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{{Short description|Airport in Finland}}
{{about|the main international airport open since 1952|the general aviation airport serving the city|Helsinki-Malmi Airport|Helsinki's first and former airport operated as a seaplane base|Katajanokka Airport}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                   = Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
| nativename             = {{lang|fi|Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema}}<br>{{lang|sv|Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats}}
| image                  = HEL airport logo-01.svg
| image-width            = 250
| image2                 = Helsinki-Vantaa airport.jpg
| image2-width           = 250
| IATA                   = HEL
| ICAO                   = EFHK
| pushpin_map            = Finland#Scandinavia#Europe
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_label          = '''HEL'''/EFHK
| pushpin_map_alt        = 
| pushpin_mapsize        = 
| pushpin_image          = 
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location within Finland
| type                   = Public
| owner-oper             = [[Finavia]]
| city-served            = [[Helsinki metropolitan area]]
| location               = [[Aviapolis]], [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]]
| opened                 = {{start date and age|1952|07||df=yes}}
| hub                    = {{ubl|
  | {{nowrap|[[Finnair]]}}
  | {{nowrap|[[Nordic Regional Airlines|Norra]]}}}}
| elevation-f            = 179
| elevation-m            = 55
| coordinates            = {{coord|60|19|02|N|024|57|48|E|region:FI-18|display=inline,title}}
| website                = {{URL|https://www.helsinkiairport.fi/}}
| metric-elev            = yes
| metric-rwy             = yes
| r1-number              = 04R/22L
| r1-length-f            = 
| r1-length-m            = 3500
| r1-surface             = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number              = 04L/22R
| r2-length-f            = 
| r2-length-m            = 3060
| r2-surface             = Asphalt
| r3-number              = 15/33
| r3-length-f            = 
| r3-length-m            = 2901
| r3-surface             = Asphalt
| h1-number              = H16/H34
| h1-length-f            = 
| h1-length-m            = 310
| h1-surface             = Asphalt
| stat-year              = 2023
| stat1-header           = Passengers
| stat1-data             = 15,313,355
| stat2-header           = Passenger change 22–23
| stat2-data             = {{increase}} 18.9%
| stat3-header           = Landings
| stat3-data             = 34,653
| stat4-header           = Cargo (metric tonnes)
| stat4-data             = 171,198
| footnotes              = Source: [https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_4.xlsx Finavia]
}}
[[File:Helsinki Airport in the snow with a Finair plane.jpg|thumb|Helsinki airport deals with significant snow and ice]]

'''Helsinki-Vantaa Airport''' ({{langx|fi|Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema}}, {{langx|sv|Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats}})<ref name="aip_efhk"/> {{airport codes|HEL|EFHK}}, or simply '''Helsinki Airport''', is the main [[international airport]] serving [[Helsinki]], the capital of [[Finland]], as well as its surrounding [[Helsinki metropolitan area|metropolitan area]], and the [[Uusimaa]] region in Finland. The airport is located in the neighbouring city of [[Vantaa]], about {{convert|5|km|0}} west of [[Tikkurila]], the administrative centre of Vantaa and {{convert|9.2|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} north<ref name="aip_efhk">{{cite web |url= https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFHK_EN.pdf |title= EFHK Helsinki-Vantaa |access-date= 12 December 2016 |date= 8 December 2016 |work= AIP Suomi / Finland |publisher= Finavia |pages= EFHK AD 2.1, pp. 1–10 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809101000/https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFHK_EN.pdf |archive-date= 9 August 2016 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> of Helsinki's city centre. The airport is operated by state-owned [[Finavia]].<ref name="finavia_airlines" /> The facility covers a total of 1,800 [[hectares]] (4,448 [[acres]]) of land and contains three runways.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2022/helsinki-airport-celebrates-its-70th-anniversary|title=History and Facts about Helsinki Int'l Airport|website=finavia.fi|access-date= October 17, 2023}}</ref>

The airport is by far the [[list of airports in Finland|busiest in Finland]] (with 20 times the traffic of the next-busiest, [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]]) and the [[List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries|fourth busiest]] in the [[Nordic countries]] in terms of passenger numbers. About 90% of Finland's international air traffic passes through Helsinki Airport.<ref name="finavia_brief" /> In 2023, Helsinki Airport had a total of 15.3 million passengers, 88% of whom were international passengers and 12% domestic passengers.<ref name="dom">{{cite web |title=Statistics: A total of 18.3 million passengers flew via Finavia's airports in 2023 – an increase of 19% year-on-year |url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2024/statistics-total-183-million-passengers-flew-finavias-airports-2023-increase-19-year |access-date= |website=Finavia}}</ref> On average, the airport handles around 350 departures a day.<ref name="finavia_brief" />

The airport is the main hub for [[Finnair]], the flag carrier of Finland, and its subsidiary [[Nordic Regional Airlines]]. It is also a hub for [[CityJet]] (on behalf of [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS]]) and an operating base for [[Jettime]], [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]], [[Sunclass Airlines]] and [[TUI fly Nordic]]. Helsinki Airport has around 50 regularly-operating airlines. The airport has around 80 scheduled destinations to other parts of Europe and 21 direct long-haul routes to Asia, the Middle East, and North America. There are also 35 charter destinations including numerous long-haul charter destinations.<ref name="finavia_20151119" /><ref name="dxww91gv4d0rs.cloudfront.net">https://dxww91gv4d0rs.cloudfront.net/file/dl/i/JusghA/CjHbljRqTjJ85QovERE1AQ/Helsinki_Airport_Fact_Sheet.pdf {{Dead link|date=May 2018}}</ref>

Originally built for the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] in Helsinki, the airport today provides jobs for 25,000 people and 1,500 companies operate at the airport.<ref name="helsinkiairport.net" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2018/helsinki-airports-urban-travel-centre-combines-different-ways-transport|title=Helsinki Airport's urban travel centre combines different ways of transport |website=Finavia|access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Euro">{{cite web|url=http://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/terminals/transfer|title=Finavia: Helsinki Airport|website=Finavia|access-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224203057/http://www.finavia.fi/en/helsinki-airport/terminals/transfer/|archive-date=24 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Helsinki Airport's minimum transit time of 35 minutes is among the shortest in Europe.<ref name="xtime">{{cite web|url=http://vuosikertomus.finavia.fi/en/2012/business/airports/helsinkiairport/competitiveness/|title=Finavia Annual Report 2012: Competitiveness|website=Finavia|access-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106225338/http://vuosikertomus.finavia.fi/en/2012/business/airports/helsinkiairport/competitiveness/|archive-date=6 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Finavia's survey, as many as one in every three passengers select their flight route based on the transit airport.<ref name="finavia.fi">{{cite web|url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2013/finavia-is-starting-a-major-development-programme-at-helsinki-airport|title=Finavia is starting a major development programme at Helsinki Airport|website=Finavia|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816194526/https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2013/finavia-is-starting-a-major-development-programme-at-helsinki-airport/|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Helsinki Airport from air in the 1960s.jpeg|thumb|Aerial photo of the first terminal at Helsinki Airport in 1963/1964]]
[[File:Efhk terminal aerial 1969 d244.jpg|thumb|Aerial photo of Helsinki Airport terminal area in 1969]]
[[File:Helsingin lentoasema (nyk. Helsinki-Vantaa lentoasema), lähtevien ulkomaanlentojen aula - N137699 - hkm.HKMS000005-km0000pf8p.jpg|thumb|right|An interior view of the terminal (later known as terminal 2) at the Helsinki Airport circa 1969. In the foreground are Finnair's chief of aviation [[Olavi Siirilä]] (left) and CEO [[Gunnar Korhonen]] (right).]]
[[File:15-12-20-Helsinki-Vantaan-Lentoasema-N3S 3120.jpg|thumb|right|The old entrance to terminal 2.]]

=== Opening and the first intercontinental service (1952–1960s) ===
The planning of a new airport for Helsinki began in the 1940s, when it became obvious that the [[Helsinki-Malmi Airport]] could not handle the increasing number of passengers or the new, heavier aircraft. A new site was found some {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} from Helsinki city centre, in an area that today belongs to the city of Vantaa (until 1971 Vantaa was called ''Helsingin [[maalaiskunta]]''). Some of the construction work was done by prison laborers.<ref name="yle-himberg">{{Cite web|first= Petra | last= Himberg | title = Seutulan lentoasema 1952 | url = https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2009/03/03/seutulan-lentoasema-1952 | website=yle.fi | date= 3 March 2009 | access-date=29 December 2020 }}</ref> The airport opened temporarily in July 1952 for [[1952 Summer Olympics|that year's Summer Olympics]], held in Helsinki.<ref name="finavia_history" />

The first two [[Finnair#History|Aero Oy]] [[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]] aircraft, OH-LCC ''Tiira'' with its captain [[Olli Puhakka]] and first officer Pertti Uuksulainen, and OH-LCD ''Lokki'', landed in Vantaa on 26 June 1952, and the first scheduled international airplane to land on the airport was the DC-6 B ''Torgil Viking'' of [[Scandinavian Airlines]] on 26 October 1952. While Aero (now Finnair) used [[Helsinki-Malmi Airport]], charter flights were directed to the new airport on 26 October 1952. The airport originally had a single runway, the second runway being built four years later in 1956, and the first airplane hangar was also built in the same year. The airport also received its first [[radar]] in the same year.<ref name="yle-himberg"/> Regular jet flight operations began in 1959.

A new passenger terminal opened in 1969, while the first transatlantic service to [[New York City|New York]] was inaugurated on 15 May 1969. A contiguous fence around the entire airport area was built in spring 1973.<ref>Saltikoff, Valeri: ''Helsinki-Vantaan kuusi vuosikymmentä: Suomen ilmailumuseon näyttelyjulkaisu'', p. 18. Finnish Aviation Museum 2012. {{ISBN|978-951-8960-07-5}}.</ref>

During this time period, the airport was also called ''Seutula Airport'' after the nearby village [[Seutula]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Jussi|last=Latvala|title=Helsinki-Vantaa airport to get railway after 60 years|url=http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/2671-helsinki-vantaa-airport-to-get-railway-after-60-years-2.html|website=[[Helsinki Times]]|date=21 June 2012|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Helsinki airport inaugurates southern wing expansion|url=http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2017-08/25/content_41471140.htm|website=[[China.org.cn]]|date=25 August 2017|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref>

=== New terminal and first Asian flights (1970s–1990s) ===
The year 1973 saw the first security checks being carried out for international flights. The name Helsinki-Vantaa Airport was used from 1977, with the airport being known as the Helsinki Airport before this.<ref>[http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/enemman-tietoa/tiedotearkisto/tiedote/id=3860442/t=helsinki-vantaan-lentoasema Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema avattiin 50 vuotta sitten], Finavia 17 June 2002. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref> The postal code of the airport was ''01530 Helsinki-Lento'' until 1974, ''01530 Helsinki-Vantaa-Lento'' from 1974 to 1983 and ''01530 Vantaa'' from 1983 onwards.

The [[Finnish Defence Forces]] surrounded the airport in late autumn 1977, in order to protect the airport from a possible terrorist strike by the [[Red Army Faction]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vintti.yle.fi/yle.fi/tv1/juttuarkisto/dokumentit/muisti-suomi-varpaillaan-terrorismin-takia.html|title=Muisti: Suomi varpaillaan terrorismin takia &#124; YLE TV1 &#124; yle.fi|website=vintti.yle.fi}}</ref>

In 1983, the airport began offering the first non-stop service from Western Europe to Japan as [[Finnair]] commenced regular service between Helsinki and [[Tokyo]] with a single [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER]]. In the 1970s, [[Pan American World Airways|Pan Am]] operated flights from Helsinki to the US. The passenger terminal was expanded for the first time in 1983 and five years later, in 1988, the airport handled over six million passengers annually.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

In 1991, [[Delta Air Lines]] began its operations at the airport. A new terminal was constructed for domestic flights in 1993. In 1996, the international terminal was expanded and merged with the domestic terminal. At the same time, the new control tower was completed. In 1997, a new VIP President terminal was opened for official international state visits. In November 1999, the international terminal was further expanded and the lobby for arriving and departing passengers was built.

=== New millennium and expansion of non-Schengen area (2000–2009) ===
A historical event in 2000 was that the annual number of visitors to the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport surpassed 10 million.<ref>[http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/historia Helsinki-Vantaan viisi vuosikymmentä], Finavia. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref> Approach traffic control moved from the so-called "cave" into its new overground premises.

