Finnair Plc (, ) is the

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and largest full-service legacy

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, with headquarters in

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on the grounds of

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, its hub. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international air travel in Finland. Its major shareholder is the government of Finland, which owns 55.9% of its shares. Finnair is a member of the

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. Founded in 1923, Finnair is the fifth oldest airline in continuous operation and is consistently listed as one of the safest in the world. The company's slogans are ''Designed for you'' and ''The Nordic Way.''

History

Founding

In 1923, consul Bruno Lucander founded Finnair as Aero O/Y (''Aero Ltd''). The company code, "AY", stands for Aero Osake-yhtiö ("yhtiö" means "company" in Finnish). Lucander had previously run the Finnish operations of the Estonian airline Aeronaut. In mid 1923, he concluded an agreement with

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Flugzeugwerke AG to provide aircraft and technical support in exchange for a 50% ownership in the new airline. The charter establishing the company was signed in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

on 12 September 1923, and the company was entered into the trade register on 11 December 1923. The first flight was on 20 March 1924, from Helsinki to

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, on a Junkers F.13 aircraft equipped with floats. The

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service ended in 1936 following the construction of the first

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in Finland.

World War II

Air raids on Helsinki and other Finnish cities made

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a difficult period for the airline. Half of the fleet was requisitioned by the Finnish Air Force and it was estimated that, during the

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in 1939 and 1940, half of the airline's passengers from other Finnish cities were children being evacuated to

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Immediate postwar period

The Finnish government wanted longer routes, so it acquired a majority stake in the company in 1946 and re-established services to Europe in November 1947, initially using the

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. In 1953, the airline began branding itself as Finnair. The Convair 440 twin-engined pressurised airliner was acquired from January 1953, and these faster aircraft were operated on the company's longer routes as far as

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Jet Age (1960s and 1970s)

Finnair Caravelle Basle Airport - April 1976

In 1961, Finnair joined the jet age by adding Rolls-Royce Avon-engined Caravelles to its fleet. These were later exchanged with the manufacturer for

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-engined Super Caravelles. In 1962, Finnair acquired a 27% controlling interest in a private Finnish airline, Kar-Air. Finnair Oy became the company's official name on 25 June 1968. In 1969, it took possession of its first U.S. made jet, a

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. The first transatlantic service to New York was inaugurated on 15 May 1969. In the 1960s, Finnair's head office was in Helsinki. Gunnar-Korhonen-1966

Finnair received its first wide-body aircraft in 1975, two DC-10-30 planes. The first of these arrived on 4 February 1975 and entered service on 14 February 1975, flying between Helsinki and New York, later between Helsinki and Las Palmas. Finnair created Finnaviation was established in 1979. It was formed from the reorganization of Wihuri OY Finnwings (which had started services in 1950 as Lentohuolto OY) and its merging with Nordair OY. Scheduled domestic services began in October 1979. In the early 1980s, Finnair held a 60% shareholding. Finnaviation was eventually completely merged into Finnair."Finnair tvingas hårdbanta",

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1993-03-03.

Expansion (1980s)

In 1981, Finnair opened routes to

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and

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. Finnair became the first operator to fly non-stop from

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, operating Helsinki–

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flights with a modified McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER in April 1983. Until then, flights had to go via

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(

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, SAS, BA) or

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(most carriers) due to

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airspace restrictions, but Finnair circumvented these by flying directly north from Helsinki, over the

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and back south through the

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, avoiding Soviet airspace. However, Finnair did not have to make a roundabout because of the Soviet regulation on this route, but the Japanese authorities demanded it (as JAL requested strongly). The aircraft was fitted with extra fuel tanks, taking 13 hours for the trip. The routes through Soviet airspace and with a stopover in Moscow also took 13 hours, but flights with a stopover in Anchorage took up to 16 hours, giving Finnair a competitive edge. In the spring of 1986, Soviet regulators finally cleared the way for Air France and Japan Airlines to fly nonstop Paris-Tokyo services over Soviet airspace, putting Finnair at a disadvantage. Finnair launched a Helsinki-

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route in 1988, making Finnair the first Western European carrier to fly non-stop between

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and

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. In 1989, Finnair became the launch customer for the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the first of which was delivered on 7 December 1990. The first revenue service with the MD-11 took place on 20 December 1990, with OH-LGA operating a flight from Helsinki to

