El ejército de Finlandia va a retirar del servicio sus últimos dos helicópteros Mi-8, que están siendo sustituídos por el NH-90. Las Fuerzas Armadas de Finlandia han utilizado el Mi-8 desde 1973, y los dos Mi-8 disponibles todavía tienen horas de vuelo restantes. A lo largo de su vida operativa no se han producido accidentes serios. El ejército dispone actualmente de siete NH90 de los 20 previstos, y que están siendo ensamblados por la compañía local Patria.
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The Finnish army will retire its last two Mil Mi-8s within the next few months, with use of the replacement NH90 tactical transport helicopter continuing to ramp up.
The army's remaining Mi-8s were introduced into operational use in 1981; eight years after Finland began operating the Soviet-built type.
Although now rarely flown, the Mi-8s still have several hundred flight hours or nearly two years of airframe life remaining.
Mi-8s have now logged more than 36,000 flight hours in Finnish military service since 1973, without encountering a serious accident or loss of life.
The army is now flying seven of its eventual 20 NH90s at Utti, with deliveries to be completed from NH Industries' local assembly partner Patria during 2012.
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