Oy Air Finland was an airline with its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland,[1] which was operating chartered and scheduled flights to holiday destinations, as well as aircraft lease services.[2] The company was founded in 2002 and filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
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| Founded | January 2002 (2002-01) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | April 2003 (2003-04) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26) | ||||||
| Operating bases | Helsinki Airport | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 (scheduled) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Vantaa, Finland | ||||||
| Website | www.airfinland.fi | ||||||




The airline was established in January 2002 and started flight operations on 3 April 2003. It was owned by three individuals from the aviation, finance and travel marketing industries: Harri Naivo (Chairman and Chief Financial Officer), Mika Helenius (Chief Executive Officer), and Lauri Komi. At March 2007, the company had 210 employees.[2] On 26 June 2012, Air Finland announced that it would immediately cancel all flights and filed for bankruptcy.
As of March 2011, Air Finland operated scheduled flights to the following destinations.[3] The broad range of charter flights offered by the airline is not included.
As of June 2012, the Air Finland fleet consisted of three Boeing 757-200 aircraft with an average age of 18 years. They provided space for 219–235 passengers in an all-economy class cabin layout.[4]
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