List of former equipment of the Finnish Army

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This is an (incomplete) list of former equipment used by the Finnish Army. For current equipment, see here.

Tanks and other armoured vehicles[edit]

Post-Cold War[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Leopard 2R  Germany
 Finland
Combat engineering vehicle 6[1] The vehicles were stored due to their unsuitability in Finnish terrain. All were donated to Ukraine in 2023.[2]

Cold War era tanks[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
PT-76
PT-A
 Soviet Union Amphibious light tank
Driver training tank
12 units
8 units
In use between 1963 and 1994. Some PT-76s were converted into the PT-A training tanks (for the BTR-50) after they stopped being used as light tanks.
T-72M1
T-72M1K
T-72M1K1
 Soviet Union Main battle tank
Command tank
Command tank
157 units
3 units
2 units
In use between 1984 and 2006, 63 T-72M1 and T-72M1K from the Soviet Union in 1984–86, and 97 from ex-East Germany in 1992 (of these 66 were made in Czechoslovakia, and 33 were made in Poland). 162 units total.
T-55,
after modernization T-55M
T-55K,
after modernization T-55MK
 Soviet Union Main battle tank
Command tank
64 units
10 units
In use since 1966, modernized in 1989, total 74 units, 9 still in use 2021.
T-54  Soviet Union Main battle tank 43 units The variant is the T-54-3, also known as M1951. It was in use between 1959 and 1969 (and removed from storage in 2005), 43 units.[3]
Comet Mk I Model B  United Kingdom Cruiser tank 41 units In use between 1960 and 1971.
Charioteer Mk VII Model B  United Kingdom Medium tank 38 units In use between 1958 and 1980.
MTU-20  Soviet Union Bridge laying tank 4 units

World War II tanks[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ISU-152
ISU-152V
 Soviet Union Self-propelled gun
Armoured recovery vehicle
1 unit
1 unit
The standard ISU-152 was captured, operated and abandoned in 1944. Another was captured in 1944 and rebuilt into an armoured recovery vehicle and was used between 1944 and 1959.
Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J  Germany Medium tank 15 units In use between 1944 and 1962.
Sturmgeschütz 40G (Stu-40)
Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G (StuG III)
 Germany Assault gun 30 units
29 units
In use between 1943 and 1966.
In use between 1944 and 1966.
KV-1E m 1941
KV-1 m 1942
 Soviet Union Heavy tank 1 unit
1 unit
In use between 1943 and 1954.
In use between 1942 and 1954.
T-50  Soviet Union Light infantry tank 1 unit Modified in Finland with additional armour. In use between 1942 and 1954.
T-34-76
T-34-85
 Soviet Union Medium tank 9 units
9 units
The short-barreled tanks were m 1941, m 1942 and m 1943 models. These were captured vehicles that were in use between 1941 and 1961.
The T34-85 were in use between 1944 and 1961. Two units were registered in the inventory, but were never in operational use.
BT-42  Finland Assault gun 18 units Modified Soviet BT-7 tank. In use between 1943 and 1956.
BT-43  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 1 unit Modified Soviet BT-7 tank. In use between 1944 and 1945.
BT-2
BT-5
BT-7
 Soviet Union Cavalry tank 15 units
62 units
53 units
Several captured in the Winter War and in 1941. The tank was in use only during 1941 and was soon replaced by the T-26 due to its poor reliability. The remaining tanks were either stored, rebuilt, dismantled (turrets being included into permanent casements), or scrapped.
T-28,
later modified to T-28E standard
T-28E
T-28V
 Soviet Union Medium tank
Medium tank
Armoured recovery vehicle
6 units
1 unit
1 unit
Two m 1938 were captured in the Winter War and the remainder in 1941. In use from 1939 to 1950. The T-28V was a modified T-28E and was used from 1945 to 1950.
T-20 m 1937,
T-20 m 1938, 1939
 Soviet Union Artillery tractor 33 units
184 units
In use from 1939 to 1959.
T-38 and T-38M-2
T-38-34
T-38-KV
 Soviet Union Amphibious light tank 19 units
11 units
4 units
The -34 and -KV were driver training tanks for the T-34 and KV-series of tanks. In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1944 to 1959.
In use 1944 to 1959.
T-37A tank  Soviet Union Amphibious light tank 29 units In use 1939 to 1942.
T-26 m 1931
T-26 m 1933
T-26 m 1937 and T-26 m 1939
OT-26
OT-130
OT-133
T-26E
T-26T
 Soviet Union Light tank
Light tank
Light tank
Flamethrower tank
Flamethrower tank
Flamethrower tank
Light tank
Artillery tractor
12 units
63 units
36 units
2 units
4 units
3 units
63 units
6 units
In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1939 to 1945.
In use 1941 to 1942.
In use 1942
In use 1939 to 1959.
In use 1942 to 1959.

Pre-war tanks[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Vickers 6-Ton  United Kingdom Light tank 32 units In use 1933 to 1959.
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Model 1933
Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI
 United Kingdom Tankette 1 unit
1 unit
Only in use in 1933.
Saint-Charmond modèle 1921  France Light tank 1 unit In use 1923 to 1937.
Renault FT-17  France Light tank 34 units In use 1919 to 1942.

