Inka Niskanen

Inka Niskanen
Born1974 (age 50–51)
Allegiance Finland
Service / branch Finnish Air Force
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Alma materNational Defence University

Lt Col Inka Niskanen is an officer and fighter pilot in the Finnish Air Force. She is notable as the first woman in Finland to qualify to pilot a fighter jet; the first to command an air force squadron; and the first to reach, upon her promotion in June 2018, the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1][2][3]

In 1997, Niskanen volunteered for national military service (which for women is not mandatory in Finland) at the Training Air Wing, Finnish Air Force, at Kauhava. Following that, in 1998, she was accepted as the first female cadet into the air force officer training programme at the National Defence University, which she completed in 2002, being commissioned as a flight officer, and qualifying to fly the Hornet fighter jets.[2][4]

In 2014, Niskanen was promoted to major and in the summer of 2018 to lieutenant colonel. In January 2019, Niskanen took command of the Karelia Air Command 31 Squadron, as the first woman to hold such a post in Finland.[5][3]

From August 2021, she has worked at the National Defence University as the lead lecturer in aerial warfare studies.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Historiallinen nimitys: Ilmavoimat nimitti naisen ensimmäistä kertaa hävittäjälentolaivueen komentajaksi" (in Finnish). Yle. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Vain yksi nainen saa kantaa näitä kauluslaattoja - Puolustusvoimissa palvelee nyt Suomen historian korkea-arvoisin naisupseeri". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Suomen ensimmäinen nainen hävittäjälentäjänä jättää Karjalan lennoston – uusi paikka löytyi sotataidon ytimestä". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Hävittäjälentäjä Inka Niskanen saa tänään lentoupseerin viran". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 4 June 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Everstiluutnantti Inka Niskanen Hävittäjälentolaivue 31:n komentajaksi" [Lt Col Inka Niskanen appointed commander of no. 31 Squadron]. Ilmavoimat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Air Force. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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