List of World War II aces from Finland
This list includes of all the 96 fighter aces of World War II from Finland. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country
Finnish fighter aces
| Name | Fokker D.XXI |
Gloster Gladiator |
Fiat G.50 | M.S.406 | Brewster Buffalo |
Curtiss Hawk 75 |
I-153 | LaGG-3 | Bristol Bulldog |
Bf 109 | Total victories |
Notes | Fighter squadron(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilmari Juutilainen | 2 | 34 | 58 | 94 |  |
24, 34 | |||||||
| Hans Wind | 39 | 36 | 75 | |
24 | ||||||||
| Eino Luukkanen | 2.5 | 14.5 | 39 | 56 | |
24, 34 | |||||||
| Urho Lehtovaara | 15 | 29.5 | 44.5 | |
28, 34 | ||||||||
| Oiva Tuominen | 1.5 | 6.5 | 23 | 13 | 44 | |
26, 34 | ||||||
| Olli Puhakka | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | |
26, 34 | |||||||
| Olavi Puro | 5.5 | 2 | 28.5 | 36 | 6, 24 | ||||||||
| Nils Katajainen | 17.5 | 18 | 35.5 | |
24 | ||||||||
| Lauri Nissinen | 4 | 22.5 | 6 | 32.5 | † |
24 | |||||||
| Kyösti Karhila | 13 | 19 | 32 | 32, 30, 34, 24 | |||||||||
| Jorma Karhunen | 4.5 | 26.5 | 31 | |
24 | ||||||||
| Emil Vesa | 9.5 | 20 | 29.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Tapio Järvi | 11.5 | 17 | 28.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Klaus Alakoski | 1 | 25 | 26 | 26, 34 | |||||||||
| Kalevi Tervo | 0.5 | 15.5 | 7 | 23 | † | 24, 32, 34 | |||||||
| Jorma Saarinen | 5 | 18 | 23 | † | 24 | ||||||||
| Eero Kinnunen | 3.5 | 19 | 22.5 | † | 24 | ||||||||
| Antti Tani | 7 | 14.5 | 21.5 | 28, 34 | |||||||||
| Paavo Myllylä | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21 | 28, 34 | |||||||||
| Väinö Suhonen | 4.5 | 15 | 19.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Viktor Pyötsiä | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 24 | ||||||||
| Erik Teromaa | 13 | 6 | 19 | 24, 26 | |||||||||
| Lauri Pekuri | 12.5 | 6 | 18.5 | # | 24, 34 | ||||||||
| Jouko Huotari | 9.5 | 8 | 17.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Yrjö Turkka | 4.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 17 | 24, 34 | ||||||||
| Jorma Sarvanto | 13 | 4 | 17 | 24 | |||||||||
| Aulis Lumme | 11.5 | 5 | 16.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Eero Riihikallio | 6.5 | 10 | 16.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Eero Halonen | 16 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Martti Alho | 1.5 | 13.5 | 15 | ## | 24 | ||||||||
| Aaro Nuorala | 3 | 1.5 | 10 | 14.5 | 30, 14, 34 | ||||||||
| Heimo Lampi | 5.5 | 8 | 13.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Pekka Kokko | 3.5 | 10 | 13.5 | ## | 24 | ||||||||
| Yrjö Pallasvuo | 9 | 4 | 13 | † | 32, 34 | ||||||||
| Per-Erik Sovelius | 5.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Lasse Aaltonen | 2 | 3.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 26, 34 | ||||||||
| Urho Sarjamo | 6.5 | 6 | 12.5 | † | 24 | ||||||||
| Onni Paronen | 2 | 5.5 | 5 | 12.5 | 26, 34 | ||||||||
| Eino Koskinen | 11.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 32 | |||||||||
| Leo Ahokas | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | |||||||||
| Iikka Törrönen | 0.5 | 10.5 | 11 | † | 24 | ||||||||
| Urho Nieminen | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 26 | ||||||||
| Hemmo Leino | 1.5 | 3 | 6.5 | 11 | 30, 14, 34 | ||||||||
| Niilo Erkinheimo | 6.5 | 4 | 10.5 | ## | 32, 34 | ||||||||
| Martti Kalima | 4 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 30, 10, 14 | |||||||||
| Kai Metsola | 6.5 | 4 | 10.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Eino Peltola | 7.5 | 3 | 10.5 | † | 24, 34 | ||||||||
| Kullervo Lahtela | 6 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 32, 34 | |||||||||
| Veikko Karu | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | [1] |
26, 28, 30 | |||||||
| Ahti Laitinen | 2 | 8 | 10 | # | 24 | ||||||||
| Mikko Pasila | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | |||||||||
| Mauno Kirjonen | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 32, 34 | ||||||||
| Paavo Berg | 5 | 4.5 | 9.5 | † | 26, 32 | ||||||||
| Viljo Kauppinen | 8.5 | 1 | 9.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Jaakko Hillo | 8 | 8 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Ture Mattila | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30, 34 | |||||||||