IFVs and APCs[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1
BMP-1TJ
BMP-K1
BMP-PS
BMP-1K
 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle
Forward observation post vehicle
Command vehicle
_
Command vehicle
195 units In use between 1982 and 2004. Bought in two batches (85 in 1981 from the Soviet Union and 110 from ex-East German stocks in the beginning of the 1990s).
Armoured personnel carriers (tracked)
BTR-50
BTR-50PK
BTR-50PU
after modernization:
BTR-50YVI
BTR-50YVI-EK
BTR-50PUM
BTR-50PUM1
BTR-50PUM2
 Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Command vehicle
_
Command vehicle
HQ vehicle
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Armoured Personnel Carrier
118 units
110 units
8 units
_
40 units
_
_
_
Few
In use between 1980s–2010s. The YVI came in 5 different versions.
Armoured personnel carriers (wheeled)
BTR-60
BTR-60PA
BTR-60PB
BTR-60PUM
BTR-60 R-145BM
BTR-60PBK
 Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier ?
1 unit
83 units
Few
Few
Few
In use between 1980s–2000s. Total 112 units.
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 2 units Test vehicles, later converted to command vehicles in BTR-60 units.
Valmet 1912-6  Finland Armoured Personnel Carrier 1 unit 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)
VK  Finland Armoured Personnel Carrier 1 unit 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)

Armoured cars[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
BA-10
BA-10N
 Soviet Union Armoured car 24 units In use between 1939 and 1959.
BA-6
BA-3
 Soviet Union Armoured car 10 units
1 unit
In use between 1944 and 1956
In use between 1944 and 1954.
FAI-M
BA-20
BA-20M
 Soviet Union Armoured car 18 units In use between 1939 and 1956.
FAI  Soviet Union Armoured car 3 units In use between 1943 and 1950.
D-8  Soviet Union Armoured car 1 unit In use between 1941 and 1942.
Landsverk 182  Sweden Armoured car 1 unit In use between 1936 and 1941.
Fiat armored car [Wikidata]  Italy Armoured car 1 unit In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Austin Model 1917  United Kingdom Armoured car ? units In use between 1918–early 1920s.
Peerless  United Kingdom Armoured car ? units

Various vehicles[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Sisu Nasu  Finland Tracked articulated vehicle In use between 1980s–2017. 27 NA-122 self-propelled mortars and 12 NA-123 ammunition supply vehicles are still in use.
Bandvagn 202  Sweden Tracked articulated vehicle 15 units
MAZ-537G  Soviet Union Tank transporter 6 units[4] Pulling the ChMZAP-5247G semi-trailer.
GT-SM  Soviet Union Tracked transport vehicle
ATS-59  Soviet Union Artillery tractor 28 units In use between 1965 and 2002.
AT-S [Wikidata]  Soviet Union Artillery tractor 50 units In use between 1960 and 2002.
Raupenschlepper Ost  Germany Artillery tractor 20 units In use between 1943–.
Sisu KB-45  Finland Off-road lorry 83 units In use between 1965 and 2008.
Sisu A-45  Finland Off-road lorry About 500 units In use between 1970 and 2008.
Vanaja VAKS  Finland Military truck 155 units In use between 1960–.
Vanaja NS-47  Finland Military truck 38 units In use between 1962–.
Sd.Kfz. 9  Germany Half-track 2 units In use between 1943–. Recovery vehicle, arrived with the purchase of the StuG III assault guns.
Büssing-Nag 4500 A  Germany Lorry In use between 1943 and 1945.
M2 half-track car  United States Half-track 213 units In use between 1948 and 1964.
McCormick TD-14  United States Artillery tractor In use between 1940 until the 1950s.
Ford Thames  United Kingdom Military truck 115 units
ZIL-157  Soviet Union Military truck 86 units In use between 1962 until the 1990s.
KrAZ-255B  Soviet Union Military truck In use between 1962 until the 2010s.
ZIL-131  Soviet Union Military truck About 400 units In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-452  Soviet Union Off-road van In use between 1973 until the 2010s.
UAZ-469
UAZ-315126
 Soviet Union Off-road military light utility vehicle 250+ units In use between 1976 until the 2000s.
GAZ-51  Soviet Union Military truck 100 units In use between 1962 until 1970s.
GAZ-66  Soviet Union Off-road lorry 440 units In use between 1972 until the 2000s.
GAZ-69  Soviet Union Off-road military light utility vehicle
Unimog D  Germany Military truck 99 units In use between 1955 until ?.
Unimog G  Germany Military truck 69 units In use between 1955 until ?.
Valmet 702  Finland Tractor
Fabrique Nationale AS 24[5]  France Motorized tricycle

Railroad artillery[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
305/52 ORaut  Soviet Union Railway gun 3 units Soviet TM-3-12 railroad guns. In use 1943–1944.
180/57 NRaut  Soviet Union Railway gun 4 units Soviet TM-1-180 guns. In use 1941–1944.
152/45 ORaut  Soviet Union Railway gun 4 units In use 1924–1964.
130/50 ORaut  Soviet Union Railway gun units In use 1964–1972.
Armored train  Russian Empire Armored train In use 1918–.

Rocket launchers[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
122 RAKH 76  Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 34 units BM-21 Grad. In use between 1976–2000s.
280 RAKH 44  Finland Multiple rocket launcher 15 units In use between 1944–.
150 RAKH 44  Germany Multiple rocket launcher 15 units 15 cm Nebelwerfer 41. In use between 1944–.

Self-propelled artillery[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
152 TELAK 91  Soviet Union Self-propelled artillery 18 units 2S5 Giatsint-S. In use between 1991 and 2015.