New border controls of the [[Schengen Agreement]] were taken into use in 2001. The third runway was inaugurated on 28 November 2002 and the first user was [[Finnair]]'s [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] en route to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York]]. In 2004, the international terminal was again expanded and a new shopping area was opened for long-haul passengers. A new air cargo service was opened for passengers with overweight luggage. 24 new automatic check-in terminals were taken into use in 2006.<ref>[http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/hel_tiedote?id=66062 Helsinki-Vantaalla on otettu käyttöön uudet lähtöselvitysautomaatit], Finavia 29 November 2006. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref>

On 13 August 2007 a new [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton]] hotel, Hilton Helsinki-Vantaa Airport was opened near the airport, with 330 rooms.<ref>[http://www.hiltonnordics.com/fin/suomi/helsinki/hilton-helsinki-airport-hotel.html Hilton Helsinki Airport Hotel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213215834/http://www.hiltonnordics.com/fin/suomi/helsinki/hilton-helsinki-airport-hotel.html |date=13 February 2015 }}, Finavia. Accessed on 13 February 2015.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071005172458/http://www.finavia.fi/hilton_helsinki-vantaaairport Hilton Helsinki-Vantaa Airport], Finavia. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref> Independent use of parallel runways started in November 2007.<ref>Ollikainen, Hannu: [https://web.archive.org/web/20071214221631/http://www.kauppalehti.fi/4/i/uutiset/etusivu/uutinen.jsp?oid=7935 Aamuruuhkat helpottavat Helsinki-Vantaalla], ''[[Kauppalehti]]'' 26 November 2007. Accessed on 26 November 2007.</ref>

A free-of-charge [[WLAN]] network was opened at the airport on 25 November 2008.<ref>[http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/hel_tiedote?id=73292 Finavia avasi ilmaisen langattoman verkon Helsinki-Vantaalle], Finavia 25 November 2008. Accessed on 30 December 2008.</ref>

In autumn 2009, the airport saw a great deal of industrial action, as Finavia outsourced check-in security controls. The security controls were moved over to the cleaning and building service concern SOL. The labour agreements also changed. SOL started co-operation negotiations for 80 employees in January 2010. Outsourcing the security services had a positive impact on Finavia's economy, as this allowed the company to reach significant cost savings during the first half of 2010 compared to the second half of the previous year. This was largely because of the outsourcing of the security services at the Helsinki Airport.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110520063540/http://www.finavia.fi/tietoafinaviasta/taloustietoja/osavuosikatsaus/2_2010 Finavia Oyj: Osavuosikatsaus 1.1.–30.6.2010], Finavia 25 August 2010. Accessed on 27 August 2010.</ref> In late 2012, the Labour Court of Finland gave a statement that the security services at the airport were under the labour agreement of the security guard industry. After this, SOL terminated its contract, to end at the end of 2014 in the middle of its contract period.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pam.fi/uutiset/solille-jaa-sittenkin-tynka-helsinki-vantaan-turvatarkastuksista.html | title=SOLille jää sittenkin tynkä Helsinki-Vantaan turvatarkastuksista | access-date=24 October 2022 | archive-date=18 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518040508/https://www.pam.fi/uutiset/solille-jaa-sittenkin-tynka-helsinki-vantaan-turvatarkastuksista.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Finnair outsourced its baggage handling services from its daughter company Northport to Barona Handling in November to December 2009, after which the baggage handling employees went on an illegal strike for four days. During New Year from 2009 to 2010, thousands of bags lay untouched at the airport, inaccessible to their owners. According to the employees, there were one tenth less people handling the loading of the baggage than before. The Aviation Union accused Barona of neglecting safety regulations when unloading the accumulated pile of baggage during the industrial action.<ref>[http://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2009/12/iau_helsinki-vantaalla_rikottu_turvamaarayksia_1256884.html IAU: Helsinki-Vantaalla rikottu turvamääräyksiä], [[YLE]] 10 December 2009. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref> In January 2010, the [[Finnish News Agency]] wrote that some of the employees had sent baggage to the wrong destination on purpose.<ref>[http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/kotimaa.shtml/arkistot/kotimaa/2009/05/879220 Helsinki-Vantaan turvatarkastajat palasivat töihin], MTV.fi 16 May 2009. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.taloussanomat.fi/liikenne/2010/01/05/lentokentan-turvatarkastajat-joutuvat-pakkolomalle/2010136/139?offset=10 Lentokentän turvatarkastajat joutuvat pakkolomalle], ''[[Taloussanomat]]'' 5 January 2010. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/1135252014475 Työntekijät kiistävät sabotoineensa matkatavaroiden käsittelyä], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 9 January 2010. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref> In 2009, the airport dropped out of the list of the Airport Service Quality research.<ref>[http://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/2010/02/helsinki-vantaa_haluaa_takaisin_lentoasemien_parhaimmistoon_1480101.html Helsinki-Vantaa haluaa takaisin lentoasemien parhaimmistoon], [[YLE]] 26 February 2010. Accessed on 26 February 2010.</ref>

In 2009, an expansion of Terminal 2 was completed. The total floor area was {{convert|43908|m2}}. The same year witnessed the opening of a new shopping area and spa for passengers on long-haul flights, the removal of a terminal-specific division between domestic and international flights in favour a division by airline, and the renovation of Terminal 1 for international flights.<ref>[http://www.finavia.fi/finavia_tiedote?id=1118633 Lennot operoidaan Helsinki-Vantaalla uusista terminaaleista 5.8. kello 5 alkaen]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Finavia 5 August 2009. Accessed on 5 August 2009.</ref> In the same year, [[TAP Air Portugal]] commenced service between Helsinki and Lisbon.

Five new passenger bridges for [[wide-body aircraft]] were opened in 2009. The spa was closed down in 2012 because of lack of use.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140201234043/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/matkat/art-1288452548587.html Helsinki-Vantaan lentokenttäkylpylä lopetti], ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' 2 March 2012. Accessed on 22 January 2014.</ref> In 2011, the annual number of passengers at the airport grew by 15.5% to 14.9 million passengers. About 25% of passengers were transferring to a connecting flight at the airport. 12.2 million passengers were on international flights and 2.7 million on domestic flights. A total of 1.63 million passengers were on flights to [[Asia]].<ref>Suomenennätys lentomatkustuksen määrässä, ''Siivet'' magazine issue #1/2012, p. 7. Apali Oy.</ref>

=== Significant growth and expansion (2010–present) ===
During the 2010s, Helsinki Airport experienced large increases in the number of annual passengers. In 2010, the airport handled 12,883,399 passengers, an increase of 2.2 percent compared to 2009. Air freight increased by 29.4 percent.

In April 2010, [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] opened its first routes to [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]] and [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm]] using [[Boeing 737]] jets. Now the airline is one of the largest operators at the airport with almost 40 destinations in Europe, Asia, and Africa. In 2011, Helsinki Airport saw its biggest growth in a single year in the number of passengers. The number of annual passengers was increased by 2 million passengers and the airport reached the milestone of 14 million passengers. However, [[easyJet]] canceled three routes, from Helsinki to Manchester, London–Gatwick, and Paris–Charles de Gaulle, citing weak demand at Helsinki.<ref name="anna.aero_20110323" />

In November 2011, [[Austrian Airlines]] canceled its Vienna–Helsinki operations. In the same year, [[Czech Airlines]] ceased its Helsinki operations due to low demand.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} A year after, [[LOT Polish Airlines]] canceled its service to Helsinki. In 2014, a number of airlines such as [[Aer Lingus]], [[Germanwings]], and [[S7 Airlines]] canceled services to Helsinki.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In the 2010s, the airport saw a huge growth of long-haul flights in terms of weekly flights (see [[#Long-haul traffic|Long-haul traffic]] below).

In the beginning of 2015, the renovation and construction work related to the development of Helsinki Airport started. For example, the Baggage Claim Hall 2B and Arrival Hall 2A were renovated and in July 2015, train operation on the [[Ring Rail Line]] and connection to Helsinki Central Railway Station were opened. In March 2015, [[Swiss International Air Lines]] started operations to Helsinki but canceled it a year later. In late 2015, [[Blue1]] ceased all operations from Helsinki which was the airline's only base. The airline flew to 28 destinations in Europe. [[Scandinavian Airlines]] sold Blue1 to [[CityJet]], which continues to operate the company on behalf of SAS as part of a larger relationship.<ref name="businesswire_20151001" /> In 2015, the airport handled up to 16 million passengers for the first time. In March 2016, Czech Airlines resumed flights from Prague to Helsinki using [[Airbus A319]] aircraft. On 10 October 2016, the first Gulf carrier [[Qatar Airways]] began operations at the airport and now operates to Helsinki by [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]]. The carrier was initially planning to launch the service as early as 2012. Finavia expects that the airport will handle over 18.5 million passengers in 2017 and around 20 million in 2018, or in 2019 at the latest.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} Also in 2017, the airport experienced huge growth in numbers of passengers flying intercontinental.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

As of 2013, [[Finavia]] has been expanding the airport (see [[#Future expansion and plans|Future expansion]] below).

Life in HEL (#lifeinhel) was a Finavia marketing campaign which took place from 10 October to 9 November 2017 at Helsinki Airport. The campaign mixed TV, game shows, and social media. Ryan Zhu, a Chinese actor and TV personality, lived in a little cabin inside Helsinki Airport for 30 days. Helsinki Airport was awarded the title of best airport in the world by Travellink; by the campaign, Finavia wanted to prove this claim.<ref>[https://lifeinhel.tv/files/LIFEINHEL_PR-ENG.pdf Press release (English)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021164014/https://lifeinhel.tv/files/LIFEINHEL_PR-ENG.pdf |date=21 October 2017 }}, lifeinhel.tv, Retrieved 21 October 2017</ref>

A free-of-charge film theatre named Airport Cinema was opened near gate 33 in November 2018.<ref>[https://www.is.fi/matkat/art-2000005891193.html Helsinki-Vantaalle elokuvateatteri – kahden hengen teatteri toimii epätavanomaisella periaatteella], ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' 7 November 2018. Accessed on 27 November 2018.</ref>

A new terminal expansion was opened in 2012. The terminals 1 and 2 were combined on 21 June 2022 so that all flights are now operated from a single terminal.<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000008887118.html Lentoliikenne | Helsinki–Vantaalla palataan vuosikymmeniä vanhaan käytäntöön: kaikki keskitetään yhteen terminaaliin], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 15 June 2022. Accessed on 15 June 2022.</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/news/3-12506026 Helsinki Airport streamlines operations into one terminal], [[YLE]] 22 June 2022. Accessed on 23 June 2022.</ref>

== Construction projects ==
In spring 2010, a new baggage handling centre utilising the latest technology was taken into use at the airport, concentrating all handling of departing and transferring baggage. Handling of arriving baggage remains at its current handling facility.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

The parts of the airport that were completed in 1969 and 1983 were thoroughly renovated. Basic repairs were completed in 2012.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Runway 3 (22R/04L) was repaired from April to June 2012, during which time the runway was out of use. After this the taxiway next to runway 2 (15/33) was repaired, during which time runway 2 served as a temporary taxiway. The repairs were completed in September 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055907/http://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/artikkeli/108286-lentokoneiden-melu-kuuluu-nyt-uusista-suunnista Lentokoneiden melu kuuluu nyt uusista suunnista], ''[[Helsingin Uutiset]]'' 11 May 2012. Accessed on 10 April 2017.</ref>

The main runway 04R/22L was repaired in summer 2015 and was reopened in early August.<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/fi/tiedottaminen/ajankohtaista/2015/kavellen-pitkin-kiitotieta-katso-video-kiitotieavajaisista/ Kävellen pitkin kiitotietä: Katso video kiitotieavajaisista!], Finavia 13 August 2015. Accessed on 13 August 2015.</ref>

The [[Helsinki Airport station]] was opened on 10 July 2015.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150908082734/http://portal.liikennevirasto.fi/sivu/www/f/hankkeet/kaynnissa/keharata/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/aviapolislentoasema#.VZmBorXHh-y Kehäradan liikenne käynnistyy 1.7. – lentoasemalle alkuvaiheessa korvaava yhteys], Finnish Traffic Administration 25 June 2015. Accessed on 5 July 2015.</ref> The [[Ring Rail Line]] connects the [[Helsinki–Riihimäki railway]] in the north with the Vantaankoski railway in the west. The trip from the airport to the Helsinki Central station takes about half an hour, and the trip to [[Tikkurila railway station]] takes about ten minutes. The Helsinki Airport station was built underground between the parking garages P3A and P1/P2. The station has a walking connection to the connecting corridor between terminals 1 and 2.

Expansion of the terminals started in early 2016 from the southern wing of the long-distance flight area, which was completed in summer 2017. After this, construction of the western wing was started, which was completed in autumn 2019.<ref>[https://www.iltalehti.fi/matkajutut/a/2015121820852708 Helsinki-Vantaalla tehdään uusi matkustajaennätys], ''[[Iltalehti]]'' 18 December 2015. Accessed on 19 December 2015.</ref> Expansion of terminal 1 was also started in 2017, giving the terminal an additional 3,500 square metres of floor area.<ref>[http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/helsinki_vantaan_t1_terminaalia_laajennetaan_seitsem_ll_uudella_l_ht_portilla Helsinki-Vantaan T1-terminaalia laajennetaan seitsemällä uudella lähtöportilla], ''www.lentoposti.fi'' 9 October 2017. Accessed on 5 December 2017.</ref> Terminal 1 was lengthened by 230 metres and gained seven new departure gates.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/t1n_laajennus_kasvattaa_helsinki_vantaan_terminaalin_mittaa_230_metrill | title=T1:n laajennus kasvattaa Helsinki-Vantaan terminaalin mittaa 230 metrillä &#124; lentoposti.fi | date=12 October 2017 }}</ref>

As part of the development program, a new parking garage was also opened, with a connection to the terminal. The new parking garage is equipped with solar panels, and it has an area for recharging 200 electric cars. The development program also included about 2000 new parking places.

Expansion of the terminal is undergoing to the north of the terminal building, including expansion of the number of commercial services, gates and docks for airplanes. The expansion also includes improvement of passenger connections to the terminal. The expansion was taken into use in late 2021.

