Major weapon systems used by the army include: 239 main battle tanks. 212 infantry fighting vehicles. 394 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) (tracked)
How many tanks does Finland have?
Armour and other vehicles
| Model | Origin | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled) | ||
| Patria AMV XA-360 | Finland | 62 |
| Sisu Pasi XA-180/185 Sisu Pasi XA-202 Sisu Pasi XA-203 OWS | Finland | 476 111 48 |
How many artillery does Finland have?
72 self-propelled artillery pieces.
What tanks did Finland use?
Winter War
The Red Army started the campaign with over 2,500 tanks of various types. Finland, for comparison, only had 32 obsolete Renault FT’s, 26 Vickers 6 ton tanks (all without any weapons) and two training tanks, a Vickers-Carden-Loyd Model 1933, and a Vickers-Carden-Loyd Mk VI*.
Did Finland have tanks during WW2?
Many were captured and some were even transformed into the first and only WW2 Finnish tank, the BT-42. Two were active in the summer of 1941 as the “Christie detachment” or heavy tank battalion (Raskas Panssarijoukkue), which also counted three BT-5s (R-97, 98 and 99).
How big is Finland’s army?
Finland’s official policy states that a wartime military strength of 280,000 personnel constitutes a sufficient deterrent.
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| Finnish Defence Forces | |
|---|---|
| Reaching military age annually | 32,599 males (2010 est.), 31,416 females (2010 est.) |
| Active personnel | 21,500 (2021) |
| Reserve personnel | 280,000 (2021) |
| Deployed personnel | 486 |