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Scheduled airline founded by Karhumäki Oy, an aircraft manufacturer owned by Niilo and Valto Karhumäki. Company served Vaasa, Jonesuu, Tampere, Helsinki, Lapeeranta, Stockholm and Sundsvall by 1952 using Lockheed Lodestars. In 1957 company was renamed Kar-Air. By then, its fleet included Convair Metroplitan and DC-3s. Finnair became its majority shareholder in 1963. Its operations were merged into Finnair in 1996.

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1950 - 1996  (46)

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