How Finland Flies Safely in the Arctic | Finnish Army Aviation Insights

As NATO’s newest member, Finland faces unique challenges in military aviation—operating in extreme Arctic conditions with minimal infrastructure and high safety standards. In this interview, Capt. Ville-Joonas Kukkonen, Chief of Flight Safety for the Finnish Army, discusses flight operations in harsh environments, maintaining helicopters in the High North, Finland’s world-class aviation safety culture, and how NATO integration and lessons from Ukraine are shaping the nation’s evolving defense posture.