Howitzers[edit]

Heavy howitzers (150–210 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
210 H 17  German Empire
 Sweden
Heavy howitzer 4 units 21 cm Mörser 16. In use between 1939–1960s.
203 H 17  United States Heavy howitzer 32 units 8 in Howitzer Mk 7 (Vickers Mk 6). In use between 1940–1960s.
155 H 17, 12 units later modified to 152 H 15-17  France Howitzer 151 units Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider. 12 were rebarreled to 152mm in 1944 and thereafter known as 152 H 15-17. In use between 1920s–1980s
155 H 15  France Howitzer 24 units In use between 1939–1960s
152 H 88-40  Finland
( Germany)
Howitzer 42 units A modernized German 15 cm sFH 18 howitzer fitted with a new 152 mm barrel. Original Finnish designation 150 H 40. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 88-37  Finland
( Soviet Union)
Howitzer 64 units A modernized Soviet 152 mm ML-20 howitzer fitted with a new barrel. Original Finnish designation 152 H 37. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 88-31  Finland
( Soviet Union)
Howitzer 21 units A modernized Soviet 122mm A-19 gun converted to a howitzer by fitting a new 152 mm L/32 barrel. Finnish Army designation for the original A-19 version was 122 K 31. In use between 1988 and 2007
152 H 55  Soviet Union Howitzer 126 units Soviet 152 mm towed D-20 howitzer bought from ex-East German stocks. In use between 1991 and 2017.
152 H 38  Soviet Union Howitzer 102 units Four were later modified into the 152 H 38M. In use between 1941–.
152 H 37-31<<check>>  Soviet Union Howitzer Modernized 122 K 31 guns.
152 H 37  Soviet Union Howitzer 66 units Later modernized into the 152 H 37 A and 152 H 88-37A. In use between 1942 and 1988.
152 H 30  Soviet Union Howitzer 1 unit Experimental gun, captured in the Continuation War. In use between 1941 and 1944.
152 H 17  Soviet Union Howitzer 8 units In use between 1924–.
152 H 15  Soviet Union Howitzer 4 units In use between 1924–.
152 H 09-30  Soviet Union Howitzer 109 units In use between 1939–1980s.
152 H 10  Russian Empire Howitzer 9 units In use between 1918 and 1966.
150 H 40  Germany Howitzer 48 units 42 units were later modernized into the 152 H 88-40. In use between 1940 and 1988.
150 H 15  Germany Howitzer 20 units In use between 1940 and 1962.
155 H 15 and 155 H 10-30<<check>>  Soviet Union Howitzer About 232 units In use between 1939–1960s
150 H 14 J  Japan Howitzer 12 units In use between 1918 and 1939.
150 H 06  Sweden Howitzer 12 units In use between 1940 and 1944.

Medium howitzers (105–122 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
122 H 38  Soviet Union Howitzer 41 units[6] In use between 1942 and 1975
122 H 10-30  Soviet Union
( Germany)
Howitzer 247 units[7] In use between 1939–.
122 H 10
later modernized to 122 H 10-40
( Soviet Union) Howitzer 39 units In use between 1918–.
122 H 09-30  Finland
( Soviet Union)
Howitzer 25 units[8] In use between 1939–.
122 H 09
later modernized to 122 H 09-40
 Soviet Union Howitzer 31 units[9] In use between 1918–.
120 H 13  Belgium Howitzer 13 units In use between 1940–.
120 H 05 Howitzer In use between 1918 and 1944.
120 MH 01  German Empire Howitzer 2 units In use between 1918–.
114 H 18  United Kingdom Howitzer 54 units In use between 1939–. Later used in the BT-42 assault gun.
105 H 41-18  Czechoslovakia Howitzer 1 unit In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 41  Czechoslovakia Howitzer 27 units[10] In use between 1941 and the 1960s.
105 H 37  Sweden Howitzer 134 units License manufactured Swedish 10,5 cm fälthaubits L/22, 134 units, all modified into 105 H 37-40 in the 1960s, and into 105 H 61-37 in 1961. 40 were given to Estonia. In use between 1942–1990s.
105 H 33-40  Germany Howitzer 8 units In use between 1944–.
105 H 33  Germany Howitzer 53 units In use between 1944–.
105 H 36-09 Howitzer
105 VH 10  Sweden Mountain howitzer 4 units In use between 1940 and 1944.

Field guns[edit]

Heavy field guns (130–155 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
155 K (93)  Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1993–
155 K (91)  Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1991–
155 K (88)  Finland Field gun 1 unit In use between 1988–
155 K 74  Finland Field gun In use between 1981–
155 K 68  Finland Field gun 13 units In use between 1970s–.
155 K 17  France Field gun 12 units In use between 1941 and 1944
152 KH X 67  Finland Field gun 2 units In use between 1967–
130 K 90-60  Finland Field gun 15 units Modernized 122 K 60. In use between 1990–.
130 K 54  Soviet Union Field gun 322 units 156 from the Soviet Union 1965–1973, and another 166 in 1993 from Germany after the unification. In use between 1965 and 2019.

Medium field guns (105–122 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
122 K 60  Finland Field gun 15 units Later modernized into 130 K 90–60. In use between 1960 and 1990.
122 K 31  Soviet Union Field gun 29 units In use between 1941 and the 1970s.
120 K 78-31  Poland Field gun 24 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
120 K 78-16  France Field gun 72 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 13  France Field gun 2 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
107 K 10  Russian Empire Field gun 9 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 KH 36  Sweden Field gun 1 unit Equipped with a replacement barrel. In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 K 34  Sweden Field gun 12 units In use between 1940 and the 1960s.
105 K 29  Poland Field gun 54 units In use between 1941–.
105 K 13  France Field gun 22 units In use between 1940–.
105 K 10  Russian Empire Field gun 4 units In use between 1943–. Modified 107 K 10 guns.