The development program was completed in September 2023. Before this, new lobbies for departing and arriving passengers and a connecting travel centre were taken into use. Also the old departure lobby of Terminal 2 will be changed into part of the Schengen gate area, expanding the size of the area considerably.

During New Year 2020 to 2021, a three-year repair project of the station level was completed, not included in the development program. The purpose of the repair project, which cost 32 million euro, is to ensure the safety of taxiing and parking the airplanes and to improve the capacity and effectiveness of air traffic. The infrastructure of the station level will be modernised, allowing a further decrease of environmental impacts of air traffic.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

A two-part ''[[Avia Pilot]]'' building with 13 floors was built within walking distance of the terminal, with Finavia as its main tenant.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180811164258/https://www.lak.fi/toimitilaa-lentoasemalla/toimisto-lentoasemalla/wtc-helsinki-airport WTC Helsinki Airport], ''www.lak.fi''. Accessed on 12 February 2021.</ref> In early 2018, a new [[Scandic Hotels]] hotel with 148 rooms was opened in the building. This is the third hotel in the immediate vicinity of the airport.<ref>[http://www.mynewsdesk.com/fi/scandic_hotels/pressreleases/scandic-avaa-uuden-hotellin-helsinki-vantaan-lentokentaelle-1752282 Scandic avaa uuden hotellin Helsinki-Vantaan lentokentälle – Lähin täyden palvelun hotelli heti matkustajaterminaalin ulkopuolella] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135841/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/fi/scandic_hotels/pressreleases/scandic-avaa-uuden-hotellin-helsinki-vantaan-lentokentaelle-1752282 |date=6 December 2017 }}, ''Mynewdesk''. Accessed on 5 December 2017.</ref>

== Interior gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:15-12-20-Helsinki-Vantaan-Lentoasema-N3S 3115.jpg|The old departure check-in area in Terminal 2
File:Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.jpg|The gate area in the terminal
File:HEL T2 south wing 2018-05-06.jpg|Expansion of the terminal
File:Interior of Helsinki Airport Vantaa.jpg|A café at the airport
File:Helsinki airport departure hall 1.jpg|The new arrivals hall
File:Helsinki airport departure hall 2.jpg|The new departures hall
</gallery>

== Composition ==
[[File:EFHK openstreetmap 20170205.svg|thumb|Map of Helsinki Airport.]]

The airport has one terminal. The terminal capacity of the airport is approximately 16–17 million passengers per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/enemman-tietoa/helsinki-vantaa-lyhyesti/kehityshankkeet/terminaalilaajennus |title=Terminaalilaajennus varmistaa sujuvat lennot Euroopan ja Aasian välillä - Helsinki Airport - Lentoasema |access-date=12 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608063833/http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/enemman-tietoa/helsinki-vantaa-lyhyesti/kehityshankkeet/terminaalilaajennus |archive-date=8 June 2012 }}</ref>

Domestic flights, as well as flights to European Schengen countries, are operated from gates 11–34. Long-haul and European non-Schengen flights are operated from gates 34–55.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/helsinki-airport/airport/terminals|title=Arriving, transferring and departing at Helsinki Airport &#124; Finavia|website=www.finavia.fi}}</ref>

In 2014, Helsinki Airport introduced the world's first passenger tracking system,<ref name="stalkers">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-planning/travel-news/helsinki-airport-introduces-worlds-first-passenger-tracking-system-20140730-3ctis.html | title = Helsinki airport introduces world's first passenger tracking system | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 30 July 2014| access-date = 30 July 2014}}</ref> which automatically monitors crowd congestion and prevents bottlenecks at the airport.<ref name=stalkers />

The airport's signage is in [[English language|English]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and [[Russian language|Russian]].

Current terminal (former Terminal 2) opened in 1969 for international operations and, at present, also serves domestic flights. The non-Schengen area of the terminal was enlarged in 2009 enabling the airport to accommodate eight wide-body aircraft at gates simultaneously while a new shopping area and a spa were opened for passengers on long-distance flights, and the division between domestic and international flights was removed. Terminal 2 has many restaurants, bars and shopping areas. The terminal is equipped with 26 aircraft parking stands with passenger bridges. The terminal has a train connection to [[Helsinki Central railway station]].

Passenger facilities include numerous tax-free shops, [[Avis Rent a Car System|Avis]], [[Europcar]] and [[The Hertz Corporation|Hertz]]-car rentals, free wireless [[Internet]] access, power sockets, lockers, sleeping pods and transfer service desks. Currency exchange, cash machines ([[Automated teller machine|ATM]]), tourist information and an [[Alepa]] grocery store and pharmacy are also available. For children, there are also several playrooms. Dining facilities include [[Burger King]] and [[O'Learys]] Sports Bar as well as numerous other restaurants and cafés. Terminal 2 also includes two [[Finnair]] lounges: Finnair Lounge in the Schengen-area and Finnair Premium Lounge in the non-Schengen area.

As a part of Helsinki Airport's expansion plan, the new South Pier was inaugurated in June 2017 and Aukio in February 2019. The new pier features moving walkways and dual boarding jet bridges to enable handling larger aircraft more efficiently. In November 2019, the West Pier opened and it is able to accommodate the [[Airbus A380]] superjumbo. Five of the gates are able to accommodate two regional jets, such as Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s, simultaneously at a single gate.<ref name="lentoposti_20160812" /> Passengers arriving and departing are divided into two floors: one for arriving passengers, the other for departures. In June 2016, the new bus terminal for remote aircraft stand operations was opened to increase the airport's capacity with gates 50A-M.

<gallery mode="packed">
File:Helsinki-Vantaa main entrance and departures hall.jpg|New terminal entrance
File:Helsinki airport departure hall 2.jpg|New departure hall
File:Helsinki-Vantaa T2 näköalaterassilta 2015-07-01.JPG|Old exterior of Terminal 2
File:HEL Terminal 2 1.jpg|The interior of the terminal
File:HEL Terminal 2 3.jpg|The restaurant area in the terminal
File:15-12-20-Helsinki-Vantaan-Lentoasema-N3S 3117.jpg|[[Finnair]]'s former check-in area
File:HEL T2 gate 53 2018-05-06.jpg|The gate area of the new South Pier of non-Schengen area
File:HEL T2 gate 54 2018-05-06.jpg|The new South Pier of non-Schengen area
</gallery>

=== Other buildings ===
[[File:Finnair head office 05JUN2015.JPG|thumb|Finnair head office, House of Travel and Transportation]]
There are several airport hotels and office buildings on the grounds of the airport. The [[Aviapolis]] is a new international [[business park]] adjacent to the Helsinki airport area, already hosting the operations of numerous companies around the airport. In 2013, [[Finnair]] opened its new head office, known as House of Travel and Transportation, or "HOTT". The construction of HOTT began in July 2011 and finished on time in June 2013.

=== Ground handling ===
Airpro, Aviator, and [[Swissport]] provide ground handling services for airlines.

== Runways ==

[[File:Helsinki-Vantaan kiitotie 33.jpg|thumb|Runway 33 at Helsinki Airport]]

Helsinki Airport has three runways. The runways can handle take-offs and landings of the heaviest aircraft in use today such as the [[Airbus A380]]. The use of three runways allows two runways to be kept in operation when clearing of snow and ice is needed (if one runway is being cleared at a time).<ref name="bbc_20101220">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12042213 |title=How Helsinki airport deals with snow and ice |work=BBC News |date=20 December 2010 |access-date=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2017/four-facts-about-runways-helsinki-airport |title=Four facts about the runways at Helsinki Airport |publisher=Finavia |date=19 October 2017 |access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Number
! Runway<br>direction/code
! Length<br>(in metres and feet)
! [[Instrument landing system|ILS]]<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2015/low-visibility-procedures-order-updated-at-helsinki-airport/ Low visibility procedures order updated at Helsinki Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910131145/https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2015/low-visibility-procedures-order-updated-at-helsinki-airport/ |date=10 September 2017 }} finavia.com 22 June 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017</ref>
! Surface
! Notes
|-
| 1
| 04R/22L
| style="text-align:right;"|3,500 m<br>11,483&nbsp;ft
| Cat. II<br>(both directions)
| Asphalt
| The first runway at the airport
|-
| 2
| 15/33
| style="text-align:right;"|2,901 m<br>9,518&nbsp;ft
| Cat. I<br>(15)
| Asphalt
| 15 used for propeller and low visibility departures. 33 only used during strong winds from NW.
|-
| 3
| 04L/22R
| style="text-align:right;"|3,060 m<br>10,039&nbsp;ft
| Cat. III<br>(04L)
| Asphalt
| Inaugurated on 28 November 2002
|}

=== Runway usage principles ===

There are about twenty different runway combinations in use. The primary runway for landings is Runway 2 (15) from the northwest, i.e. from the direction of [[Nurmijärvi]], or Runway 1 (22L) from the northeast, i.e., from the direction of [[Kerava]], while the primary runway for take-offs is Runway 3 (22R) towards the southwest, in the direction of Western Vantaa and Espoo. Aircraft with low noise can take off from Runway 1 (22L) towards the south at the same time. When the wind is from the north or east, Runway 3 (04L) or Runway 1 (04R) are usually used for landings, i.e., for approaches from the southwest, the direction of Western Vantaa and Espoo, while take-offs are made from Runway 1 (04R) towards the northeast in the direction of Kerava.

During the night time, landings are primarily made using Runway 2 (15) from the northwest, i.e., from the direction of Nurmijärvi, and take-offs using Runway 3 (22R) towards the southwest, in the direction of Espoo. Jet plane landings to Runway 2 (33) from the southeast and take-offs from Runway 2 (15) towards the southeast are avoided due to dense population in the affected areas. During night time, propeller plane operations towards the southeast are also prohibited unless otherwise dictated by air traffic safety. Air traffic safety is the main reason for not always being able to choose the optimal runway for noise control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vuosikertomus.finavia.fi/en/2013/responsibility/responsibility-information/environmental-information/runway-use-helsinki-airport/|title=Runway use, Helsinki Airport|access-date=16 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212206/http://vuosikertomus.finavia.fi/en/2013/responsibility/responsibility-information/environmental-information/runway-use-helsinki-airport/|archive-date=18 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Technology ==

=== Airport-CDM ===

In October 2012, Finavia implemented Airport CDM (Collaborative Decision Making) at Helsinki Airport. It is a procedure by [[Eurocontrol]], the European Organization for Safety of Air Navigation, that develops airport operation by increasing co-operation between partners at the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurocontrol.int/news/helsinki-vantaa-goes-cdm|title=Eurocontrol: Helsinki-Vantaa goes A-CDM|website=Eurocontrol|access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref> Airport CDM aims to reduce costs, achieve lower emissions, improve punctuality of operations and increase customer satisfaction at the airport. Helsinki Airport was the seventh European and first Northern European airport to adopt the program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.finavia.fi/cdm|title=Finavia: CDM|website=Finavia|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-date=25 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725054648/http://archive.finavia.fi/cdm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Operations ==
=== Passenger operations ===
[[File:HEL Finnair.jpg|thumb|[[Finnair]] is the largest airline operating at the airport]]
Helsinki Airport is connected to over 140 destinations worldwide and over 50 countries by passenger services. Helsinki Airport has around 50 airlines operating regularly. In addition, there are numerous charter airlines operating at the airport. The airport is the main hub for Finnair, that operates over 1100 flights weekly to Europe, Asia, and North America. The airport is also used as an operating base for Norwegian Air Shuttle, and the low-cost airline operates over 230 flight weekly to elsewhere in Europe as well as the [[United Arab Emirates]] and [[Morocco]].

==== Main airlines ====

The following airlines maintain hub or base operations at Helsinki Airport:

* '''Finnair''' is the largest airline operating at the airport, with an all-Airbus fleet of 48 aircraft (excluding [[Nordic Regional Airlines|Norra]]) based at Helsinki, providing scheduled services to the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North-America. Finnair operates flights from Helsinki to over 100 destinations, including around 20 intercontinental routes. All flights are operated from Terminal 2.
* '''Jet Time''' is a charter airline that operates several flights from Helsinki to Europe.
* '''Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra)''' is a subsidiary of Finnair that operates to around 30 destinations in Europe. Norra has a fleet of 23 ATR and Embraer aircraft, all operated for Finnair. This airline operates from Terminal 2.
* '''Norwegian Air Shuttle''' is a [[low-cost airline]] which operates to over 30 destinations from Helsinki to Europe and the Middle East, operating from Terminal 2. The airline is the biggest operator at the airport after Finnair (including Norra) and has served over 10 million passengers since 2010.
* '''SunClass Airlines''' uses Helsinki Airport as a focus city with many charter flights to Southeast Asia and Europe. The airline operates from Terminal 2.
* '''TUI fly Nordic''' is a charter airline that operates to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the [[Caribbean]] in North America. The airline operates from Terminal 2. On 10 September 2018, TUI announced plans to close its Helsinki base in the near future with [[Jet Time]] taking over the company's short-haul operations at the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/fi/tuifinland/pressreleases/tui-jaerjestaeae-uudelleen-pohjoismaiden-lentoja-2684833|title=TUI järjestää uudelleen Pohjoismaiden lentoja|website=mynewsdesk.com|date=10 September 2018|access-date=10 September 2018|language=fi}}</ref>

Passenger numbers have been growing rapidly since 2010, but especially since 2014. In 2017, Helsinki Airport experienced the third highest growth rate and the second biggest increase in passenger numbers in the last 20 years. On 13 December 2017, the airport reached the milestone of 18 million passengers for the first time ever.

