CONTACT INFORMATION Finnair Plc Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Tietotie 11 A FI-01053 FINNAIR Switchboard +358 9 818 81 www.finnair.com www.finnair.com/group Senior Vice President Communications Christer Haglund Telephone +358 9 818 4007 Fax +358 9 818 4092 [email protected] Senior Vice President and CFO Lasse Heinonen Telephone +358 9 818 4950 Fax +358 9 818 4092 [email protected] Director, Investor Relations Taneli Hassinen Telephone +358 9 818 4976 Fax +358 9 818 4092 [email protected] Investor Relations Telephone +358 9 818 4951 Fax +358 9 818 4092 [email protected] 2006 The 2006 annual report is intended to be a travel guide into the world of Finnair. We are a reliable airline, we have a comprehensive route network and we provide fi rst class service. Our customers are satisfi ed. We realised in time the growth potential of Asian traffi c and got down to work in the company. We could tell people how good our connections are via Helsinki from Europe to Asia and vice versa. A map of Asia and new aircraft. This is good material for a travel guide. Shall we continue with these themes? Christer Haglund, SVP Communications and Jukka Hienonen, President and CEO Indeed. We have already achieved our vision “Best in Northern Skies, European Excellence”. Now we will empha- sise our role in traffi c between Europe and Asia. CONTENTS Information for Shareholders .......................................4 Absolutely. We have a story Key Figures 2006 .........................................................4 of strong growth to tell. Invest in Finnair ...........................................................6 We must remember to mention Traffi c Information and Fleet ........................................7 that we are in strong shape Review by the President & CEO .....................................9 fi nancially, as we start to On Finnish Wings to the Ends of the Earth .................10 invest in a new Asian fl eet. Europe’s Fastest Link to India .....................................13 The Welcoming Warmth of Thailand ..........................15 Nagoya – A Third Destination in Japan ........................17 Daily to Exhilarating Shanghai ....................................19 Finnair’s Success Factors............................................20 Finnair and Society ...................................................22 Let’s do that. I, for one, have complete faith in this. Scheduled Passenger Traffi c........................................24 Leisure Traffi c ............................................................25 Travel Services ...........................................................26 Aviation Services ........................................................27 Board of Directors and Auditors.................................28 Group Management ..................................................30 The Financial Report 2006 is published separately 2006 INFORMATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS The Annual General Meeting of Finnair Plc will be Depository Ltd, or who are holders of nominee-reg- Financial inforMatioN ChanGES of addrEss held on 22 March 2007 at 3 pm at the Helsinki Fair istered shares and who on 12 March 2007 are tem- In the financial year 2007, interim reports will be pub- Shareholders are kindly requested to notify any Centre, Messuaukio 1, Congress Wing Entrance, porarily entered in the register of shareholders in lished in Finnish, Swedish and English: changes of address to the custodian of their book- Hall C1. the manner specified in Chapter 4 Article 2 of the Q1 (1 January – 31 March 2007) 4 May 2007 at 9 am entry account. Companies Act, are entitled to attend the AGM. Q2 (1 January – 30 June 2007) 9 August 2007 at 9 am Notice of attendance at the Annual General Meet- Shareholders whose shares have not been trans- Q3 (1 January – 30 September 2007) 1 November 2007 ing (AGM) must be given at the latest by 4 pm on 20 ferred to the book-entry system are not entitled to at 9 am March 2007. Notice of attendance can be given by post attend the AGM. to the address Finnair Plc, Share Register HEL-AAC/5, OrdErinG thE AnnUal REport FI-01053 FINNAIR, by fax to +358 9 818 1662, by Board of DirEctors’ Proposal The Annual Report 2006 will be published in print telephone from Monday to Friday 9 am–4 pm to on thE DividEnd in Finnish, Swedish and English in week 9. Orders: +358 9 818 7637, or by e-mail to [email protected]. According to the financial statements on 31 Decem- tel. +358 9 818 4904, fax. +358 9 818 4401, e-mail: Letters, faxes or e-mails regarding notice of attend- ber 2006, the distributable equity of Finnair Plc [email protected] ance must have arrived before the period of notice amounts to 270.8 million euros. The Board of of attendance ends. Directors proposes to the Annual General Meet- ing that a