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Fresh statistics by Finavia: Air passenger volumes experiencing strong growth in Finland

During the first six months of the year, the total number of passengers travelling via Finavia airports amounted to 12.3 million passengers, which is 1.3 million more than the year before. This represents an increase of 11.9 per cent. Helsinki Airport served a record-breaking 10.1 million air passengers.“Growth of nearly 12 per cent is sky-high. The direction is good not only at Helsinki Airport but also at our central regional airports. The excellent figures not only reflect the favourable economic situation but also Helsinki Airport's strengthened position as the hub for air traffic

Helsinki Airport’s F&B offer excelled with #LIFINHEL campaign in the 2018 FAB Awards

The 2018 Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards took place in Helsinki on 20-21 June. Finavia, the host of this year's event which was organized for the first time in Finland, turned out to be victorious again with its #LIFEINHEL campaign bringing home the prize of The F&B Marketing Campaign of the Year.“As one of the leading Europe-Asia hubs, we have tough competition. Helsinki Airport’s F&B offering with strong emotion, originality and a variety of concepts to experience Finnishness is considered as one of the key strategic competitive assets we are proud to present. We

Ajisen Ramen, Jamie’s Deli and Moomin Coffee arriving at the best airport in Northern Europe

Finland’s first Ajisen Ramen, Jamie’s Deli and Moomin Coffee will open their doors at Helsinki Airport. The renowned restaurants will complement the airport’s wide range of services when the newest part of the ongoing terminal expansion opens at the beginning of next year.“We are very happy that Helsinki Airport’s ranking as the best airport in Northern Europe  and as a continuously developing airport has also been noted among the best restaurant business operators. We

Passenger volumes at Helsinki Airport increasing faster than at other Nordic main airports

In March, the growth of passenger traffic at the main Nordic airports was the fastest at Helsinki Airport for the eleventh consecutive month. The increase in passenger volumes also continues at other Finnish airports. In the first quarter of 2018, Finavia’s airports were visited by a little over 5.9 million passengers.“We carry out a monthly comparison of the growth rate of Helsinki Airport’s international passenger traffic to the reported growth of passenger volumes at other main airports in Northern Europe. In a long-term comparison, we surpassed Oslo in Norway and Copenhagen in Denmark

Helsinki Airport’s route selection grows rapidly – see the list of all new routes

This year, connections from Finland’s largest airport to destinations around the world will again increase significantly. There will be new routes, additional flights to familiar destinations and larger aircraft.“There are exceptionally good flight connections to Finland from all around the world. Both holidaymakers and business life benefit from the most versatile route selection in the Nordic countries. Of all airports in Northern Europe, we have by far the most connections to Asia, which attracts especially Chinese and Japanese to Finland,” notes Joni Sundelin, Finavia’s new Director of

The 2018 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards: Helsinki Airport is the Best Airport in Northern Europe

Helsinki Airport has been voted the Best Airport in Northern Europe by passengers in the SKYTRAX World Airport Awards. The results were announced at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Stockholm, Sweden on 21 March 2018.”It is an honour to receive this award by passengers all around the world. It is the best way to verify that our hard work towards enhancing customer experience  in Helsinki Airport is paying off. At the same time, I want to warmly thank our Finavia personnel and all of our partners here in Helsinki

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 its record with nearly 19 million passengers in a year. The Lapland airports in Northern Finland achieved their milestone of one million air passengers earlier in the year than ever before.For the entire country, the passenger numbers increased by 10.8% in December and a total of 9.2% in 2017. The growth reflects the excellent year of the Finnish airline Finnair, the allure of Finland and the increasingly important status of Helsinki

Record-breaking Helsinki Airport

Helsinki Airport reached a significant milestone on 13 December 2017, at approximately 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The number of passengers reached 18 million.“Helsinki Airport is rapidly growing. The number of passengers passing through the airport each year is more than three times the population of Finland. At this rate, the magic number of 20 million will be reached as early as 2019,” says Airport Director Ville Haapasaari, Finavia.  The growth in the number of passengers has exceeded all expectations. The increasing growth is seen and felt at the airport. During peak hours, the

