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 | Total victories | Notes | Fighter squadron(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilmari Juutilainen | 94 |  | 24, HLe.Lv.34 |
| Hans Wind | 75 | | 24 |
| Eino Luukkanen | 56 | | 24, 34 |
| Urho Lehtovaara | 44.5 | | 28, 34 |
| Oiva Tuominen | 44 | | 26, 34 |
| Olli Puhakka | 42 | | 26, 34 |
| Olavi Puro | 36 | 6, 24 | |
| Nils Katajainen | 35.5 | | 24 |
| Lauri Nissinen | 32.5 | killed in action 17 June 1944 | 24 |
| Kyösti Karhila | 32 | 32, 30, 34, 24 | |
| Jorma Karhunen | 31 | | 24 |
| Emil Vesa | 29.5 | 24 | |
| Tapio Järvi | 28.5 | 24 | |
| Klaus Alakoski | 26 | 26, 34 | |
| Kalevi Tervo | 23 | † | 24, 32, 34 |
| Jorma Saarinen | 23 | † | 24 |
| Eero Kinnunen | 22.5 | † | 24 |
| Antti Tani | 21.5 | 28, 34 | |
| Paavo Myllylä | 21 | 28, 34 | |
| Väinö Suhonen | 19.5 | 24 | |
| Viktor Pyötsiä | 19.5 | 24 | |
| Erik Teromaa | 19 | 24, 26 | |
| Lauri Pekuri | 18.5 | # | 24, 34 |
| Jouko Huotari | 17.5 | 24 | |
| Yrjö Turkka | 17 | 24, 34 | |
| Jorma Sarvanto | 17 | 24 | |
| Aulis Lumme | 16.5 | 24 | |
| Eero Riihikallio | 16.5 | 24 | |
| Eero Halonen | 16 | 24 | |
| Martti Alho | 15 | ## | 24 |
| Aaro Nuorala | 14.5 | 30, 14, 34 | |
| Heimo Lampi | 13.5 | 24 | |
| Pekka Kokko | 13.5 | ## | 24 |
| Yrjö Pallasvuo | 13 | † | 32, 34 |
| Per-Erik Sovelius | 12.5 | 24 | |
| Lasse Aaltonen | 12.5 | 26, 34 | |
| Urho Sarjamo | 12.5 | † | 24 |
| Onni Paronen | 12.5 | 26, 34 | |
| Eino Koskinen | 12.5 | 32 | |
| Leo Ahokas | 12 | 24 | |
| Iikka Törrönen | 11 | † | 24 |
| Urho Nieminen | 11 | 26 | |
| Hemmo Leino | 11 | 30, 14, 34 | |
| Niilo Erkinheimo | 10.5 | ## | 32, 34 |
| Martti Kalima | 10.5 | 30, 10, 14 | |
| Kai Metsola | 10.5 | 24 | |
| Eino Peltola | 10.5 | † | 24, 34 |
| Kullervo Lahtela | 10.5 | 32, 34 | |
| Veikko Karu | 10 | | 26, 28, 30 |
| Ahti Laitinen | 10 | # | 24 |
| Mikko Pasila | 10 | 24 | |
| Mauno Kirjonen | 10 | 32, 34 | |
| Paavo Berg | 9.5 | † | 26, 32 |
| Viljo Kauppinen | 9.5 | 24 | |
| Jaakko Hillo | 8 | 32 | |
| Ture Mattila | 8 | 30, 34 | |
| Joel Savonen | 8 | 24 | |
| Martti Inehmo | 8 | † | 28 |
| Erik Lyly | 8 | 24, 34 | |
| Aulis Bremer | 8 | 32 | |
| Valio Porvari | 7.5 | 26 | |
| Lauri Jutila | 7.5 | 32, 34 | |
| Nils Trontti | 7 | 26 | |
| Väinö Virtanen | 7 | 32 | |
| Toivo Tomminen | 6.5 | † | 28 |
| Tatu Huhanantti | 6 | † | 24 |
| Aarre Linnamaa | 6 | † | 28 |
| Pauli Salminen | 6 | 32 | |
| Kelpo Virta | 6 | ## | 24 |
| Onni Avikainen | 6 | 24 | |
| Lars Hattinen | 6 | 28 | |
| Matti Durchman | 6 | 34 | |
| Pentti Nurminen | 6 | # | 32 |
| Aimo Gerdt | 6 | 32 | |
| Sakari Ikonen | 6 | 24 | |
| Gustaf Magnusson | 5.5 | | 24 |
| Osmo Kauppinen | 5.5 | 24 | |
| Lauri Lautamäki | 5.5 | 26 | |
| Mauno Fräntilä | 5.5 | 24, 32, 34 | |
| Kosti Keskinummi | 5.5 | 24 | |
| Paavo Mellin | 5.5 | # | 24 |
| Veikko Rimminen | 5.5 | 24 | |
| Aaro Kiljunen | 5.5 | 32 | |
| Pentti Tilli | 5 | † | 24 |
| Olavi Ehrnrooth | 5 | ## | 32 |
| Jouko Myllymäki | 5 | † | 28, 24 |
| Sakari Alapuro | 5 | 32 | |
| Veikko Evinen | 5 | † | 32, 34 |
| Vilppu Lakio | 5 | 24 | |
| Kim Lindberg | 5 | 24 | |
| Pauli Massinen | 5 | 28 | |
| Atte Nyman | 5 | 24 | |
| Väinö Pokela | 5 | 24, 34 | |
| Jaakko Kajanto | 5 | † | 32 |
| Arvo Koskelainen | 5 | 24 | |
| Ilmari Joensuu | 5 | 26 | |
| TOTAL | 1,435.5 | ||
With specific aircraft types
Fokker D.XXI
Fokker D.XXIs
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
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
Fiat G.50 Freccia
Below are all the Finnish aces who have won victories with the Fiat G.50 Freccia
| 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
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
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
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
Messerschmitt Bf 109Gs
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
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