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Interesting news and articles about air travelling, Finavia airports and aviation.

Tibet Airlines airplane at airport on a cloudy day.

Airlines of Helsinki Airport: Tibet Airlines

Starbucks staff celebrating ribbon cutting at coffee shop's grand opening.

Starbucks has now moved to the arrivals hall 2A

Helsinki-Vantaan lentoaseman Aukio.

Helsinki Airport’s new Aukio central plaza showcases Finnish brands for long-haul passengers

Air Serbia lentokone saamassa vesisuihkutervehdyksen.

Air Serbia’s route opening to Belgrade was celebrated at Helsinki Airport

Portait of Helsinki airport guard Mikael Kuisma.

Humans of Helsinki Airport: security guard Mikael Kuisma

People & Aviation

Man is taking a phone call.

What happens to unattended baggage at the airport?

Finnair airplane receiving water salute.

Finavia welcomed Ice Hockey World Championships winners with a water salute

People & Aviation

Virtual safaris help refine design details at Helsinki Airport’s new premises

Juneyao Air airplane on a runway.

Airlines of Helsinki Airport: Juneyao Air

People & Aviation Travel

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An air freighter that looks like a whale—and 3 other weirdest aircraft designs in history

People & Aviation

Helsinki Airport’s solar power plant is now the largest airport-based solar power generation facility in the Nordics

Taija Nilivaara

Humans of Lapland Airports: restaurant manager Taija Nilivaara

People & Aviation Travel

Helsinki-Vantaan arkkitehdille Vuoden lasirakentaja -palkinto

Architect of Helsinki Airport receives Glass Constructor of the Year award

People & Aviation

Purser blowing a kiss while getting off a yellow cab.

Helsinki-New York -route’s 50 year anniversary party was filled with sparkling glitter and street dance

Water automat and 3D wood panel wall.

A new milestone reached in Finavia’s investment programme: the forest-themed West Pier opened

Passenger arriving through opening glass doors.

The new bus station at Helsinki Airport is open

Runway Snowbot kumppanit

Five Finnish companies join forces in autonomous snow removal project

Moomin Coffee front

Jamie’s Deli and Moomin Coffee bring new restaurant experiences to Helsinki Airport

Helsinki Airport's south pier from outside.

Machine vision can enhance airport functions

Kuva markkinointitutkimusteko

Finavia awarded the Marketing Research Act of the Year 2019 prize

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What is the cheapest day to travel? And why is there a tiny hole in planes’ inner windows? Here are 4 interesting facts about flying

People & Aviation

Ivalon lentoasema

The northernmost airport in Finland is expanding: New passenger facilities and double the aircraft stands at Ivalo Airport

Airplane receiving a water salute.

Fly from Turku to Krakow, Poland – Wizz Air’s new route opening was celebrated on May Day

The side of Icelandsair's airplane.

Icelandair operates now in terminal 1 at Helsinki Airport

Water bottle on a seat.

How much water should you drink on a flight? Tips from a travel medicine specialist

Hand reaching out of a car window to take a parking slip out of a parking machine.

Rovaniemi Airport to move from parking coupons to mobile payment

White car driving towards exit at P5 parking hall.

From outdoor parking spaces to robot shuttle buses – how has parking changed at Helsinki Airport over the years?

Oksennuspussit

Steve Silberberg owns more than 3,000 air sickness bags – Two collectors shed light on their outlandish hobby

People & Aviation

Renovation materials

Customer experience comes before renovations at Helsinki Airport

Aukio transfer security checkpoint.

Helsinki Airport uses new full-body security scanners – this is how technology makes security control smoother