Helsinki-Malmi Airport - the center of aviation culture

Welcome to the website of the Friends of Malmi Airport Society! The Friends of Malmi Airport Society (FoMA) is a civic organization founded on 23 March 2002 to actively support the preservation and development of the historic Helsinki-Malmi Airport.

Helsinki-Malmi Airport is by flight operations the second busiest airport in Finland and one of the best preserved civil airports from the early days of commercial aviation. It is threatened by ambitions to turn the airport into a residential area.

Malmi Airport offers the greater Helsinki area of more than a million people an international airport for light traffic, an active recreation and hobby oasis, a venue for public aviation events and a chance to get educated into aviation professions. The historically valuable milieu also serves with distinction the Border Guard, the Rescue Department, the Air Force and the Police. In addition, the airport is a spacious nature and bird oasis in northeastern Helsinki.

The location of the Airport can be seen on the satellite image map.
Why save Malmi Airport? 10 reasons.
The image of aviation and Malmi Airport:  common misconceptions.

The Petition to Save Malmi Airport has been signed by more than 47.000 people in Finland and more than 2.000 people from abroad. You too are welcome to sign the petition and to join our effort:

Sign the petition
How to take action

Current

News 19 May 2008: Big flyout of German "Pilot und Flugzeug" Magazine readers arrived at Malmi Airport - welcome!
News 15 May 2008: The 70th Anniversary book celebrating Malmi Airport has been published
News 22 April 2008: The legendary DC-3 has returned to Malmi
Press release 17 November 2007: FoMA's autumn meeting 2007
Reading 31 October 2007: FoMA's statement concerning the Airport Survey of Helsinki Region
Press release 31 October 2007: Moderate development of Malmi Airport is the best alternative
Press release 16 August 2007: Malmi Airport could remain in its present shape
News 16 August 2007: The airport survey of Helsinki region has been published
Reading 30 July 2007: 70 years ago: a visit by a giant
Press release 11 December 2006: Malmi Airport has served traffic for 70 years
News 8 November 2006: The Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favor of FoMA's appeal against General Plan 2002

(Current topics archive: see Press releases / News / Reading).