Kittilä Airport named Airport of the Year 2021

Country´s airport operator Finavia announced Kittilä Airport as the Airport of the Year 2021, said Finavia in a press release on Wednesday.

Finavia made the announcement as the customer satisfaction regarding the recently upgraded airport has remained at a high level even during the busy tourist season.

“I would like to congratulate Kittilä Airport for the Airport of the Year award. All of the airport’s personnel have worked systematically on a long-term basis to improve customer satisfaction and actively develop methods. I want to thank everyone for their commitment and for working together for a common goal,” said Jani Jolkkonen, Senior Vice President of Airport Network, Finavia.

According to Jolkkonen, there is significant variation in the passenger and flight volumes at Kittilä Airport depending on the season. It is important to be able to plan the operations on a long-term basis. At the same time, it is necessary to have the ability to react to changing situations during the Christmas and skiing seasons, for example.

“I am very pleased about the recognition received by Kittilä Airport. Our airport possesses an active work community and great team spirit across organisational boundaries. A good example of our great cooperation, expertise and know-how is the way we prepare for and see through the Christmas period,” said Jonna Pietilä, Manager of Kittilä Airport.

In 2014–2020, Finavia invested EUR 100 million in the development of airports in Lapland.

At Kittilä Airport, Finavia expanded the premises, developed the services and increased the capacity.

Improvements were made to the luggage handling, check-in and passport control facilities and services. In addition, two new taxiways and new parking spaces were added.