Solid start to summer season for Helsinki Airport

Helsinki Airport reports that the summer holiday season has begun at a record pace, with a new passenger record set in the first week of June.

Operator, Finavia, notes that “a genuine travel spike”  in the first week of the month led to it becoming the busiest of the year, with around 378,000 passengers passing through the airport.

The numbers ensured that it was the second highest weekly passenger total at the airport since the COVID-19 period.

Week 24 (June 8-14, 2026) ranked as the second busiest travel week of the year, particularly in terms of departing passengers.

Laura Inttilä, Finavia’s senior vice president of Helsinki Airport, enthused:“We are now experiencing the most popular travel season of the year, while at the same time breaking previous records.

“Helsinki Airport is recognised as the best airport in Europe, particularly thanks to the customer experience it offers. Passengers have given positive feedback especially on the smoothness of travel and the airport’s wide range of restaurant and café options.”

Finavia notes that despite fears about fuel shortages due to the current situation in the Middle East, the availability of kerosene in Finland is stable, as it is in most parts of the world.

“Despite global uncertainty, travel has remained busy, and the global situation has not been reflected in passenger volumes during the summer holiday season in Finland,” noted Petri Vuori, Finavia’s senior vice president for route development.

“Airlines operating in Finland have reported that fuel availability challenges are not affecting summer travel from Finland.”

Airlines and airport operators have prepared well for the high passenger volumes of the summer, and air traffic in Finland is operating normally. The summer travel season is expected to remain busy in the coming weeks.