Light field guns (63–84 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
84 K 18  United Kingdom Field gun 30 units In use between 1940 and 1960
77 K 96  German Empire Field gun 8 units[11] In use between 1918 and 1926
76 K 42  Soviet Union Field gun 12 units In use between 1944–.
76 K 39  Soviet Union Field gun 9 units In use between 1939–.
76 VK 38  Soviet Union Field gun 9 units[12] In use between 1939 and 1951.
76 K 36  Soviet Union Field gun 76 units In use between 1939 and 1994.
76 RekK 35 or 76 K/DRP Field gun 2 units In use between 1939 and 1941
76 RK 27-38  Soviet Union Field gun 1 units In use between 1941–.
76 K 27-k Field gun 13 units In use between 19 and 19
76 RK 27 and 76 RK 27-39  Soviet Union Field gun 235 units In use between 1939–.
76 K 23  France Field gun 4 units In use between 1924 and 1945.
76 LK 10-13  Soviet Union Mountain gun 72 units[13] In use between 1918–.
76 VK 09  Soviet Union Mountain gun 18 units In use between 1918 and 1946.
76 VK 04  Soviet Union Mountain gun 11 units In use between 19 and 19
76 K 02-38 Field gun
76 K 02  Soviet Union Field gun 249 units[14] In use between 1918 and 1994.
76 K 02-30  Soviet Union Field gun 93 units In use between 1941 and 1994.
76 K 02-30/40  Soviet Union Field gun 14 units[15] In use between 1941 and 1994.
76 K 02-34  Soviet Union Field gun 1 unit In use between 1934 and 1941.
76 K 02-38  Soviet Union Field gun 2 units In use between 1938 and 1942.
76 K 00  Soviet Union Field gun 34 units In use between 1918–.
75 K 40 A, later 76 K 37  Sweden Field gun 8 units In use between 1940–.
75 K 36 Field gun 1 unit In use between 1939–.
75 K 17  United States Field gun 200 units In use between 1940–1990s.
75 VK L14  German Empire Mountain gun 12 units In use between 1918 and 1931.
75 K 11  Italy Field gun 1 unit In use between 1929–.
75 K 02  Sweden Field gun 36 units In use between 1929–.
75 K 01  Norway
( German Empire)
Field gun 12 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
75 VK 98  Japan Mountain gun 44 units In use between 1918 and 1937.
75 K 97  France Field gun 48 units In use between 1940 and 1962.
63 K 84 Field gun 4 units In use between 1918–.

Siege artillery[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
279 M 77  Russian Empire Coastal mortar 5 units 11-inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1918 and 1951.
229 M 77  Russian Empire Coastal mortar 6 units 9-inch siege mortar, model 1877. In use between 1919 and 1944.
155 K 77  France Siege artillery 48 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
152 K 04-200 p  Russian Empire Siege artillery 4 units In use between 1918 and 1944.
152 K 77-190 p  Russian Empire Siege artillery 81 units In storage only. In use between 1918–.
152 K 77-120 p  Russian Empire Siege artillery 102 units[16] In use between 1918 and 1944.
120 K 78  France Siege artillery 102 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
107 K 77-piirk  Russian Empire Siege artillery 57 units[17] In use between 1918–1940s.
107 K 77-ptrik  Russian Empire Field gun 102 units In use between 1918–.
90 K 77  France Field gun 100 units In use between 1940 and 1944.
87 K 95 and 87 K 95-R  Russian Empire Field gun 87 units In use between 1918 and 1941.
87 K 77  Russian Empire Field gun 144 units[18] In use between 1918–1930s.
80 K 77  France Field gun 12 units In use between 1940 and 1951.

Mortars[edit]

Heavy mortars (160–300 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
300 KRH 42  Finland Mortar 6 units In use between 1942 and 1945.
160 KRH 58C  Finland Mortar 60 units In use between 1985–.

Heavy mortars (120 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
120 KRH 85  Finland Mortar 60 units In use between 1985 and 2015.
120 KRH 73  Finland Mortar In use between 1973–.
120 KRH 65 Y
120 KRH 65-73
 Finland Mortar 15 units[19]
The 120 KRH 65-73 was in use from 1974. It was developed into the 120 KRH 85, which is still in use today.
120 KRH 62A-H  Finland Mortar In use between 1965–. Developed into the Israeli K6, US M120 and M121.
120 KRH 40  Finland Mortar 377 units In use between 1940 until about 2000. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 40-76
120 KRH 38  Soviet Union Mortar About 250 units In use between 1938 and 2004. Modernized units are known as 120 KRH 38-42, 120 KRH 38-77 and 120 KRH 38-42-77. These have also been retired.

