Finnish Armed Forces radio alphabet

The Finnish Defence Forces switched over to the NATO phonetic alphabet in 2005, but the Finnish one is used for Å, Ä, Ö and digits.[1] International operations use only the NATO alphabet.

LetterCode wordMeaning
AAarnemale name
BBerttafemale name
CCelsiusSwedish scientist Anders Celsius
DDaavidmale name
EEemelimale name
FFaaraoFinnish for 'pharaoh'
GGideonbiblical name
HHeikkimale name
IIivarimale name
JJussimale name
KKallemale name
LLaurimale name
MMattimale name
NNiilomale name
OOttomale name
PPaavomale name
QkuuFinnish name of the letter q, also Finnish for 'moon'
RRistomale name
SSakarimale name
TTyynefemale name
UUrhomale name, also Finnish for 'hero'
VVihtorimale name
WViskiFinnish for whisky
XäksäFinnish name of the letter x
YYrjömale name
ZzetaFinnish name of the letter z
ÅÅkeSwedish male name
Ääitimother
Ööljyoil

On the Finnish rail network the Finnish Armed Forces spelling alphabet was used until May 31, 2020 and starting on July 1 the railways switched to NATO phonetic alphabet, but still retained Finnish spelling words for Å, Ä, Ö and numbers.[2]

See also

References

  1. Sotilaan käsikirja 2013 (PDF). Puolustusvoimat. 2013. p. 205. ISBN 978-951-25-2463-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  2. "Rautatieliikenteen puheviestintä kansainvälistyy". Väylä.fi. Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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