Finavia, the state-owned airport operator, published its annual winter timetable overview on 8 October. The list confirms that travellers will be able to reach more than 120 international destinations from Finland between 25 October 2026 and 27 March 2027. Helsinki Airport remains the primary hub, but the update also highlights a record number of direct seasonal services from Lapland airports such as Rovaniemi, Kittilä and Ivalo. Several long-haul additions stand out. Finnair’s previously announced Melbourne service is now firmly embedded in the schedule, giving Nordic companies a one-stop option to Australia via Helsinki for the first time. Connections to Dallas, Los Angeles and Delhi continue, underlining Finnair’s strategy of flying over the polar region to link Asia-Pacific and North America. For business travellers, the expanded European network is just as significant. Daily or multi-daily frequencies to financial centres such as Frankfurt, London, Paris and Brussels have been retained, while Luxembourg, Vienna and Zurich now benefit from additional services operated by partner airlines. Finavia stresses that frequencies may still be tweaked, so corporate travel managers should check live inventories. The winter list is also good news for regional economies. Routes from Turku, Tampere and Oulu to key Baltic and Nordic capitals are maintained, supporting decentralised talent mobility. Meanwhile, charter operations to Mediterranean and Red Sea leisure destinations remain popular for companies offering “bleisure” incentives. Finavia’s marketing director Juha Järvinen said the dense route map is designed to “keep Finland open for foreign investment even while the land border with Russia remains closed.” He added that the operator is working with Visit Finland to promote Helsinki as a 35-minute minimum-connectivity hub, leveraging the airport’s new digital transfer service to reduce minimum connection times.
Source: Finavia
