Finnair Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Decisions of the organising meeting of Finnair's Board of Directors

Finnair Plc           Stock Exchange Release    16 March 2017 at 5:30pm EET

In its first meeting, held after the Annual General Meeting, the Board of
Directors elected Mr. Colm Barrington Vice Chairman of the Board. The Board also
appointed members to its Audit Committee and Compensation and Nomination
Committee.

Ms. Maija-Liisa Friman was elected Chairman of the Audit Committee and Mr Colm
Barrington and Mengmeng Du as other members of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Jussi Itävuori was elected Chairman of the Compensation and Nomination
Committee and Jonas Mårtenson and Ms. Jaana Tuominen as other members of the
Compensation and Nomination Committee.

The Board assessed the independence of its members and concluded that all
members are non-executive members independent of the Company and its major
shareholders.

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Finnair is a network airline specialising in passenger and cargo traffic between
Asia and Europe. Helsinki’s geographical location gives Finnair a competitive
advantage, since the fastest connections between many European destinations and
Asian megacities fly over Finland. Finnair’s vision is to offer its passengers a
unique Nordic experience, and its mission is to offer the smoothest, fastest
connections in the northern hemisphere via Helsinki and the best network to the
world from its home markets. Finnair is the only Nordic carrier with a 4-star
Skytrax ranking and a member of the oneworld alliance. In 2016, Finnair’s
revenues amounted to EUR 2,317 million and it had a personnel of 4,940 at the
year-end. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki.