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Press release, 8 February 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

A legislative initiative to preserve Helsinki-Malmi Airport, listed among the 7 Most Endangered heritage sites in Europe in 2016 by Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute, was presented today to the Speaker of Parliament Maria Lohela<\/strong>. The Lex Malmi initiative, signed by more than 56.000 people, proposes an expropriation of Malmi Airport from the City of Helsinki by the State of Finland. With this expropriation the State would secure the air connections between the capital region and the provinces. In addition, the airport would serve as a center of development for future aviation services.<\/p>\n

The initiative is based on Helsinki-Malmi Airport\u2019s remarkable significance to culture and infrastructure which goes beyond municipal interests. Not only is the airport a built cultural environment of national importance and one of the 7 Most Endangered heritage sites in Europe, but it also plays a central role in the accessibility of provincial regions and of Finland itself. The development of the whole country and its business life are supported by functional, uncongested air connections between the regions.<\/p>\n

“There must be a place in the center of the capital region to serve the rapidly growing general aviation. All capitals in Western Europe have an airport for non-scheduled traffic. As far as Finland is concerned, Malmi is the only reasonable place for an airport serving propeller-driven aircraft, business jets and helicopters”, stated Timo Hyv\u00f6nen<\/strong>, Chairman of the Friends of Malmi Airport, which nominated the site for the 7 Most Endangered programme 2016 together with Europa Nostra Finland.<\/p>\n

As the growth objectives of Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport become a reality, its potential to serve the rapidly growing unscheduled traffic will deteriorate. In the plans of Finavia Ltd, Helsinki-Vantaa will invest in traffic between Asia and Europe. Finavia\u2019s goal is to have more than 20 million passengers pass through Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in 2020.<\/p>\n

“The new smart forms of travel will also take to wing. Unmanned cargo flights are already a reality. Drones, electric aircraft and other smart forms of future aviation need a safe place in the middle of the capital region. Finland and especially its capital region need a route to the sky. Such a route already exists at the end of Malmi\u2019s runway”, commented entrepreneur Peter Vesterbacka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to Lex Malmi, the State would expropriate Malmi Airport\u2019s 138-hectare area and buildings from the City of Helsinki either by financial compensation or an exchange of land areas. On the basis of the City\u2019s land purchases at Malmi Airport in 2014, the expropriation of Malmi Airport would cost the State 25-30 million euros. In 2014, the Cabinet defined the construction of a new substitutive airport in the capital region as a prerequisite to relocating Malmi\u2019s civil aviation.<\/p>\n

The City of Helsinki has planned a district of about 25.000 inhabitants to be built at Malmi Airport and the surrounding areas. The total planning area covers about 300 hectares.<\/p>\n

“Keeping Malmi Airport in operation does not pose a problem to residential construction in the area. Aviation and residential construction are not mutually exclusive. Both are a part of the future of the whole capital region and all of Finland”, noted Timo Hyv\u00f6nen.<\/p>\n

More information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Timo Hyv\u00f6nen, Chairman, Friends of Malmi Airport<\/p>\n

timo.hyvonen@iki.fi<\/a> \/ +358 50 3748371<\/p>\n

Photos by Sampo Kiviniemi (may be used freely in related reporting)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo 1: Malmi Airport is located in northeastern Helsinki
\n<\/a>Photo 2. Malmi Airport is suitable for modern small passenger aircraft
\n<\/a>Photo 3. Strong public opinion is in favor of keeping the airport in aviation use<\/a><\/p>\n

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