a new airport. The Ministry made in early 2010 a proposal to relevant planning authorities to organise co-operation in carrying out the EIA. Based on the response, the Ministry concluded that the preparation of the EIA would not be continued without participation of the authorities responsible for land-use planning. The question of a future general aviation airport would be studied in future regional land use plans. Current use The airport is popular among people who like outdoor exercise because its environment offers natural scenery and a nature path encircles the airport area. In July 2019, the airport was exceptionally used as a concert venue for Ed Sheeran's Divide Tour, which became the most attended in Finland's history with over 100,000 visitors over two days. The exceptionally well preserved pre-World War II aviation milieu of Malmi Airport has also received international recognition. It has been selected to the worldwide List of 100 Most Endangered Cultural Sites 2004 by the World Monuments Fund, and re-selected to the 2006 list. The airport is also included in the Finnish selection of the international DoCoMoMo Workgroup dedicated to cataloguing and preserving buildings, monuments and sites of the modern movement. On 16 March 2016, Europe's leading cultural heritage organization Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute selected the airport as one of the seven most endangered cultural heritage sites in Europe 2016. In 2021, ICOMOS brought Malmi Airport yet again into the international spotlight of international cultural heritage in its report Heritage at Risk: World Report 2016-2019 on Monuments and Sites in Danger. Future The city of Helsinki is planning to construct new housing on the former airport's land for about 25,000 residents, with construction planned to start in 2024. See also List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries References Literature External links AIP Finland – Helsinki-Malmi Airport The Friends of Malmi Airport Society Helsinki City Planning Department: Project Malmi Helsinki City Planning Department: Malmi Airfield Area, new pages Defunct airports in Finland Airport Airport Airports established in 1936 Airports disestablished in 2021 7 Most Endangered Programme