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Navire finlandais de défense côtière Väinämöinen – 1938

©Finnish War Museum

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Finnish coastal defense ship Väinämöinen

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Finnish Navy ETO during training.

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Finnish Submarine Saukko

Saukko (Finnish for European otter) was a Finnish submarine launched in 1930. Designed to operated from Lake Ladoga, her tonnage was limited to 100 tonnes by the Treaty of Tartu. In reality, she weighted 114 tonnes and never operated from the lake.

To enable rail transportation, she was able to be separated into several sections, including the removal of the conning tower.

During the Winter War (1939–1940) and the Continuation War (1941–1944), the submarine operated in the Gulf of Finland. Saukko was scrapped in 1952.

More photos here.

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Swedish Navy's largest exercise SWENEX-21 kicks off

Swedish Navy’s largest exercise SWENEX-21 kicks off

Approximately 2,200 people will participate in Sweden’s largest naval exercise SWENEX-21, which begins today and runs for ten days. The aim of the exercise is to protect key shipping and defend Sweden’s coast. The Swedish Air Force, the Coast Guard, and the Finnish Navy are all participating in the exercise too. Swedish Navy’s first submarine flotilla participates in Swenex. SWENEX-21 is an…

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Finnish Navy fires torpedo from Hamina-class FAC for the first time

Finnish Navy fires torpedo from Hamina-class FAC for the first time

The Finnish Navy conducted its first torpedo firing from Hamina-class fast attacking craft Tornio in the Archipelago Sea on 19th August, the Finnish Navy announced. The torpedo was TP45 which was borrowed from Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).

This was the first time a torpedo has been launched from a Hamina-class missile boat and the first time in the decades that the Finnish…

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