Medium mortars (81–107 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
107mm M1938 mortar  Soviet Union Mortar 1 unit Several were conquered during WW2 but only one in working condition. Only studied, never in operational use.
82 KRH 41  Soviet Union Mortar 478 units In use between 1941–.
82 KRH 38  Soviet Union Mortar
82 KRH 37  Soviet Union Mortar In use between 1937–.
82 KRH 36  Soviet Union Mortar
81 KRH 97  Finland Mortar 4 units In test use between 1997–2000s. Also known as 81 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
81 KRH 90  Finland Mortar In use between 1990–.
81 KRH 71 RT  Finland Mortar 14 units (81 KRH 71 RT) There were a coastal fortress variant called 81 KRH 71 RT, which is no longer in service, while infantry variant 81 KRH 71 Y is still in use alongside its modernised counterpart 81 KRH 71 96. The 81 KRH 71 Y mortar is also installed on Bv 206 vehicles. In use between 1971–.
81 KRH 64 Y  Finland Mortar 10 units In use between 1964 and 1985.
81 KRH 56 Y
81 KRH 58P
 Finland Mortar 20 units First Finnish 81 mm mortar with a circular baseplate. The 58P was a long-barreled version. In use between 1956 and 1985.
81 KRH 53 Mortar
81 KRH 42  Finland Mortar 24 units Finnish short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1942. In use between 1942–.
81 KRH 39  United Kingdom Mortar 10 units 10 units and 10,000 shells were given to Finland by the UK in 1940 but due to its different operation and small numbers it was never taken into use. They were sold in the 1960s.[20]
81 KRH 38  Finland Mortar 231 units Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 38 Y. In use between 1938 and 2007.
81 KRH 36  Poland Mortar 9 units (m/30)
6 units (m/36)
Polish Brandt-type mortar. Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 T 71 Y. In use between 1940 and 2015.
81 KRH 36  France Mortar 227 units Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y. In use between 1936–.
81 KRH 36  Italy Mortar 109 units Later modernized and renamed 81 KRH 36 Y. In use between 1936–.
81 KRH 35  Finland Mortar 68 units Short-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935–.
81 KRH 35  Finland Mortar 187 units Long-barreled 81 mm mortar model 1935. In use between 1935 and 2015. It was modified several times, with new base plates, e.g. 81 KRH 35-60 and 81 KRH 35 T 71
81 KRH 34  Sweden Mortar 25 units[21] In use between 1939 and 1986. After WW2 they were altered to fire around the entire plate, and were given a "Y" designation (81 KRH 34Y)
81 KRH 33  Finland Mortar 104 units[22] In use between 1933 and 1986.
81 KRH 32  Finland Mortar 70 units[23] In use between 1932 and 1986.
81 KRH 31  France Mortar 100 units In use between 1940–.
81 KRH 30  Poland Mortar 16 units In use between 1930–.
81 KRH 26  United Kingdom Mortar 90 units In use from 1926 until 1936.

Light mortars (47–60 mm)[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
60 KRH 97  Finland Mortar 5 units In test use between 1997–2000s. Also known as 60 COM 97. Currently on display in museums.
60 TAM 18  Finland Mortar Few units Some sold for testing to Sweden.[24]
60 TAM 15  Finland Mortar 4 units In test use between 1970s–1980s.
60 KRH 39  Finland Mortar Only a few units[25] In use between 1939–.
50 KRH ss-I
50 KRH ss-IV
 Soviet Union Mortar 50 units
30 units
50 KRH 40
50 KRH 39
50 KRH 38
 Soviet Union Mortar 1,268 units In use between 1939 and 1959.
47 KRH 41  Finland Mortar 50 units In use between 1941 and 1948.
47 KRH 40  Sweden Mortar Only a few units In use between 1940–.
47 KRH 39  Finland Mortar 6 units In use between 1939 and 1960.

Siege mortars[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer  German Empire Trench mortar 2 units Sold in 1937
170 MH 12  German Empire Trench mortar 6 units In use between 1918 and 1937.
91 MH 16  Russian Empire Trench mortar 26 units In use between 1918 and 1937.
76 MH 16  German Empire Trench mortar 26 units In use between 1918 and 1937.

Infantry weapons[edit]

Light machine guns[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.62 PK 26  Finland Light machine gun 6,200 units
7.62 PK D  Soviet Union Light machine gun 9,000 units
7.62 PK D PSV  Soviet Union Light machine gun 650+ units
7.62 PK Lewis
7.70 PK Lewis
 United States Light machine gun 60 units
8.00 PK 15  France Light machine gun 5,000 units
Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun  France Light machine gun
Kg m/40 light machine gun  Sweden Light machine gun Units
ZB vz. 26  Czechoslovakia Light machine gun Units
7.62 KK 54 RPD  Soviet Union Light machine gun 1,000 units[26]
7.62 PK 20  Denmark Light machine gun 729 units
FM 24/29 light machine gun  France Light machine gun 100 units
7.92 PK FN (FN Mle 30)  Belgium Automatic rifle 700 units
7.92 PK FN (Kg m/21)  Sweden Automatic rifle units

Machine guns[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun  France Machine gun 34 units Used initially with Renault FT tanks, later replaced and used by infantry.
DS-39  Soviet Union Machine gun 200 units
Sampo L-41 [fi]  Finland Machine gun 35 units Only used for testing 1940–1942.
MG 42  Germany Machine gun 6 units Plans were made to build 4,000 units but machining complications and the end of the war put and end to this.
MG 34  Germany Machine gun 59 units
MG 08  German Empire Machine gun 1,098 units
MG 08/15  German Empire Machine gun 470 units[27]
MG 08/18
Schwarzlose machine gun  Austria-Hungary Machine gun 70 units
Vickers machine gun  United Kingdom Machine gun 100 units
Maxim M/09-21  Russian Empire Machine gun About 4,000 units Many were obtained as war booty during WW2. In use from 1918 until the 1960s, mothballed until the 1990s.
Maxim M/32-33  Finland Machine gun 1,200 units
M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun  United States Machine gun 100 units Saw usage during Finnish Civil War, retired in 1936.

Squad support weapon[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
30 KRKK AGS-17  Soviet Union Automatic grenade launcher 140 units[28] 1990s–2005

Assault rifles[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.62 RK 54 TP
7.62 RK 54
 Soviet Union Assault rifle 26.000 units[29]
7.62 RK 72  East Germany Assault rifle Units

Submachine guns[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Neuhausen MKMS  Switzerland Submachine gun 282 units
SIG Bergmann 1920   Switzerland Submachine gun 1,523 units In use since 1922.
MP 28  Nazi Germany Submachine gun 171 units Acquired from Belgium in the spring of 1940. Issued to rear echelon troops during the Continuation War[30]
MP 38  Germany Submachine gun 160 Units Delivered alongside German vehicles[30]
MP 40
Suomi KP/31  Finland Submachine gun 80,000 units
PPD-34  Soviet Union Submachine gun Captured from Soviet troops; issued to some units in the Continuation War[30]
PPD-34/38
PPD-40  Soviet Union Submachine gun 150 units
PPSh-41  Soviet Union Submachine gun 2,500 units
PPS-42
PPS-43
 Soviet Union Submachine gun A few hundred units
KP m/44 submachine gun  Finland Submachine gun 10,000 units
9.00 kp Sten II
9.00 kp Sten III
 United Kingdom Submachine gun 76,115 units

