<p>A heat exchanger (30), of the type provided with a plurality of flat tubes (33), is equipped with fins (36) that are each provided with a plate-shaped fin body section (36a) extending integrally in the vertical direction, and a plurality of notched sections (45) formed by notching the side surfaces of the fin body sections (36a) and having the flat tubes (33) positioned therein. In addition, a fin upper edge section (41) and a fin lower edge section (42) of each fin (36) are formed by cutting the fin body section (36a) at the height position of the notched sections (45).</p>