Environmental sustainability

Pursuing progress over perfection

Aviation accounts for around 2.5% of global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. In addition to CO₂, flying generates other emissions that contribute to global warming, especially at high altitudes.

Unlike many other sectors, aviation has few low-emission alternatives. Today, over 99% of jet fuel used globally is still fossil-based, sustainable fuels are only beginning to scale, and the time of hydrogen and electric aircraft are further in the future.

While there is no quick solution to reducing emissions from flying on a large scale, we can take action today – and we welcome your participation in this effort.

On this page, we present our main actions to reduce emissions, manage materials responsibly and protect biodiversity. To find out how you can participate in reducing emissions from flying, we have put together tips for holiday travellers and launched a Finnair for Business SAF Service for corporate customers. We also offer an option to contribute to SAF while booking flights. In the first year following the launch of this service, around 114,000 customers had chosen this option.