Finavia
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| State owned | |
| Industry | Airport operation |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters |
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Vantaa, Finland 60°18′56″N 024°57′55″E / 60.31556°N 24.96528°ECoordinates: 60°18′56″N 024°57′55″E / 60.31556°N 24.96528°E |
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Area served
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Finavia |
| Revenue |
 €353.1 million (2015) |
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€55.7 million (2015) |
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Number of employees
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2,963 (December 31, 2015) |
| Parent | Government of Finland 100% |
| Website | finavia.fi/home |
Finavia (Finnish: Finavia Oyj, Swedish: Finavia Abp), the former Finnish Civil Aviation Administration, is a limited corporation owned fully by the Finnish State. Finavia is responsible for maintaining and developing its 22 airports and Finland’s air navigation system. In 2015, the passengers' volume at Finavia’s airports was over 20 million passengers.Helsinki Airport is Finavia’s main airport. In 2015, over 16 million passengers traveled through the Helsinki Airport. Finavia's headquarters are located at the Helsinki Airport. Kari Savolainen has been Finavia’s CEO since January 2012. The Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for Finavia’s ownership steering.
Finavia’s customers are airlines, other operators in the sector, and passengers. Finavia’s main business units are Helsinki Airport, Airport Network, Air Navigation Services and Passenger Services. Finavia's is supported by group companies Lentoasemakiinteistöt Oyj, a real estate company, and Airpro Oy, a company providing ground services for airports and airlines. In addition, Finavia owns Avia College, which is the only educational institution in Finland offering a basic degree in air traffic control.
Finavia’s main services for airlines and passengers are:
The airport network supported and developed by Finavia consists of 23 airports in Finland: 16 civilian airports, four joint operation airports and three military airports. Finavia’s largest civilian airports by number of passengers are Helsinki Airport, Oulu, Tampere-Pirkkala, Turku and Rovaniemi. In 2015, passenger volumes at Finavia’s airports reached 20.1 million passengers, representing an increase of 2.0 percent from 2014. Passenger volumes at Helsinki Airport in 2015 were 16.4 million passengers, up 3.0 percent from 2014.
Helsinki Airport is Finavia’s main airport and the biggest airport in Finland. Helsinki Airport opened in July 1952 for the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki. Helsinki Airport passenger volumes have risen steadily. In 1988, Helsinki Airport handled around six million passengers annually. From 9.7 million passengers in 2003, passenger volumes have grown to 16.4 million in 2015.
Finavia aims to strengthen the position of Helsinki Airport in transit passenger traffic between Europe and Asia, and to increase the number of direct connections to Europe. At Helsinki Airport, Finavia wants to provide quick transit times and aircraft turnaround times cost-effectively, and to provide quality passenger services and airport experience. Helsinki Airport’s minimum transit time of 35 minutes is among the shortest in Europe.
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