Mika Paananen
@painmike1.bsky.social
Author of 'Harmsleave'. History Fan and Old Aircraft Enthusiast. Belligerent Bookshelf. Typing Curmudgeon CorrectBird Style. Slightly Anglophile. NO unsolicited CHAT.
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Finnish Fokker D.XXI fighters buzzing Suulajärvi airbase on November 1941. (Pärttyli Virkki/SA-Kuva)
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Finnish Fokker D.XXI fighters buzzing Suulajärvi airbase on November 1941. (Pärttyli Virkki/SA-Kuva)
Lappeenranta Airport 1967. Passengers disembarking from a Finnair Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. (Matti Uusi-Honko)
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Lappeenranta Airport 1967. Passengers disembarking from a Finnair Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. (Matti Uusi-Honko)
First snow yesterday. Today, a nice but slippery late afternoon walk. Next, sauna & pizzaz😊
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
First snow yesterday. Today, a nice but slippery late afternoon walk. Next, sauna & pizzaz😊
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Finnish pilots recalling recent aerial action in front of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter. Lunkula airbase, Lake Ladoga September 1941. (SA-Kuva)
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Finnish pilots recalling recent aerial action in front of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter. Lunkula airbase, Lake Ladoga September 1941. (SA-Kuva)
A cool, brisk November morning. Walk and coffee☕😊
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A cool, brisk November morning. Walk and coffee☕😊
Finnish Curtiss Hawk 75A fighters scrambling from Nurmoila airbase on October 1943. (Niilo Helander/SA-Kuva)
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Finnish Curtiss Hawk 75A fighters scrambling from Nurmoila airbase on October 1943. (Niilo Helander/SA-Kuva)
Mail is being loaded from a Renault van into a Convair CV-440 Metropolitan OH-LCR at Seutula Airport in 1962. (Postal Museum)
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Mail is being loaded from a Renault van into a Convair CV-440 Metropolitan OH-LCR at Seutula Airport in 1962. (Postal Museum)
BOAC De Havilland Comet 1 G-ALYS at Seutula Airport, used by Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip at the time of Helsinki Olympics in 1952. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
BOAC De Havilland Comet 1 G-ALYS at Seutula Airport, used by Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip at the time of Helsinki Olympics in 1952. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
Aero A.32GR and unknown personnel at Utti airbase, ca. 1930. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Aero A.32GR and unknown personnel at Utti airbase, ca. 1930. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
Finnish Brewster BW-239 coming to refuel. Immola airbase June 1944. (SA-Kuva)
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Finnish Brewster BW-239 coming to refuel. Immola airbase June 1944. (SA-Kuva)
November Saturday late afternoon walk. Next, sauna & pizzaz😊
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
November Saturday late afternoon walk. Next, sauna & pizzaz😊
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Airshow at Malmi Airport, Finland 1950s. (Pekka Kyytinen)
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Airshow at Malmi Airport, Finland 1950s. (Pekka Kyytinen)