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Finnish Navy

Index Finnish Navy

The Finnish Navy (Merivoimat, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. [1]

128 relations: Anti-ship missile, Archipelago fleet, Archipelago Sea Naval Command, Armed merchantman, Åland Islands, Baltic Fleet, Battle of Hanko (1941), Battle of Suursaari, Bay-class frigate, BOR-A 550, British campaign in the Baltic (1918–19), BYMS-class minesweeper, Coastal artillery, Coastal defence ship, Commander-in-chief, Conscription, Continuation War, Corvette, Crichton-Vulcan, Crimean War, Dark-class patrol boat, Dragsvik, Finland, Ekenäs, Finland, Espoo, Finland Swedish, Finnish Civil War, Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen, Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen, Finnish Coastal Jaegers, Finnish Defence Forces, Finnish frigate Hämeenmaa, Finnish frigate Uusimaa, Finnish gunboat Hämeenmaa, Finnish gunboat Karjala, Finnish gunboat Klas Horn, Finnish gunboat Matti Kurki, Finnish gunboat Turunmaa, Finnish gunboat Uusimaa, Finnish hovercraft Tuuli, Finnish minelayer Louhi, Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa, Finnish pollution control vessel Hylje, Finnish pollution control vessel Louhi, Finnish submarine Iku-Turso, Finnish submarine Saukko, Finnish submarine Vesihiisi, Finnish submarine Vesikko, Finnish submarine Vetehinen, Finnish torpedo boat S2, Finnish–Estonian defence cooperation, ..., Fire support, Gogland, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Finland Naval Command, Hamina-class missile boat, Hanko, Hanko Peninsula, Hämeenmaa-class minelayer, Helsinki, HMS Porlock Bay (K650), Hovercraft, Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet, Icebreaker, Imperial Russian Navy, Italy, Jehu-class landing craft, Jussi Niinistö, Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessel, Kiiski-class minesweeper, Kimito, Kirkkonummi, Kriegsmarine, Kuha-class minesweeper (1974), Lapland War, Letter of intent, Military of the Grand Duchy of Finland, Minister of Defence (Finland), Naissaar, Navy, Nazi Germany, Nuoli-class fast gunboat, Operation Tanne Ost, Osa-class missile boat, Osmussaar, Oulu, Pacific Fleet (Russia), Pansio, Pansio-class minelayer, Parliament of Finland, Pihlajaniemi, Pohjanmaa-class corvette, Porkkalanniemi, Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast, Rauma Marine Constructions, Rauma-class missile boat, RBS-15, Rear admiral, Riga-class frigate, Russarö, Russian frigate Rurik (1851), Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), S-class torpedo boat, Saab Group, Santahamina, Ship prefix, Sommers, Spike (missile), Submarine, Suomen Joutsen, Suomenlinna, Tornio, Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Finnish), Tuima-class missile boat, Turku, Turunmaa-class gunboat, Uki Workboat, United Kingdom, Upinniemi, Utö (Finland), Uusimaa Brigade, Vice admiral, Vyborg Bay, Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, Winter War, World War II, 130 53 TK, 130 K 90-60, 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46). Expand index (78 more) »

Anti-ship missile

Anti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats.

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Archipelago fleet

The archipelago fleet (skärgårdsflottan), officially the Fleet of the army (arméns flotta), was a branch of the armed forces of Sweden which existed between 1756 and 1823.

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Archipelago Sea Naval Command

Archipelago Sea Naval Command (Saaristomeren meripuolustusalue, Skärgårdshavets Marinkommando) was a Finnish Navy unit headquartered in Pansio, Turku.

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Armed merchantman

An armed merchantman is a merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact.

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Åland Islands

The Åland Islands or Åland (Åland,; Ahvenanmaa) is an archipelago province at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland.

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Baltic Fleet

The Baltic Fleet (Балтийский флот) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea.