=== Cargo operations ===
[[File:TNT OE-IBZ pushback at Helsinki-Vantaa (15004018150).jpg|thumb|right|[[TNT Airways]] Boeing 737-300F aircraft at its cargo terminal and [[DHL Aviation]] A300-600F in the background.]]
Helsinki Airport has been one of the busiest airports among the Nordic countries by freight handled. In 2012, the airport handled 192,204 tonnes cargo making the airport the largest one in the Nordics in terms of tonnes of cargo handled that year.

Helsinki Airport has extensive cargo flight activity. There is a cargo area with cargo terminals and cargo transit facilities in the southeastern part of the airport area. [[ASL Airlines Belgium]] (formerly [[TNT Airways]]) and [[DHL Aviation|DHL]] have their own cargo terminals at the airport. Currently scheduled cargo operating airlines are [[AirBridgeCargo Airlines]] operated with Boeing 747 cargo aircraft, ASL Airlines Belgium, DHL Aviation (operated by EAT Leipzig and DHL Air UK), [[FedEx Airlines|FedEx]], [[UPS Airlines]], and [[Turkish Airlines]] that operates cargo services to HEL from Istanbul, Oslo, and Stockholm with Airbus A310F and A330F aircraft. In addition to scheduled cargo operations, many other cargo airlines have random operations at Helsinki Airport.

The construction of a new freight terminal ({{convert|35000|m2|disp=or|abbr=on}}) began in March 2015 and was inaugurated on 8 January 2018. The capacity of the terminal is 350,000 tonnes but the theoretical capacity is up to 450,000 tonnes. The freight capacity of the airport is being expanded to accommodate the growing freight capacity that will be provided by [[Finnair]]'s [[Airbus A350|Airbus A350 XWB]] fleet. Finnair's freight operations continued in the previous location until relocation to the new freight terminal in December 2017.<ref name="finavia_20150326" /> The name of the new terminal is Cool Nordic Cargo Hub, but is branded COOL for its modern technology and capacity to handle high volumes of temperature-controlled cargo. A new operations monitoring and tracking platform, "Cargo Eye", is used in the new freight terminal. That gives the new Cargo Control Center a live view of what is happening across the cargo network and where everything is located.<ref>[https://www.aircargoweek.com/finnair-finds-cool-hot/ Finnair finds COOL is the new hot] aircargoweek.com 26 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.</ref> The terminal has 29 stands for truck transports.<ref>[http://lentoposti.fi/uutiset/finnair_cargon_uuden_cool_rahtiterminaalin_k_ytt_notto_l_hestyy_uusia_ty_kaluja_k_ytt_n Finnair Cargon uuden COOL-rahtiterminaalin käyttöönotto lähestyy - uusia työkaluja käyttöön] lentoposti.fi {{In lang|fi}} 28 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017</ref>

== Long-haul traffic ==
The airport's first long-haul route began on 15 May 1969 when Finnair commenced flights to [[New York City]] via Copenhagen and Amsterdam. The first non-stop route to East Asia started in 1983 with Finnair's flight to Tokyo, with Beijing following five years later.

Today 36 intercontinental routes to North America, Asia, and the Middle East operate from Helsinki Airport. Long-haul traffic is a major part of the airport's operations, in large part thanks to [[Finnair]], the largest carrier at the airport. Helsinki Airport is an important transfer airport between Europe and Asia. In 2018, Helsinki Airport handled approximately 3.7 million transfer passengers, which was 21.0% more than in 2017.<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/HEL%20matkustajat%201998-2018.pdf Arrival, departure and transfer passengers in domestic and in international flights in Helsinki Airport] ''Finavia''. Retrieved 28 February 2019.</ref> At the beginning of 2018, over 140 weekly flights were flown directly from Helsinki to Asia.<ref>[https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/pohjoismaissa-vauhdikkaimmin-kasvaa-helsinki-vantaan-lentoasema-myotatuulta-monesta-suunnasta/0e408515-bf7f-430b-81a8-7e1a41597709 Pohjoismaissa vauhdikkaimmin kasvaa Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema – "Myötätuulta monesta suunnasta"] ''Kauppalehti.fi'' 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.</ref>

Finnair and [[Japan Airlines]] had long been the only carriers flying to Asia from Helsinki, but in 2019, [[Tibet Airlines]], [[Juneyao Airlines]] and [[Sichuan Airlines]] launched non-stop flights from [[Jinan]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Chengdu]] respectively.<ref name="NewJinanService">{{cite web|title=New long distance route to Asia: Tibet Airlines will commence flights from Jinan, China, to Helsinki Airport in the spring 2019|url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2019/new-long-distance-route-asia-tibet-airlines-will-commence-flights-jinan-china|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Juneyao Helsinki">{{cite web|title=Juneyao Airlines schedules Helsinki launch in late-June 2019|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/282769/juneyao-airlines-schedules-helsinki-launch-in-late-june-2019/|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Sichuan Helsinki">{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285619/sichuan-airlines-adds-helsinki-copenhagen-service-changes-from-sep-2019/|title=Sichuan Airlines adds Helsinki; Copenhagen service changes from Sep 2019|website=Routesonline}}</ref>

Helsinki Airport offers far fewer flights to North America.

== Airlines and destinations ==

=== Passenger ===
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Helsinki Airport offers non-stop flights to 162 destinations in over 50 countries around the world operated by over 20 airlines.<ref>[https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/helsinki-vantaa-kasvaa-ennatysvauhtia-en-pysty-nakemaan-etta-lentomatkustaminen-yhtakkia-merkittavasti-vahenisi/d7e49589-c7ae-4798-b046-191b1e095a0c Helsinki-Vantaa kasvaa ennätysvauhtia: "En pysty näkemään, että lentomatkustaminen yhtäkkiä merkittävästi vähenisi"] ''Kauppalehti.fi'' 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.</ref> These include more than 100 cities in Europe and the Middle East, over 20 in Asia, and eight in North America.<ref>[https://lifeinhel.tv/ Finavia key figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010160121/https://lifeinhel.tv/ |date=10 October 2017 }} (see Helsinki Airport Fact Sheet at the website)</ref> The following airlines offer flights at Helsinki Airport:

