Finnair Cargo is one of the largest air cargo carriers in the Nordic and Baltic region. It specialises in flying high-value items the short northern route between Europe and Asia from its Helsinki COOL hub, the most modern and digitalised air cargo terminal in Europe. Last year Finnair Cargo grew revenue by 2,4% to 212 € million. The airline carried 800 tons of freight daily in 2019, out of which over 100 tons are special cargo items.

Finnair has invested heavily in technological innovations and digital to radically improve transparency and efficiency of air cargo shipping process. The Internet of Things monitoring system provides real-time data to the Control Centre in Helsinki showing where every truck, plane and shipment is, it displays arrival times and connecting transport and, in the future, it will monitor the temperature of cargo at every step of the journey.

Following Finnair Group’s Asia strategy, Finnair Cargo is specialised in air cargo shipping between Europe and Asia. Therefore, Helsinki has become an important hub from where most import cargo from Asia continues to various European destinations.