Finnair is celebrating the completion of the first cabin refurbishment in its Embraer E190 renewal programme. The airline is working to renew the cabins of its entire fleet of 12 E190 aircraft by spring 2026, with seven aircraft due to be renewed during the winter season 2024–2025, and the remaining aircraft due be renewed during the winter season 2025–2026.
The colour scheme and atmosphere of the renewed cabins have been designed to be consistent with Finnair’s recently refurbished widebody fleet (including an upgrade to LED lighting) and the airline’s new Schengen lounge at Helsinki Airport.
“We wanted to create a harmonious, fresh and inviting travel environment for our customers, with dark blue and grey colours and a hint of wooden laminate – elements familiar from our long-haul aircraft,” said Eerika Enne, Finnair’s head of inflight customer experience.
“The renewed cabin will feature two new seats. The seats on rows 1-9 offer a bit of additional comfort thanks to their design and cushioning. The seats in the first rows recline slightly, while from row 10, the seat does not recline. The service concept will remain unchanged in connection with the cabin renewal,” added Enne.
The seat count remains unchanged, with 100 seats in Finnair’s E190 aircraft as before.
One of the targets of the Embraer cabin renewal has been to reduce weight, as Enne explained: “Both the business-class seats and the economy-class seats are lighter than the previous Embraer cabin seats, and the cabin carpet is made of a lighter material than before. With these changes, we aim to reduce the weight of the aircraft by approximately 150kg per aircraft”.
Finnair operates its Embraer fleet on routes to Finland and the rest of Europe, especially shorter routes in Northern and Central Europe.