Helsinki Airport’s #LIFEINHEL hero heads to magical Lapland

It is time for an igloo hotel, the Northern Lights, Santa Claus with his reindeers and fresh Arctic air. After 30 days of living in Helsinki Airport, #LIFEINHEL star Ryan Zhu will travel with his nearest and dearest to Lapland, a popular winter destination.Finland is one of the hot spots in travelling. Both National Geographic and Lonely Planet named the country as one of the best destinations in the world in 2017. Finavia, the Finnish airport operator, has been highlighting through Ryan’s experiences how smooth travelling to Finland is. Now this #LIFEINHEL campaign will reach its zenith

Finnish airport operator Finavia reaches new passenger highs

The number of passengers continued to grow in the third quarter of 2017, as expected. The total growth in the 21 airports operated by Finavia was 9.4%. International passenger volumes grew even more rapidly, by 12.7%. According to Finavia’s traffic statistics there were over 16.8 million passengers in its airports between January and September.“Our passenger volumes continue to grow due to general positive development in the economy, Finnair’s strong growth especially in their Asian air traffic, improved passenger load factors, and Finland’s growing attraction as a travel destination. We

Helsinki Airport best connected airport in Northern Europe – global connectivity nearly doubles in decade

Helsinki Airport, operated by Finavia, is the best connected airport in Northern Europe. According to the findings of Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Industry Connectivity report, Helsinki Airport is highly competitive operation that offers a wide network of destinations and attracts a high proportion of transit passengers.Ranked highest in the ACI Europe report are airports offering excellent links with other well-connected airports. Helsinki Airport is ranked 12th in Europe and a clear first in Northern Europe. “In recent years, Helsinki Airport has strengthened its

Helsinki Airport best connected airport in Northern Europe – global connectivity nearly doubles in decade

Helsinki Airport, operated by Finavia, is the best connected airport in Northern Europe. According to the findings of Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Industry Connectivity report, Helsinki Airport is highly competitive operation that offers a wide network of destinations and attracts a high proportion of transit passengers.Ranked highest in the ACI Europe report are airports offering excellent links with other well-connected airports. Helsinki Airport is ranked 12th in Europe and a clear first in Northern Europe. “In recent years, Helsinki Airport has strengthened its

Helsinki Airport goes solar energy – Finavia supports the international climate agreement through its climate programme

Finavia, the operator of Helsinki Airport, has decided to speed up its ambitious climate programme. The aim of the programme is to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions caused by the operations of all of the company's 21 airports to zero by 2020. Through its airport network, Finavia is a key party to the commitment of European airport companies to have 100 carbon-neutral airports in Europe by 2030.At Helsinki Airport, this goal will already be reached in 2017, when the largest airport solar power plant in the Nordic countries is opened at the airport, and when airport buses start using

Finavia recruits 200 test passengers to assess the new Helsinki Airport terminal facilities – A role play inspired event at the airport

A new era of travel will soon be here when Finavia opens the new magnificent south wing of Helsinki Airport during summer 2017. Before the opening, Finavia will invite 200 volunteers to the airport to test that the south wing operations work as they should.Finavia has an ongoing development programme at Helsinki Airport, worth of almost one billion euros, which will expand the airport and increase its capacity. With the development programme, Finavia is prepared to serve 20 million passengers at Helsinki Airport per year in 2020. The first part of the new extension, the south wing, is

Hop on to sauna, Sibelius or Formula 1 bus at Helsinki Airport

This year Finland celebrates its hundred years of independence. Finavia takes part to the festivities throughout the year. Now, to honor the 100-year-old Finland, Finavia rides Helsinki Airport passengers from terminal to the airplane on various Finland-themed buses.- For many passengers, Helsinki Airport is their first or only contact with Finland. We want to introduce all our passengers to our country, whether they stayed here for a week or only 30 minutes. With our theme buses it will not only be smooth, but surely memorable, ride from the airplane to the terminal, says Katja Siberg,

Helsinki Airport development programme has already offered employment equalling 3,000 person-years

