Finnair Oyj - Company Announcement

TUOMO MERETNIEMI TO BE AURINKOMATKAT'S MANAGING DIRECTOR

FINNAIR PLC	STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE	13.10.2010  AT 9:05

The Board of Directors of Oy Aurinkomatkat-Suntours Ltd has appointed Tuomo
Meretniemi M.Sc.(Econ.), 39, to be the company's new Managing Director as of 1
January 2011. Meretniemi is currently the company's Commercial Director. The
present Managing Director, Jukka Salama, is retiring. 

Aurinkomatkat-Suntours is Finland's leading tour operator, with a 37% market
share. The company's subsidiaries operate in Estonia and St. Petersburg. Nearly
360,000 holidaymakers travel on Aurinkomatkat trips every year. The
Aurinkomatkat Group's turnover in 2009 was EUR 290 million and the Group has
around 400 employees. 

Finnair Plc
Communications

Taneli Hassinen
VP, Financial Communications and Investor Relations
tel. +358 9 818 4976
taneli.hassinen@finnair.com

Further information:
Kaisa Vikkula, SVP Leisure and Travel Services, Finnair, tel. +358 9 818 8500