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| [[Finnair]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220627-jul22ams|title=Foreign Carriers July 2022 Amsterdam Service Adjustment - 26JUN22|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230613-aynw23bkk|title=Finnair NW23 Bangkok Service Increases|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231018-jlaycodeshare">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231018-jlaycodeshare|title=JAL Expands Finnair Codeshare From late-Oct 2023|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241008-aytpcodeshare">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241008-aytpcodeshare|title=Finnair / TAP Air Portugal Expands Codeshare Service in NW24|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220725-ayaug22eu|title=Finnair August 2022 European Network Adjustment - 24JUL22|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Budapest]],<ref name="230612-aaaycodeshare">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230612-aaaycodeshare|title=American / Finnair Expands Europe Codeshare Service From July 2023|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241008-aytpcodeshare"/> [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lennalomalle.com/finnair-keventaa-liikenneohjelmaansa-helmikuulta/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220122135140/http://www.lennalomalle.com/finnair-keventaa-liikenneohjelmaansa-helmikuulta/|url-status= usurped|archive-date= 22 January 2022|title= Finnair keventää liikenneohjelmaansa helmikuulta |website=Lennä lomalle|date=12 January 2022}}</ref> [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-aynw22inc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-aynw22inc|title=Finnair NW22 Intercontinental Operation Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220829-aynw22inc|title=FINNAIR NW22 INTERCONTINENTAL CHANGES: QATAR ADDITIONS|publisher=aeroroutes|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230621-ayns24eu|title=Finnair NS24 European Frequency Increases – 18JUN23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241031-aynw24eu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-aynw24eu|title=Finnair NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|publisher=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}</ref> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231116-aynw24faoace">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231116-aynw24faoace|date=16 November 2023|website=AeroRoutes|title=FINNAIR NW24 FARO/LANZAROTE SERVICE CHANGES}}</ref> [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231025-czaycodeshare">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231025-czaycodeshare|title=China Southern Resumes Additional Finnair Codeshare Routes in NW23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Funchal Airport|Funchal]], [[Gazipaşa Airport|Gazipaşa]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230824-ayns24gdn|title=FINNAIR RESUMES GDANSK SERVICE IN NS24|website=AeroRoutes|date=24 August 2023}}</ref> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230515-aynw23intl">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230515-aynw23intl|title=Finnair NW23 International Frequency Variations – 14MAY23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Göteborg Landvetter Airport|Gothenburg]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-aynw22inc"/> [[Ivalo Airport|Ivalo]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-ayjul24nordics|title=Finnair July/August 2024 Nordic Holiday Destinations Service Expansion|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Joensuu Airport|Joensuu]],<ref name="kajaani">{{cite web | url=https://www.finnair.com/en/bluewings/world-of-finnair/finnair-flies-state-subsidised-routes-to-kajaani--kokkola--kemi--jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4-and-joensuu-from-october-to-july-2725564 | title=Finnair flies state-subsidised routes to Kajaani, Kokkola, Kemi, Jyväskylä and Joensuu from October to July | date=3 October 2022 }}</ref><ref name="aeroroutes_221107-aynw22pso">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221107-aynw22pso|title=Finnair Adds State-Subsidised Routes in 4Q22|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Jyväskylä Airport|Jyväskylä]],<ref name="kajaani"/><ref name="aeroroutes_221107-aynw22pso"/> [[Kajaani Airport|Kajaani]],<ref name="kajaani"/><ref name="aeroroutes_221107-aynw22pso"/> [[Kemi-Tornio Airport|Kemi]],<ref name="kajaani"/><ref name="aeroroutes_221107-aynw22pso"/> [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics"/> [[Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport|Kokkola]],<ref name="kajaani"/><ref name="aeroroutes_221107-aynw22pso"/> [[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230515-aynw23intl"/> [[Kuopio Airport|Kuopio]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231018-jlaycodeshare"/> [[Kuusamo Airport|Kuusamo]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics"/> [[Lisbon Airport|Lisbon]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240809-aynw24lhr | title=Finnair NW24 London Service Increases }}</ref> [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240214-ayns24us">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240214-ayns24us|title=Finnair NS24 US Operation Changes – 14FEB24|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Mariehamn Airport|Mariehamn]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231018-jlaycodeshare"/> [[Milan–Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231226-ayns24muc|title=Finnair NS24 A350 Munich Operations|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240214-ayns24us"/> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka–Kansai]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Finnair NS23 Japan Operations – 20DEC22 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221221-ayns23jp |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref> [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Oulu Airport|Oulu]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241008-aytpcodeshare"/> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Riga International Airport|Riga]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230123-ayeu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230123-ayeu|title=Finnair NS23 European Frequency Variations – 23JAN23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231025-czaycodeshare"/> [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics"/> [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-aynw22inc"/> [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-aynw22inc"/> [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220908-ayns23inc|title=Finnair NS23 Intercontinental Network Adjustment – 07SEP22|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Stockholm–Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Stockholm Bromma Airport|Stockholm–Bromma]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230515-aynw23intl"/> [[Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Tartu Airport|Tartu]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240118-ayns24tay|title=Finnair Resumes Tartu Service in NS24|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Finnair to start flying from Helsinki Airport to Tartu| url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2024/finnair-start-flying-helsinki-airport-tartu|website=Finavia|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> [[Haneda International Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231108-ayns24ngo"/> [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231108-ayns24ngo"/> [[Tromsø Airport, Langnes|Tromsø]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics"/> [[Vaasa Airport|Vaasa]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]],<ref name="230612-aaaycodeshare"/> [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/> [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241008-aytpcodeshare"/> [[Wrocław Airport|Wrocław]]<ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=https://company.finnair.com/en/media-centre/all-releases/news?id=9AEC78850C373764 | title=News &#124; Finnair }}</ref><ref name="aeroroutes_230621-ayns24eu"/><ref name="aeroroutes_241031-aynw24eu"/> [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220419-tkaycodeshare|title=Turkish Airlines Expands Finnair Codeshare in late-March 2022|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Billund Airport|Billund]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Bodø Airport|Bodø]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics"/> [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport|Bologna]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230123-ayeu"/> [[Chania Airport|Chania]],<ref name="230612-aaaycodeshare"/> [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240214-ayns24us"/> [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/finnair-expands-tel-aviv-and-dubai-into-the-winter/110298.article|title=Finnair expands Tel Aviv and Dubai into the winter|date=19 June 2023}}</ref> [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240314-aynw24lpa|title=Finnair NW24 A350 Las Palmas Operations|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Heraklion Airport|Heraklion]], [[Innsbruck Airport|Innsbruck]], [[Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen|Kirkenes]] (begins 1 April 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240410-ayns25kkn|title=FINNAIR ADDS KIRKENES SERVICE FROM APRIL 2025|date=9 April 2024}}</ref> [[Lanzarote Airport|Lanzarote]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231116-aynw24faoace"/> [[Larnaca Airport|Larnaca]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/finnair/finnair-to-debut-larnaca-to-helsinki-flights-in-summer-2022|title=Finnair to debut Larnaca to Helsinki flights in summer 2022|date=3 December 2021}}</ref> [[Ljubljana Airport|Ljubljana]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/01/finnair-to-restore-ljubljana-operations.html | title=Finnair to restore Ljubljana operations | date=17 January 2023 }}</ref> [[Miami International Airport|Miami]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220905-aynw22inc"/> [[Linate Airport|Milan–Linate]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2023/01/17/finnair-apre-la-milano-linate-helsinki/ | title=Finnair apre la Milano Linate – Helsinki | date=17 January 2023 }}</ref><ref name="aeroroutes_241031-aynw24eu"/> [[Chubu Centrair International Airport|Nagoya–Centrair]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231108-ayns24ngo">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231108-ayns24ngo|title=FINNAIR RESUMES NAGOYA SERVICE FROM LATE-MAY 2024|work=Aeroroutes|date=8 November 2023}}</ref> [[Naples Airport|Naples]], [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]], [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240502-aynw24hkt|title=Finnair Increases Phuket Service From Dec 2024|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]], [[Santorini Airport|Santorini]], [[Seattle Tacoma Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231208-ay2q24sea|title=FINNAIR 2Q24 SEATTLE SERVICE CHANGES|website=AeroRoutes|date=8 December 2023}}</ref> [[Split Airport|Split]],<ref name="aeroroutes_220725-ayaug22eu"/> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref name="aeroroutes_231018-jlaycodeshare"/> [[Trondheim Airport|Trondheim]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics"/><ref name="aeroroutes_241031-aynw24eu"/> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230123-ayeu"/> [[Verona Villafranca Airport|Verona]], [[Visby Airport|Visby]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-ayjul24nordics"/> <br>'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231207-ayns24boj|title=Finnair Adds Burgas Leisure Service in NS24|website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="aeroroutes_230123-ayeu"/> [[Karpathos Island National Airport|Karpathos]]<ref name="aeroroutes_230123-ayeu"/>
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| [[Icelandair]] | [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240820-fins25 | title=Icelandair NS25 Peak Season Frequency Variations – 18AUG24 }}</ref>
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| [[Japan Airlines]] | [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]]
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| [[Juneyao Airlines]] | [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]], [[Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport|Zhengzhou]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/juneyao-air-to-resume-zhengzhou-helsinki-service-in-late-dec-2022-1172945 | title=Juneyao Air to resume Zhengzhou-Helsinki service in late Dec-2022 | date=25 November 2022 |website=centreforaviation.com }}</ref>
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| [[KLM]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]<ref name="aeroroutes_240618-kloct2432q">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240618-kloct2432q|title=KLM Schedules Additional A321neo Routes in Oct 2024|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]]
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|[[LYGG]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.orebroairport.se/ovremeny/omoss/nyheter/finskalyggstartarflyglinjemellanhelsingforsochorebro.5.5132a48a18d828bacc331a81.html?fbclid=IwAR0TNlVHah4hgZHbAyCymplONMkegryiZK_FIVTkFlTus-eEnF6tMRTiOhA | title=FINSKA LYGG STARTAR FLYGLINJE MELLAN HELSINGFORS OCH ÖREBRO - Örebro airport | date=14 February 2024 }}</ref> | [[Linköping City Airport|Linköping]], [[Örebro Airport|Örebro]]
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| [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.norwegian.com/uk/route-map/|title=Route map|website=norwegian.com}}</ref> | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]], [[Bergamo Airport|Bergamo]],<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|title=Norwegian NS24 Network Additions – 14NOV23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231114-d8dyns24|website=AeroRoutes|language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]], [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]], [[Stockholm–Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Agadir–Al Massira Airport|Agadir]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240524-d8dynw24">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240524-d8dynw24|title=NORWEGIAN NW24 NETWORK EXPANSION SUMMARY|website=AeroRoutes|date=23 May 2024}}</ref> [[Athens International Airport|Athens]], [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]], [[Chania International Airport|Chania]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviacionline.com/2024/04/norwegian-reopens-a-base-in-gran-canaria/|title=Norwegian reopens a base in Gran Canaria|website=aviacionline|date=7 July 2024}}</ref> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]] (begins 1 November 2024),<ref name="aeroroutes_240524-d8dynw24"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]], [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]], [[Marrakesh Menara Airport|Marrakesh]] (resumes 21 December 2024),<ref name="aeroroutes_240524-d8dynw24"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]], [[Pisa International Airport|Pisa]], [[Pristina International Airport|Pristina]], [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]], [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]],<ref name="auto3"/> [[Split Airport|Split]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]], [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]], [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]]
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| [[Pegasus Airlines]] |[[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]] <br> '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]{{cn|date=August 2024}}
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| [[Ryanair]] | [[Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport|Alicante]], [[Beauvais Airport|Beauvais]], [[Orio al Serio Airport|Bergamo]], [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Charleroi]], [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231218-rkns247m8 | title=Ryanair UK NS24 Boeing 737 MAX Preliminary Network – 17DEC23 }}</ref> [[Thessaloniki Airport|Thessaloniki]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ryanair-to-launch-helsinki-thessaloniki-service-1242920 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA }}</ref> [[Vienna Airport|Vienna]]<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.thelocal.at/20220914/ryanair-announces-eight-new-routes-from-vienna-for-winter-2022 | title= Ryanair announces eight new routes from Vienna for winter 2022}}</ref> <br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Dubrovnik Airport|Dubrovnik]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/11/ryanair-to-open-seasonal-dubrovnik-base.html | title=Ryanair to open seasonal Dubrovnik base | date=29 November 2023 }}</ref> [[Girona–Costa Brava Airport|Girona]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2022/ryanair-opens-connection-helsinki-airport-four-favourite-summer-destinations|title=Ryanair opens a connection from Helsinki Airport to four favourite summer destinations &#124; Finavia|website=www.finavia.fi}}</ref> [[Venice Marco Polo Airport|Venice]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://italiavola.com/2021/10/06/ryanair-apre-base-a-venezia-con-tre-aerei-dal-2022/|title=Ryanair opens base in Venice with 3 aircraft from 2022|language=Italian|website=Italiavola|date=6 October 2021}}</ref> [[Modlin Airport|Warsaw–Modlin]], [[Zadar Airport|Zadar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryanair najavio nove linije iz Hrvatske za sljedeće ljeto!|url=https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/ryanair-najavio-nove-linije-iz-hrvatske-za-sljede%C4%87e-ljeto|website=croatianaviation.com|date=3 December 2021|access-date=3 December 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203092339/https://www.croatianaviation.com/post/ryanair-najavio-nove-linije-iz-hrvatske-za-sljede%C4%87e-ljeto|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Scandinavian Airlines]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Stockholm–Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]
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| {{nowrap|[[Sunclass Airlines]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tjareborg.fi/pelkat-lennot|title=Flights|website=tjareborg.fi}}</ref> | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Burgas]], [[Chania International Airport|Chania]], [[Funchal]], [[Gazipaşa Airport|Gazipaşa]] (Begins 15 April 2025),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tjareborg.fi/lennot/pelkat-lennot-tilauslennoilla-lista?QueryDepID=12728&QueryCtryID=5836&QueryDestID=78150&QueryDepDate=20240806&QueryDur=8&CategoryId=4&QueryRoomAges=%7C42&QueryUnits=0 | title=Pelkät lennot Gazipasaan}}</ref> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]], [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]], [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240829-dknw24hrg | title=Sunclass Airlines Expands Hurghada Network in Oct 2024 }}</ref> [[Kos]], [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]], [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]], [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza/Lefkada]],{{cn|date=August 2024}} [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]], [[Split Airport|Split]], [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]], [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]]
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| [[SunExpress]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230925-xqns24 | title=SunExpress NS24 Network Expansion – 24SEP23 }}</ref>
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| [[Trade Air]] | [[Pristina International Airport|Pristina]]{{cn|date=August 2024}}
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| [[TUI Airways]]<ref name="TUI.FI">{{cite web|url=https://www.tui.fi/varaa-lento|title=Only Flight|website=tui.fi}}</ref>| '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Cancun International Airport|Cancun]], [[Krabi International Airport|Krabi]], [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]]
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| [[TUI fly Nordic]]<ref name="TUI.FI"/> | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Aristides Pereira International Airport|Boa Vista]], [[Amílcar Cabral International Airport|Sal]]
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| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]
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| [[Vueling]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]]}}

=== Cargo ===
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| [[FedEx Express]]<ref>[https://www.airlineroutemaps.com/maps/FedEx/Europe/Paris_CDG airlineroutemaps.com - FedEx] retrieved 6 September 2020</ref> | [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]
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| [[Lufthansa Cargo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230808-lhc4q2332x|title=Lufthansa Cargo 4Q23 A321 Freighter Short-Haul Additions|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=9 August 2023|access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref> | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]
| [[Sichuan Airlines Cargo]] | [[Brussels]], [[Chengdu]]
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== Traffic statistics ==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=HEL}}
Helsinki Airport is the [[List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries|fourth-busiest airport in the Nordics]], serving over 15 million passengers in 2023.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Helsinki Airport was the busiest Nordic airport in terms of Asian passengers and in 2015, the airport was the fifth busiest airport in Europe in terms of flights to Asia.<ref>[https://centreforaviation.com/insights/analysis/finnairs-a350-delivery-brings-more-growth-to-helsinki-vantaa-airport-now-to-attract-other-airlines-247081 Finnair's A350 delivery brings more growth to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Now to attract other airlines], centreforaviation.com, Retrieved 2 July 2017</ref> In 2018, Helsinki Airport was connected to Asia with over 140 weekly flights.<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2019/helsinki-airports-growth-fastest-among-nordic-airports-here-are-helsinkis-competitive Helsinki Airport's growth is the fastest among Nordic airports – here are Helsinki's competitive advantages] ''Finavia.fi'' 6 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.</ref> When ranked by connectivity, the airport was the best-connected airport in Northern Europe with around 10,000 connections worldwide, 85% more than in [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]] which was the 2nd best-connected airport in the Nordics.<ref name="ReferenceB">[https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2017/helsinki-airport-best-connected-airport-in-northern-europe-global-connectivity-nearly-doubles-in/ Helsinki Airport best-connected airport in Northern Europe – global connectivity nearly doubles in decade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627085140/https://www.finavia.fi/en/news-room/news/2017/helsinki-airport-best-connected-airport-in-northern-europe-global-connectivity-nearly-doubles-in/ |date=27 June 2017 }}, finavia.com, Retrieved 29 June 2017</ref> The number of connections from Helsinki Airport had grown by 96% during the 2010s. In Europe, the airport was the 12th best-connected airport. According to [[Airports Council International]] (ACI), Helsinki Airport was one of the fastest-growing airports in Europe in 2017.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

In 2016, passengers from [[Japan]], [[China]], [[South Korea]] and [[United States]] made up the four largest groups of non-European travelers at Helsinki Airport. The airport handled around 386,000 Japanese passengers, 321,000 Chinese passengers, 136,000 Korean passengers and 98,000 US citizens. Other major nationalities were Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Malaysia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Taiwan, Israel and Indonesia.<ref>[http://lentoposti.fi/uutiset/helsinki_vantaan_ulkorajatarkastukset_kasvussa_ennuste_jo_noin_5_miljoonaa_rajatarkastusta Helsinki-Vantaan ulkorajatarkastukset kasvussa - ennuste jo noin 5 miljoonaa rajatarkastusta], lentoposti.fi, {{In lang|fi}}. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017</ref>

In the 2010s, Helsinki Airport's passenger volumes grew significantly. In 2010, the airport handled 12.9 million passengers while by 2019, the number of annual passengers had nearly doubled to over 21.8 million passengers.

