| Ship name | Ship type | Name origin | Notes |
| Väinämöinen | Coast Defence Ship | From Finnish national epic, Kalevala. Väinämöinen is the main character, who enters the primaeval waters and then creates the cosmos from the broken pieces of an eagle's egg. Väinämöinen is described in folklore as a shaman who achieved his goal by ritual techniques. | |
| Ilmarinen | Coast Defence Ship | From Finnish national epic, Kalevala. Ilmarinen is one of the main characters. Older tradition represents him as a deity, who was the ruler of peace and the weather. Younger tradition represents him as a cultural hero, a smith who forged the firmaments. llmarinen is a derivative of the word ilma, meaning weather or air. | |
| Uusimaa | Gunboat | A traditional name dating back to af Chapman's ships of the 18th century. Uusimaa is the province on the middle of north coast of Gulf of Finland. | Next time the name was used for a "Riga" class frigate purchased in 1964 and scrapped in 1980´s. Today Uusimaa is a 1993 built minelayer. |
| Hämeenmaa | Gunboat | A traditional name dating back to af Chapman's ships of the 18th century. Hämeenmaa (Häme) is the province north from Uusimaa. | Next time the name was used for a "Riga" class frigate purchased in 1964 and scrapped in 1980´s. Today Hämeenmaa is a 1993 built minelayer. |
| Turunmaa | Gunboat | A traditional name dating back to af Chapman's ships of the 18th century. Turunmaa is the province around Turku in southwest Finland. | Next time the name was used for a Finnish built corvette. Built in 1968 and now taken out of active service. |
| Karjala | Gunboat | Karjala (Karelia) is the much-fought area north and south from Lake Ladoga. | Next time the name was used for a Finnish built corvette. Built in 1968 and now taken out of active service. |
| Klas Horn | Gunboat | Klas Kristersson Horn was a Swedish admiral of Finnish origin. He was born around 1518 in Åminne. During the 7-years war between Denmark and Sweden 1563-1570, he won a decisive victory over Danish fleet 7th July 1565 and 26. July 1566 he won a combibed Danish-lübeck fleet near Öland. He died 9th September the same year. | |
| Matti Kurki | Gunboat | Matti Kurki (Matts Kurck) is the first known Finnish hero from end of 13th century. He was a tribal leader in Satakunta. One day he had a duel with a giant from Novgorod named Pohto. Pohto wounded Matti Kurki's leg and then mocked that "You jump like a stork". Pohto slashed also Matti Kurki's right arm (or more likely some fingers), but Matti Kurki beheaded then Pohto. Kurki (subs.) = stork | Matti Kurki was later used for the training ship Porlock Bay, built by Charles Hill & Sons 1944-46 and purchased 1962. |
| Ruotsinsalmi | Minelayer | Ruotsinsalmi is a sound off Kotka. Place of two large naval battles in 1789 and 1790. Russia won the first one and Sweden the second one. | The day of the second battle 9. July is the Day of Finnish Navy. |
| Riilahti | Minelayer | Place of a naval battle in 1714. In Russian literature this battle is called Gangut. | |
| Vetehinen | Minelaying Submarine | From Finnish folklore, a water spirit. | |
| Vesihiisi | Minelaying Submarine | From Finnish folklore, a water spirit. | |
| Iku-Turso | Minelaying Submarine | From Finnish folklore, a water spirit. | |
| Vesikko | Medium Submarine | Vesikko (subs.) = mink | |
| Saukko | Small Submarine | Saukko (subs.) = otter | |
| Sisu Hurja |
M.A.S. Motor torpedo boat | Sisu (subs.) = guts Hurja (adj.) = fierce, reckless, wild |
Sisu is the one of the few names that were used for two ships at the same time. The other one was depot ship / ice breaker. After Hurja was stricken the name was used for one of the "Baglietto" classes. Hurja was also name of a prototype of fast attack craft in 1970's. |
| Isku | Exp. Motor torpedo boat | Isku (subs.) = strike, hit | Isku was used in 1970-80's for a test & training missile launch. |
| Nuoli Syöksy Raju Vinha |
Thornycroft motor torpedo boat |
Nuoli (subs.) = arrow Syöksy (subs.) = charge Raju (adj.) = frantic, violent Vinha (adj.) = swift |
"Nuoli" class was later used for a class of fast attack crafts built in 1960's. |
| "Jymy" class | Baglietto motor torpedo boat |
Jylhä (adj.) = rough, wild Jyry (subs.) = thunder Jyske (subs.) = thumping, pounding Jymy (subs.) = din |
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| "Hurja" class | Baglietto motor torpedo boat |
Hyöky (subs.) = surge Hirmu (subs.) = beast, brute Hurja (adj.) = fierce, reckless, wild Hyrsky (subs.) = surge Häijy (adj.) = wicked |
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| "Taisto" class | Baglietto motor torpedo boat |
Tarmo (subs.) = vigour Taisto (subs.) = battle Tyrsky (subs.) = surge, surf Tuima (adj.) = grim, stern Tuisku (subs.) = blizzard Tuuli (subs.) = wind |
"Tuima" class was later used for the four Soviet "Osa II" class missile boats purchased in 1970's. |
| Vasama | Soviet D 3 motor torpedo boat |
Vasama (subs.) = bolt, arrow | "Vasama" class was later used for British built "Dark" class fast attack crafts in 1950´s. |
| Viima Vihuri |
Soviet G 5 motor torpedo boat |
Viima (subs.) = strong wind Vihuri (subs.) = gust |
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| Louhi | Minelayer | From Finnish national epic, Kalevala. Louhi is one of the main characters, witch and female leader of the north country. It is joked that Louhi got its name from the rolling and smoke belching. | After the war icebreaker / depot ship Sisu was renamed Louhi. |
| Pommi Miina |
Mining tenders | Pommi (subs.) = bomb Miina (subs.) = mine |
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| Loimu Lieska Paukku |
Mining tenders | Loimu (subs.) = blaze Lieska (subs.) = flame Paukku (subs.) = bang |
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| Rautu Vilppula |
Minesweeper | Rautu was a county on Karelian Isthmus close to Russo-Finnish border. Vilppula is located about 80 km NE from Tampere. Both are places of decisive battles during the Civil War. |
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| "Ahven" class | Sweeper boats | Ahven (subs.) = perch Kiiski (subs.) = ruff Muikku (subs.) = vendace Särki (subs.) = roach Lahna (subs.) = bream Kuore (subs.) = spelt |
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| "Kuha" class | Sweeper boats | Kuha (subs.) = pike perch Salakka (subs.) = bleak Siika (subs.) = whitefish Harjus (subs.) = grayling Säynäs (subs.) = ide Karppi (subs.) = carp |
"Kuha" class was next used for mine sweepers built from glass reinforced plastic in 1970's. |
| "Silmä" class | Sweeper boats | Silmä (subs.) = eye | "Silmä" class boats were Coast Guard units. |
| Tursas Uisko |
Escort Vessel | Tursas (subs.) = octopus |
Coast Guard Vessel, former Belgian trawlers Celtic and Baltic. |
| Aunus Viena |
Auxiliary gunboat | Aunus and Viena are two counties in the northern Karelia. They belonged to Soviet Union after Finland became independent. Subject to raids of Finnish nationalists 1918-1922. | Former trawlers Kingston Emerald and Conan Doyle. |
| Pukkio Porkkala |
Minelayer, liaison vessel | Porkkala is a peninsula 30 km west from Helsinki. This area was rented to Soviet Union after Continuation War and returned 1956. | |
| Mursu | Salvage vessel | Mursu (subs.) = walrus |