Service rifles[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Berdan M1870  Soviet Union Service rifle 3,100 units
Carcano M91/38  Italy Bolt action rifle 74,000 units In use 1940–1950s.
Type 30 rifle  Japan Bolt action rifle 10,500 units
Type 35 rifle
Type 38 rifle
 Japan Bolt action rifle 7,000+ units
Mannlicher M1895  Austria-Hungary Bolt action rifle 2,300 units
Mannlicher M1888  Austria-Hungary Bolt action rifle Units
AVS-36  Soviet Union Automatic rifle Hundreds of units
SVT-38
SVT-40
 Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 20,000 units
7.62 KIV M/91
7.62 KIV M/91 RV
7.62 KIV M/07 Karab.
7.62 KIV M/91-24
7.62 KIV M/27
7.62 KIV M/27 RV
7.62 KIV M/28
7.62 KIV M/28-30
7.62 KIV M/39
7.62 KIV M/91-30
7.62 KIV M/38

7.62 KIV M/44

 Russian Empire
 Russian Empire
 Russian Empire
 Russian Empire
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
 Soviet Union
 Soviet Union

 Soviet Union

Bolt action rifle 210,000 units
Few units
Few units
26,000 units
56,000 units
2,200 units
33,000 units
40,000 units
100,000 units
100,000+ units
2,291 units
see above
Winchester Model 1895  United States Lever-action rifle
7.92 KIV/98 rv  German Empire Bolt action rifle 8,000 units
7.92 KIV SAKSAL  Germany Bolt action rifle 600 units
6.50 KIV/96  Sweden Bolt action rifle 77,000 units

Handguns[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
7.63 PIST SOV  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol
11,5 mm Colt[31]  United States Semi-automatic pistol 134 units
7.65 PIST m/23
9.00 PIST m/08
 Germany Semi-automatic pistol 8,000 units
9.00 PIST 35  Finland Semi-automatic pistol 9,000 units
Mauser C96  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 1,000+ units
Dreyse M/15[31]  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 55[31]
Mauser M1914  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 500 units
7.62 REV Nagant  Russian Empire Revolver 1,400 units
Ruby pistol  Spanish State Semi-automatic pistol 10,000 units
7.65 M/Walther 4 [Wikidata]  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 326 units
7.65 mm M/Beholla  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol 100 units
7.65 mm M/Sauer  German Empire Semi-automatic pistol Units The image is of a M1913 6.35 mm while the M1914 was in 7.65 mm. The external resemblance is similar.
Astra 400  Spanish State Semi-automatic pistol 100 units
7.65 mm Browning m/1900  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 1,000 units
Pistols M/03 FN  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 860+ units 860 left behind by Swedish volunteers. A few FN 1903s were captured from Russia after independence[32]
Pistol M/07 Husqvarna  Sweden
7.65 PIST 10 FN
7.65 PIST 22 FN
 Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 2,500 units
2,500 units
9.00 PIST FN  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol 2,400 units
7.65 PIST 15 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 1,500 units
7.65 PIST 19 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol See above
9.00 PIST 34 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 1,500 units
7.65 PIST 35 Beretta  Italy Semi-automatic pistol 4,090 units
9.00 PIST 23  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol 3,285 units
7.65 PIST 39  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol
9.00 PIST 39  Czechoslovakia Semi-automatic pistol 1,700 units
7.65 Bayard M/1908  Belgium Semi-automatic pistol
Ortgies Semi-Automatic Pistol  Germany Semi-automatic pistol Several hundred units

Anti-aircraft weapons[edit]

Surface-to-air missiles[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ITO 86 M  Soviet Union Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile Some 80-100 launchers, 912 missiles. Soviet SA-18 Grouse (9K38 Igla) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1994 and 2005.
ITO 86  Soviet Union Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile Some 160 launchers, 1558 missiles. Soviet SA-16 Gimlet (9K310 Igla-1) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1986 and 2005.
ITO 78  Soviet Union Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile Some 122 launchers, 1091 missiles. Soviet SA-7b Grail (9K32 Strela-2) man-portable SAM missiles, in use between 1978 until 2000.
ITO 96  Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile system 3 batteries totalling:
9 TELAR (9A310M1)
9 TEL reload vehicles (9M38M1)
3 target acquisition radars (TAR) (9S18M1)
3 command vehicles (9S470)
115 missiles (9M38M1)
Soviet SA-11 Gadfly (9K37 BUK-M1)
ITO 79  Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile system 3 batteries, 400 missiles Soviet SA-3 Goa (S-125 Pechora)
Thunderbird  United Kingdom Surface-to-air missile system 1 missile British surface-to-air missile obtained for familiarization and training purposes.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
ITPSV 90  United Kingdom Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon 6 units In use between 1990 and 2015. British Marksman turret using two Oerlikon 35 mm autocannons mounted on a Polish T-55AM chassis. The turrets were moved to Leopard 2 chassis.[33]
57 ITPSV SU 57-2  Soviet Union
 Hungary
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon 12 units
9 units
In use 1961–2006. 9 additional units were obtained from Hungary in the 1990s for upgrade purposes of the old wagons, but the entire programme was scrapped in 1999, when it was decided to end the modernization programmes of old Soviet equipment.[34] The Hungarian vehicles were modernized to the T-55A standard in and were given registration numbers starting with Ps 462, while the older Soviet ones had numbers starting with Ps 461.
Landsverk Anti II  Sweden Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 6 units In use between 1942 and 1959.

