Covid-19 dogs arrive at the Helsinki Airport – able to identify the virus earlier than laboratory tests
Finavia welcomes Covid-19 dogs to Helsinki Airport. The company is pleased with the city of Vantaa’s efforts to test new and efficient ways to...
Finavia to renovate the runway at Kuusamo airport: no flights from 12 to 30 August 2019
During the three-week renovation, passengers travelling to Kuusamo may temporarily travel through Rovaniemi Airport. Finavia has arranged a bus service between Rovaniemi and Kuusamo...
Passengers arriving in Finland can again take domestic connecting flights
The flight restriction concerning domestic transfer passengers has been removed. Passengers arriving in Finland from abroad can again take domestic connecting flights.The travel restrictions...
Finavia’s latest passenger statistics: The recovery of air travel in Finland lags behind the rest of Europe
Helsinki Airport had 270,000 passengers in August, down 87 per cent compared to the previous year. The decline in passenger volumes was much smaller...
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...
Finavia airports had 26 million passengers in 2019 – a year of moderate growth in air traffic
2019 was a busy year at Finavia’s airports even though growth in air traffic was more moderate than in previous years. A total of...
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...
COVID-19 restrictions pushed Finland’s air traffic passenger volumes to a new decline in September
The passenger volume of Finavia’s airports fell by 90 per cent in September compared to the previous year. Finavia’s statistics for September indicate that...
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...
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...
The coronavirus crisis caused a collapse in passenger numbers at Finavia’s airports in April – slight revival visible since June
A total of 5,035,000 passengers travelled through Finavia’s airports between January and May 2020. Compared to the same period last year, passenger numbers decreased...
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...
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...
Finland sees record-breaking number of air passengers in 2017 – share of international passengers growing rapidly
In 2017, the Finnish airport company Finavia served nearly 22.7 million passengers at its 21 airports. Helsinki Airport, the largest airport in Finland, broke...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...