Who owns Finnair?
Finnair is owned by Finnair Plc (Finland, Nasdaq Helsinki: FIA1S).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Finnair Annual Report 2024, Finnair Plc. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Finnair Plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Helsinki: FIA1S
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Finnair
Finnair is the Finnish network airline of Finnair Plc, with its hub at Helsinki Airport and a focus on traffic between Europe, Asia and North America. At the end of 2024 Finnair itself operated 56 aircraft, 26 wide-body and 30 narrow-body, and Nordic Regional Airlines flew a further 24 ATR and Embraer aircraft for it on a contract basis. Finnair is a member of the oneworld alliance.
Ownership timeline of Finnair
Where Finnair sits in Finnair
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Finnair
Finnair is a publicly listed company headquartered in Finland. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq Helsinki: FIA1S.
Finnish airline group whose shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki. Its 2024 annual report states that the State of Finland controls the company and owned 55.7% of its shares. Finnair describes itself as a network airline specialising in passenger and cargo traffic between North America, Asia and Europe, and it also sells package tours under the Aurinkomatkat-Suntours brand. Its subsidiary Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) flies for Finnair as purchased traffic under the Finnair name, so it is not a separate brand here.
🇫🇮 Finnair and other Finnish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in Finland. 21 of them (33%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Finnair is not one of them.
- ESL Shipping — Aspo 🇫🇮
- Nurminen Logistics — Nurminen Logistics 🇫🇮
- Viking Line — Viking Line 🇫🇮
- Arabia — Fiskars Group 🇫🇮
- Atria — Atria 🇫🇮
- Benecol — Raisio 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Finnair?
The parent company of Finnair is Finnair Plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in Finland.
Is Finnair Finnish?
Yes. Finnair originated in Finland and its owner, Finnair Plc, is also headquartered in Finland.
Is Finnair still owned by Finnair Plc?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Finnair is still owned by Finnair Plc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Finnair Annual Report 2024 — Finnair Plc, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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