Founded initially as the Army Corps of Aviation on 6th March 1918,

the Finnish Air Force is the aviation branch of the Finnish Defence Forces.

The history of the Midnight Hawks dates before WWII, when the Finnish Air Force Academy used Gloster Gamecocks and other aircraft for display flying. The tradition of formation flying continued after the war and it became a trademark of the Finnish Air Force Training Air Wing's annual Midnight Sun Airshow. Formation flying had been part of the normal training syllabus and no special team names or aircraft had been used. There had been several nicknames for the teams, often based on the name of the team leader, but no official team name was used until 1997. Standard trainer aircraft were used. Saab Safir and Fouga Magister were used between 1960 and 1980 and then the Valmet Vinka and BAe Hawk Mk 51 from the beginning of the 1980s .

NH-213 - Malmi 80th Anniversary Air show 2016

HH-7 - Malmi 80th Anniversary Air show 2016

Founded in 1919, the Finnish Border Guard is the national security agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders. Whilst also having police and investigative powers in immigration violations, the Border Guard has both maritime and inland SAR duties, operating SAR helicopters often in assistance of local fire and rescue departments and other authorities.

OH-HVP - Malmi 80th Anniversary Air show 2016

OH-MVO @ Finnish Air Force 100th Anniversary Air show 2018, Tikkakoski Airport, Jyväskylä