How long did Air Finland operate?

Oy Air Finland was an airline with its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland,[1] which was operating chartered and scheduled flights to holiday destinations, as well as aircraft lease services.[2] The company was founded in 2002 and filed for bankruptcy in 2012.

History

Boeing 757-200 in the old livery at Kangerlussuaq Airport (2010).

Boeing 757-200 in the latest livery at Málaga Airport (2012).

An ex-Air Finland Boeing 757-200 in basic Jet2 Holidays livery at Leeds Bradford International Airport (2011)
The airline was established in January 2002 and started flight operations on 3 April 2003. It was owned by three individuals from the aviation, finance and travel marketing industries: Harri Naivo (Chairman and Chief Financial Officer), Mika Helenius (Chief Executive Officer), and Lauri Komi. At March 2007, the company had 210 employees.[2] On 26 June 2012, Air Finland announced that it would immediately cancel all flights and filed for bankruptcy.

They operated as a business for 10 years, between 2002 and 2012.