More than 15 million passengers have passed through Helsinki airport this year. The record-breaking figure comes as the airport gears up to reach the 20 million passenger landmark.

The 15th millionth passenger arrived last week. Jiayang Zhuo, who was travelling from Amsterdam to Shanghai was welcomed by a musical performance and received by Axl Smith, the airport director and by Santa Claus.

— The positive development of passenger volumes shows that we have done good work to promote a smooth travelling experience in cooperation with airlines and our other partners, says Helsinki Airport director Ville Haapasaari at Finavia.

The most extensive development programme in the history of Helsinki Airport will be launched in January and by the early 2020s, the airport's passenger volume is expected to be 20 million.

The development programme will increase Helsinki Airport's check-in and transit travel capacity and improve the airport's traffic arrangements.

The aim is to ensure that Helsinki Airport will be able to maintain its strong competitive position in transit traffic between Europe and Asia.

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