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|+ Busiest European routes at Helsinki Airport (2023)<ref name="Eurostat">{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_par_fi__custom_10191410/default/table?lang=en|title=Air passenger transport between the main airports of Finland and their main partner airports (routes data)|website=Eurostat}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! {{nowrap|All passengers}}
! Operating airlines
|-
| 1
| [[Stockholm]]
| style="text-align:right;"|1,021,511
| Finnair, Norwegian, Scandinavian
|-
| 2
| [[London]]
| style="text-align:right;"|692,246
| Finnair, Norwegian, Ryanair
|-
| 3
| [[Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport|Copenhagen]]
| style="text-align:right;"|601,443
| Finnair, Norwegian, Scandinavian
|-
| 4
| [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]
| style="text-align:right;"|596,139
| Finnair, KLM, Norwegian
|-
| 5
| [[Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]
| style="text-align:right;"|478,042
| Air France, Finnair
|-
| 6
| [[Munich Airport|Munich]]
| style="text-align:right;"|475,813
| Finnair, Lufthansa
|-
| 7
| [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]
| style="text-align:right;"|451,737
| Finnair, Lufthansa
|-
| 8
| [[Riga Airport|Riga]]
| style="text-align:right;"|352,305
| Air Baltic, Finnair
|-
| 9
| [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]]
| style="text-align:right;"|349,562
| Finnair, Norwegian
|-
| 10
| [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]]
| style="text-align:right;"|344,356
| Eurowings, Finnair
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" width= align=right
|+ Busiest intercontinental routes at Helsinki Airport (2023)<ref name="Eurostat"/>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! {{nowrap|All passengers}}
! style="width: 200px;"|Operating airlines
|-
| 1
| [[Tokyo]]
| style="text-align:right;"|328,592
| Finnair, Japan Airlines
|-
| 2
| [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi]]
| style="text-align:right;"|226,820
| Finnair
|-
| 3
| [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]]
| style="text-align:right;"|192,653
| Finnair
|-
| 4
| [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]]
| style="text-align:right;"|167,976
| Finnair
|-
| 5
| [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]]
| style="text-align:right;"|161,336
| Finnair
|-
| 6
| [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]]
| style="text-align:right;"|160,412
| Finnair
|-
| 7
| [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]
| style="text-align:right;"|158,828
| Finnair
|-
| 8
| [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]
| style="text-align:right;"|153,546
| Finnair
|-
| 9
| [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai–Pudong]]
| style="text-align:right;"|98,714
| Finnair, Juneyao Airlines
|-
| 10
| [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]
| style="text-align:right;"|83,653
| Finnair
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" width= align=right
|+ Busiest domestic routes (2023)<ref name="Eurostat"/>
|-
! Rank
! style="width: 100px;"|Airport
! {{nowrap|All passengers}}
|-
| 1
| [[Oulu Airport|Oulu]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 514,537
|-
| 2
| [[Rovaniemi Airport|Rovaniemi]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 457,403
|-
| 3
| [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 184,818
|-
| 4
| [[Ivalo Airport|Ivalo]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 155,775
|-
| 5
| [[Kuopio Airport|Kuopio]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 125,832
|}

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" width=align=
|+ Top European countries<br>by total passengers movement (2019)<ref name="Eurostat_EU">{{Cite web|url=https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=avia_painac&lang=en|title=International intra-EU air passenger transport by main airports in each reporting country and EU partner country (avia_painac)|website=Eurostat}}

For Russia, see "International extra-EU air passenger transport by main airports in each reporting country and partner world regions and countries (avia_paexac)"</ref>
|-
! Rank
! style="width: 133px;"|Country
! All passengers
! {{nowrap|Annual change}}
|-
| 1
| [[Germany]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,086,784
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 10.7%
|-
| 2
| [[Sweden]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,652,332
| style="text-align: center;" | {{decrease}} 1.7%
|-
| 3
| [[Spain]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,645,255
| style="text-align: center;" | {{decrease}} 1.3%
|-
| 4
| [[United Kingdom]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,279,870
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 6.7%
|-
| 5
| [[Denmark]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 896,074
| style="text-align: center;" | {{decrease}} 9.7%
|-
| 6
| [[Netherlands]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 738,657
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 4.4%
|-
| 7
| [[France]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 653,816
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 3.1%
|-
| 8
| [[Norway]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 608,528
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 9.1%
|-
| 9
| [[Russia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 597,835
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 15.0%
|-
| 10
| [[Italy]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 586,351
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 3.1%
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|+ Top non-European countries<br>by total passengers movement (2019)<ref name="Eurostat_non-EU">{{Cite web|url=https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=avia_paexac&lang=en|title=International extra-EU air passenger transport by main airports in each reporting country and partner world regions and countries (avia_paexac)|website=Eurostat}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Country
! All passengers
! {{nowrap|Annual change}}
|-
| 1
| [[China]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,012,952
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 20.8%
|-
| 2
| [[Japan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 840,219
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 11.1%
|-
| 3
| [[Thailand]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 446,507
| style="text-align: center;" | {{decrease}} 2.7%
|-
| 4
| [[United States]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 441,221
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 30.2%
|-
| 5
| [[Qatar]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 233,846
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 12.0%
|-
| 6
| [[South Korea]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 214,982
| style="text-align: center;" | {{decrease}} 0.9%
|-
| 7
| [[Singapore]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 196,941
| style="text-align: center;" | {{decrease}} 0.3%
|-
| 8
| [[India]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 141,652
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 6.4%
|-
| 9
| [[United Arab Emirates]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 134,987
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 13.9%
|-
| 10
| [[Israel]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 64,113
| style="text-align: center;" | {{increase}} 30.8%
|}

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" width=align=
|+ Operational statistics of Helsinki Airport<ref name="finavia_passenger_statistics">{{cite web |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Helsinki%20Airport%20passengers-fi_19.pdf|title=Arrival, departure and transfer passengers in domestic and in international flights in Helsinki Airport|access-date=9 September 2019|publisher= Finavia}}</ref><ref name="finavia_freight_statistics">{{cite web |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Helsinki%20Airport%20freight%20and%20mail-fi_21.pdf|title=Domestic and international air transport cargo and postal volumes in tonnes in Helsinki Airport|access-date=9 September 2019|publisher= Finavia}}</ref><ref name="Finavia passenger statistics 2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Helsinki%20Airport%20passengers-fi_11.pdf|title=PASSENGERS 2018|access-date=7 February 2019|publisher= Finavia}}</ref><ref name="Finavia freight statistics 2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Helsinki%20Airport%20freight%20and%20mail-fi_17.pdf|title=FREIGHT AND MAIL 2018|access-date=7 May 2019|publisher= Finavia}}</ref><ref name="Finavia extended passenger statistics">{{cite web |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Arrival%2C%20departure%20and%20transfer%20passengers%20in%20domestic%20and%20in%20international%20scheduled%20flights%20in%20Helsinki%20Airport_0.pdf|title=HELSINKI AIRPORT PASSENGERS 1998-2017|access-date=7 February 2019|publisher= Finavia}}</ref><ref name="Finavia extended cargo statistics">{{cite web |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Domestic%20and%20international%20air%20transport%20cargo%20and%20postal%20volumes%20in%20tonnes_0.pdf|title=FREIGHT AND MAIL 1998-2017|access-date=7 February 2019|publisher= Finavia}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rahti- ja postimäärät, Helsinki-Vantaa |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/HEL%20tavaraliikenne-fi_32.pdf |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=www.finavia.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HELSINKI-VANTAAN MATKUSTAJAT 1998-2020 |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/HEL%20matkustajat%201998-2020-fi-fi.xlsx |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=www.finavia.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Helsinki-Vantaan kotimaan ja kansainvälisen liikenteen saapuvien, lähtevien ja vaihtomatkustajien määrät 1998-2022 |trans-title=Helsinki-Vantaa domestic and international passenger traffic arrival, departure and transfer statistics 1998-2022 |url=https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/HEL%20matkustajat%201998-2022-fi-fi.xlsx |access-date=24 September 2023 |website=[[Finavia]] |language=fi}}</ref>

! rowspan="2" |Year
| colspan="5" |Domestic
| colspan="5" |International
| colspan="5" |GRAND TOTAL
|-
|Arrival
passengers
|Departure
passengers
|Transfer
passengers
|Total
|Total
Change %
|Arrival
passengers
|Departure
passengers
|Transfer
passengers
|Total
|Total
Change %
|Arrival
passengers
|Departure
passengers
|Transfer
passengers
|Total
|Total
Change %
|-
|1998
|1,456,108
|1,123,557
|320,480
|2,900,145
|
|3,224,146
|2,627,498
|603,391
|6,455,035
|
|4,680,254
|3,751,055
|923,871
|9,355,180
|
|-
|1999
|1,408,403
|1,066,651
|328,073
|2,803,127
| -3% {{decrease}}
|3,349,174
|2,784,964
|629,423
|6,763,561
|5% {{increase}}
|4,757,577
|3,851,615
|957,496
|9,566,688
|2% {{increase}}
|-
|2000
|1,526,521
|1,177,639
|338,771
|3,042,931
|9% {{increase}}
|3,443,903
|2,875,106
|648,014
|6,967,023
|3% {{increase}}
|4,970,424
|4,052,745
|986,785
|10,009,954
|5% {{increase}}
|-
|2001
|1,503,504
|1,144,497
|351,671
|2,999,672
| -1% {{decrease}}
|3,496,334
|2,897,584
|637,328
|7,031,246
|1% {{increase}}
|4,999,838
|4,042,081
|988,999
|10,030,918
|0% {{nochange}}
|-
|2002
|1,377,683
|1,018,679
|351,500
|2,747,862
| -8% {{decrease}}
|3,378,228
|2,799,241
|684,556
|6,862,025
| -2% {{decrease}}
|4,755,911
|3,817,920
|1,036,056
|9,609,887
| -4% {{decrease}}
|-
|2003
|1,347,755
|1,000,030
|336,833
|2,684,618
| -2% {{decrease}}
|3,479,250
|2,858,562
|688,490
|7,026,302
|2% {{increase}}
|4,827,005
|3,858,592
|1,025,323
|9,710,920
|1% {{increase}}
|-
|2004
|1,427,620
|1,055,904
|353,328
|2,836,852
|6% {{increase}}
|3,918,357
|3,110,974
|863,763
|7,893,094
|12% {{increase}}
|5,345,977
|4,166,878
|1,217,091
|10,729,946
|10% {{increase}}
|-
|2005
|1,407,192
|1,036,092
|361,020
|2,804,304
| -1% {{decrease}}
|4,157,212
|3,228,850
|942,829
|8,328,891
|6% {{increase}}
|5,564,404
|4,264,942
|1,303,849
|11,133,195
|4% {{increase}}
|-
|2006
|1,474,137
|1,061,749
|391,741
|2,927,627
|4% {{increase}}
|4,578,600
|3,533,799
|1,107,755
|9,220,154
|11% {{increase}}
|6,052,737
|4,595,548
|1,499,496
|12,147,781
|9% {{increase}}
|-
|2007
|1,445,258
|1,030,566
|399,472
|2,875,296
| -2% {{decrease}}
|5,118,611
|3,787,847
|1,359,868
|10,266,326
|11% {{increase}}
|6,563,869
|4,818,413
|1,759,340
|13,141,622
|8% {{increase}}
|-
|2008
|1,359,456
|971,079
|369,834
|2,700,369
| -6% {{decrease}}
|5,342,563
|3,916,469
|1,485,039
|10,744,071
|5% {{increase}}
|6,702,019
|4,887,548
|1,854,873
|13,444,440
|2% {{increase}}
|-
|2009
|1,188,756
|843,194
|340,935
|2,372,885
| -12% {{decrease}}
|5,116,132
|3,737,701
|1,384,469
|10,238,302
| -5% {{decrease}}
|6,304,888
|4,580,895
|1,725,404
|12,611,187
| -6% {{decrease}}
|-
|2010
|1,106,291
|754,852
|346,495
|2,207,638
| -7% {{decrease}}
|5,302,073
|3,843,156
|1,519,755
|10,664,984
|4% {{increase}}
|6,408,364
|4,598,008
|1,866,250
|12,872,622
|2% {{increase}}
|-
|2011
|1,356,485
|926,723
|423,836
|2,707,044
|23% {{increase}}
|6,066,264
|4,270,885
|1,821,878
|12,159,027
|14% {{increase}}
|7,422,749
|5,197,608
|2,245,714
|14,866,071
|15% {{increase}}
|-
|2012
|1,347,600
|975,025
|370,526
|2,693,151
| -1% {{decrease}}
|6,078,704
|4,220,869
|1,865,365
|12,164,938
|0% {{nochange}}
|7,426,304
|5,195,894
|2,235,891
|14,858,089
|0% {{nochange}}
|-
|2013
|1,212,379
|858,700
|360,553
|2,431,632
| -10% {{decrease}}
|6,415,166
|4,425,738
|2,006,458
|12,847,362
|6% {{increase}}
|7,627,545
|5,284,438
|2,367,011
|15,278,994
|3% {{increase}}
|-
|2014
|1,252,917
|874,358
|379,848
|2,507,123
|3% {{increase}}
|6,719,540
|4,609,778
|2,112,397
|13,441,715
|5% {{increase}}
|7,972,457
|5,484,136
|2,492,245
|15,948,838
|4% {{increase}}
|-
|2015
|1,296,179
|878,900
|416,645
|2,591,724
|3% {{increase}}
|6,910,106
|4,767,663
|2,152,773
|13,830,542
|3% {{increase}}
|8,206,285
|5,646,563
|2,569,418
|16,422,266
|3% {{increase}}
|-
|2016
|1,340,595
|843,665
|495,625
|2,679,885
|3% {{increase}}
|7,236,008
|5,101,116
|2,167,418
|14,504,542
|5% {{increase}}
|8,576,603
|5,944,781
|2,663,043
|17,184,427
|5% {{increase}}
|-
|2017
|1,365,773
|848,398
|517,283
|2,731,454
|2% {{increase}}
|8,063,135
|5,548,772
|2,549,025
|16,160,932
|11% {{increase}}
|9,428,908
|6,397,170
|3,066,308
|18,892,386
|10% {{increase}}
|-
|2018
|1,479,644
|882,085
|593,371
|2,955,100
|8% {{increase}}
|8,929,667
|5,847,559
|3,116,423
|17,893,649
|11% {{increase}}
|10,409,311
|6,729,644
|3,709,794
|20,848,749
|10% {{increase}}
|-
|2019
|1,471,681
|843,761
|614,337
|2,929,779
| -1% {{decrease}}
|9,444,724
|5,914,677
|3,571,902
|18,931,303
|6% {{increase}}
|10,916,405
|6,758,438
|4,186,239
|21,861,082
|5% {{increase}}
|-
|2020
|505,989
|321,428
|171,095
|998,512
| -66% {{decrease}}
|2,063,113
|1,277,883
|713,626
|4,054,622
| -79% {{decrease}}
|2,569,102
|1,599,311
|884,721
|5,053,134
| -77% {{decrease}}
|-
|2021
| 425, 501
| 334, 102
| 96, 321
| 855, 924
| -14% {{decrease}}
| 1,698,360
| 1,314,162
|393,089
| 3,405,611
| -16% {{decrease}}
| 2,123,861
| 1,648,264
| 489,410
|4,261,535
| -16% {{decrease}}
|-
|2022
|853,801
|498,232
|338,972
|1,691,005
| 98% {{increase}}
|5,579,360
|4,061,031
|1,551,465
|11,191,856
| 229% {{increase}}
|6,433,161
|4,559,263
|1,890,437
|12,882,861
| 202% {{increase}}
|}

== Ground transport ==
The airport is located in the immediate vicinity of [[Ring III]] and [[Finnish national road 45]]. The railway running beneath the airport in a tunnel is connected to the [[Helsinki commuter rail]].

