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Finland

Emerging space nation

A sourced snapshot of Finland's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.

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Capability tier

Emerging space nation

Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 0Nationals who have flown: 0

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

ESA Member (Ministry of Economic Affairs)

Other space institution · established 1995

Source: ESA Member (Ministry of Economic Affairs) · official site

Satellites (owner state)

34

Counted from the GCAT May 2026 snapshot. The interactive workspace shows a live CelesTrak figure, which uses different owner-attribution rules and will differ.

Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot

Ground stations

8

Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)

Space budget

$68M

Emerging spender · 2024

Source: OECD · GBARD by socio-economic objective

National strategy

Suomen avaruusstrategia (Finland's National Space Strategy) (2025)

Updated strategy focusing on space sector development, geopolitical resilience and international cooperation

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Ratified
Liability Convention 1972Ratified
Registration Convention 1975Ratified
Moon Agreement 1979Not a party
Artemis Accords 2020Signatory (2025-01-21)

Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)

Launch sites

No launch infrastructure on Finnish soil; payload integration only.

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

No nationals have flown in space on record.

Milestones

  • 1995ESA Member (Ministry of Economic Affairs) established

Notable missions and contributions

  • ESA member since 1995
  • ICEYE (Helsinki) — world largest SAR microsatellite constellation (30+ sats)
  • FMI instruments on Mars missions (ExoMars, ASPERA)
  • Aalto-1 (2017) — first Finnish satellite
  • Sodankyla ground station — tracking and aurora
  • VTT MIKES — space instrumentation