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Ranks of the Finnish Air Force

Published: 08 April 2010Last Updated: 07 April 2012

Suomen MarsalkkaReichsmarschall (honorary rank)
SotamarsalkkaGeneralfeldmarschall
KenraaliGeneraloberst
KenraaliluutnanttiGeneralleutnant
KenraalimajuriGeneralmajor
EverstiOberst
EverstiluutnanttiOberstleutnant
MajuriMajor
KapteeniHauptmann
LuutnanttiOberleutnant
LuutnanttiLeutnant
Kadetti (1)
VänrikkiFähnrich
LentomestariStabsfeldwebel
VääpeliOberfeldwebel
YlikersanttiFeldwebel
Upseerikokelas (2)
KersanttiUnterfeldwebel
AlikersanttiUnteroffizier
Upseerioppilas (3)
KorpraaliGefreiter
SotamiesSchütze

Footnotes
1. Kadetti (Cadet) is a person at the Cadet School (National Defence College today). His rank is between Fähnrich and Leutnant and when graduating a rank of Leutnant was given during the war.
2. Upseerikokelas is a person who has graduated from the Reserve Officer School and serves the final parts of his conscription service at some unit. After that he will be nominated as Vänrikki. The rank of Upseerikokelas is between Unterfeldwebel and Feldwebel.
3. Upseerioppilas is the student at the Reserve Officer School. His rank is between Gefreiter and Unterofficer.