=== Rail ===
{{Helsinki Airport rail services}}
[[File:Lentoasema railway station platform 1.JPG|thumb|Helsinki Airport Railway Station]]
[[File:Helsinki Airport station.jpg|thumb|Another view of the Helsinki Airport Railway Station.]]
{{See also|Helsinki Airport station}}

The railway link to the airport opened for traffic in July 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/|title=Kaupunki|website=Helsingin Sanomat}}</ref> and serves local commuter trains running at 10-minute intervals during peak periods. On evenings the train run every 15 minutes and at quieter times every 30 minutes. The railway is trafficked by low-floor [[Stadler FLIRT]] trains, operated by the [[VR Group]].<ref name="kehärata">[https://www.hsl.fi/keharata Kehärata 2015]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Helsinki Regional Transport. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref>

The westbound commuter line "'''I'''" runs to [[Helsinki Central Station]] via [[Huopalahti railway station|Huopalahti]], while the eastbound commuter line "'''P'''" runs to Helsinki Central Station via [[Tikkurila railway station|Tikkurila]]s.<ref name="kehärata"/> Eastbound trains stop at Tikkurila where passengers can transfer to long-distance trains going away from Helsinki, in the directions of [[Tampere]] and [[Lahti]], including lines to [[Saint Petersburg]] and [[Moscow]].<ref name="fta_ring_rail_line">{{cite web | url = http://portal.liikennevirasto.fi/sivu/www/e/projects/under_construction/ring_rail_line | title = Ring Rail Line | publisher = Finnish Transport Agency | date = 14 July 2011 | access-date = 16 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150910102229/http://portal.liikennevirasto.fi/sivu/www/e/projects/under_construction/ring_rail_line | archive-date = 10 September 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

The P service is not in service through the night. Bus lines 562N to [[Tikkurila railway station]] and 615 to [[Helsinki Railway Square|downtown Helsinki]] provide night service to and from the Airport.

Plans also exist for a direct connection between Helsinki Central, the airport, and the long-distance rail network via [[Kerava railway station|Kerava]]. This line, known as [[Lentorata]], is projected to run in a tunnel for most of its approximately 30&nbsp;km length.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lentoaseman kaukoliikennerata, Ratayhteysselvitys | url = http://www2.liikennevirasto.fi/julkaisut/pdf3/ls_2010-02_lentoaseman_kaukoliikennerata_web.pdf | publisher = Finnish Transport Agency | year = 2010 | page = 7 | access-date = 13 January 2016 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053424/http://www2.liikennevirasto.fi/julkaisut/pdf3/ls_2010-02_lentoaseman_kaukoliikennerata_web.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>{{update|date=February 2024}}

=== Taxi ===
Taxi ranks are located outside Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.helsinki-airport.com/transport.php|title=Helsinki Airport Transport|website=www.helsinki-airport.com}}</ref>

Since 1 January 2022, contracted taxis at the Helsinki Airport are operated by Mankkaan Taksi Oy, Taksi Helsinki Oy and Menevä Oy.<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/fi/uutishuone/2021/helsinki-vantaan-lentoaseman-taksipalveluiden-kilpailutus-paattynyt Helsinki-Vantaan lentoaseman taksipalveluiden kilpailutus on päättynyt], Finavia 23 July 2021. Accessed on 27 March 2022.</ref> Other taxi companies can also provide their services, with the customer negotiating the transport price themselves.<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/fi/lentoasemat/helsinki-vantaa/kulkuyhteydet/taksit?navref=main Taksilla Helsinki-Vantaalle sujuvasti, lentokenttätaksin ohje saapuville] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016132246/https://www.finavia.fi/fi/lentoasemat/helsinki-vantaa/kulkuyhteydet/taksit?navref=main |date=16 October 2023 }}, Finavia. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref>

=== Bus ===
[[File:HEL - Helsinki - 2015.jpg|thumb|Outside Helsinki-Vantaa Airport]]
[[File:15-12-20-Helsinki-Vantaan-Lentoasema-N3S 3129.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Finnair City Bus]] and a [[Helsinki Regional Transport Authority]] bus on line 615 at the airport. This picture is from 2015.]]
There is regular bus service by bus line 600 from the airport to [[Helsinki Central railway station]] (mainly through the [[Tuusulanväylä]]) and to railway stations in the Helsinki metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aikataulut.reittiopas.fi/linjat/en/b615.html|title=HSL - Timetables - Lines in direction Tuusulanväylä 615|website=aikataulut.reittiopas.fi|language=fi|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817035724/https://aikataulut.reittiopas.fi/linjat/en/b615.html|archive-date=17 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The chief operator of these services is the [[Helsinki Regional Transport Authority]] (HSL).{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Coach connections to all parts of Finland are provided by [[Matkahuolto]] and [[ExpressBus]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Means of transport at Helsinki Airport
! Means of transport
! Operator
! Route
! Destinations
|-
| rowspan=2|[[File:Feature suburban buses.svg|24px|Bus]] Bus
| Helsinki Regional Transport Authority
| 415N, 431N, 562, 570, 600
| [[Helsinki Central railway station]] (600) ({{langx|fi|Rautatientori}})
[[Elielinaukio]] (415N & 431N, night service only)

[[Malmi, Helsinki|Malmi]] - [[Itäkeskus]] (562)

[[Tikkurila railway station]] - [[Mellunmäki]] (570)
|-
| Matkahuolto
|
| [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Jyväskylä]], [[Kuopio]], [[Lahti]], [[Mikkeli]], [[Oulu]], [[Salo, Finland|Salo]], [[Tampere]], [[Turku]]
|-
| rowspan=2|[[File:Tren.svg|24px|Train]] Train
| [[VR Group|VR]]
| P
| [[Helsinki Central railway station]] (via [[Tikkurila railway station]])
|-
| [[VR Group|VR]]
| I
| [[Helsinki Central railway station]] (via [[Huopalahti railway station]])
|}

Until 2020 the [[Finnair City Bus]], operated by [[Pohjolan Liikenne]], provided a direct bus connection from the [[Eliel Square]] in central Helsinki to the airport.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190528201624/https://www.pohjolanliikenne.fi/fi/finnair-bus.html Finnair City Bus], Pohjolan Liikenne. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref> In spring 2020, the service was suspended because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and in autumn 2020 Pohjolan Liikenne announced it would discontinue the service permanently.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201110101101/https://www.pohjolanliikenne.fi/fi/artikkelit/finnair-city-bus-palvelu-paattyy.html 6.11.2020 - Finnair City Bus -palvelu päättyy], Pohjolan Liikenne. Accessed on 10 November 2020.</ref> The service operated for the last time on 22 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pl.fi/en/|title=pl.fi|website=www.pl.fi}}</ref>

There are also daily bus connections to the Helsinki Airport from [[Turku]] and [[Tampere]].<ref>[https://www.finavia.fi/fi/lentoasemat/helsinki-vantaa/kulkuyhteydet/bussit?navref=main Lentokenttäbussi], Finavia. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref>

=== Parking ===
In August 2016, there were about 13 thousand parking spaces at the Helsinki Airport.<ref name="parkspace">[https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055406/https://www.finavia.fi/fi/tiedottaminen/ajankohtaista/2016/suomen-suurin-pysakointitalo-valmis-helsinkivantaalle-3000-uutta-parkkipaikkaa-ja-30-sahkoauton/ Suomen suurin pysäköintitalo valmis: Helsinki-Vantaalle 3000 uutta parkkipaikkaa ja 30 sähköauton latauspistettä], Finavia. Accessed on 11 April 2017.</ref> Some of the spaces were taken out of use in January 2019 when the parking garage P1/P2 located near the terminal was dismantled to make way for the new entrance to the airport.<ref name="entrance">[https://www.finavia.fi/fi/uutishuone/2018/helsinki-vantaan-pysakointihalli-p1-ja-p2-saavuttaa-elakepaivansa-tammikuussa-2019 Katso tästä miten Helsinki-Vantaan pysäköinti muuttuu tammikuussa], Finavia. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref>

The airport has two parking garages (P3 and P5) as well as two outdoor parking areas (P4A and P4B). The free-of-charge bus service AirPortBus operated by Finavia travels between the parking areas and the terminal.<ref name="AirPortBus">[https://www.finavia.fi/fi/lentoasemat/helsinki-vantaa/kulkuyhteydet/pysakointi/pysakointialueet-ja-parkkipaikat?navref=paragraph Pysäköintialueet ja parkkipaikat – Helsinki-Vantaa], Finavia. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref>

There are also companies providing airport parking services near the airport, where passengers can leave their cars in a guarded area and get transport to the airport.<ref>[http://www.goparking.fi/ Lentopysäköinti – GoParking Jumbossa – Viikko alkaen 27,00 euroa, varaa nyt], GoParking. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190715203021/http://www.lentopysakointi.fi/ LentoPysäköinti – Helsinki-Vantaa Pysäköinti], Lentopysäköinti P24 Oy. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.flypark.fi/ Flypark – Helsinki-Vantaa parkki ja pysäköinti lentokentällä], Flypark. Accessed on 28 May 2019.</ref>

== Accidents and hijackings ==
[[File:Karair Convair Metropolitan OH-VKN.png|thumb|right|Karair's OH-VKN after its failed landing.]]
* On 2 December 1957, the approach of an [[Aeroflot]] [[Ilyushin Il-14]] from [[Leningrad]] went too far in the thick fog, and the pilots failed to stop the plane until the end of the runway. The plane overran the runway and finally stopped at a highway embankment to the south of the airport area. The plane was carrying sixteen passengers and five crewmembers, of which ten people were injured.<ref>Saltikoff, Valeri: ''Helsinki-Vantaan kuusi vuosikymmentä: Suomen ilmailumuseon näyttelyjulkaisu'', p. 11. Finnish Aviation Museum 2012. {{ISBN|978-951-8960-07-5}}.</ref> The accident site was closed off. There was no attempt to fix the plane in Finland. The plane was the size of a [[Convair Metropolitan]], and it was disassembled and taken to the [[Soviet Union]] by car.<ref>Haapavaara, Heikki: ''Aika lentää. Finnair 75'', p. 84. Finnair Oyj 1998. {{ISBN|951-98041-0-2}}.</ref>
* On 19 August 1963, a [[Karair]] [[Convair Metropolitan|Convair CV-440 Metropolitan]] (OH-VKM) was damaged during landing to Helsinki Airport. During the landing in a thunderstorm the plane bounced three times off the runway and finally its nose wheel assembly broke. The plane fell down on its nose, both of its propellers hit the ground and the plane dragged along the runway for 1300 metres.
:The plane was fixed by January the next year and remained in service until 1973.<ref name="tervonen">Tervonen, Ismo: ''Kar-Air — tilauslentoliikenteen edelläkävijänä 1957–1980'', Apali 2004. {{ISBN|952-5026-40-X}}.</ref>{{rp|94–95, 215}}
*On 21 August 1963, another Karair Convair CV-440-98 Metropolitan (OH-VKN) was damaged during landing to Helsinki Airport. The plane bounced three times off the runway, and on its last impact its nose wheel assembly broke, and the left middle wing was bent and twisted. The plane fell down on its nose, its propellers hit the ground, and the plane finally dragged onto the lawn to the left of the runway.
:Both Convair Metropolitan accidents were partly caused because air traffic control had been forbidden to provide complete information about the weather at the airport to approaching planes. Only the direction and speed of the wind were reported, not any approaching or present thunderstorms. The pilot of OH-VKN lost sight of the airport at a critical moment because of heavy rain and temporary blindness caused by a lightning flash.<ref name="tervonen"/>{{rp|94–96, 216}}<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/Suihkukone+olisi+vastaavassa+tilanteessa+syttynyt+tuleen/a1377147096693 Suihkukone olisi vastaavassa tilanteessa syttynyt tuleen], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 23 August 1963.</ref>
*On 10 July 1977, [[1977 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 hijacking|two young Soviet men hijacked an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134]] traveling from [[Petrozavodsk]] to Leningrad, trying to get to [[Stockholm]]. Because of lack of fuel, the plane had to land at Helsinki Airport. The hijacking situation lasted for three days, after which the hijackers surrendered to the police and were transported back to the Soviet Union.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 July 1977 |title=Finland To Return Hijackers |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DS19770712.2.5&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- |work=Desert Sun |pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 July 1977 |title=Soviet Jet Carrying 70 Is Hijacked to Helsinki |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/07/11/soviet-jet-carrying-70-is-hijacked-to-helsinki/1c59541e-96fb-467b-8deb-42fd12e86dd1/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
*On 30 September 1978, 37-year-old former contractor [[Finnair Flight 405|Aarno Lamminparras]] hijacked a Finnair [[Sud Aviation Caravelle]] from [[Oulu]] to [[Helsinki]]. The plane visited [[Amsterdam]] and then returned to Helsinki Airport. Lamminparras surrendered to the police on 1 October. None of the 44 passengers on the plane were injured or killed.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
*On 31 January 2005, a Nord-Flyg AB [[Cessna C208B]] on a cargo flight to Sweden crashed on the ground between the first and third runways soon after take-off. The reason of the accident was stalling caused by snow and ice left on the upper surface of the wing. The pilot, the only person on the plane, was slightly injured in the accident.<ref>[http://www.turvallisuustutkinta.fi/material/attachments/otkes/tutkintaselostukset/fi/ilmailuonnettomuuksientutkinta/2005/b22005l_tutkintaselostus/b22005l_tutkintaselostus.pdf Tutkintaselostus: Lento-onnettomuus Helsinki–Vantaan lentoasemalla 31.1.2005], Finnish Accident Investigation Centre. Accessed on 10 April 2017.</ref>

== Future expansion and plans ==
[[File:OH-LVC (33096652903).jpg|thumb|[[Finnair]] [[Airbus A319]] taxiing. Terminal expansion construction site in the background.]]
[[File:HEL T2 non-Schengen expansion site 2018-05-06.jpg|thumb|Terminal 2 non-Schengen expansion site.]]
[[File:Expansion of non-Schengen area at HEL.jpg|thumb|Expansion of non-Schengen area at Helsinki Airport.]]