dividend of 0.10 euros per share be dis- ElEctronic AnnUal REport Shareholders who are entered at the latest by 12 tributed, a total of 8.9 million euros, and that the The electronic Annual Report will be published on March 2007 in the Company’s register of share- remainder of the distributable equity be carried the internet in Finnish, Swedish and English at the holders maintained by the Finnish Central Securities over as retained earnings. address www.finnair.com/2006. KEY FIGURES 2006 FINNAIR GROUP KEY FIGURES 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Net sales EUR million 1,990 1,871 1,683 1,558 1,656 Operating profit (adjusted), EBIT* EUR million 11 70 25 -41 24 Operating profit (adjusted)*, % turnover % 0.6 3.7 1.5 -2.6 1.5 Operating profit, EBIT EUR million -11 82 31 -19 60 Result before taxes EUR million -15 88 31 -22 54 Unit revenues on flight operations cents/RTK 74.0 73.7 71.0 80.1 88.1 Unit costs on flight operations cents/ATK 46.1 45.3 50.7 58.7 63.1 Earnings per share EUR -0.16 0.73 0.30 -0.19 0.43 Equity per share EUR 6.77 7.73 6.97 7.24 7.58 Gross investment EUR million 252 58 115 82 102 Interest-bearing net debt EUR million 43 -155 -24 -18 20 Equity ratio % 37.2 42.2 40.2 44.4 44.3 Gearing % 7.1 -25.1 -3.1 -2.9 3.1 Adjusted gearing % 112.8 66.8 102.5 102.7 82.0 Return on capital employed (ROCE) % -0.1 11.1 6.1 0.0 7.6 Average number of employees 9,598 9,447 9,522 9,981 10,476 * excluding capital gains, arrangement expenses and changes in fair value of derivatives 5 Key Figures 2006 TURNOVER ADJUSTED EBIT* RESULT BEFORE TAXES % of turnover EUR mill. EUR mill. % EUR mill. 2,000 100 5 100 80 4 80 1,600 60 3 60 40 2 1,200 40 20 1 20 800 0 0 0 -20 -1 400 -40 -2 -20 00 -60 -3 -40 02 03 04 05 06 02 03 04 05 06 02 03 04 05 06 * excluding capital gains, fair value changes of derivatives and arrangement expenses RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED Unit REVENUES and costs ADJUSTED GEARING Change Unit revenues, c/RTK % % Unit costs, c/ATK % 12 4 120 2 10 0 100 -2 8 80 6 -4 -6 60 4 -8 40 2 -10 -12 0 20 -14 -2 -16 0 02 03 04 05 06 02 03 04 05 06 02 03 04 05 06 REVENUE TONNE KILOMETRES NUMBER OF PASSENGERS PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR International mill. International mill. tnkm Domestic passengers Domestic % PVG = Shanghai, Pudong Airport 2,500 9 80 8 75 AY057 = Finnair flight number 2,000 7 6 70 PNR = booking reference 1,500 5 65 4 1,000 TAG:3105717966 = baggage tag number 3 60 2 500 55 PRT:0892 = tells which printer has 1 printed the tag 0 0 50 02 03 04 05 06 02 03 04 05 06 02 03 04 05 06 6 Invest in Finnair INVEST IN FINNAIR MARKET LEADER CAPITALISING ON E-BUSINESS Finnair is the market leader in air transport to and from Finland as well Finnair is improving its competitiveness and cost effeciency by taking as in gateway traffic passing through Finland. Finnair has a growing advantage of opportunities provided by e-business in sales and cus- role in passenger and cargo traffic between Europe and Asia. FINNAIR GROUP tomer service. SCHEDULED PASSENGER TRAFFIC SUPERBLY NETWORKED Finnair Scheduled Passenger Traffic STRONG GROWTH Finnair belongs to the alliance of quality airlines, oneworld. Cooperation Aero Air transport is a growth sector. Finnair’s business objective is sustai- brings Finnair worldwide visibility as well as extra revenue and cost savings. FlyNordic nable, profitable growth in the rapidly expanding Asian travel market. Finnair also has bilateral agreements that extend its network. Helsinki is located on the main flight path between Europe and Asia, Finnair Cargo Oy which means that Finnair has Europe’s largest natural market area Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy in Asian traffic. Finnair’s Asian services have tripled in five years, and growth in 2007 will be 30 per cent. Finnair’s modern fleet enables it to realise this growth. MANAGEMENT CULTURE AND VALUES LEISURE TRAFFIC Finnair is managed by values. Finnair’s values are a functioning working community, continuous development, customer orientation and profitability. Finnair Leisure Traffic TOP SERVICE QUALITY in EUROPE The values support and aid Finnair employees in the choices and Oy Aurinkomatkat – Suntours Ltd Ab decisions they make in their daily work. Finnair’s service quality has been rated high and the company is ope- rationally one of the best in Europe. Finnar’s goal is to be the most desirable option as a provider of travel services. A customer loyalty scheme enables us to provide an increasingly personal and comprehen- PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL sive service to customers. Finnair systematically develops its services AVIATION SERVICES on the basis of feedback gathered from customers. A professionally skilled, motivated and committed work force is an asset that Finnair values highly.