Heavy anti-aircraft artillery[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
88 ITK 37  Germany Anti-aircraft gun 90 units German 88mm Flak gun. In use 1943–1980.
76 ITK 34  United Kingdom Anti-aircraft gun 12 units In use from 1936
76 ITK 27 BK
76 ITK 28 B
76 ITK 29 B
 Sweden Anti-aircraft gun 8 units
4 units
4 units


In use from 1928. The M27 was mounted on a fixed mount.
76 ITK 16  Italy Anti-aircraft gun 24 units In use from 1934. Breda 76 mm anti-aircraft gun.
76 ITK 02-34  Russian Empire Anti-aircraft gun 8 units In use from the 1930s. Russian Obuhov anti-aircraft guns.
76 ITK 14  Russian Empire Anti-aircraft gun 2 units In use from 1918.
75 ITK 30  Sweden Anti-aircraft gun 9 units Swedish 75mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun originally manufactured for Siam.
75 ITK 37  Czechoslovakia Anti-aircraft gun 20 units In use from 1940.

Medium anti-aircraft artillery[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
57 ITK 60  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun 24 units[35] Soviet S-60 57 mm anti-aircraft gun. Nicknamed Nikolai. In use from 1960 until 2000.
Bofors 40mm gun|40 ITK 38  Sweden Anti-aircraft gun 288 units Swedish 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun. In use since 1938 until the 1980s.
40 ITK 15  United Kingdom Anti-aircraft gun 9 units 40 mm Pom-Pom gun
37/30 Ma  United Kingdom Anti-aircraft gun 16 units 37 mm Pom-Pom gun, in use 1918–1944.
37 ITK 37  Germany Anti-aircraft gun 4 units In use 1944–1959.
37 ITK 39  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft gun 1 unit Several Soviet 61-K 37 mm anti-aircraft gun were captured but only little ammunition, so only one gun was operational for a short time. In use in 1941.
35 ITK 58  Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun 16 units Later modernized to 35 ITK 88 standard
30 ITK 62
30 ITK 61 HS
 Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun 27 units
3 units
Swiss Hispano-Suiza 30 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1962.

Anti-aircraft cannons and machine guns[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
20 ITK HS  Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun 2 units Swiss Hispano-Suiza 20 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1963 and used until 1972 for testing purposes. The name used during the testing was "20 ItK/HS/HS 669/HS 820 L 85".
20 ITK OE  Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun 2 units Swiss Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft gun bought in 1963 and used until 1975 for testing purposes. The name used during the testing was "20 ItK/Oe/10 ILa/5 TG".
20 TorKK MG-151  Finland Anti-aircraft gun
20 ITKIV L-39/44  Finland Anti-aircraft gun 325 units In use 1944–1950s. Fully-automatic version of the Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle.
20 ITK 30 M
20 ITK 36 M
20 ITK 36 M2
20 ITK 39 M
20 ITK 40 M
20 ITK 42 M
20 ITK 43 M
 Denmark Anti-aircraft gun 6 units
32 units
1 units
56 units
146 units
50 units
71 units
In total there were 362 cannons in use from 1930 until 1980s.
20 ITK 40 VKT  Finland Anti-aircraft gun 180 units In use from 1943 until the 1980s.
20 ITK 35  Italy Anti-aircraft gun 88 units Italian Breda Model 35, in use from 1939.
20 ITK 30 BSW
20 ITK 38 BSW
 Germany Anti-aircraft gun 50 units
113 units
In use from 1939 until the 1960s. In storage until the 1990s.
20 ITK 23  Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun 4 units In use from 1924.
8.00 ITKK 36  Sweden Anti-aircraft machinegun 4 units
7.62 ITKK 09-09  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft machinegun In use from 1925 until 1986.
7.62 ITKK 09-21  Finland Anti-aircraft machinegun In use from 1925 until 1986.
7.62 ITKK 32-33  Finland Anti-aircraft machinegun In use from 1925 until 1986.
7.62 ITKK 09-31  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft machinegun 80+ units Soviet quadruple 7.62 mm Maxim machinegun M1931
7.62 ITPK DA-2  Soviet Union Anti-aircraft machinegun Aircraft variant of the Soviet Degtyaryov machine gun. Many were taken into use as AA-rifles.
7.62 ITKK 31 VKT
7.62 ITKK 31-40 VKT
 Finland Anti-aircraft machinegun 135 units
475 units
7.62 ITKK L33/39  Finland Anti-aircraft machinegun 130 units Mainly used on small craft in the Finnish Navy

Radars[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Radioluotain (RL) m/40 Raija
GEMA FuMG 40 G Freya LZ-Stand (Freya radar)
 Germany Early warning radar 4 units Two in use from 30 March 1943, and two more 20–23 June 1944. Range approx. 100 km.
Radioluotain (RL) m/39 Würzburg T Irja
Telefunken FuSE 62 Würzburg T/D ("Dora")
 Germany Gun laying radar 8 units Mobile radar units. Range: 20–30 km. In operation 1943–1950s.
Radioluotain (RL) m/4? Riitta
Telefunken FuSE 65 Würzburg-Riese
 Germany Gun laying and tracking radar 4 units In use 1944-03-10
Liisa
FuG 202 Lichtenstein
 Germany Airborne radar 8 units Arrived on 1944-03-10 but were not taken into use during the war.
m/45 Maija
FuMO 1 Seetakt
 Germany Maritime surveillance radar 4 units 3 arrived in December 1943, and 1 in January 1944.
Vesa
Seeburg-Tisch
 Germany Mechanical Plotting table
AN/TPS-1E  United States Early warning radar Bought as a gap-filler in 1954. Used until ca. 1988.
VRTTI VII  Finland Early warning radar 6 units In use between 1954–1970s.
Decca radar  United Kingdom Counter-battery radar In use from 1951 to ?.
Severi  United Kingdom Counter-battery radar In use from 1955 to 1976. Some were modified to airport radars, and were called Faarao.
Cymbeline FA 15 MKL  United Kingdom Mortar locating radar In use from 1976 to ca. 2000