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in the

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Subsidiary airlines (1990s–2000s)

In 1997, the subsidiaries Kar-Air and Finnaviation became wholly owned by Finnair and were integrated into the mainline operations. On 25 September 1997, the company's official name was changed to Finnair Oyj. In 1999, Finnair joined the

airline alliance. In 2001, Finnair reused the name "Aero" when establishing Aero Airlines, a subsidiary airline based in

. In 2003, Finnair acquired ownership of the Swedish low-cost airline, FlyNordic, which operated mainly within

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. In 2007, Finnair sold all its shares in FlyNordic to

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. As part of the transaction, Finnair acquired 4.8% of the latter company, becoming its third largest shareholder. Finnair later sold their shares in 2013. On 8 March 2007, Finnair became the first airline to order the

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aircraft, placing an order for 11 Airbus A350 XWB (plus 8 options), with delivery started in 2015.

Labour disputes and restructuring (2006–present)

Finnair has suffered from many labour disputes in this period, resulting from cost-cutting measures prompted by competition from budget airlines. On 1 December 2011, Finnair transferred its baggage and apron services to Swissport International as per a five-year agreement signed on 7 November 2011. As of 2022, it transported about 2.9 million passengers, a substantial decrease from 2019 as

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shut down airports and airlines due to travel restrictions. At the end of 2022, the airline employed 5,325 people on average. From 2022 onwards, the Russian airspace closure resulting from the

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has forced Finnair to suspend some services to Asia. In March 2023, Finnair announced it would terminate domestic flights from both

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and

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to Helsinki in favor of coach service due to low demand and the short distance.

Corporate affairs

Business trends

The key trends for Finnair are shown below (for each year ending 31 December):

Ownership and structure

The group's parent company is Finnair Plc, which is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange and domiciled in Helsinki at the registered address Tietotie 9,

. The State of Finland is the major shareholder (55.8%), with no other shareholder owning more than 5% of shares.

Subsidiaries and associates

Finnair Cargo

Two subsidiary companies, Finnair Cargo Oy and Finnair Cargo Terminal Operations Oy, form Finnair's

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business. The offices of both companies are at

. Finnair Cargo uses Finnair's fleet on its cargo operations. Finnair Cargo has three hubs: * Helsinki Airport:

is the main hub of Finnair Cargo. There is a new freight terminal at the airport, opened in the first half of 2017. * Brussels Airport: Finnair Cargo has used Brussels Airport as a secondary hub for freight operations. Now the cargo airline operates its flights from BRU in co-operation with DHL Aviation (EAT Leipzig). * London Heathrow Airport:

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is the most recent hub addition to Finnair Cargo's route network. In cooperation with

IAG Cargo IAG Cargo is the cargo handling division of International Airlines Group (IAG). IAG Cargo uses the freight capacity of its sister airlines' passenger flights, such as British Airways, and maintains three hubs located at Dublin Airport, Heathrow A ...

, Finnair operates to LHR daily with

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to carry extra freight.

Nordic Regional Airlines

Nordic Regional Airlines Nordic Regional Airlines Oy (abbreviated as Norra and often stylised as N°RRA, previously ''Flybe Nordic'') is a Finnish regional airline based on the grounds of Helsinki Airport. Norra is owned as a joint venture by Finnair, Finland's flag ...

(Norra) is 40% owned by Finnair. The airline uses a fleet of ATR 72-500 aircraft, leased from Finnair, and Embraer E190 aircraft, both painted in Finnair livery. The airline began operations on 20 October 2011 as a joint venture between Flybe and Finnair. The airline has operated under Finnair's flight code since 1 May 2015.

Head office

Finnair's head office, known as the House of Travel and Transportation (or "HOTT"), is located on the grounds of

approximately 1 km south of the passenger terminal. The office opened in 2013, replacing the previous head office which stood on an adjacent lot. The mixed-use building has a total floor area of across seven floors, including of office space. The previous airport head office had been in use since 1994, then replacing an office located in central

.1994
." Finnair Group. Retrieved on 14 February 2010. "Finnair's head office moved from the centre of Helsinki to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The official 'house-warming' at Tietotie 11 was held on 11 January." The last Helsinki head office, designed by architect , opened in 1972. Finnair fully vacated the building in 2013, and in 2016, it was converted into rental storage units.

