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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.

Table for the list of radio alphabet translations.
LetterFinnishNato (ANSI)
A
Aarne
Alpha
B
Bertta
Bravo
C
Celsius
Charlie
D
Daavid
Delta
E
Eemeli
Echo
F
Faarao
Foxtrot
G
Gideon
Golf
H
Heikki
Hotel
I
Iivari
India
J
Jussi
Juliet
K
Kalle
Kilo
L
Lauri
Lima
M
Matti
Mike
N
Niilo
November
O
Otto
Oscar
P
Paavo
Papa
Q
Kuu
Quebec
R
Risto
Romeo
S
Sakari
Sierra
T
Tyyne
Tango
U
Urho
Uniform
V
Vihtori
Victor
W
Wiski
Whiskey
X
Äksä
X-ray
Y
Yrjö
Yankee
Z
Tseta
Zulu
Ä
Äiti
Alfa-Echo
Ö
Öljy
Oscar-Echo
Å
Åke
Alfa-Alfa