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Battle of Hanko (1941)

The Battle of Hanko (also known as the Hanko Front or the Siege of Hanko) was a lengthy series of small battles fought on Hanko Peninsula during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union in the second half of 1941.

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Battle of Suursaari

The Battle of Suursaari was fought over the frozen Gulf of Finland on and around the islands of Gogland (Suursaari) and Bolshoy Tyuters (Suur-Tytärsaari) during the Second World War.

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Bay-class frigate

The Bay class was a class of 26 anti-aircraft (A/A) frigates built for the Royal Navy under the 1943 War Emergency Programme during World War II (one of which was cancelled and six completed as despatch vessels or survey ships).

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BOR-A 550

BOR-A 550 is a ground and coast surveillance radar, developed by Thales Group.

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British campaign in the Baltic (1918–19)

The British Campaign in the Baltic 1918–19 was a part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. The codename of the Royal Navy campaign was "Operation Red Trek". The intervention played a key role in enabling the establishment of the independent states of Estonia and LatviaKinvig, Churchill's Crusade but failed to secure the control of Petrograd by White Russian forces, which was one of the main goals of the campaign.Kinvig, Churchill's Crusade, pp. 271–90.

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BYMS-class minesweeper

The BYMS class was a class of wooden motor minesweepers, part of the US Navy YMS Yard class minesweepers.

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Coastal artillery

Coastal artillery is the branch of the armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.

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Coastal defence ship

Coastal defence ships (sometimes called coastal battleships or coast defence ships) were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Conscription

Conscription, sometimes called the draft, is the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service.

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Continuation War

The Continuation War was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany, as co-belligerents, against the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1941 to 1944, during World War II.

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Corvette

A corvette is a small warship.

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Crichton-Vulcan

Crichton-Vulcan is an abandoned shipyard in Turku, Finland, that once formed the cornerstone of the Finnish shipbuilding industry.

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Crimean War

The Crimean War (or translation) was a military conflict fought from October 1853 to February 1856 in which the Russian Empire lost to an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain and Sardinia.

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Dark-class 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.

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Dragsvik, Finland

Note: This article is about Dragsvik in Finland, not Dragsvik in Norway. Dragsvik is a village in Uusimaa, Finland.

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Ekenäs, Finland

Ekenäs (Tammisaari) is a town and former municipality in Finland that included the former municipalities Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs.

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Espoo

Espoo (Esbo) is the second largest city and municipality in Finland.

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Finland Swedish

Finland Swedish or Fenno-Swedish (finlandssvenska, suomenruotsi) is a general term for the variety of Standard Swedish and a closely related group of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by the Swedish-speaking population as their first language.

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Finnish Civil War

The Finnish Civil War was a conflict for the leadership and control of Finland during the country's transition from a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state.

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Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen

Ilmarinen was a Finnish Navy Panssarilaiva ("Armored ship"; a coastal defence ship by British classification).

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Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen

Väinämöinen was a Finnish coastal defence ship, the sister ship of the Finnish Navy's flagship and also the first ship of her class.

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Finnish Coastal Jaegers

The Finnish Coastal Jaegers (Kustjägarna, and Rannikkojääkärit) are the amphibious arm of the Finnish Navy.

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Finnish Defence Forces

The Finnish Defence Forces (Puolustusvoimat, Försvarsmakten) are responsible for the defence of Finland.

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Finnish frigate Hämeenmaa

Hämeenmaa was a Finnish.

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Finnish frigate Uusimaa

Uusimaa was a Finnish.

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Finnish gunboat Hämeenmaa

Hämeenmaa was a gunboat that served in the Finnish Navy during World War II.

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Finnish gunboat Karjala

Karjala (ex-Filin) was a Finnish gunboat, built in 1918 at Ab Crichton shipyard in Turku.

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Finnish gunboat Klas Horn

Klas Horn (ex-Posadnik) was the flagship and an escort ship for the Russian Czar's yacht.

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Finnish gunboat Matti Kurki

Matti Kurki (ex-Voivoda) was an escort ship for the Russian Imperial Yacht.

