Santa is a beloved seasonal worker and supervisor at Finavia airports. Every year, he performs an audit of our airports to ensure they are ready for Christmas in all respects. Are the airport staff ready for the season? Are Christmas decorations in place and runway lights on? How about the Finnish snow-how that ensures smooth air traffic in all weather conditions?

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Santa's Audit of Finnish Airports Complete: Everything is Ready for Christmas! (Finavia Corp.)

”Finnish airports are ready to spread the joy of Christmas! We are eagerly awaiting travellers from UK to visit the magical North with their loved ones this season. We warmly welcome everyone to explore not just the winter wonderland in our beautiful, pure nature, but also the values that define us – a society rooted in equality. Come and experience a uniquely Finnish Christmas!”

See video: Santa’s audit of the award-winning Helsinki Airport

Fly directly from UK to Finnish Lapland, the home of Santa

This winter there are direct scheduled flights from eight UK airports to the airport in Finnish Lapland, the home of Santa. New connections this winter include the routes Birmingham–Rovaniemi (Easyjet), London Gatwick–Rovaniemi (Norwegian), and London Gatwick–Ivalo (British Airways).

Direct flights to Lapland:

From	To	Airline
Birmingham	Rovaniemi	Easyjet
Bristol	Rovaniemi	Easyjet
Edinburgh	Rovaniemi	Easyjet
Liverpool	Rovaniemi	Ryanair
London Gatwick	Ivalo	British Airways
London Gatwick	Kittilä	Easyjet
London Gatwick	Rovaniemi	Norwegian
London Gatwick	Rovaniemi	Easyjet
London Luton	Rovaniemi	Easyjet
London Stansted	Rovaniemi	Ryanair
Manchester	Kittilä	Easyjet
Manchester	Rovaniemi	Easyjet

During the 2024–2025 winter season, a total of 27 new direct international routes will open at Finavia airports. Flights to Finavia airports will be operated from a total of 130 domestic and international airports. The global air traffic winter season began on 27 October 2024 and will end on 29 March 2025.

At Finavia, we are all working for Santa.

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Finavia Media Desk:
comms@finavia.fi
+358 20 708 2002

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