In the early 20th century, the history of the aviation industry in Finland began; later, all the developments opened the doors to establishing commercial aviation with the birth of the national flag carrier, Finnair. Today, as one of the northernmost countries in the world, Finland's aviation industry still plays a pivotal role in connecting the country with the outside world. Throughout the years, the country highly valued the industry's development. The
was strongly growing year-over-year until the coronavirus pandemic, and even in the presence of the global outbreak, Finland spent 160 million euros on the infrastructure projects of the airports.
Leading airports in Finland
Helsinki Airport was the
biggest airport in terms of passenger traffic, amounting to 15.4 million passengers in 2022. This airport was significantly busier than any other in Finland; in comparison, Oulu and Rovaniemi airports just hosted 632,000 and 560,700 travelers in the same period, respectively. Finland's state-owned airport operation company, Finavia, generated 203 million euros in
revenue from its operations at Helsinki Airport in 2022. The company is responsible for operating and maintaining the airports in Finland. That year, the company's revenue from their managed airports amounted to 298.4 million euros.
National flag carrier, Finnair
The national flag carrier, Finnair, is a significant international airline with a strong presence in Europe and Asia. In 2022, with its 56
registered aircraft, Finnair generated just below 21.2 billion in
revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) from domestic and international flight operations. In the same year,
the company uplifted 9.1 million passengers, which was more than tripling the value registered in the previous year.
Net-zero targets of Finnish aviation
The Finnish government targets to achieve approximately 95 percent carbon emission reduction by 2050. As it is well known, the transport industry has the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, and the Finnish transport sector is no exception. Due to this reason, the country puts a lot of emphasis on decarbonizing the transport industry by primarily focusing on renewable energy production. This will happen predominantly in the aviation industry using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and energy efficiency. Similarly, Finnair also aims to reach net zero targets by 2045. As of 2022,
the company emitted more than 3.27 million metric tons of CO
2. This was lower than the pre-pandemic year's emission levels primarily because of the coronavirus pandemic but also related to the SAF usage to power the jet motors.
Finnair consumed 1,224 mass tons of SAF, comprising company and customer purchases in 2022.
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