Finnair adds three direct flights to Lapland from European cities

The Finnish flag carrier continues to expand its network of flights to the north by adding flights directly from Brussels, Paris and Zurich to airports in Lapland.

“The Lapland flights further strengthen our role in connecting the world to the wonders of Finnish Lapland,” said Christine Rovelli, Chief Revenue Officer. “These direct flights complement Finnair’s broad offering of daily connections to Lapland via its Helsinki hub,” the airliner writes in a press release. Rovaniemi will get two weekly flights next winter from Paris. Two weekly flights will also be added to Kittilä from both Brussels and Zurich. Kittilä is the airport next to the Levi ski resort.

This year, Finnair launched a flight from Helsinki, via Ivalo, to Kirkenes in northern Norway. In 2026, the frequency on this route will increase to six flights a week. The airliner also expand with new flights to Alta and Stavanger in Norway, in addition to the route connecting Tromsø with both Rovaniemi and Helsinki. Bodø will next summer get six weekly flights from Helsinki. One more cross-border flight in northern Scandinavia is added to the network for next year: Umeå to Helsinki via Vaasa with 9 weekly frequencies.

At the busiest this winter, Finnair will have 72 weekly flights to Rovaniemi, 10 flights more than last winter. Now in December Christmas, the peak-season for visiting Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi will see 16 Finnair lands a day on Saturdays and 14 times a day on Sundays, the airliners informs.