Finnair was named the Best Airline Northern Europe at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held in the French Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show.

The runners-up in this category are SAS Scandinavian Airlines taking 2nd place in the category, ahead of Norwegian in 3rd position.

Best Airline Northern Europe

1 Finnair

Finnair is the largest airline and flag carrier of Finland, with its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest owner is the government of Finland with 55.8% of the shares. Finnair is a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. Finnair has a network of 15 domestic and 55 international destinations. In addition there are about 50 seasonal charter-flight destinations.

2 SAS Scandanavian Airlines

Scandanavian Airlines is the oldest and largest airline in the region.

3 Norwegian

Norwegian, is the second-largest airline in Scandinavia. Norwegian operates a total fleet of 60 aircraft; 17 Boeing 737-300s and 43 Boeing 737-800s. The airline has bases at Oslo Airport, Copenhagen, Stockholm- Arlanda, Helsinki-Vantaa, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger. It offers a high-frequency domestic flight schedule within Scandinavia and to typical business destinations such as London, combined with a low- frequency service to international destinations from its focus cities.

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