F/A-18 Hornet

Finnish Air Force Solo Display 2025

The Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet Solo Display team is set to thrill spectators in 2025. Following a non-fatal crash during a rehearsal on May 7, Captain Petteri Kairinen from Karelia Air Command has been appointed as the main F/A-18 Display Pilot for the 2025 season, taking over from Captain Paulus “Hassel” Kärnä from Lapland Air Command. He will utilize his 2024 display routine. Captain Ville Tuomainen remains the deputy demonstration pilot. Captain Kairinen will demonstrate the amazing agility of the F/A-18C Hornet—at 6 events across Finland, the UK, and Poland.

JANUARY
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED
FEBRUARY
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED
MARCH
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED
APRIL
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED
MAY
06
Careers in Military Aviation Day
Jyväskylä Airport, Tikkakoski, Finland
14
Careers in Military Aviation Day
Satakunta Air Command, Pirkkala, Finland
JUNE
14-15
Kauhava Air Show 2025
Kauhava Airport, Kauhava, Finland
JULY
18-20
Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT)
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, UK
AUGUST
21
Careers in Military Aviation Day
Lapland Air Wing, Rovaniemi, Finland
30-31
Radom Air Show
Warsaw-Radom Airport, Radom, Poland
SEPTEMBER
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED
OCTOBER
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED
NOVEMBER
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED
DECEMBER
NO PUBLIC DISPLAYS SCHEDULED