Aviation environment

Current topics in aviation

• Jukka Hannola appointed Director-General of Civil Aviation at Traficom

  16.3.2026March 16, 2026, updated 16.3.2026March 16, 2026 at 15:07

  Jukka Hannola has been appointed Director-General of Civil Aviation at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. Hannola holds a Master of Administrative Sciences degree and is a qualified air traffic controller.

• State-subsidised scheduled air services to five regional airports to continue until April 2024

  23.3.2023March 23, 2023

  Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom has concluded contracts on the utilisation of the option with Finnair Oyj to allow state-subsidised scheduled air services between five regional airports and Helsinki to continue until 28 April 2024.

• Traficom recommends following EASA guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19

  3.2.2023February 3, 2023, updated 3.2.2023February 3, 2023 at 11:54

  The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency has given airlines operating flights from China to Finland a recommendation to follow the guidelines issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) concerning COVID certificates.