Tuomas Saavalainen

Public Affairs Officer @FinnishAirForce. Private account.

[Tuomas Saavalainen @THSaavalainen]

Trust in institutions, #Eurobarometer 2019. Percentage of respondents who tend to trust the military, top 10 member states:

🇫🇮 94 %
🇩🇰 85 %
🇮🇪 83 %
🇪🇪 82 %
🇧🇪 82 %
🇫🇷 82 %
🇬🇷 81 %
🇬🇧 80 %
🇳🇱 78 %
🇱🇹 77 %

🇪🇺 average 73 %

https://t.co/pNmNBsB1tn

[ICEYE @iceye_global]

Launch success! Four new ICEYE SAR satellites are in orbit, strengthening our global fleet and delivering sovereign capabilities for ICEYE US and the Finnish Defence Forces.

76 satellites deployed. The pace isn't slowing.

Read more: https://t.co/UUN6dhCNEF

Video: @SpaceX

[Puolustusvoimien logistiikkalaitos @pvlogl]

Suomi on liittynyt Naton MRTT-suorituskykyohjelmaan. Airbus A330 MRTT -monitoimikoneet tuovat Suomelle uuden ilmatankkauskyvyn ja vahvistavat liittokunnan ilmakuljetus- ja MEDEVAC-suorituskykyä. MRTT koneita käytetään pooling and sharing periaatteella. #pvlogl #ilmavoimat #NATO

[Ruotuväki @Ruotuvaki]

"Hornet pystyy tukemaan F-35-hävittäjää eri keinoilla ja päinvastoin, mikä tekee yhdistelmästä entistä tehokkaamman uhkaa vastaan."

Suomi osallistuu Alankomaissa järjestettävän Weapons Instructor Course 26 -kurssin lentovaiheeseen.

Lue juttu:
https://t.co/pqVDXaagS1

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

The Finnish Air Force will participate in the flying phase of the Weapons Instructor Course 26 in the Netherlands from 6 to 10 July 2026. 🇫🇮🇳🇱

The Finnish detachment of five F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and 50 personnel will deploy to Leeuwarden Air Base. #ilmavoimat

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Ilmavoimat osallistuu Weapons Instructor Course 26 -kurssin lentotoimintaan Alankomaissa 6.‒10.7.2026. 🇫🇮🇳🇱

Viiden F/A-18 Hornet -hävittäjän ja noin 50 henkilön suomalainen osasto tukeutuu Leeuwardenin tukikohtaan. #ilmavoimat

[U.S. Air Force @usairforce]

Stronger together, ready to fight.

Virginia’s F-22 Raptors & Finland's F-35s are executing integrated operations to build a seamless coalition force. 👇

https://t.co/lbRWBCujDP

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Mission accomplished!

The air operations of Ramstein Flag 26 ended today. In Finland, the exercise involved all the main operating bases of the Finnish Air Force and the Tervo highway strip. Watch the highlights on the video!

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Tehtävä suoritettu!

Ramstein Flag 26 -harjoituksen lentotoiminta päättyi tänään. Suomessa käytössä olivat kaikki Ilmavoimien päätukikohdat ja Tervon varalaskupaikka. Videolla tunnelmia harjoituksesta!

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Hornet cross-servicing ⚙️🔧🇫🇮🇪🇸

Spanish EF-18 Hornet fighter jets visited Karelia Air Wing as part of the #RamsteinFlag exercise. Finnish and Spanish Hornet mechanics carried out the turnaround inspections and hot-pit refueling of the jets together.

#ilmavoimat #WeAreNATO

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

British F-35B Lightning II fighter jets take part in Ramstein Flag 26 from the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. The jets visited Satakunta Air Wing's Pirkkala Air Base for hot-pit refueling. 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇺🇸

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Ison-Britannian F-35B Lightning II -hävittäjät osallistuvat Ramstein Flag 26 -harjoitukseen HMS Prince of Wales -lentotukialukselta. Hävittäjät vierailivat Satakunnan lennoston Pirkkalan tukikohdassa kuumatankkausta varten. 🇫🇮🇬🇧🇺🇸

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

#RamsteinFlag 🤝 #BALTOPS

Operating from Rovaniemi Air Base, the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jets took part also in the BALTOPS 26 exercise in the Baltic Sea. The jets stopped at Karelia Air Wing's Rissala Air Base for hot-pit refueling. 🇫🇮🇺🇸

#ilmavoimat

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Finnish Air Force F-35A and @usairforce F-22 multirole fighter jets conducted a joint-training exercise in Fort Smith, AR, on 16 June. Two F-22 Raptors from the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing arrived in @EbbingANGB from the Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA.

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

🇫🇮 Ilmavoimien F-35A- ja 🇺🇸 ilmavoimien F-22 -monitoimihävittäjät harjoittelivat yhteistoimintaa Fort Smithissä Arkansasissa 16.6. Kaksi Virginian ilmakansalliskaartin F-22 Raptor -hävittäjää saapui @EbbingANGB -tukikohtaan Langley-Eustisin tukikohdasta Hamptonista Virginiasta.

[Admiral Giuseppe CAVO DRAGONE - NATO CMC @CMC_NATO]

This week, I attend a formidable demo from #NATO’s Ramstein Flag 2026 exercise in #Norway, #Sweden and #Finland, witnessing first-hand the professionalism, readiness and interoperability of Allied Air Forces.

Bringing together forces from up to 18 Allied nations, this major live-flying exercise demonstrates the unmatched NATO’s ability to integrate rapidly across #air, #land, #maritime, #cyber and #space domains.

In today’s security environment, #deterrence and #defence require state-of-the-art capabilities, but also highly trained people able to operate them with speed, precision and confidence.

#RamsteinFlag is a clear example of NATO’s 360-degree approach in action, strengthening our collective defence and ensuring the Alliance remains ready to deter and, if necessary, defend.

Read all about our visit here: https://t.co/2kEcHYx3s2

#WeAreNATO
#StrongerTogether
#Military

@NATO @NATO_AIRCOM @SHAPE_NATO

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Airpower 🇫🇮

Ramstein Flag 26 -harjoitukseen osallistuu 12 F/A-18 Hornet -hävittäjää Suomen ilmavoimista. Mukana on yhteensä 18 Nato-maata ja yli 200 lentokonetta.

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag #WeAreNATO

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Ramstein Flag 26 ‒ Tervo highway strip 🛬

During the first week of Ramstein Flag 26, the U.S. Marine Corps & the Polish and Spanish air forces operated fighter jets from a Finnish highway strip for the first time. 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇵🇱🇪🇸

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Fight's on! 🔥

Ramstein Flag 26 includes two waves of sorties per day. The main wave involves more than 100 Allied aircraft in the airspace of northern Finland, Sweden and Norway.

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag

[Ilmavoimat @FinnishAirForce]

Aircraft cross-servicing ✈️🔧🇫🇮🇩🇪

During the Ramstein Flag 26 exercise, Lapland Air Wing aircraft maintenance personnel have introduced their German colleagues to the turnaround inspection points and refueling procedures of the F/A-18 Hornet.

#ilmavoimat #RamsteinFlag

[National Guard @USNationalGuard]

Cyber defense starts with trust.

@VaNationalGuard cyber operators trained side by side with the @FinnishAirForce during Exercise Smoked Reindeer 2026, strengthening shared standards, interoperability and the ability to respond to global cyber threats together.
Read more: https://t.co/BWeehKD87W