Finnair has appointed Turkka Kuusisto as the new CEO, starting on July 11 2024.
Mr Kuusisto is the 12th CEO of the airline in its 100 year history and previously served as the CEO of Posti Group Corporation.
A written statement form the airlines says he brings experience in complex industries and strategy.
The current CEO, Topi Manner, will be stepping down on 15 January 2024 and will later become the CEO of Elisa Corporation. Under the leadership of CEO Topi Manner, Finnair regained profitability after facing challenging times. Jaakko Schildt will serve as interim CEO until the new CEO takes over. The previous CEOs of Finnair were:
- 1923 Bruno Lucander
- 1929 Gunnar Ståhle
- 1946 CJ Ehrnrooth & Uolevi Raade
- 1947 Leonard Grandell
- 1960 Gunnar Korhonen
- 1987 Antti Potila
- 1999 Keijo Suila
- 2006 Jukka Hienonen
- 2010 Mika Vehviläinen
- 2013 Pekka Vauramo
- 2019 Topi Manner
- 2024 Turkka Kuusisto
Turkka Kuusisto, Finnair incoming CEO, said: “Finnair embodies to me Finnish spirit and global connections, and it has a long and unique heritage as a 100-year-old airline. I am excited and humble to take on the role of CEO in this iconic company. Working side by side with all Finnair colleagues and carefully listening to our customers, I trust our joint journey will be a successful one”.
Finnair commenced their direct Dublin to Helsinki service in 2002. Connections from Helsinki include four Japanese routes, more than any other European airline:
- Amsterdam, Alicante, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Bergen, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dallas/Fort Worth, Delhi, Doha, Dubai–International, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Faro (begins 29 October 2024), Funchal, Gazipaşa, Gdańsk (resumes 31 March 2024), Geneva, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Ivalo, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Kajaani, Kemi, Kittilä, Kokkola, Kraków, Kuopio, Kuusamo, Lisbon, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Mariehamn, Milan–Linate, Milan–Malpensa, Mumbai (resumes 31 March 2024), Munich, Nagoya–Centrair (resumes 30 May 2024), New York–JFK, Nice, Osaka–Kansai, Oslo, Oulu, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Reykjavík–Keflavík, Riga, Rome–Fiumicino, Rovaniemi, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stockholm–Bromma, Tallinn, Tel Aviv (suspended until 1 April 2024), Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Tromsø, Trondheim, Vaasa, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw–Chopin, Zurich
- Seasonal: Antalya, Billund, Bodø, Bologna, Chania, Chicago–O’Hare, Dubrovnik, Eilat,citation needed Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Innsbruck, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Ljubljana, Miami, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Phuket, Rhodes, Salzburg, Santorini, Seattle/Tacoma, Split, Tenerife–South, Venice, Verona, Visby, Wrocław (begins 2 April 2024)
- Seasonal charter: Burgas (begins 4 June 2024)
