Radio alphabet
While Finnish communications typically use the NATO phoenetic alphabet(Opens in new window) there are still cases where the Finnish radio alphabet, or radioaakkoset, may be used.
List of radio alphabet translations
| Letter | Nato (ANSI) | Finnish |
|---|---|---|
A | Alpha | Aarne |
B | Bravo | Bertta |
C | Charlie | Celsius |
D | Delta | Daavid |
E | Echo | Eemeli |
F | Foxtrot | Faarao |
G | Golf | Gideon |
H | Hotel | Heikki |
I | India | Iivari |
J | Juliet | Jussi |
K | Kilo | Kalle |
L | Lima | Lauri |
M | Mike | Matti |
N | November | Niilo |
O | Oscar | Otto |
P | Papa | Paavo |
Q | Quebec | Kuu |
R | Romeo | Risto |
S | Sierra | Sakari |
T | Tango | Tyyne |
U | Uniform | Urho |
V | Victor | Vihtori |
W | Whiskey | Wiski |
X | X-ray | Äksä |
Y | Yankee | Yrjö |
Z | Zulu | Tseta |
Ä | Alfa-Echo | Äiti |
Ö | Oscar-Echo | Öljy |
Å | Alfa-Alfa | Åke |