=== Master plan 2020 ===
In October 2013, Finavia received a capital injection of €200,000,000 from the Finnish Government. The investment enabled Finavia to start a development program worth €900,000,000 at Helsinki Airport, aiming at maintaining the strong position of Helsinki Airport in transit traffic between Europe and Asia. The program started in January 2014 and is planned to last until February 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/3191-900-million-development-project-set-to-start-at-helsinki-airport|title=€900 million development project set to start at Helsinki Airport|website=Airport World|access-date=16 August 2017|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413133016/http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/3191-900-million-development-project-set-to-start-at-helsinki-airport|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is expected to generate about 14,000 person-years of employment. Helsinki Airport was expected to serve 20 million passengers per year by 2020 and create about 5,000 new jobs at the airport.<ref name="finavia.fi"/> However, the airport served almost 21 million passengers in 2018; two years before the target. The expansion will increase capacity at the airport to 30 million passengers.<ref name="kehitysohjelma">{{cite web | url=https://www.finavia.fi/fi/tietoa-finaviasta/lentoasemat-kehittyvat/helsinki-vantaan-kehitysohjelma | title=Helsinki-Vantaan kehitysohjelma &#124; Finavia }}</ref> In order to achieve this, the airport will expand both of its terminals and open a new entrance in place of the current parking and public transport area.<ref name="kehitysohjelma"/>

The [[Suomi-rata]] project, started in 2019, aims to build a new railway connection to the airport. It would create a new, twice as fast connection from the airport to the Helsinki Central railway station as well as a connection to the Finnish Main Line, allowing direct rail access to the airport also from elsewhere in Finland.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/talous_uutiset/liikenne/helsinki-tampere-ja-vantaa-perustavat-suomirata-yhtion-tavoitteena-tunnin-juna-tampereelle-lentokentan-kautta-6756974 | title=Helsinki, Tampere ja Vantaa perustavat Suomirata-yhtiön – tavoitteena Tunnin juna Tampereelle lentokentän kautta | date=February 2019 }}</ref>

==== Development timeline ====
Among the completed and planned projects are:<ref name="finavia_timeline" />

* '''Completed projects'''
** Renewal of Baggage Claim Hall 2B – completed January 2015
** Renovation of Arrival Hall 2A – completed June 2015
** Train connection – completed July 2015
** Renovation of Runway 1 – completed August 2015
** New bus terminal for remote aircraft stand operations – completed June 2016
** 3,000 new parking spaces – completed August 2016
** New aircraft engine test site – completed October 2016
** The new south pier – completed June 2017
** Finnair's new cargo terminal – Late 2017
** [[Scandic]] hotel – completed March 2018
** Aukio – completed February 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lentoposti.fi/uutiset/200_keltaliivist_simuloi_vaihtomatkustajia_helsinki_vantaan_uudella_immersiivisell_aukiolla|title=200 keltaliivistä simuloi vaihtomatkustajia Helsinki-Vantaan uudella immersiivisellä Aukiolla &#124; lentoposti.fi|date=9 February 2019|website=lentoposti.fi}}</ref>
** Expansion of Terminal 1 – completed 10 April 2019<ref name="auto">{{Cite tweet|user=hestrand|number=1093116131999662080|title=Kiva päivä takana Aukiolla! Uusia maisemia ja paljon vastauksia kysymyksiin. #smoothtravelling #futureofHEL @Finavia @HelsinkiAirport / Ja tulipa pelastettua aasialaisen matkustajan päivä, kun hän sai hukatun passinsa nopeasti takaisin.|language=Finnish|date=6 February 2019}}</ref>
** Expansion of border control – completed July 2019<ref name="HELdevelopment">[https://www.finavia.fi/en/about-finavia/development-airports/helsinki-airport-development-programme Helsinki Airport Development Programme] ''Finavia'' Retrieved 12 April 2019.</ref>
** The new west pier – completed November 2019<ref name="HELdevelopment" />
** Gate area 17-19 expansion – completed December 2019<ref name="HELdevelopment" />
** Gate area 34-36 expansion – completed September 2021<ref name="HELdevelopment" />
** New entrance – completed December 2021<ref name="HELdevelopment"/>
** New departure hall and new security control area – 2022<ref name="HELdevelopment"/>
* '''Planned projects, projects under construction'''
** Expansion of Schengen gate area – 2023<ref name="HELdevelopment" />

==== Terminal expansion ====
Helsinki Airport has capacity for about 17 million passengers annually, although this number was passed in 2016. Finavia decided to expand the current terminal building to respond to the expected passenger growth within the following years.

Part of the plan was to build a [[satellite terminal]] next to Terminal 2, but the plan was cancelled in favour of expansion under a single terminal building.<ref name="finavia_20131016" /> In September 2014, Finavia revealed more detailed plans for the future expansion that will take place between 2014 and 2020. According to the plan Terminals 1 and 2 will be combined and expanded under one roof. This expansion work is one of Finland's largest construction projects. The expansion was designed by the Finnish architects' office PES-Architects. The same office designed the previous Helsinki Airport expansions completed in 1996 and 1999, as well as the circular parking buildings in front of the terminal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.finavia.fi/en/development-at-airports/article/2016/helsinki-airports-expansion-is-taking-a-big-leap-toward-2020-eyes-on-services-rich-in-experiences/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817124326/https://www.finavia.fi/en/development-at-airports/article/2016/helsinki-airports-expansion-is-taking-a-big-leap-toward-2020-eyes-on-services-rich-in-experiences/|url-status=dead|title=Helsinki Airport's expansion is taking a big leap toward 2020: eyes on services rich in experiences - ''Finavia''|archive-date=17 August 2017}}</ref> The surface area will increase by 45%, luggage handling capacity will increase by 50%. The entire surface area of the terminal in 2020 will be approximately {{convert|250000|m2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lemminkainen.com/lemminkainen/company/media/articles/articles/2016/laying-of-the-foundation-stone-in-helsinki-vantaa-terminal-expansion-project/ |title=Laying of the foundation stone in Helsinki Airport terminal expansion project - ''Lemminkäinen'' |publisher=Lemminkainen.com |access-date=25 December 2017 |archive-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817040248/http://www.lemminkainen.com/lemminkainen/company/media/articles/articles/2016/laying-of-the-foundation-stone-in-helsinki-vantaa-terminal-expansion-project/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===== Expansion of Terminal 1 =====
Finavia plans to expand Terminal 1, which is used for flights within the Schengen area. The construction is scheduled to be started in November 2017. Terminal 1 will be expanded by four separate departure gate buildings which will be connected by walking corridors. Each building will have one departure gate excluding one, which will have three gates. Gates (5–11) will not be equipped with jet bridges. Buildings will have two floors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://taloforum.fi/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1197&start=150|title=Helsinki-Vantaan laajennus - Sivu 11 - Taloforum.fi|date=6 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hankintailmoitukset.fi/fi/notice/view/2017-007575|title=HILMA: Helsinki-Vantaan lentoaseman terminaalin T1 laajennus, KVR-urakka (Finavia Oyj)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414164031/https://www.hankintailmoitukset.fi/fi/notice/view/2017-007575|archive-date=14 April 2017}}</ref>

===== Expansion of Terminal 2 =====
Terminal 2 will have new gates (8 additional gates to Terminal 2) and aircraft stands on the apron.<ref name="finavia_20140918" /> All gates for long-haul flights will have double jet bridges (such as the ones at [[Incheon International Airport]]) to enable handling larger aircraft more efficiently. Finavia has signed a contract with [[Thyssen Krupp]] Airport Systems for 16 widebody aircraft stands with up to 33 new jet bridges. New jet bridges were installed to gates 38 and 39 (now 53 and 54). Gate 48 can accommodate the [[Airbus A380]] superjumbo and there are new aircraft stands on the apron accommodating the A380. Five of the gates will be able to accommodate two regional jets, such as Boeing 737s or Airbus A320s, simultaneously at a single gate.<ref name="lentoposti_20160812" /> Two of these gates are located at West Pier.

In June 2016, the new bus terminal for remote aircraft stand operations was opened to increase the airport's capacity with gates 50A-M.

The new '''South Pier''' of Terminal 2 was inaugurated on 10 July 2017. The first scheduled flight from the new pier, AY006 departed from Gate 54 to New York City. The new pier covers {{convert|8300|m2}}. In addition to the new terminal building, new dual boarding gates S54 and S55 as well as aircraft stands 171 and 172 were opened. Construction of the southern wing of Terminal 2 started on 4 January 2016.<ref name="finavia_growth_and_expansion" /> The construction took around 18 months. There are two floors: one for arriving passengers, the other for departures and gates 52 to 55. All the gates have dual boarding jet bridges. The new wing also features the first moving walkway at any airport in Finland.

On 20 September 2016, the construction on the '''West Pier''' began, even though it was expected to start in summer 2017. The first part of the west wing is expected to be finished in April 2019 while the entire pier was completed in October 2019.<ref name="HELdevelopment" /> The west wing represents some €300,000,000 of Finavia's substantial total investment of €900,000,000. The first part of the west wing built is the large central plaza, "Aukio", which was opened in February 2019. It brings {{convert|25000|m2}} of new passenger and baggage facilities to the airport.<ref name="finavia_20160920" /> The pier is equipped with nine gates for widebody jets. Gate 48 is able to accommodate the Airbus A380.

The area of the apron to be renovated covers a total of {{convert|157000|m2}}.

The Helsinki Airport development program also includes plans to expand Terminal 2 to the area currently used for parking and public transport. This would provide more space for check-in, security control and baggage operations, allowing the airport to concentrate all departure and arrival services in a single terminal.<ref name="finavia_20160920" /> On 1 December 2021, a new multimodal travel center will be opened in connection with Terminal 2, among other things, to streamline access to the airport from the train station and bus terminal.<ref>[https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/helsinki-vantaalle-avataan-joulukuussa-iso-matkakeskus-lentokentalle-paasee-jatkossa-entista-helpommin-ilman-omaa-autoa/02a66715-f3d8-415a-bea6-31607a49c48e Helsinki-Vantaalle avataan joulukuussa iso matkakeskus – Lentokentälle pääsee jatkossa entistä helpommin ilman omaa autoa] – ''[[Kauppalehti]]'' {{In lang|fi}}</ref>

==== New cargo terminal ====
The construction of a new freight terminal ({{convert|35000|m2|disp=or|abbr=on}}) began in March 2015. The capacity of the terminal is being expanded to accommodate the growing freight capacity that will be provided by [[Finnair]]'s [[Airbus A350|Airbus A350 XWB]] fleet. Finnair's freight operations will continue in the current location until relocation to the new freight terminal in spring 2017.<ref name="finavia_20150326" />

==== Contextual engine ====
Part of the rehaul of Helsinki Airport has included the development of a contextual engine that uses artificial intelligence to digest passenger data in ways that make passing through the airport a more pleasant experience. The benefits come from an array of small improvements; for example, digital signs change language according to the nationalities of those getting off a flight. Passengers are also continuously kept abreast of how long it will take them to reach their gates or pass through security control. [[Monocle (UK magazine)|Monocle]] named the contextual engine built by technology firm [[Reaktor (company)|Reaktor]] as one of the top transportation innovations of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://monocle.com/magazine/issues/114/the-direct-approach/|title=The direct approach - Issue 114 - Magazine|website=Monocle|language=en|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>

=== Planned third terminal ===
In addition to the terminal expansion, Finavia has also contemplated building a third terminal at Helsinki Airport. According to Finavia's tentative plan, the new terminal would be located between runways 04R/22L and 04L/22R, while runway 15/33 would be removed. The terminal would be the principal terminal at the airport but the check-in area would stay in the current terminal building. The decision to build the third terminal has not yet been taken.<ref name="hs_20130804" />

== See also ==

* [[List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries]]
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Helsinki-Vantaa Airport}}
* {{Official website|https://www.helsinkiairport.fi/}}
* {{ASN|HEL}}

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