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Finnish gunboat Turunmaa

Turunmaa was a Finnish gunboat built in 1918.

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Finnish gunboat Uusimaa

Uusimaa was a gunboat that served in the Finnish Navy during World War II.

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Finnish hovercraft Tuuli

Tuuli was a hovercraft built for the Finnish Navy.

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Finnish minelayer Louhi

Louhi was a Finnish Navy minelayer.

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Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa

Pohjanmaa is a former minelayer of the Finnish Navy.

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Finnish pollution control vessel Hylje

Hylje (799) is a combined pollution cleanup ship and vehicle transport ship built in 1981 and refitted in 1990–1991.

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Finnish pollution control vessel Louhi

Louhi (pennant number 999) is a Finnish multipurpose oil and chemical spill response vessel owned by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), but manned and operated by the Finnish Navy.

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Finnish submarine Iku-Turso

Iku-Turso was a 500-tonne submarine that served in the Finnish Navy during the Second World War.

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Finnish submarine Saukko

Saukko (Pu110) was a small submarine that served in the Finnish Navy during the Second World War.

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Finnish submarine Vesihiisi

Vesihiisi was a Finnish 500-tonne that was constructed in the early 1930s.

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Finnish submarine Vesikko

Vesikko is a submarine (the single ship of her class), which was launched on 10 May 1933 at the Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku.

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Finnish submarine Vetehinen

Vetehinen was a 500-tonne that was constructed in the early 1930s, which served in the Finnish Navy during the Second World War.

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Finnish torpedo boat S2

S2 (ex-Prozorlivy and ex-Gagara in Russian service) was a Finnish ''Sokol'' class torpedo boat that had been seized from the Russians after the Finnish Civil War 1918.

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Finnish–Estonian defence cooperation

Finnish–Estonian defence cooperation began in 1930 with a secret military pact between Finland and Estonia against the threat of the Soviet Union.

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Fire support

Fire support is defined by the United States Department of Defense as "Fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations, and facilities in pursuit of tactical and operational objectives." Typically, fire support is provided by artillery or close air support (usually directed by a forward observer), and is used to shape the battlefield or, more optimistically, define the battle.

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Gogland

Gogland or Hogland (Гогланд; Suursaari; Hogland, Suursaar, Hochland) is an island in the Gulf of Finland in the eastern Baltic Sea, about 180 km west from Saint Petersburg and 35 km from the coast of Finland (near Kotka).

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Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland (Suomenlahti; Soome laht; p; Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea.

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Gulf of Finland Naval Command

Gulf of Finland Naval Command (Suomenlahden Meripuolustusalue, Finska Vikens Marinkommando) was a Finnish Navy unit headquartered in Upinniemi, Kirkkonummi.

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Hamina-class missile boat

The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast attack craft of the Finnish Navy.

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Hanko

Hanko (Hangö) is a bilingual port town and municipality on the south coast of Finland, west of Helsinki.

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Hanko Peninsula

The Hanko Peninsula (Finnish: Hankoniemi, Swedish: Hangö udd), also spelled Hango, is the southernmost point of mainland Finland.

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Hämeenmaa-class minelayer

The Hämeenmaa-class minelayers (Hämeenmaa-luokan miinalaiva) is a two vessel strong class of minelayers, used by the Finnish Navy.

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Helsinki

Helsinki (or;; Helsingfors) is the capital city and most populous municipality of Finland.

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HMS Porlock Bay (K650)

HMS Porlock Bay was a anti-aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, named for Porlock Bay on the northern coast of Somerset.

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Hovercraft

A hovercraft, also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, is a craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and other surfaces.

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Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet

The Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet (Ледовый поход Балтийского флота) was an operation which transferred the ships of the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy from their bases at Tallinn, at the time known as Reval (Ревель), and Helsinki to Kronstadt in 1918.

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Icebreaker

An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships.

