Traffic at Helsinki and Finavia’s airports’ continues to grow – to 19 million passengers so far in 2018.

lydubai’s first flight from the Finnish capital, code-shared with Emirates, took off in foggy weather.

The low-cost carrier is adding frequencies to sunny destinations, raising capacity this winter by almost 85%.

Face detection, a targeted information display wall, customer service chatbot, even cleaning the toilets are based on data.

The website Sleeping in Airports has named HEL the best place in Europe for “the dreaded airport sleepover”.

A pilot who turned up for work very intoxicated last week was ready to fly from Helsinki to Rome.

The two routes include the first low-cost flights from Russia to the Nordics and a red-eye from Sweden.

Biometric identification is beginning to transform airports, which is why Finavia is looking for the right system.

“For me, the airport has always signified freedom,” Finavia’s new chief executive Kimmo Mäki says in an interview.

A new service at Helsinki Airport allows outbound travellers to pick up what they buy when they get back.

A whole range of extra frequencies and routes are boosting HEL’s profile even further, including to Sweden, Norway and Iceland.

Thousands of air passengers face travel chaos as strikes hit some Ryanair and Air France flights. A minor strike is expected in Helsinki too.

The airport operator’s #LIFEINHEL initiative is highly commended, while HEL wins 'best airport in northern Europe'.

At the just-opened Scandic Helsinki Airport, the meeting rooms used to be cells for the airport police.

Joni Sundelin has been appointed from within the Finnish airport operator Finavia.

Around 550 Finnish business travellers are asked what their favourite airports are and why.

Helsinki Airport’s future travel centre will be a “large entity” matching different modes of transport.

Free envelopes with discounts and New Year wishes are just the tip of the iceberg.

The Swedish airline BRA is to launch a fourth route to Helsinki, to connect with Finnair flights further east.

Rapidly growing international passengers drives figures.