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Stay updated on Finland, a country located in Northern Europe. Explore news about Finland’s aviation industry, airports, airlines, culture, and any updates.
Finnair explains why it’s planning to weigh passengers before boarding flights
Finnair is searching for volunteer passengers to be weighed, along with their hand luggage, before boarding their flight. …
Finnair appoints head of postal delivery firm Turkka Kuusisto as new CEO
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair has appointed Turkka Kuusisto as the airline’s new CEO after acquiring his talents from…
US Air Force set to deploy aircraft to Finland
Antti Häkkänen and Antony Blinken, respectively Finnish Minister of Defense and United States Secretary of State, are set…
Winter Wonderland: why European airlines are flocking to Lapland for winter
Seasonal traffic flows are a well-known phenomenon in the European airline industry. At the start of every summer…
Finnair celebrates a century of operations
Founded in 1923, Finnair has grown from humble beginnings to become a respected and successful international carrier. Here…
Royal Air Force joins Finland for agile combat employment exercise
The Finnish Air Force is hosting its annual road base exercise, Baana 23, from September 18 to September…
Finnair flies 1M monthly passengers for first time since start of COVID pandemic
Finnair carried 1,062,500 passengers in July 2023, which was 6.3% more than in July 2022 and 6.5% more…
Finland to acquire David’s Sling air defense system from Israel
The Finnish Defence Forces are set to procure the “David’s Sling” system as their next long-range air defense…
Finland in NATO: what are the consequences for air defense in the Baltic?
For decades, Finland has maintained a policy of non-alignment, declining to join any military alliance. However, with increasing…
Finnair plans to outsource cabin crew jobs on some routes in cost-cutting drive
Finnair has warned it could outsource cabin crew jobs in a bid to achieve savings after failing to…
Will Finland and Sweden house NATO nuclear weapons?
Finland and Sweden are not ruling out the possibility of housing nuclear bombs as part of the NATO nuclear sharing…
Finland closes major highway to conduct air force drill
Finland closed one of its major highways so that the Finnish Air Force could use a section to…
Reeling from Russian airspace closure, Finnair looks to cut jobs
Hurt by the closure of Russian airspace, Finnair is in talks with staff on cutting up to 200…
Finnair to reduce its fleet size in a bid to cope with closed Russian airspace
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair plans to reduce the number of aircraft in its fleet, as it aims to…
Finland suspects two Russian MiG-31 fighters of violating its airspace
Finland’s Ministry of Defense suspects that two Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Finnish airspace near Porvoo, east of Helsinki,…
Royal Air Force deploys fighter jets to Finland and Sweden for joint training
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has deployed fighter aircraft to Finland and Sweden for joint tactics training exercises…
Helsinki Airport simplifies and centralizes operations in one new terminal
Helsinki Airport (HEL) announced that all airport operations will be done in one single terminal. The airport’s management…
Finnair wet leases A320 from DAT as summer travel picks up
Finnair is wet leasing an Airbus A320 for its summer operations to meet an expected increase in demand. …