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Finavia publishes new sustainability plan for net zero by 2025

12 January 2023 | By Sarah Wills (International Airport Review)

The ‘Towards sustainable air travel’ programme sees the company reducing its carbon emissions as low as is technologically and financially feasible across all of its airports.

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Optimising winter operations through use of data

9 January 2023 | By Henri Hansson

As an airport company operating and developing 20 airports across Finland, Finavia is familiar with the varying winter conditions. Finavia is known for its ‘snow-how’ that it is constantly developing. Our goal is to create smooth conditions at all our airports at all times. Henri Hansson, Finavia’s Senior Vice President,…

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In conversation with Jani Ceder, Head of APOC at Helsinki Airport

4 January 2023 | By Jani Ceder

Watch this exclusive interview with the Head of Airport Operations Center at Helsinki Airport.

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Helsinki Airport commits to national energy-saving campaign

1 November 2022 | By International Airport Review

As part of Finland's national energy-saving campaign ‘Down a Degree’, Helsinki Airport has agreed to reduce the indoor temperature and lighting of it's terminals.

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In conversation with Petri Vuori and Jani Jolkkonen, Finavia

12 October 2022 | By Jani Jolkkonen, Petri Vuori

Watch this exclusive video filmed at Routes Europe 2022!

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Significant revenue increase across Finavia’s network

2 September 2022 | By International Airport Review

Finavia's revenues have increased by 181.8 per cent during the review period (January to June 2022), due to substantial growth in passenger activity.

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Chinese air travel is recovering with Sichuan Airlines resuming flights from Helsinki Airport to Chengdu

2 August 2022 | By International Airport Review

The Chinese airline Sichuan Airlines resumed flights last week on 29 July 2022 and will fly once a week from Helsinki Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. The re-opening of the route is an important step towards the recovery of Chinese scheduled flights.

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European airports progress towards net zero carbon emissions

30 June 2022 | By International Airport Review

Airports Council International Europe has announced significant progress, with the European airport industry, in the concrete steps towards net zero CO2 emissions, with plans to further accelerate commitments.

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Helsinki Airport awarded ‘Best Airport in Northern Europe’

22 June 2022 | By International Airport Review

Helsinki Airport has been awarded the 'Best Airport in Northern Europe' in the global airport customer satisfaction survey conducted by Skytrax.

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A historic change at Helsinki Airport

20 June 2022 | By International Airport Review

Finavia will centralise the check-in, security controls, and baggage claims for passengers at Helsinki Airport’s new, state-of-the-art terminal.

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Next generation technology to transform Helsinki Airport

29 March 2022 | By International Airport Review

Finavia is to introduce next generation, state-of-the-art technology at Helsinki Airport, centralising all flights to one terminal to ensure the passenger security and control experience is seamless and faster.

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Finnair launches carbon offsetting scheme for passengers

17 March 2022 | By International Airport Review

Finnair has launched a new initiative to encourage passengers to seamlessly offset their flight emissions with a service that combines Sustainable Aviation Fuel and trusted climate projects.

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Cleaner, Greener Airports: Making Aviation More Sustainable – Finavia’s 20 airports

25 February 2022 | By Mikko Viinikainen

In this instalment of International Airport Review’s exclusive online series, Mikko Viinikainen, Vice President of Sustainability and Environment at Finavia, discusses the steps the Finnish airport company has taken in reducing carbon emissions, and the complexities of implementing net zero emissions targets.

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New Plaza Premium Lounge launches at Helsinki Airport arrivals hall

24 February 2022 | By International Airport Review

Helsinki Airport launches its second Plaza Premium Lounge located in the new Terminal 2 arrivals hall, offering passengers diverse wellness services and conference facilities.

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Testing updated check-in services at Helsinki Airport

23 February 2022 | By International Airport Review

At Helsinki Airport’s Terminal 2, updated check-in services have been tested with trial passengers, in order for Finavia to gather valuable information and feedback on the new processes.

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