Request for Information: Brand-new retail opportunities opening at Helsinki Airport!

Brand-new retail opportunities opening at Helsinki Airport! Would you like to operate in an international, vibrant and unique travel retail environment? Finavia is looking for retail operators with inspiring concept to be part of building the future of Helsinki Airport and to create value for our flight passengers. Exciting commercial opportunities for fashion, lifestyle and retail operators are up ahead, as Helsinki Airport’s significant and massive development programme is nearly complete. Discussions with retail operators and brands on new retail premises are starting now! Helsinki Airport offers a front-row-seat in travel retail and presents a great opportunity to reach international clientele for operators, whose concept includes elements such as strong brand philosophy, high service quality, multisensory in-store experience and/or sustainable retailing. In addition to a vibrant, international hub, Helsinki Airport offers a unique sense of place, where brands – big and small, international and local – have the opportunity to come together and operate successfully. Building the airport of the future We are building the future of Helsinki Airport, and the aim is to strengthen Helsinki Airport’s strong competitive position, especially in air traffic between Europe and Asia, and to get ready to serve 30 million passengers in the future. The new terminal will be expanded by 103,000 square meters. The value of the Development program is approximately EUR 1 billion. Contact us and join the conversation on retail premises • Registration for interest and a short, free-form description about brand, brand philosophy, concept and/or operations are to be sent via email with a title: “RFI - Retail premises at Helsinki Airport” to commercial.premises@finavia.fi by 8th of October 2021 at 13:00 (Helsinki time). • Based on the free-form specifications/descriptions, Finavia may contact and invite selected potential operators to join in a live discussion to go over their replies regarding concept and product portfolios. Discussions will be conducted in English or Finnish by online call system (Microsoft Teams or similar) or on-site at Helsinki Airport depending on the covid-19 situation.

Helsinki Airport (operated by Finavia Corporation) is Finland´s largest and most international airport, with 22 million passengers in 2019. Helsinki Airport is the leading Northern European airport for long-haul traffic and an important transfer hub. In 2019 it offered 140 non-stop destinations all over the world. Its strength lies in the excellent geographical location and in fast and easy transfers, as shortest and smoothest way to travel between Europe and Asia goes via Helsinki. Our vision is to offer world-class services for airlines and air passengers. At the heart of our strategy is the development of Helsinki Airport a leading transit airport. World class customer experience will distinguish us from our competitors. Our customer promise for smooth travelling underlines the vision and kept by actions lead by customer experience pillars: GIFT OF TIME “I have time to do the things I like” CONFIDENCE “I have a feeling that I am on top of things” REFRESHED “I feel good – body, mind and soul” FINNISH EXPERIENCE “I experience something unique”. Further information Finavia kindly reminds all potential suppliers that this is not a procurement notification or an Invitation to Tender, but a Request for Information. All information collected with the Request for Information is confidential and shall only be used for planning the concept. This Request for Information does not obligate Finavia to carry out any procurement or to take the received responses into consideration when compiling a possible Invitation to Tender. Responding to the Request for Information is not a prerequisite for participating in possible procurement and giving a response does not obligate or entitle the party giving the response to participate in the possible procurement. Participating in this RfI will not be compensated. Legal basis for the possible concession(s) is Directive 2014/23/EU (Concession), however, the possible concession(s) may not exceed the EU threshold value and in that case shall not be based on the directive.

Finavia kindly reminds all potential suppliers that this is not a procurement notification or an Invitation to Tender, but a Request for Information. All information collected with the Request for Information is confidential and shall only be used for planning the concept. This Request for Information does not obligate Finavia to carry out any procurement or to take the received responses into consideration when compiling a possible Invitation to Tender. Responding to the Request for Information is not a prerequisite for participating in possible procurement and giving a response does not obligate or entitle the party giving the response to participate in the possible procurement. Participating in this RfI will not be compensated.

Due to technical limitations to selection of the form and to avoid confusion: Legal basis for the possible concession(s) is Directive 2014/23/EU (Concession), however, the possible concession(s) may not exceed the EU threshold value and in that case shall not be based on the directive or any other procurement law.