Corporate design

Livery

The company revealed a new

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in December 2010. Major changes include a restyled and larger lettering on the aircraft body, repainting of the

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in white, and a reversal of the color scheme for the tail fin favoring a white background with a blue stylized

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. The outline of the globe was also removed from the tail fin.

Flight attendant uniforms

The current uniform was designed by Ritva-Liisa Pohjalainen and launched in December 2011. Finnair has codes to indicate the rank of crew members: one Stripe (pattern), stripe in the sleeve (or epaulettes in the case of male crew wearing vests) for normal Cabin Crew, two stripes for Senior Cabin Crew (only for outsourced Spanish crew) acting as a

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, and three stripes for a Purser/Chief Purser. Additionally, some female Pursers have a white vertical stripe on their dresses or blouses indicating their years of service. Finnair requires its cabin crew to wear

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s during take-off and landing for safety reasons. Finnair's previous cabin crew uniform was named the fifth most stylish uniform by the French magazine ''Bon Voyage''.

Partnerships

Finnair has several partnerships with following companies and airlines including Alaska Airlines,

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, Deutsche Bahn (DB), Chinese JD.com,

Japan Airlines Japan Airlines (JAL) is the flag carrier airline of Japan. JAL is headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport, Narita and Haneda Airport, Haneda airports, as well as secondary hubs in Osaka's Kansai ...

and

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Destinations

Finnair flies from its Helsinki hub to over 80 destinations in over 35 countries in

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and

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. Finnair also serves six destinations in the United States. Previously, the airline has served

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

and

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, including countries such as

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and

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, but primarily on a leisure basis. Finnair has over 10 domestic destinations. Domestic flights are operated in co-operation with the airline's subsidiary

. In 2021, Finnair opened five routes from Stockholm–Arlanda to Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi and

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, as well as New York–JFK,

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and

in the

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. Those routes have been discontinued. On 28 February 2022, Russia closed its airspace as a countermeasure to EU airspace closure. This meant many changes to Finnair's Asian services, as most of Finnair's flights between Europe and Asia had used the shortest, fastest, and most environmentally sound route over Russia. In response, on 9 March 2022, flight AY073 departed from Helsinki to Tokyo Narita via the North Pole. Back in 1983, Finnair was the first airline to fly non-stop from Europe to Japan by flying over the North Pole – so operating in the polar region is not new to Finnair. Finnair announced a new route to Dallas/Fort Worth in 2022. Finnair also reintroduced flights to Seattle/Tacoma in 2022.

Codeshare agreements

Finnair codeshares with the following airlines: *

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Air France Air France (; legally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France, and is headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. The airline is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and is one of the founding members ...

* Air Serbia * Alaska Airlines *

Bangkok Airways Bangkok Airways plc () is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Maldives, and Singapore. Its main base is Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Thai cap ...

Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, or simply Cathay Pacific, is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main airline hub, hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and its subsidiaries have schedule ...

China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines (branded as China Southern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Eastern Airlines. Established on 1 ...

* Fiji Airways *

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Icelandair Icelandair is the flag carrier of Iceland. Linked from here It is part of the Icelandair Group and operates to destinations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean from its main airline hub, hub at Keflavík International Airport. Its smaller dom ...

Jetstar Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, doing business as, trading as Jetstar, is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by the ...

* Jetstar Asia (ends 31 July 2025) * Juneyao Air *

LATAM Brasil LATAM Airlines Brasil, formerly TAM Linhas Aéreas, is the Brazilian brand of LATAM Airlines Group operating international and domestic flights from hubs in Brasília, Fortaleza, and São Paulo. According to the National Civil Aviation Agency of ...

LATAM Chile LATAM Airlines Chile, formerly known as LAN Chile and LAN Airlines, is a Chilean multinational corporation, multinational airline based in Santiago and one of the founding companies of the LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline holding compa ...

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Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines ( Malay: ''Penerbangan Malaysia'') is the flag carrier of Malaysia, headquartered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The airline flies to destinations across Europe, Oceania and Asia from its main hub at Kuala Lumpur Int ...

Qantas Qantas ( ), formally Qantas Airways Limited, is the flag carrier of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations in Australia and List of largest airlines in Oceania, Oceania. A foundi ...

Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (, ''al-Qaṭariyya''), operating as Qatar Airways, is the flag carrier of Qatar. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke network, flying to over 170 internatio ...

SriLankan Airlines SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier Air Ceylon. As of t ...

