Modern lighting technology simulates natural sunlight

The design of Finnair aircraft cabin interiors is being completely renewed. The changes will affect seat textiles, carpeting, blinds, lighting and wall panel surfaces. The new interior makes its debut on Finnair’s new Airbus A330 aircraft on the flight to New York leaving today, Monday April 6. Finnair will take delivery of four Airbus A330 aircraft over the course of the current year, and the new interior will feature in all of them.

“The new lighter atmosphere brings a feeling of space and freshness to the passenger cabins, and these were the most important aims in the redesign of the interior atmosphere,” says Sari Fairchild, Director of service product development.

A special feature of the interiors is that the colour theme responds in different ways to changes in the lighting. „We are making use of Scenario cabin lighting, which represents state-of-the-art technology and changes automatically according to conditions,“ explains Fairchild. „The lighting simulates the daily rhythm of the sun’s movement, which makes it easier for passengers to adapt to new time zones even before they leave the aircraft.“

The new seat covering textiles are a pale blue and decorated with a circular line pattern, which brings shape and elegance to the overall look. The dominant colours in the Business Class sections of the cabin are lighter than in Economy. The entire Finnair fleet will be given a face-lift, and the new look will be seen in all Finnair aircraft cabin interiors within two years.