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KATRIINA HAIKALA, 2018.
Sustainability
Attitudes unboxed of the 80th anniversary of the Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities, Finnair is including a powerfully expressive video in its on-board channel selection. The video, titled Unboxing Humans, is the work of Finnish artist Katriina Haikala and challenges social attitudes and p rejudices towards physical disability. Haikala was immediately inspired when Sinikka Rantala, the association’s communications director, contacted her: “I thought about one specific prejudice towards people with physical disabilities that I have heard so many times: People think that if the legs don’t work then the head doesn’t work either.” Her first idea was to “unbox people” and give the element of surprise to the viewer. “Soon I realised IN C E L E B RATIO N
that the problem of not being seen in the way we would like to be seen is universal – it is not only something that concerns individuals with physical disabilities, it is something that all of us have experienced. “I had this vision of a social art project that would make people rethink their attitudes on disability,” says Rantala. The theme for the association’s anniversary is Equal and Accessible Finland. “Finnair plays an important role in making it easier for people with physical disabilities to travel. Accessibility is important as it means equality,” notes Rantala. Haikala adds, “The opportunity to have my art work shown on Finnair flights is exciting. I am pleased that it will reach an even larger audience than I could ever have expected.”
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Finnair, known as Aero, is founded
Finnair receives its first aircraft: Junkers F 13
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Finnair reveals its new logo and name change
First Finnair trans-Atlantic flight to New York City
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The Finnair Plus program is introduced