Letter Code word Meaning A Aarne male name B Bertta female name C Celsius Surname of Swedish scientist Anders Celsius D Daavid male name E Eemeli male name F Faarao Finnish for pharaoh G Gideon male name H Heikki male name I Iivari male name J Jussi male name K Kalle male name L Lauri male name M Matti male name N Niilo male name O Otto male name P Paavo male name Q kuu Finnish name for the letter q, also Finnish for Moon or moon R Risto male name S Sakari male name T Tyyne female name U Urho male name, also Finnish for brave (noun, i.e. 'someone who possesses courage' or a hero) V Vihtori male name W Viski Finnish for whisky X äksä Finnish name for the letter x Y Yrjö male name Z zeta Finnish name for the letter z Å Åke male name Ä äiti mother Ö öljy oil
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. International operations use only the NATO alphabet.
On the Finnish rail network the Finnish Armed Forces spelling alphabet was used until May 31, 2020. Starting on July 1 the railways switched to NATO phonetic alphabet, but still retained Finnish spelling words for Å, Ä, Ö, and numbers.
See also Radio alphabet Swedish Armed Forces' phonetic alphabet
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