Emirates will launch a daily flight between Helsinki and Dubai from 1 October 2026, expanding its footprint in the Nordics. The new service introduces the only year-round, direct link between Finland and the UAE, unlocking expanded opportunities for both international leisure and corporate travel...

Yesterday, 33 students graduated from the Pilot Academy of the Latvian national airline airBaltic, receiving a commercial pilot license upon completion of the full-time airline transport pilot program. This marks the largest graduation ceremony in the academy’s history. Vilmantas Vaclovas Mažo...

Finnair has just announced a new offer, rewarding its loyal Finnair Plus members with the opportunity to collect double Avios and tier points on all new Finnair flight bookings, over the next 10 days. Customers booking between 19 August to 28 August 2025 will receive double Avios and tier points, ...

Ryanair is making a historic investment in route connections to Rovaniemi Airport, Finavia has said. This winter, the Irish low-cost carrier will operate a total of 10 different routes to Rovaniemi. Petri Vuori, senior vice president of sales and route development at Finavia, said: "Ryanair’...

Finnair is taking to the skies with its transatlantic expansion next summer, having named Toronto as its newest destination in North America. Set to launch on 4 May 2026, the connection will bridge Finnair’s home hub, Helsinki, with Toronto, Canada’s largest city and a global leader in busine...

Finavia has achieved net zero carbon emissions in its operations at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Net-zero emissions are verified in the international Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme, in which Finavia has been participating since 2011. Airports are accredited at seven different levels,...

In May, Finnair carried 1,017,200 passengers, which was 3.2% more than in May 2024. Passenger numbers increased significantly in North Atlantic and Asian traffic and saw a slight increase also in European traffic. Passenger numbers remained stable in Domestic traffic and declined n Middle ...

Finnair has unveiled its record-breaking schedule to Finnish Lapland this coming winter as it continues to offer unrivalled connectivity across the region. The new flights come as demand for travel to the Nordic nations continues to rise among customers searching for Santa, the Northern Lights and ...

Today Louhe Ltd, a Finland-based technology company providing data-driven situational awareness for the security of cyber-physical environments, released the results of a cost and safety survey of 45 leading European airports. By combining proprietary data from Louhe’s 2024 and 2025 internal re...

Several countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and Finland, have issued updated travel advisories for citizens visiting the United States, citing concerns over stricter immigration enforcement and potential detainment at U.S. borders. The warnings come amid growing concern in ...

Finnair carried 892,700 passengers in November - a year-on-year increase of 9.9 per cent. Overall capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), increased last month by 5.6 per cent year-on-year, as additional narrowbody capacity was deployed by Finnair after the wet lease outs to British...

Finnish flag carrier Finnair is set to boost its popular Heathrow-Helsinki route this winter as it continues to reinforce its position in the UK. From 27 October, the Finnish airline will add two extra daily flights to its Heathrow-Helsinki route, offering customers even better connections across...

Finnair has begun at voluntary weigh-in policy for passengers at Helsinki Airport, where the airline is headquartered. The Finnish airline rolled-out the policy at departure gates on Monday to better estimate the weight of its planes’ cargo before take-off. 600 passengers have already put th...

Several employee unions in Finland have announced a political strike against the Finnish Government, taking place on February 1–2, 2024. The political strike will have a significant impact on Helsinki Airport’s operations and on Finnair’s flight operations, and consequently, Finnair expects...

Finnair, the Finnish flag carrier, has added even more flights to its growing Summer 2024 schedule, due to increased global demand for travel. The extra flights to Europe, Asia and the US, come just ahead of the Christmas season, giving customers a chance to plan a summer to remember. In the US, Fi...