Launched in 2013, Finavia’s development programme at Helsinki Airport has already offered new jobs equalling 3,000 person-years. Finavia's investments have a significant impact on the Finnish economy, already during the construction period. In 2020, the expanded Helsinki Airport will support Finland's competitiveness even further.The employment effect of the Helsinki Airport development programme extending to 2020 totals approximately 14,000 person-years. By the beginning of November 2016, the programme has already offered new jobs equalling 3,000 person-years. The programme has mainly been

Historical collaboration: Finavia staff learning at Asia’s largest airport

Finavia and Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) with its massive 90 million annual passengers have launched a staff exchange programme in October. The goal is to learn about Chinese service culture and to deploy this new knowledge at Helsinki Airport services. Chinese passengers are the fastest growing passenger group at Helsinki Airport and a significant source of growth for Finavia.- It is fantastic for our staff to visit the world’s second largest airport and to see its day-to-day work and practices first-hand. We’re looking forward to a unique, useful and unforgettable

Record number of passengers at Helsinki Airport – over 16 million

Helsinki Airport has set a new record for passenger volume – over 16 million passengers. The increase over the previous figures almost amounts to the population of Helsinki. For the first time, passenger volumes at all Finavia airports increased to over 20 million passengers. There were increases in both domestic traffic and international air traffic. As a result, Rovaniemi set an all-time passenger volume record, and Oulu was once again in the million-passenger club. Tourism in Lapland is recovering to almost the same level it was in its peak years.A total of 20,083,297 passengers (19,691,

Flight connections to Lapland from around the world rise to a new level

Lapland, home of Santa, was full of Christmas spirit, when Lufthansa launched its new flights from Munich to Kittilä Airport on Saturday 19 December.Lufthansa’s first flight landed on the newly-renovated Kittilä Airport in the afternoon. With the new route, the flight connections to Kittilä during the winter season 2015–2016 will raise to a class of their own. “We are happy to welcome Lufthansa and winter tourists to magical Lapland. The new direct flight route is the best Christmas present imaginable to the north as it will improve the accessibility of Lapland significantly. It is

Finavia invests in the travel experience at Santa's official airport

Contributing to the prospects of tourism in Lapland, Finavia Corporation is investing in Rovaniemi Airport. Modernisation of the terminal will make travel smoother and more comfortable as soon as next winter. The airport's atmosphere and services will feature the magic of Lapland and the nature of Finland more prominently.Rovaniemi Airport in Finland is in the middle of large-scale improvements. The security checkpoint will receive a total facelift, passport control will be relocated, and the facilities of Customs will be renovated. Services will be upgraded with a new restaurant section

Award-winning Helsinki Airport app available for Apple Watch

Traveling via Helsinki Airport is now even smoother if you have the new Apple Watch on your wrist. The application notifies passengers e.g. real time flight updates and gate info.– Development of digital services is an important part of our development work. We want to be pioneers, and this will be a huge step for our digital strategy. We are proud that the Helsinki Airport mobile application has been accepted among the first smartwatch applications available in App Store, says Ville Haapasaari, Helsinki Airport Director and SVP of the Finnish airport operator Finavia Corporation.

Finavia makes air travel smoother with bag drop machines

Finavia continues to make air travel easier and introduces bag drop machines for departing passengers. With the machines, passengers can drop their bags themselves to be transported in the cargo hold. This will be possible at Helsinki Airport at the beginning of summer, and at Oulu Airport in the autumn.Finavia has piloted bag drop machines at Helsinki Airport since 2012. The bag drop machines (self-service) have been available to the customers of SAS and Norwegian, and the experiences of the machines have been good. Finavia is now expanding the use of bag drop machines: in the first stage,

Finavia to launch Helsinki Airport development programme in January

Finavia will start to increase the capacity of Helsinki Airport's departure hall and improve terminal services beginning straight after Epiphany. The first stage of the programme will be completed in the summer, at which time a new security checkpoint will be introduced in Terminal 2. At the same time, the shopping environment of the airport will undergo a complete transformation."The increase in passenger volumes particularly shows in the departure lobby of Terminal 2. We want to increase the flow and the pass-through capacity to a great extent. Our goal is that all passengers can pass

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