Finnair, one of the world's oldest operating airlines, was established on 1st November, 1923. Its operations focus on transporting passengers between Europe and Asia, via Helsinki.

In recent years, Finnair has emerged as a major player in traffic between Europe and Asia. Finnair's intercontinental destinations in Asia include Seoul in South Korea, Delhi and Mumbai in India, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong in China, Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya in Japan and Bangkok in Thailand.

Finnair's European route network offers several daily frequencies to all major European cities. Timetables are built in such a way that the offer quick connections to the Asian flights.

Finnair also flies to 13 destinations within Finland. The domestic route network is one of the densest in the world in relation to population.