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.
| Letter | Finnish | Nato (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 |