| Joel Savonen | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | |||||||||
| Martti Inehmo | 8 | 8 | † | 28 | |||||||||
| Erik Lyly | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24, 34 | |||||||||
| Aulis Bremer | 8 | 8 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Valio Porvari | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 26 | |||||||
| Lauri Jutila | 4 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 32, 34 | |||||||||
| Nils Trontti | 6 | 1 | 7 | 26 | |||||||||
| Väinö Virtanen | 7 | 7 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Toivo Tomminen | 6.5 | 6.5 | † | 28 | |||||||||
| Tatu Huhanantti | 6 | 6 | † | 24 | |||||||||
| Aarre Linnamaa | 6 | 6 | † | 28 | |||||||||
| Pauli Salminen | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 32 | |||||||||
| Kelpo Virta | 6 | 6 | ## | 24 | |||||||||
| Onni Avikainen | 6 | 6 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Lars Hattinen | 6 | 6 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Matti Durchman | 6 | 6 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Pentti Nurminen | 6 | 6 | # | 32 | |||||||||
| Aimo Gerdt | 6 | 6 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Sakari Ikonen | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | |||||||||
| Gustaf Magnusson | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |
24 | ||||||||
| Osmo Kauppinen | 5.5 | 5.5 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Lauri Lautamäki | 1.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 26 | |||||||||
| Mauno Fräntilä | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 5.5 | 24, 32, 34 | ||||||||
| Kosti Keskinummi | 0.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Paavo Mellin | 5.5 | 5.5 | # | 24 | |||||||||
| Veikko Rimminen | 1.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | |||||||||
| Aaro Kiljunen | 5.5 | 5.5 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Pentti Tilli | 5 | 5 | † | 24 | |||||||||
| Olavi Ehrnrooth | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ## | 32 | |||||||
| Jouko Myllymäki | 2 | 3 | 5 | † | 28, 24 | ||||||||
| Sakari Alapuro | 5 | 5 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Veikko Evinen | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | † | 32, 34 | |||||||
| Vilppu Lakio | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Kim Lindberg | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Pauli Massinen | 5 | 5 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Atte Nyman | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Väinö Pokela | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24, 34 | |||||||||
| Jaakko Kajanto | 5 | 5 | † | 32 | |||||||||
| Arvo Koskelainen | 5 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Ilmari Joensuu | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 116 | 19 | 66.5 | 70 | 432 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 592 | 1,435.5 | ||
With specific aircraft types
Fokker D.XXI
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Fokker D.XXI
| Name | Victories with Fokker D.XXI |
Victories total |
|---|---|---|
| Jorma Sarvanto | 13 | 17 |
| Viktor Pyötsiä | 7.5 | 19.5 |
| Veikko Karu | 7 | 10 |
| Tatu Huhanantti | 6 | 6 |
| Kelpo Virta | 6 | 6 |
| Per-Erik Sovelius | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| Urho Nieminen | 5 | 11 |
| Pentti Tilli | 5 | 5 |
| Jorma Karhunen | 4.5 | 31 |
| Yrjö Turkka | 4.5 | 17 |
| Olli Puhakka | 4 | 42 |
| Lauri Nissinen | 4 | 32.5 |
| Martti Kalima | 4 | 10.5 |
| Gustaf Magnusson | 4 | 5.5 |
| Eero Kinnunen | 3.5 | 22.5 |
| Pekka Kokko | 3.5 | 13.5 |
| Aaro Nuorala | 3 | 14.5 |
| Ture Mattila | 3 | 8 |
| Eino Luukkanen | 2.5 | 56 |
| Veikko Evinen | 2.5 | 5 |
| Ilmari Juutilainen | 2 | 94 |
| Lasse Aaltonen | 2 | 12.5 |
| Onni Paronen | 2 | 12.5 |
| Sakari Ikonen | 2 | 6 |
| Oiva Tuominen | 1.5 | 44 |
| Martti Alho | 1.5 | 15 |
| Hemmo Leino | 1.5 | 11 |
| Veikko Rimminen | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Mauno Kirjonen | 1 | 10 |
| Mauno Fräntilä | 1 | 5.5 |
| Olavi Ehrnrooth | 1 | 5 |
| Iikka Törrönen | 0.5 | 11 |
| Pauli Salminen | 0.5 | 6 |
| 116 |
Gloster Gladiator
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Gloster Gladiator.