Anti-tank weapons[edit]

Guided anti-tank weapons[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
PstOhj 83
PstOhj 83M
 United States Anti-tank guided missile BGM-71C I-TOW
BGM-71 TOW 2
PstOhj 82  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile AT-4 Spigot
PstOhj 82M  Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile AT-5 Spandrel.
RO-63  France Anti-ship missile 200 missiles, (100 training, 52 anti-tank, 48 anti-ship), ? launchers.[36] French SS.11 anti-tank missiles used in coastal defense, obtained in 1963. In operation from 1964 until 1995.
Vickers Vigilant  United Kingdom Anti-tank guided missile 250 missiles (of whom 100 for training), 10 launchers.[37] The army's first missile. In operation between 1962–.

Unguided anti-tank rockets[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
66 KES 75
66 KES 88
 United States Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 77,000+ units M72A2 LAW. In operation from 1975 until 2014.
M72A5 LAW. In operation from 1988 until 2020.
Sarpac  France Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher French Sarpac disposable anti-tank recoilless rifle.
74 KES 68  Sweden Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher Swedish Miniman disposable anti-tank recoilless rifle.
55 S 55  Finland Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 10,000+ units In operation between 1955–1990s. Kept in storage until 2005.
100 pshp/F1
142 pshp/F2
 Germany Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 25,812 units[38] Panzerfaust. In operation from 1944 to 1959.[39]
88 rakh/B 54  Germany Anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher 1,854 units Panzerschreck, in use from 1944 until 1959.[40]

Anti-tank guns and rifles[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
8 PSTKIV  Poland Anti-tank rifle 30 units Polish Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle
14 PSTKIV 37  United Kingdom Anti-tank rifle 300 units British Boys anti-tank rifle
14.5 PSTKIV 41 Simonov  Soviet Union Anti-tank rifle Soviet PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle
Madsen 20 mm cannon  Denmark Anti-tank rifle 12 units[41]
20 L 39
20 L 39-44
 Finland Anti-tank rifle 2,078 units Finnish Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle, "elephant gun".
25 PSTK 34
25 K 37
 France Anti-tank rifle 133 units
104 units[42]
French 25 mm Hotchkiss, called Marianne. In use since 1940. Withdrawn from service in 1943. Sold in 1959.[43]
28 K 41  Germany Anti-tank rifle 2 units In use in 1944. Sold in 1959.[44]
37 K 14
37 K 15
 Russian Empire Trench gun 40 units[45] Russian trench gun
37 PSTK 34
37 PSTK 36
 Poland
 Sweden
 Finland
Anti-tank gun 42 units
114 units
355 units
The Swedish Bofors 37mm anti-tank gun were procured both from Sweden, Finland and Poland. It was in use between 1938 until 1944. Sold in 1986.[46]
37 PSTK 40
37 PSTK 37
 Germany Anti-tank gun 178 units[47] The German PaK 36 was in use from 1940 until 1944. Sold in 1979.[48]
45 PSTK 32
45 PSTK 32-38:
 Soviet Union Anti-tank gun 25 units
?
The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 19-K, in use 1939–1944. Sold in 1993.[49]
45 PSTK 37
45 PSTK 38
45 PSTK 38-41
 Soviet Union Anti-tank gun The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun 53-K, in use 1939–1944. Sold in 1993.[50]
45 K 42  Soviet Union Anti-tank gun 2 units The Soviet 45 mm anti-tank gun M-42, in use 1939–1944. Sold in 1993.[51]
47 PSTK 35
47 PSTK 39
 Italy Anti-tank gun 22 units Italian Cannone de 47/32. In use 1940–1942. Sold in 1959.[52]
47 PSTK 40  France Anti-tank gun 12 units French 47mm APX anti-tank gun. In use 1940–1942. Sold in 1959.[53]
50 PSTK 38  Germany Anti-tank gun 27 units German 5 cm PaK 38 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1942 to 1944, sold in 1986.[54]
75 PSTK 40  Germany Anti-tank gun 210 units German 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun. In operation from 1943 to 1986.[55]
75 PSTK 97-38  Germany Anti-tank gun 46 units Bought in 1940 and upgraded in 1943 to 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 standard. In service until 1986.[56]
75 K 44  Finland Anti-tank gun 1 unit Finnish prototype gun.
76 RK 27  Soviet Union Infantry support gun Soviet 76mm regimental gun M1937, used as an anti-tank gun by the Finns.

Anti-ship missiles[edit]

Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details
Meritorjuntaohjus 66  Soviet Union Anti-ship missile Soviet P-15 Termit, used as an anti-ship missile by the Finns. It could be fired both from a separate gun carriage, but it was also transported on a rebuilt Comet tank.
Meritorjuntaohjus 85  Sweden Anti-ship missile Four batteries, 3 in the gulf of Finland and 1 in the Archipelago Sea.[57] The first version RBS-15SF (known in Finland as MTO-85 (Meritorjuntaohjus 1985)) was a variant of the Swedish RSB-15 Mk.II. It was taken into use between 1987–1991. It was later modified into RBS-15SF-3 (a modernized Mk.II, known in Finland as MTO-85M). It was replaced by the Pintatorjuntaohjus 2020 system.

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