| Letter | Code word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| A | Aarne | male name |
| B | Bertta | female name |
| C | Celsius | Swedish scientist Anders Celsius |
| D | Daavid | male name |
| E | Eemeli | male name |
| F | Faarao | Finnish for 'pharaoh' |
| G | Gideon | biblical name |
| H | Heikki | male name |
| I | Iivari | male name |
| J | Jussi | male name |
| K | Kalle | male name |
| L | Lauri | male name |
| M | Matti | male name |
| N | Niilo | male name |
| O | Otto | male name |
| P | Paavo | male name |
| Q | kuu | Finnish name of the letter q, also Finnish for 'moon' |
| R | Risto | male name |
| S | Sakari | male name |
| T | Tyyne | female name |
| U | Urho | male name, also Finnish for 'hero' |
| V | Vihtori | male name |
| W | Viski | Finnish for whisky |
| X | äksä | Finnish name of the letter x |
| Y | Yrjö | male name |
| Z | zeta | Finnish name of the letter z |
| Å | Åke | Swedish male name |
| Ä | äiti | mother |
| Ö | öljy | oil |
The Finnish Defence Forces switched over to the NATO phonetic alphabet in 2005, but the Finnish one is used for Å, Ä, Ö and digits.[1] International operations use only the NATO alphabet.
On the Finnish rail network the Finnish Armed Forces spelling alphabet was used until May 31, 2020 and starting on July 1 the railways switched to NATO phonetic alphabet, but still retained Finnish spelling words for Å, Ä, Ö and numbers.[2]
