KEM

Kemi-Tornio Airport

Kemi / Tornio, Finland

Operated by Finavia Oyjpublic
Opened1939ICAOEFKEElev61 ft
The Verdict
49/100Functional in the way a paperweight is functional

Infrastructure is the weak link. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #183 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational30%
73Genuinely solid
Sentiment25%
49Not great
Infrastructure15%
28Rock bottom
Sent. Velocity15%
51Unremarkable
Connectivity15%
16A cautionary tale

What People Think

KEM: the Volvo of airports. Safe, reliable, nobody's writing poetry about it.

7.3Avg Rating / 10
120
ReviewsGoogle 120
44%Positive
★ 3.9on Google Maps (120 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2022–2025)+0.73 over 8 years
Then: 8.1/5 (22 reviews)Now: 8.8/5 (31 reviews)
Positive44%
Neutral42%
Negative13%
Queuing
2.5
Cleanliness
2.3
Staff
2.5
Food & Bev
2.2
Wifi
2.6
Wayfinding
2.6
Transport
2.5
Shopping
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The Numbers

35KPassengers (2025)
+5.5%YoY Growth

35K passengers in 2025 — still 46% below the 2019 peak, though up 153% from the 2020 COVID crater.

2KInternational (7%)
32KDomestic (93%)
Passenger History

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 0 flights
—Flights Delayed
—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

13 routes · 1 region · Top: Helsinki Vantaa Airport (401/mo)
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Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway
18/368,212ft × 157ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1939
Opened
Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.