In 2008 Finavia launched a three-year development project to increase the number of continuous descent approaches (CDA) at the airport with the aims of reducing both noise from landing aircrafts and exhaust gas emissions, while cutting fuel consumption.

At best, CDA landings can reduce emissions during an aircraft's approach by 10-30%. With large aircraft, this means saving of as much as 200kg of fuel per approach.

The first stage aims to increase the share of CDA approaches, especially those at night. At the moment the share of CDA approaches during the day at Helsinki Airport is already almost 60%.

Unlike many other European countries, the airspace in Finland is uncongested. For Helsinki Airport, its passengers and the airport community this means efficiency and reductions to aircraft emissions including no holding, short taxiing times, unconstrained take-offs and better levels of punctuality.

Compact airport lay-out with Helsinki's excellent runway capacity enables efficient operation in the air and on the ground.

Over a third of Greater Helsinki inhabitants have a high-level of education and Finnish schools are consistently ranked among the best in the world. In addition, Finns have the work ethic and trans-sectoral skills needed to succeed in knowledge-intensive businesses in a global economy.

With a broad mixture of infrastructure, business premises and, housing complexes, the growth of the Aviapolis can only benefit international markets and the Finnish economy.