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...
Finnish airports get lots of new routes this summer
Finavia’s flight list for the summer: Lots of new routes – interesting American and Asian destinations are includedFlights are resuming at both Helsinki...
Finavia’s 2021 statistics: Air travel recovered towards the end of the year – Airports in Lapland had an excellent Christmas season
A total of 5.4 million people travelled through Finavia’s airports in 2021. Air traffic began to recover significantly in the second half of the...
European Commission approves €350 million Finnish support to Finavia in the context of the coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, three Finnish measures, with an overall budget of €350 million, to support airport operator...
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare recommends all airlines to require negative Covid-19 test certificate from passengers going to Finland
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has given a recommendation on 22 January, for all airlines operating to Finland. THL recommends that...
Finnish airports traffic slowed in 2020: passenger numbers fell by 20 million (75%)
The number of passengers at Finavia's airports remained at a record low in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2020, airports served a...
Finnish airport operator Finavia to cut 110 jobs and continue temporary layoffs
The cooperation negotiations that began in November and concern the entire Finavia Group have been completed for the airport operator Finavia. The cooperation negotiations...
Finavia’s flight statistics for October: The decline in passenger volumes continued: -91%
The situation at Finavia’s airports is worsening. The number of passengers was 91 per cent lower than in October last year. The number of...