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Imperial Russian Navy

The Imperial Russian Navy was the navy of the Russian Empire.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Jehu-class landing craft

Jehu-class landing craft (also referred to as U-700 class) are a class of military transport vessels used by the Finnish Navy.

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Jussi Niinistö

Jussi Niinistö (born October 27, 1970 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and the current Minister of Defence.

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Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessel

Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessels are a class of three multipurpose mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) ordered by the Finnish Navy.

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Kiiski-class minesweeper

The Kiiski class minesweepers (Ruffe) are a series of seven small minesweepers of the Finnish Navy.

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Kimito

Kimito (Kemiö) is a former municipality of Finland.

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Kirkkonummi

Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) is a municipality of inhabitants in southern Finland.

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Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine (literally "War Navy") was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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Kuha-class minesweeper (1974)

The Kuha class minesweepers (Zander) is a series of six inshore minesweepers of the Finnish Navy.

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Lapland War

The Lapland War (Lapin sota; Lapplandskriget; Lapplandkrieg) was fought between Finland and Nazi Germany effectively from September to November 1944 in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland, during World War II.

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Letter of intent

A letter of intent (LOI or LoI, and sometimes capitalized as Letter of Intent in legal writing, but only when referring to a specific document under discussion) is a document outlining one or more agreements between two or more parties before the agreements are finalized.

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Military of the Grand Duchy of Finland

Between 1809 and 1917 Finland was an autonomous part of the Russian Empire as the Grand Duchy of Finland.

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Minister of Defence (Finland)

The Minister of Defence (puolustusministeri, försvarsminister) is a member of the Finnish Council of State.

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Naissaar

Naissaar (Nargen; Nargö) is an island northwest of Tallinn (but belonging to Viimsi Parish) in Estonia.

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Navy

A navy or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Nuoli-class fast gunboat

The Nuoli class motor gunboats (Arrow) was a series of thirteen fast attack craft (gun) of the Finnish Navy.

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Operation Tanne Ost

Operation Tanne Ost ("Fir East") was a German operation during World War II to capture the island Suursaari (Swedish: Hogland, Russian: Gogland) in the Gulf of Finland before it could fall into Soviet hands.

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Osa-class missile boat

The Project 205 Moskit (mosquito) more commonly known by their NATO reporting name Osa, are a class of missile boats developed for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s.

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Osmussaar

Osmussaar (Odensholm) is an Estonian island situated in the mouth of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, 7.5 km off the Estonian mainland.

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Oulu

Oulu (Uleåborg) is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland.

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Pacific Fleet (Russia)

The Pacific Fleet (Тихоокеанский флот, translit: Tikhookeanskiy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Pacific Ocean.

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Pansio

Pansio is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, Finland.

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Pansio-class minelayer

The Pansio-class minelayers is a three-strong class of mine warfare vessels used by the Finnish Navy, built between 1991 and 1992.

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Parliament of Finland

The Parliament of Finland, is the unicameral supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906.

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Pihlajaniemi

Pihlajaniemi (Finnish; Rönnudden in Swedish) is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland.

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Pohjanmaa-class corvette

Pohjanmaa-class corvette is a class of surface combatants currently under development for the Finnish Navy as part of the Squadron 2020 (Laivue 2020) project.

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Porkkalanniemi

Porkkalanniemi (Porkala udd) is a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, located at Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt) in Southern Finland.

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Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast

Primorsk (Примо́рск; Koivisto; Björkö) is a coastal town in Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia and is the second largest Russian port on the Baltic, after St. Petersburg.

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Rauma Marine Constructions

Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) is a Finnish shipbuilding company based in Rauma, Finland.

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Rauma-class missile boat

The Rauma-class missile boats (Rauma-luokan ohjusvene) are a class of missile boat in use by the Finnish Navy.

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RBS-15

The RBS-15 (Robotsystem 15) is a long-range fire-and-forget surface-to-surface and air-to-surface, anti-ship missile.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore (U.S equivalent of Commander) and captain, and below that of a vice admiral.

