Finnair starts talk over 1000 lay-offs, targets further cost savings 

Finnair has started talks on plans to reduce 1 000 jobs due to COVID-19 impacts and travel restrictions; long-term temporary layoffs continue for thousands of Finnair employees The talks involve concern about 2,800 employees working at Finnair in Finland, and similar processes are conducted in Finnair’s units abroad. Finnair employs a total of approximately 6,700 employees, of whom 6,200 are based in Finland. Almost all of Finnair’s employees in Finland have been temporary laid off for a part of the spring and summer. In addition to the planned personnel reductions, Finnair will continue to apply temporary layoffs for practically all its personnel in Finland. The temporary layoffs can be either for fixed term or until further notice. ”COVID-19 is the deepest