Finavia to expand Rovaniemi Airport’s terminal for “a smooth passenger experience”



Finavia has announced plans to invest in the extension of Rovaniemi Airport’s terminal this year. The aim of the investment is to ensure “a smooth passenger experience” and prepare for future growth.


Finavia is investing in the extension of Rovaniemi Airport’s terminal in 2025. The company estimates that the positive development of tourism in Lapland and Rovaniemi will continue and wants to further improve the airport experience for passengers. The extension will be completed for the winter season 2025-2026. The value of the investment is €3 million.

The development of passenger volumes at Rovaniemi Airport has been very strong throughout Europe in recent years. In 2024, the number of passengers increased by nearly 30% compared to the previous year. As a result, the number of passengers in Rovaniemi Airport was almost one million last year, most of them international passengers.

Extending the passenger facilities at Rovaniemi Airport will help prepare for the continued growth of tourism in Lapland and ensure a smooth passenger experience also in the future.

“For years, Finavia has been investing in the development of airports in Lapland so that tourism in the Lapland region could grow and develop,” said Jani Jolkkonen, Senior Vice President, Airport Network, Finavia. “During 2018-2020, we implemented a significant €60 million investment programme at Rovaniemi, Kittilä and Ivalo airports. Rovaniemi Airport represented just under half of the total investment at €25 million. Thanks to the investments made in the past and the continuous development of customer experience, the customer satisfaction of Lapland’s tourists with the airport experience is very high. It is clear that a good passenger experience must be maintained even at a rapid rate of growth, so I am very pleased to announce a new investment in Rovaniemi.”

The new extension will be located in front of the airport and will increase the size of the airport’s departures hall by almost 1,000sqm. Construction work at the airport is scheduled to begin in April 2025 and will be completed in November 2025.

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