List of World War II weapons of Finland explained

See also: List of former equipment of the Finnish Army.

This is a list of World War II weapons used by Finland. Finland fought in three conflicts during World War II; the Winter War (1939 - 1940), the Continuation War (1941 - 1944), and the Lapland War (1944 - 1945).

Small arms

Sidearms

• Astra 300^[1]
• Beholla Pistol
• Beretta 1917
• Beretta 1922
• Beretta 1934
• Beretta 1935
• Browning Hi-Power^[2]
• Colt 1911
• FN 1900
• FN 1903
• FN 1910
• Husqvarna 1907
• Lahti L-35
• M/23 parabellum pistol (Luger pistol)^[3]
• Mauser 1914
• Mauser C96^[4]
• Nagant M1895
• Ruby
• TT-33^[5]
• VZ 24
• VZ 38
• Walther Model 4

Rifles

• AVS-36
• Berdan rifle (Small amounts used by supply corps and homefronts troops)^[6]
• Carcano (named the M/38 "Terni" in Finnish service)^[7]
• Fedorov Avtomat (Captured from Soviets)
• Karabiner 98k
• Mosin–Nagant and Finnish variants^[8]
• SVT-38^[9]
• SVT-40
• Winchester 1895

Submachine guns

• Suomi KP/-31^[10]
• MP 28^[11]
• MP38 (Delivered with German vehicles)
• MP40 (Delivered with German vehicles)
• KP m/44 submachine gun
• PPD-34 (Captured)
• PPD-38 (Captured)
• PPD-40 (Captured)
• PPS-42 (Captured)
• PPS-43 (Captured)
• PPSh-41 (Captured)
• SIG M1920^[12]
• SIG MKMS

Machine guns

• Lahti-Saloranta M/26
• Chauchat^[13]
• DS-39 (Captured)^[14]
• Degtyaryov machine gun^[15]
• FN Model D
• Kg m/21
• Lewis Gun (Limited used on aircraft and as anti-air guns)
• Maxim M/1905
• Maxim M/1910
• Maxim M/09-21
• Maxim M/32-33
• MG08 (Used by coastal troops and on fortifications)
• Schwarzlose
• Vickers machine gun (Used by navy and home front troops)

Grenades

• M/32 Varsikäsikranaatti^[16]
• M/32 Munakäsikranaatti
• F1 Grenade (called the munakäsikranaatti F sirpalevaikutteinen in Finnish service)
• OF1 Grenade (called the munakäsikranaatti O.F. miinavaikutteinen)

Artillery

Field artillery

• Canon de 75 modèle 1897^[17]
• Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901
• 76 mm gun M1900
• 76 mm divisional gun M1902
• 76 mm infantry gun Model 1913 & 76 LK/10/13 variants
• Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider
• 76 mm regimental gun M1927
• 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22)
• 87 mm light field gun M1877^[18]
• De Bange 90 mm cannon
• 42-line field gun M1877
• QF 4.5-inch howitzer^[19]
• Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider
• 10.5 cm kanon m/34
• 107 mm gun M1910/30
• 122 mm howitzer M1910

Heavy Artillery

• Type 38 15 cm howitzer
• 152 mm howitzer M1910
• 152 mm howitzer M1909/30
• Canon de 155 C modèle 1917 Schneider

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-tank guns

• Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun^[20]
• 45 mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K)
• 25 mm APX modèle 1937
• Madsen 20 mm cannon

Anti-tank rifles

• Boys anti-tank rifle^[21]
• Lahti L-39
• PTRD-41^[22] (Captured)
• PTRS-41 (Captured)
• Solothurn S-18/1000
• Solothurn S-18/154
• Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle

Shoulder-Fired weapons

• Panzerfaust^[23]
• Panzerschreck

Other

• Molotov cocktail

Armoured fighting vehicles(AFV)

Tanks

• Renault FT^[24]
• Carden Loyd tankette^[25]
• Vickers 6-Ton^[26]
• T-26
• T-28
• BT-5
• BT-7
• BT-42
• T-34
• KV-1
• T-37A tank
• T-38 tank
• T-50 tank
• SU-76
• SU-152
• ISU-152
• Panzer IVJ
• Sturmgeschütz IIIG

Armoured cars

• FAI armoured car

Notes and References

1. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 4 . 2022-11-17 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
2. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918-1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 3 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
3. Web site: Pistols used by the Finnish Army in the Winter War. 2021-03-17. winterwar.com.
4. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 2 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
5. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: REVOLVERS & PISTOLS PART 2 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
6. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 5 . 2022-11-19 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
7. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 6 . 2024-04-05 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
8. Web site: Rifles used by the Finnish Army in the Winter War . 2021-03-17 . winterwar.com.
9. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 4 . 2022-11-19 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
10. Web site: Submachine guns, Light machine guns and Machine Guns used by the Finnish Army in the Winter War. 2021-03-17. winterwar.com.
11. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEPISTOLS PART 2 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
12. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEPISTOLS PART 1 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
13. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: LIGHT MACHINEGUNS PART 2 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
14. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: MACHINEGUNS PART 2 . 2022-11-19 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
15. Web site: Soviet Machine guns and Light Machine guns in the Winter War. 2021-04-03. www.winterwar.com.
16. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: HAND GRENADES AND RIFLE GRENADES PART 2 . 2024-08-14 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
17. Web site: Finnish Artillery pieces in the Winter War, guns with recoil system, part 1. 2021-03-24. winterwar.com.
18. Web site: Finnish Artillery pieces in the Winter War, guns without a recoil system. 2021-03-23. winterwar.com.
19. Web site: Finnish Artillery pieces in the Winter War, guns with recoil system, part 2. 2021-03-24. winterwar.com.
20. Web site: Antitank weapons used by the Finns in the Winter War, Part 1. 2021-03-25. winterwar.com.
21. Web site: Antitank weapons used by the Finns in Winter War, Part 2. 2021-03-25. winterwar.com.
22. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: AT-RIFLES PART 2 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
23. Web site: FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: INFANTRY AT-WEAPONS PART 2 . 2022-11-16 . www.jaegerplatoon.net.
24. Web site: 2018-02-01. Armor of the Republic of Finland during WWII. 2021-03-25. Tank Encyclopedia. en-US.
25. Web site: Carden Loyd Tankette. 2021-07-16. WW2DB.
26. Web site: 2018-04-24. Vickers 6 ton in Finnish Service. 2021-07-16. Tank Encyclopedia. en-US.