Art at Helsinki Airport

The installation by artist Päivi Rintaniemi consists of three, large clay pieces, which are called Matura, Fortume and Vivo.

The pieces were made using a high-fire technique at 1250°C. The fragile-looking, but durable stoneware pieces simultaneously convey a sense of monumentality and delicacy.

Location: Gate 35
Open to all passengers travelling to a non-Schengen country.

Finnflakes, an installation by Finnish artist Tiina Veräjänkorva, is on display at Helsinki Airport. The piece consists of white, Finland-shaped porcelain figures, which form a snowflake-like cloud above the long-haul flights area.

The Finnflakes installation contains nearly 1,800 Finland flakes. The white porcelain clay pieces were formed by die-cutting and fired in a kiln. The piece is 4 x 4 x 5 metres in size.

The installation is to usher in World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 at Helsinki Airport.

Location: Gate 35
Open to all passengers travelling to a non-Schengen country.

The timber sculpture called Fatmi, by the artist Martti Aiha, is the trademark of Helsinki Airport. It has been captured to the cameras of thousands of tourists. The 8 metres high and 3,000 kg heavy sculpture has been named after an air traffic control system.

Fatmi has a feminine, round and soft form. Fatmi's sibling sculpture is masculine and sharp-lined Fids. Fids is in storage at the moment due to lack of space.

Location: Terminal 2, arrival floor (arrival hall 2A)
Open to all airport visitors.

In the work off sculptor Juha Ojansivu two matchsticks lean against each other. The work is made of aluminium and it took a year and a half to make it. The work was finished in 1983.  The Kiss has been part of the airport's permanent art collection for several years and has become a firm favourite among the passengers too.

Location: Terminal 2, departure floor (check-in area  240)
Open to all airport visitors.

The sculpture Concorde, by the artist Stefan Lindfors is made of stainless steel and glass fibre.

It resembles a dragon fly. The Concorde was unveiled to the public in January 1993 in the opening of Domestic Terminal (now Terminal 1).

Location: Terminal 1
Open to all airport visitors.

The theme of Laila Pullinen's Sun of the Fells relief is the internal movement of natural forces. The work is made of Finnish copper, and its dimensions are 4 x 9 metres. It was completed for the 1967 Montreal World Expo.

In 1969, it was located to Helsinki Airport's new terminal building. In the summer of 2009 it was located to the area of long-haul flights.

Location: Long-haul fligts waiting area (gate 32 after passport control)
Open to all passengers travelling to a non-Schengen country.

Sculptor Kontio has made a relief of the face of engineer Viljo Suvanto. Suvanto (1905-1986) designed and directed the construction of Helsinki Airport's passenger terminal  finished in 1969. The relief is from 1970.

Location: Terminal 2, departure floor (check-in area  240)
Open to all airport visitors.