5-Year Contract Extension at Helsinki Airport

Dufry has extended its contract to operate the duty-free and duty-paid stores at Helsinki Airport in Finland for a further five years. The contract applies to eight stores operated by Dufry – covering a total retail area of 3,624 m² – , of which five are duty-free stores located in both the Schengen and Non-Schengen areas, one duty-paid arrivals store and two specialty stores – Max Mara and Burberry – located in the Non Schengen area.

Finavia – operator of the Helsinki Airport – is currently undertaking a considerable restructuring and extension of the airport and will accordingly reorganize passenger flows going forward. Taking advantage of this development, Dufry will refurbish its Schengen main duty-free store and build a new arrivals store as part of the extension agreement.

Helsinki Airport, thanks to its unique geographical location – the shortest route between Europe and Asia – is one of the most important European gateways to Asia as well as an attractive location in the Nordics. The successful partnership already established between Dufry and Finavia spans nine years.