TAP Air Portugal TAP Air Portugal is the flag carrier of Portugal, headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its airline hub, hub. TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses – has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005 and operates on average 2, ...

Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Türk Hava Yolları''), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey. , it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (including cargo) in Europe, Asia, Oce ...

Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines () is the flag carrier of Vietnam. The airline was founded in 1956 and later established as a Government-owned corporation, state-owned enterprise in April 1989. Vietnam Airlines is headquartered in Long Biên district, Hanoi ...

* Widerøe

Joint ventures

In addition to the above codeshares, Finnair has

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agreements with the following airlines: *

Four Great Airlines Working Together For You
''finnair.com''. Retrieved 2018-05-15. *

* Juneyao Air

Fleet

Current fleet

, Finnair operates the following aircraft:

Gallery

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Aircraft types

Narrow-body aircraft

Finnair received its first

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manufactured by

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, the

Airbus A321 The Airbus A321 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short to medium range, Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body, commercial passenger Twinjet, twin engine jet airliners; it carries 185 to 236 passengers. It has a stretched fuselage which was ...

, on 28 January 1999. Now, the airline operates a fleet of up to 15 A321s. The first

Airbus A319 The Airbus A319 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin-engine jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. The A319 carries 124 to 156 passengers and has a maximum range of . Final ass ...

aircraft was delivered to Finnair on 20 September 1999. Since then, Finnair has received 11 A319s, but three of them are now retired. Finnair utilizes Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft on domestic and European flights. The Airbus A321-231 aircraft, which are equipped with Sharklets, are also used on some thinner long-haul flights such as to

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. ATR 72-500 and Embraer E190 are operated by

and are also used on domestic and European flights.

Airbus A330

Finnair received its first batch of

s on 27 March 2009.Finnair receives first A330
''airbus.com'' 27 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2018. Now the airline has eight of them in its fleet. As of July 2023, the airline utilizes the A330 on intercontinental flights from Helsinki to

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, New York,

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. The A330s are powered by General Electric CF6-80E1 engines. The aircraft are also being used on European services to

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Airbus A350

On 8 March 2007, Finnair firmed up its orders for 11

aircraft with 8 options. On 3 December 2014, it was announced that Finnair had firmed up the contract for eight additional Airbus A350 aircraft deliveries starting in 2018. On 13 August 2014, Finnair announced plans to initially deploy its A350 aircraft on services to Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai from 2015, with A350 services to Hong Kong and Singapore to be added in 2016. As of April 2019, Finnair operates the Airbus A350 to

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, Krabi,

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and

. Finnair also operated A350 aircraft on several flights to New York in January 2016 and became the first European airline to operate the A350 to the United States. Finnair sometimes uses the A350 on the morning AY1331 flight from Helsinki to London–Heathrow to carry extra freight as well. Also, AY121/122 operating to New Delhi is also being served by the A350 as of 1 Nov 2022. As of autumn 2024, Finnair began operating the A350 daily to Gran Canaria as AY1721. Seldomly, it also operates to Amsterdam, Munich and Brussels. Finnair took delivery of its first A350 aircraft on 7 October 2015, becoming the third airline to operate the aircraft after

and

. According to the current delivery schedule, it will receive two A350 aircraft per year in 2019, 2020, and 2021, and one in 2022. Altogether, Finnair had 19 A350 aircraft in 2022.

Fleet development

Upcoming narrow-body fleet renewal

Due to an aging narrow-body fleet, Finnair plans to retire the Airbus A320 family and replace them with new generation aircraft. The airline estimates to invest up to €4 billion in fleet renewal between 2020 and 2025. Revealed at its Capital Markets Day on November 12, 2019, Finnair plans to grow the size of its fleet from the current 83 (as of November 2019) to approximately 100 by 2025, of which 70% is planned to be

and 30%

wide-body aircraft A wide-body aircraft, also known as a twin-aisle aircraft and in the largest cases as a jumbo jet, is an airliner with a fuselage wide enough to accommodate two passenger aisles with seven or more seats abreast. The typical fuselage diameter is ...

. One-third of the total investment sum would be used for growth, while two-thirds would be to replace the current fleet. According to Bloomberg, Finnair will replace the old aircraft with either

Airbus A320neo family The Airbus A320neo family is an incremental development of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners produced by Airbus. The A320neo family (''neo'' being Greek for "new", as well as an acronym for "new engine option") is based on the enhanc ...

