyak
Aunus
Tampere
Viena
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Frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

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Hämeenmaa
Finnish frigate Hämeenmaa
Hämeenmaa was a Finnish . The class was called the Hämeenmaa-class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications . The two 37 mm twin guns were also replaced with two 40 mm single AA guns in 1975....
Matti Kurki
Uusimaa
Finnish frigate Uusimaa
Uusimaa was a Finnish . However the class was called the Uusimaa-class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications ....

Corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...

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Karjala
Turunmaa

Escort vessels

Aura
Aura II
Uisko
Tursas
Viipuri
762

Tuima class missile boat
Tuima class missile boat
The Tuima class missile boat was a class of fast attack craft in use by the Finnish Navy.The vessels were constructed in the Soviet Union and purchased by the Finnish Navy between 1974 and 1975...

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Tuima
Tuisku
Tuuli
Tyrsky

Helsinki class missile boat
Helsinki class missile boat
The Helsinki class missile boats are a type of vessel which were in use by the Finnish Navy. They were the predecessors of the Rauma class missile boats...

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Finnish missile boat Helsinki, FNS 60
Finnish missile boat Turku, FNS 61
Finnish missile boat Oulu, FNS 62
Finnish missile boat Kotka, FNS 63

Torpedo boat
Torpedo boat
A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval vessel designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created to counter battleships and other large, slow and...

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S1
S2
Finnish torpedo boat S2
S2 was a Finnish Sokol class torpedo boat that had been seized from the Russians after the Finnish Civil War 1918. It sank during a fierce storm on October 4, 1925, taking with her the whole crew of 53.-Background:Between 1900 and 1908, the Russians built 25 Sokol class torpedo boats for the...
S3
S4
S5
S6
C1
C2
C3
C4
Minosets 214
Minosets 218
Minosets 220
Minosets 222

Sisu class motor torpedo boat
Sisu class motor torpedo boat
The Sisu class motor torpedo boats was a series of two Italian M.A.S. type motor torpedo boats of the Finnish Navy. The vessels were constructed in 1916 by the Orlando shipyard in Livorno, Italy. Sisu and Hurja were purchased by the Finns in 1920, and saw service in World War II...

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Sisu
Hurja
Finnish motor torpedo boat Hurja
The name Hurja have been used for several vessels of the Finnish Navy:*Hurja was the second ship of the Sisu class motor torpedo boats, delivered in 1922.*Hurja was the lead ship of the Hurja class motor torpedo boats, delivered in 1943....

Syöksy class motor torpedo boat
Syöksy class motor torpedo boat
The Syöksy class motor torpedo boats was a series of four British Thornycroft type motor torpedo boats of the Finnish Navy. The vessels were constructed in 1928 by the John Thornycroft & Co shipyard in Woolton, UK. The vessels saw service in World War II. The Thornycroft type released its...

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Syöksy
Nuoli
Vinha
Raju

'V class' motor torpedo boats

Vasama
Vihuri
Viima
V3

Dark class fast patrol boat
Dark class fast patrol boat
The Dark class, or Admiralty "Type A", were a class of eighteen fast patrol boats that served with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy starting in 1954. All were named with a prefix of 'Dark'. The class could be fitted as either motor gun boats or motor torpedo boats, depending on the type of armament...

Vasama I
Vasama II

H class motor torpedo boats

Hyöky
Hirmu
Hurja
Finnish motor torpedo boat Hurja
The name Hurja have been used for several vessels of the Finnish Navy:*Hurja was the second ship of the Sisu class motor torpedo boats, delivered in 1922.*Hurja was the lead ship of the Hurja class motor torpedo boats, delivered in 1943....
Hyrsky
Häijy

J class motor torpedo boats

Jylhä
Jyry
Jyske
Jymy

T class motor torpedo boats

Tarmo
Taisto
Tyrsky
Tuima
Tuisku
Tuuli
Taisto 7
Taisto 8

R class patrol boat
R class patrol boat
The R class patrol boats was a class of Finnish patrol boats, originally constructed as coastal minesweepers. They were modified into patrol boats by the end of the 1960s and transferred to the Patrol Flotilla and later to the 7th Missile Flotilla. They were then used for sea patrol and as...

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Rymättylä
Rihtniemi
Ruissalo
Raisio
Röyttä

Motor patrol boats

VMV 1
VMV 2
VMV 3
VMV 4
VMV 5
VMV 6
VMV 7
VMV 8
VMV 9
VMV 10
VMV 11
VMV 12
VMV 13
VMV 14
VMV 15
VMV 16
VMV 17
VMV 18
VMV 19
VMV 20
VMV 101
VMV 102
VMV 103
VMV 104

Nuoli class motor gunboat
Nuoli class motor gunboat
The Nuoli class motor gunboats was a series of thirteen fast attack craft of the Finnish Navy. The ships were constructed in 1961 by Oy Laivateollisuus AB in Turku, and modernized in 1979. The ships were stricken from the navy lists in 1984, and sold on the private market.There are two...

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Nuoli 1
Nuoli 2
Nuoli 3
Nuoli 4
Nuoli 5
Nuoli 6
Nuoli 7
Nuoli 8
Nuoli 9
Nuoli 10
Nuoli 11
Nuoli 12
Nuoli 13

Connection vessels

Augustin Ehrensvärd
Axel von Fersen
Fabian Wrede
Wilhelm Carpelan
Ahvola

Kampela class transports

Finnish transport ship Kampela 1, FNS 771
Finnish transport ship Kampela 2, FNS 772

Kala class transports

Finnish transport ship Kala 4, FNS 874
Finnish transport ship Kala 5
Finnish transport ship Kala 6, FNS 176

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Vetehinen-class submarines

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MinelayerMinelayerMinelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...s

minelayers

minelayers

minelayers

Requisitioned minelayers

MinesweepersMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

minesweepers

minesweepers

minesweepers

minesweepers

A-class minesweepers

DR-class minesweepers

GunboatGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...s

FrigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...s

CorvetteCorvetteA corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...s

Escort vessels

Tuima class missile boatTuima class missile boatThe Tuima class missile boat was a class of fast attack craft in use by the Finnish Navy.The vessels were constructed in the Soviet Union and purchased by the Finnish Navy between 1974 and 1975...s

Helsinki class missile boatHelsinki class missile boatThe Helsinki class missile boats are a type of vessel which were in use by the Finnish Navy. They were the predecessors of the Rauma class missile boats...s

'V class' motor torpedo boats

H class motor torpedo boats

J class motor torpedo boats

T class motor torpedo boats

Motor patrol boats

Connection vessels

Kampela class transports

Kala class transports

Coastal defence ship
Coastal defence ship
Coastal defence ships were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920. They were small, often cruiser-sized warships that sacrificed speed and range for armour and armament...

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Minelayer
Minelayer
Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...

s

Minesweepers
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

Gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...

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Frigate
Frigate
A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

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Corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...

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Tuima class missile boat
Tuima class missile boat
The Tuima class missile boat was a class of fast attack craft in use by the Finnish Navy.The vessels were constructed in the Soviet Union and purchased by the Finnish Navy between 1974 and 1975...

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Helsinki class missile boat
Helsinki class missile boat
The Helsinki class missile boats are a type of vessel which were in use by the Finnish Navy. They were the predecessors of the Rauma class missile boats...

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