| Name | Victories with Gloster Gladiator |
Victories total |
|---|---|---|
| Oiva Tuominen | 6.5 | 44 |
| Paavo Berg | 5 | 9.5 |
| Ilmari Joensuu | 4 | 5 |
| Valio Porvari | 2 | 7.5 |
| Lauri Lautamäki | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 19 |
Fiat G.50
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Fiat G.50
| Name | Victories with Fiat G.50 |
Victories total |
|---|---|---|
| Oiva Tuominen | 23 | 44 |
| Olli Puhakka | 13 | 42 |
| Nils Trontti | 6 | 7 |
| Onni Paronen | 5.5 | 12.5 |
| Urho Nieminen | 4 | 11 |
| Lauri Lautamäki | 4 | 5.5 |
| Lasse Aaltonen | 3.5 | 12.5 |
| Valio Porvari | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| Olavi Ehrnrooth | 2 | 5 |
| Klaus Alakoski | 1 | 26 |
| Ilmari Joensuu | 1 | 5 |
| 66.5 |
Morane-Saulnier MS.406
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Morane-Saulnier MS.406
| Name | Victories with Morane-Saulnier MS 406 |
Victories total |
|---|---|---|
| Urho Lehtovaara | 15 | 44.5 |
| Martti Inehmo | 8 | 8 |
| Antti Tani | 7 | 21.5 |
| Martti Kalima | 6.5 | 10.5 |
| Toivo Tomminen | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Aarre Linnamaa | 6 | 6 |
| Lars Hattinen | 6 [1] | 6 |
| Pauli Massinen | 5 | 5 |
| Hemmo Leino | 3 | 11 |
| Veikko Karu | 2 | 10 |
| Jouko Myllymäki | 2 | 5 |
| Paavo Myllylä | 1.5 | 21 |
| Aaro Nuorala | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 70 | ||
| [1] 3 with Mörkö-Morane aircraft. | ||
Brewster Buffalo
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Brewster Buffalo
| Name | Victories with Brewster Buffalo |
Victories total |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Wind | 39 | 75 |
| Ilmari Juutilainen | 34 | 94 |
| Jorma Karhunen | 26.5 | 31 |
| Lauri Nissinen | 22.5 | 32.5 |
| Eero Kinnunen | 19 | 22.5 |
| Nils Katajainen | 17.5 | 35.5 |
| Eino Luukkanen | 14.5 | 56 |
| Martti Alho | 13.5 | 15 |
| Erik Teromaa | 13 | 19 |
| Lauri Pekuri | 12.5 | 18.5 |
| Tapio Järvi | 11.5 | 28.5 |
| Aulis Lumme | 11.5 | 16.5 |
| Iikka Törrönen | 10.5 | 11 |
| Pekka Kokko | 10 | 13.5 |
| Emil Vesa | 9.5 | 29.5 |
| Jouko Huotari | 9.5 | 17.5 |
| Yrjö Turkka | 9.5 | 17 |
| Viktor Pyötsiä | 8.5 | 19.5 |
| Viljo Kauppinen | 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Eino Peltola | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| Per-Erik Sovelius | 7 | 12.5 |
| Leo Ahokas | 7 | 12 |
| Joel Savonen | 7 | 8 |
| Eero Riihikallio | 6.5 | 16.5 |
| Urho Sarjamo | 6.5 | 12.5 |
| Kai Metsola | 6.5 | 10.5 |
| Onni Avikainen | 6 | 6 |
| Olavi Puro | 5.5 | 36 |
| Heimo Lampi | 5.5 | 13.5 |
| Osmo Kauppinen | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Paavo Mellin | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Jorma Saarinen | 5 | 23 |
| Mikko Pasila | 5 | 10 |
| Vilppu Lakio | 5 | 5 |
| Kim Lindberg | 5 | 5 |
| Jaakko Kajanto | 5 | 5 |
| Väinö Suhonen | 4.5 | 19.5 |
| Jorma Sarvanto | 4 | 17 |
| Sakari Ikonen | 4 | 6 |
| Veikko Rimminen | 4 | 5.5 |
| Urho Nieminen | 2 | 11 |
| Ahti Laitinen | 2 | 10 |
| Erik Keskinen | 2 | 8 |
| Väinö Pokela | 2 | 5 |
| Gustaf Magnusson | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Veikko Karu | 1 | 10 |
| Valio Porvari | 1 | 7.5 |
