Fintraffic Air Navigation Services

Fintraffic Air Navigation Services Ltd is responsible for managing the use of Finnish airspace and providing flight route and air navigation services at 22 airports in Finland. It is part of the state-owned traffic management company Fintraffic, which also runs rail, road and maritime traffic services. This page covers the air navigation unit only.

Air traffic control

• Area Traffic Control Centre Finland (ATCC Finland) in Vantaa manages the Helsinki FIR, which has 13 airspace sectors. It handles some 240,000 flights per year, about 55,000 of them overflights (2025).
• The Helsinki air traffic control unit provides aerodrome and approach control at Helsinki Airport, with roughly 158,000 operations a year.
• At other airports it provides air traffic control or flight information services depending on traffic volume.

Other services

• Production and distribution of aeronautical information, and pre-flight briefing
• Technical air navigation services: navigation, communication, surveillance and monitoring systems, including radar
• Airspace reservation and guidance on flying drones near airports
• Training through Avia College, and expert and development services

Company facts

• About 420 employees in 22 municipalities
• Holds a certificate to provide air navigation services under EU legislation
• Customers include airports, commercial aviation, the Finnish state, military aviation, general aviation and pilot training schools