The western and northern border of the quarter are the Elbe river, across it lies the borough of Altona in the north.

[2][3] It was also the site of a U-boat bunker, which was heavily damaged by Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs in April 1945 and demolished post-war, although the foundations of the walls were uncovered during work to extend the runway of Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport.

[7] The current borough leader of Hamburg-Mitte, Ralf Neubauer (SPD), resides in Finkenwerder and served as its representative in the Hamburg parliament until 10 January 2022.

The Airbus Hamburg-Finkenwerder manufacturing plant and associated airfield, as well as some facilities of the port of Hamburg are located in this quarter.

Public transport is provided via buses of the HVV and two ferry lines on the Elbe River operated by HADAG.

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), 4,354 private cars were registered in Finkenwerder (376 cars/1000 people).