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Riga-class frigate

The Riga class was the NATO reporting name for class of frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s.

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Russarö

Russarö is an island south of Hanko.

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Russian frigate Rurik (1851)

Rurik (Рюрик) was a steam-powered frigate of the Imperial Russian Navy.

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Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)

The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90, known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden, Gustav III's War in Finland and Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790.

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S-class torpedo boat

The Finnish S-class torpedo boats was a series of six ex-Russian torpedo boats, that had been taken over by the Finns after the Russian revolution and the Finnish Civil War.

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Saab Group

Saab Group (originally Svenska Aeroplan AB, later SAAB and Saab AB) is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937.

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Santahamina

Santahamina (Sandhamn) is an island and neighbourhood of Eastern Helsinki, Finland.

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Ship prefix

A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship.

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Sommers

Sommers (Соммерс, Someri, Sommarö) is an islet and a lighthouse in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, just outside the Gulf of Vyborg, about 19 kilometres south of Virolahti, Finland, but it is now possessed by Russia.

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Spike (missile)

Spike is an Israeli fourth-generation man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charge HEAT warhead.

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Submarine

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Suomen Joutsen

SuomenJoutsen is a steel-hulled full rigged ship with three square rigged masts.

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Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna (Finnish), or Sveaborg (Swedish), literal translation Finland Castle, until 1918 Viapori (Finnish), is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands (Kustaanmiekka (sv:Vargskär / Gustavssvärd), Susisaari (sv:Vargö), Iso-Mustasaari (sv:Stora Östersvartö), Pikku-Mustasaari (sv:Lilla Östersvartö), Länsi-Mustasaari (sv:Västersvartö), and Långören) and which now forms part of the city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

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Tornio

Tornio (official name: Tornion kaupunki; in Duortnus; in Torneå) is a city and municipality in Lapland, Finland.

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Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Finnish)

The Treaty of Tartu (italic, Tarton rauha) between Finland and Soviet Russia was signed on 14 October 1920 after negotiations that lasted four months.

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Tuima-class missile boat

The Tuima class missile boat was a class of fast attack craft in use by the Finnish Navy.

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Turku

Turku (Åbo) is a city on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Southwest Finland.

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Turunmaa-class gunboat

The Turunmaa-class fast gunboats (Finnish: Turunmaa-luokan tykkivene) was a type of vessel, previously operated by the Finnish Navy in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and trade protection roles.

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Uki Workboat

Uki Workboat Oy (Finnish: Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy) is a Finnish shipyard located in Uusikaupunki on the Western coast of Finland.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Upinniemi

Upinniemi (Obbnäs) is a village in the municipality of Kirkkonummi in southern Finland.

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Utö (Finland)

Utö is a small island in the Archipelago Sea in the Baltic sea and belongs to Finland's Pargas municipality.

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Uusimaa Brigade

The Nyland Brigade, officially Nylands Brigad (NylBr) in Swedish, (Uudenmaan Prikaati (UudPr)), is a Brigade-level Marine unit of the Finnish Navy stationed in Dragsvik in Raseborg in the province of Uusimaa.

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Vice admiral

Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal.

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Vyborg Bay

Vyborg Bay is a deep inlet running northeastward near the eastern end of Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea.

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Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive

The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive or Karelian offensive was a strategic operation by the Soviet Leningrad and Karelian Fronts against Finland on the Karelian Isthmus and East Karelia fronts of the Continuation War, on the Eastern Front of World War II.

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Winter War

The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Finland.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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130 53 TK

130 53 TK or 130 TK ("130 mm rifled, 53 length caliber, turret gun") is a Finnish fixed, heavy artillery piece, manufactured by Tampella.

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130 K 90-60

The 130 K 90-60 is a Finnish towed 130 mm coastal artillery piece, manufactured in the 1980s by Vammas.

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130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)

The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 (130-мм пушка M-46) is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Navy

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