Luxair launches Helsinki–Luxembourg route with first scheduled Embraer E195-E2 service at Helsinki Airport
Luxair has inaugurated direct flights between Helsinki and Luxembourg, introducing a new twice-weekly connection that further expands Helsinki Airport’s European route network.
The first flight...
Lapland drives Finland’s air travel growth, but recovery lags behind Nordic neighbours
Finland’s airports handled 19.6 million passengers in 2024, a 7% increase, but air travel remains 25% below 2019 levels due to the impact of...
Record-breaking Winter season for Finnish Lapland: 24 new routes and expanded connectivity at Finavia airports
The 2024-2025 winter air travel season, starting October 27, brings a record number of routes to Finnish Lapland, with 24 new direct international flights...
Helsinki Airport resolves baggage distribution system malfunction after some passengers left without luggage
A technical issue that disrupted the handling of departing baggage at Helsinki Airport on the morning of October 3, 2024, has been resolved. The...
Northern lights peak season begins in Finland, offering prime viewing opportunities
Northern Finland has entered its best season for spotting the northern lights, a breathtaking natural phenomenon that is most active from late August to...
Finnish air traffic grows modestly amid shift toward tourism, challenges in work-related travel
Finavia, the operator of Finland's airports, reported a 4.2% increase in passenger numbers for the first half of 2024, reaching 9.4 million passengers. This...
Finavia achieves net zero carbon emissions at four airports, earns sustainable travel certificates
Finavia, a leading airport management company, has achieved net zero carbon emissions at Ivalo, Kittilä, Kuusamo, and Rovaniemi Airports through reduced energy consumption and...
Finavia announces increase in airport charges starting January 1, 2024
Finland's airport operator, Finavia, is set to implement higher airport charges for airlines and other users beginning January 1, 2024. The adjustment is prompted...
A lot of new routes to open at Finland’s Finavia airports: up to 24 brand new starts for the winter season
Finavia airports are set to introduce 24 new routes during the 2023-2024 winter season, connecting Finland to over 130 destinations worldwide. Lapland, in particular,...
New centralised baggage claim hall’s completion brings Helsinki Airport’s development programme close to the finishing line
Helsinki Airport's development programme by Finavia is nearing completion, aimed at enhancing the passenger travel experience. As part of this 10-year initiative, Finavia has...
Kuusamo airport (Finland) resumes operations on 16 August after renovation
Finavia has successfully concluded a EUR 2.5 million investment project at Kuusamo Airport, including a new runway lighting system, apron resurfacing, and taxiway improvements.The...
Passenger volumes at Finavia’s airports continue to grow in H1/2023 – Rovaniemi exceeded its 2019 volume
A total of 9 million passengers travelled through Finavia's 20 airports in January–June 2023, an increase of 36 per cent from the previous year....
Finavia makes air travel easier: up to two litres of liquids per passenger can be taken through the security control at Helsinki Airport
Finavia, the Finnish airport management company, has announced that it will improve the security control process at Helsinki Airport and increase the amount of...
Finavia is developing Kuusamo Airport: no flights from 17 July to 15 August 2023 due to repairs
Finavia, the Finnish airport management company, is undertaking infrastructure improvements at Kuusamo Airport in Finland over the summer. The project includes replacing the runway...
Tampere Airport (Finland) now offers direct scheduled flights to Nice and Milan
The airport operator Finavia and the airline airBaltic celebrated the opening of two new direct flight connections from Tampere-Pirkkala Airport to Nice in France...
Nearly 150 direct flight connections around the world this summer, Finavia reports
According to airport company Finavia's new list of destinations, there will be direct flights from its airports (with Helsinki as its biggest hub) to...
A total of 15.4 million passengers travelled through Finland’s Finavia airports in 2022
According to Finavia's latest annual statistics on air traffic, 15.4 million passengers passed through Finavia’s airports last year. A new record was set in...
Helsinki Airport’s new terminal receives an international Prix Versailles 2022 award for architecture and design
The new Helsinki Airport terminal, built by Finavia, has received an award in the internationally prestigious Prix Versailles 2022 architecture and design competition.“We are...
Growing number of Christmas tourists in Lapland travelling on scheduled flights
The Christmas season will begin at Finavia’s airports on 25 November 2022, when the first charter flights from Europe will land at Ivalo and...
Finavia’s statistics: Air traffic is recovering at a fast pace
A total of 6,6 million passengers travelled through Finavia’s airports between January–June 2022. This represents an increase of 520 per cent from the previous...