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new generation aircraft. The carrier has also revealed that it is looking for suitable narrow-body aircraft for long-haul use. On 18 December 2015, Finnair decided to improve the space efficiency of its current Airbus narrow-body fleet due to a growing need for feeder traffic capacity. The value of the investment is approximately EUR 40 million, and it includes 22 narrow-body Airbus aircraft in Finnair's fleet. The cabin layout change excludes five A321 aircraft, which are already configured according to the plan, having 209 seats. The cabin reconfiguration was estimated to take two weeks per aircraft during 2017. The reconfiguration adds 6 to 13 seats depending on the aircraft type, increasing the passenger capacity of Finnair's Airbus narrow-body fleet as measured by available seat kilometers by close to 4 percent. Finnair also planned to increase its narrow-body fleet. As a first step, Finnair leased eight Airbus A321 narrow-body aircraft from BOC Aviation. Finnair has occasionally suffered from aircraft shortages and therefore has resorted to leased and wet-leased aircraft. For instance, in March 2016, Finnair announced it would lease two Airbus A321 aircraft from Air Berlin for Finnair's European operations. These two aircraft were delivered in late April 2016 to Finnair. The airline used these A321s on flights from

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, and

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. On 15 December 2016, Finnair announced it would lease two

s from CDB Aviation Lease Finance. The first aircraft was scheduled for delivery to Finnair for the 2017-2018 winter season and the second for the 2018 summer season. Seven of the ordered aircraft were delivered in 2017.Finnair continues the implementation of its growth strategy and leases two further A321 aircraft
Retrieved on 28 April 2016 The Finnair-branded short-haul network also includes 24 regional aircraft operated by Nordic Regional Airlines (12 ATR 72 and 12 E-190).

Recent wide-body fleet renewal

Finnair announced the order for 11

aircraft and 8 options on 8 March 2007. Finnair planned to retire older

Airbus A340 The Airbus A340 is a long-haul, long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. In the mid-1970s, Airbus conceived several derivatives of the Airbus A300, A300, its first airliner, and developed the A340 qu ...

aircraft by the end of 2017 and replace them with brand new A350 aircraft. As of 1 February 2017, all Airbus A340 aircraft are withdrawn from the fleet. The very last A340 (OH-LQE) operated its last flight from Tokyo to Helsinki on 1 February 2017. Finnair firmed up orders for eight additional A350 aircraft on 3 December 2014. The first A350 was delivered to Finnair in October 2015, and the airline became the first European operator of the

. As of November 2019, Finnair had 14 A350-900s, with a further 5 to be delivered between 2020 and 2022. The Finnish flag carrier also has considered switching some of the orders for the

to the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft but decided to keep the orders for only the A350-900. At the beginning of 2017, Finnair revealed plans to add more seats to some of the Airbus A350 aircraft in order to increase capacity by up to 13%. The new seat configuration has 32 seats in Business Class, 42 seats in Economy Comfort Class, and 262 in Economy Class, a total of 336 seats. This second seat configuration was initially planned to be used on routes with less business class demand such as Bangkok, Beijing, and Seoul, as well as on routes to leisure destinations but they have also been utilized on other busy routes such as

, and

.Finnair outlines High-Density A350-900 operational routes
routesonline.com 18 February 2017 Finnair has modified its previous fleet plan to retire two of

Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a wide-body airliner developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid–1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340 quadjet, and launched both designs along ...

aircraft, which was established in 2014. The 2016 fleet plan now involves keeping its A330 fleet as its A350s are delivered, rather than withdrawing two of them in 2017, and shall retire those aircraft sometime in the 2020s at the earliest. The airline's plan to retire two A330s was not the only change that was planned. Under the previous plan, the long-haul fleet was to grow by one per year, from 15 in 2015 to 20 in 2020. Under the 2016 plan, it was planned to grow to 22 in 2020, and to 26 in 2023. However, should market conditions be weaker than expected, Finnair has the flexibility to return the wide-body fleet to a total of 15 aircraft in 2019 and to maintain it at this level through to 2023. Some of the new A350 aircraft will increase the number of aircraft operated by Finnair.

Special liveries

Finnair's current special liveries are

"Kivet", Marimekko 50th anniversary "Unikko",

liveries, and the Christmas special "Reindeer" liveries. Past Finnair special liveries include "Marimekko Unikko", " Moomins", "

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", 1950s retro livery and '' Angry Birds''.