| Nils Trontti | 1 | 7 |
| Kalevi Tervo | 0.5 | 23 |
| Kosti Keskinummi | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 432 |
Curtiss Hawk 75
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Curtiss Hawk 75
| Name | Victories with Curtiss Hawk 75 |
Victories total |
|---|---|---|
| Kalevi Tervo | 15.5 | 23 |
| Kyösti Karhila | 13 | 32 |
| Eino Koskinen | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| Yrjö Pallasvuo | 9 | 13 |
| Jaakko Hillo | 8 | 8 |
| Aulis Bremer | 8 | 8 |
| Väinö Virtanen | 7 | 7 |
| Niilo Erkinheimo | 6.5 | 10.5 |
| Kullervo Lahtela | 6 | 10.5 |
| Pentti Nurminen | 6 | 6 |
| Aimo Gerdt | 6 | 6 |
| Pauli Salminen | 5.5 | 6 |
| Aaro Kiljunen | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Mauno Kirjonen | 5 | 10 |
| Sakari Alapuro | 5 | 5 |
| Arvo Koskelainen | 5 | 5 |
| Paavo Berg | 4.5 | 9.5 |
| Lauri Jutila | 4 | 7.5 |
| Olavi Ehrnrooth | 2 | 5 |
| Mauno Fräntilä | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Veikko Evinen | 1.5 | 5 |
| 136 |
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Messerschmitt Bf 109
| Name | Victories with Messerschmitt Bf 109 |
Victories total |
|---|---|---|
| Ilmari Juutilainen | 58 | 94 |
| Eino Luukkanen | 39 | 56 |
| Hans Wind | 36 | 75 |
| Urho Lehtovaara | 29.5 | 44.5 |
| Olavi Puro | 28.5 | 36 |
| Olli Puhakka | 25 | 42 |
| Klaus Alakoski | 25 | 26 |
| Emil Vesa | 20 | 29.5 |
| Paavo Myllylä | 19.5 | 21 |
| Kyösti Karhila | 19 | 32 |
| Nils Katajainen | 18 | 35.5 |
| Jorma Saarinen | 18 | 23 |
| Tapio Järvi | 17 | 28.5 |
| Eero Halonen | 16 | 16 |
| Väinö Suhonen | 15 | 19.5 |
| Antti Tani | 14.5 | 21.5 |
| Oiva Tuominen | 13 | 44 |
| Eero Riihikallio | 10 | 16.5 |
| Aaro Nuorala | 10 | 14.5 |
| Jouko Huotari | 8 | 17.5 |
| Heimo Lampi | 8 | 13.5 |
| Ahti Laitinen | 8 | 10 |
| Kalevi Tervo | 7 | 23 |
| Lasse Aaltonen | 7 | 12.5 |
| Hemmo Leino | 6.5 | 11 |
| Lauri Nissinen | 6 | 32.5 |
| Erik Teromaa | 6 | 19 |
| Lauri Pekuri | 6 | 18.5 |
| Urho Sarjamo | 6 | 12.5 |
| Erik Lyly | 6 | 8 |
| Matti Durchman | 6 | 6 |
| Aulis Lumme | 5 | 16.5 |
| Onni Paronen | 5 | 12.5 |
| Leo Ahokas | 5 | 12 |
| Mikko Pasila | 5 | 10 |
| Ture Mattila | 5 | 8 |
| Kosti Keskinummi | 5 | 5.5 |
| Atte Nyman | 5 | 5 |
| Kullervo Lahtela | 4.5 | 10.5 |
| Yrjö Pallasvuo | 4 | 13 |
| Niilo Erkinheimo | 4 | 10.5 |
| Kai Metsola | 4 | 10.5 |
| Mauno Kirjonen | 4 | 10 |
| Viktor Pyötsiä | 3.5 | 19.5 |
| Lauri Jutila | 3.5 | 7.5 |
| Yrjö Turkka | 3 | 17 |
| Eino Peltola | 3 | 10.5 |
| Mauno Fräntilä | 3 | 5.5 |
| Jouko Myllymäki | 3 | 5 |
| Väinö Pokela | 3 | 5 |
| Viljo Kauppinen | 1 | 9.5 |
| Joel Savonen | 1 | 8 |
| Veikko Evinen | 1 | 5 |
| 592 |
Notes
|
= | Mannerheim Cross Knight |
|
= | Double Mannerheim Cross Knight |
| † | = | KIA |
| # | = | POW |
| ## | = | killed in air accident |
References
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (November 2014) |
- Stenman, Kari and Keskinen, Kalevi: Aircraft of the Aces 23 - Finnish Aces of World War 2, Osprey Publishing, 1998, ISBN 1-85532-783-X
- Stenman, Kari, Keskinen, Kalevi, and Niska, Klaus: Hävittäjä-Ässät - Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia 11, Apali, 1994, ISBN 952-5026-00-0