FINNAIR PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.10.2010 AT 9:05 The Board of Directors of Oy Aurinkomatkat-Suntours Ltd has appointed Tuomo Meretniemi M.Sc.(Econ.), 39, to be the company's new Managing Director as of 1 January 2011. Meretniemi is currently the company's Commercial Director. The present Managing Director, Jukka Salama, is retiring. Aurinkomatkat-Suntours is Finland's leading tour operator, with a 37% market share. The company's subsidiaries operate in Estonia and St. Petersburg. Nearly 360,000 holidaymakers travel on Aurinkomatkat trips every year. The Aurinkomatkat Group's turnover in 2009 was EUR 290 million and the Group has around 400 employees. Finnair Plc Communications Taneli Hassinen VP, Financial Communications and Investor Relations tel. +358 9 818 4976 taneli.hassinen@finnair.com Further information: Kaisa Vikkula, SVP Leisure and Travel Services, Finnair, tel. +358 9 818 8500