Historical fleet

Finnair has previously operated the following equipment:

Historic subsidiary fleet

In the early 1980s, the fleet of the Finnaviation subsidiary consisted of: an Aero Commander 690, a Beech 95-A55 Baron, Cessna F150J (2), a Cessna 401B, a Cessna F172M, a Cessna 401A, Cessna 404 Titan (2), a Cessna 441 Conquest, a Cessna 402B, a Cessna 425 Corsair, a Cessna F172P, Cessna F152 (2), Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (3), a Dassault Falcon 200, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, a Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six and a Cessna T188C Husky.

Gallery

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Finnair Plus

Cabins

Business class

Business class is offered on the entire Airbus fleet. On long-haul aircraft, the seats are equipped with personal

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. Zodiac Cirrus III seats are fitted in business class on all

. Each seat has direct aisle access and reclines to a 78-inch full flat bed. In February 2022, Finnair unveiled new long-haul business class seats, alongside the debut of a premium economy cabin. The seats are based on the

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's Aerospace AirLounge. The seats are enclosed in a shell with no recline capabilities. According to the airline, this allows passengers to choose a wide variety of sitting and sleeping positions.

Premium Economy class

Premium economy, Finnair's newest class of service, was introduced in February 2022. It is currently rolled out on the Airbus A330s and A350s. The seats are based on the Vector Premium by HAECO.

In-flight magazine

Finnair's English-language in-flight magazine, ''Blue Wings'', was published 10 times a year. The first edition of ''Blue Wings'' magazine was published in 1980. It was discontinued in 2020 and is now available online in Finnish and English. Domestic and international newspapers are available online on Finnair Nordic Sky portal during flights. As of 2023, ''Blue Wings'' has been reintroduced in physical form for Finnair's centenary year and the years to come.

Environmental efforts

In December 2018, Finnair flights out of SFO began being supplied with sustainable aviation fuel as part of a project involving SFO,

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, and SkyNRG.

Incidents and accidents

*On 16 November 1927, a Junkers F.13 disappeared en route from

. The

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and his two

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s were never found. *On 10 November 1937, a Junkers Ju 52 en route from

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suffered the detachment of the nose-engine whilst over the

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. The pilots managed to successfully

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the aircraft with no fatalities. A broken propeller blade resulted in a severe imbalance that tore the engine off. *On 14 June 1940, a Ju 52 aircraft named Kaleva operating as Flight 1631 was shot down by the

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over the

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, apparently as a prelude to the Occupation of Estonia. All nine people on board died. *On 7 June 1941, a Ju 52 aircraft equipped with floats was forced to make an

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after losing power on all three engines due to fuel impurity. Although the aircraft was recovered and returned to service, the two occupants of the aircraft drowned while attempting to swim to safety. *On 31 October 1945, a Ju 52 suffered a CFIT on approach to

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. Radio signals were distorted by high-tension wires and the pilots let the plane descend too low. All 14 people on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. *On 3 January 1961, Flight 311 from

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stalled on final approach and crashed, killing all 25 people on board. The two pilots were both intoxicated by

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and sleep deprived. This remains Finland's worst aviation accident. *On 8 November 1963, Flight 217 from

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via

flown by a DC-3 crashed into terrain on final approach to Mariehamn. The sole

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and two

s were the only survivors of the crash. The cause was believed to have been poor visibility and a malfunctioning altimeter that tricked the pilots into believing they were higher than they really were. 20 passengers and two crew were killed. To date, this is Finnair's last fatal accident. *On 30 September 1978, Flight 405 from

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to Helsinki flown by

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was hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras armed with a

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(

did not perform security checks on

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s), who held the 48 other passengers and crew hostage. The plane continued to Helsinki, where 34 of the 44 passengers were released before returning to

where the hijacker received a large

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from Finnair. The plane then returned to Helsinki for another ransom from a Finnish newspaper before flying to

and then back to Helsinki before returning to Oulu. The hijacker released the last hostages and departed the plane before being

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ed on October 1 at his home. *On 23 December 1987, Flight 915 from

to Helsinki was allegedly shot at by a

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whilst over

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. The missile allegedly exploded in the air before striking the DC-10. The events were not revealed until 2014.

References

Sources

* * *

External links

*
Finnair Group official website

Route map

Finnair Facebook page

Finnair YouTube channel

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