Vehvilainen has been with Nokia since 1991 and is currently Chief Operating Officer of Nokia Siemens Networks.
Finnair flies six-days a week (except for Tuesday) from New Delhi to Helsinki.
Finnair has said that flying from Helsinki to Bangalore and Chennai, where Finnish companies have a large business presence, is part of its expansion plans, besides leveraging from an alliance with Kingfisher Airlines in India.
Nordic carrier Finnair has said that Indian market is very competitive and the biggest challenge for the air Carrier is to be cost conscious in this country.