Published: 02:15 am,Wednesday 13 March 2024
Eurowings to run Düsseldorf- Kajaani flight in next winter
German low-cost carrier Eurowings will start direct scheduled flights from Düsseldorf, Germany, to Kajaani, Finland next winter, said country´s airports operator Finavia in a press release on Tuesday. Eurowings will fly the route once a week on Saturdays from 18 January to 22 March 2025. The route will be flown
Published: 00:40 am,Tuesday 12 March 2024
Helsinki Airport ranks Europe's best airport again in its size category
The Helsinki Airport has been awarded as the best airport in Europe in the 15 to 25 million passengers size category for second consecutive year and five times in last six years, said Finavia, the company operates country´s airports in a press release on Monday referring to a passengers’
Published: 00:34 am,Monday 4 March 2024
Light rail runs with increasing frequency
The light rail 15 will run with increasing frequency in the capital region from Monday, according to the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (Helsingin seudun liikenne – HSL). As per the new schedule, the light rail will run every eight minutes at the busiest times on weekdays between 6.30am and
Published: 03:42 am,Wednesday 28 February 2024
Foreign tourist inflow rises by 10% in Jan
A total of 1.52 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in Finland in January 2024 according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 0.93 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.59 million. The total number of overnight stays was
Published: 23:40 pm,Thursday 22 February 2024
Finnish airports see higher passengers in Jan but below pre-pandemic level
A total of 1.5 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in January 2024 but the number of passengers was still behind the level prior to the corona pandemic, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers was 2 per cent higher than in the previous year, but still a
Published: 00:17 am,Thursday 15 February 2024
Most long-distance trains resume services
Most of the long-distance train services will resume on Thursday but some routes will have reduced frequencies or will be replaced by bus services, said national railway operator VR in a press release on Wednesday. Meanwhile, tram, light rail and most bus services will remain suspended on Thursday like
Published: 00:48 am,Friday 9 February 2024
RAU´s strike to suspend rail communication on Feb 12-13
Rail communication will remain suspended across the country as the Railway Union Association (Rautatiealan Unioni Ry-RAU) announced to go for a strike on February 12-13, said RAU, VR and HSL in separate press releases on Thursday. The RAU at a meeting on Wednesday decided to observe the strike protesting
Published: 02:44 am,Wednesday 7 February 2024
Flight operations at Kuopio Airport to stay suspended on June 24-Aug 6
Flight operations to and from Kuopio Airport will remain suspended from June 24 to August 6 due to renovation work, said country´s airports operator Finavia in a press release on Tuesday. The renovation has been timed in such a way that the impact on air travel will be as
Published: 03:40 am,Friday 2 February 2024
Foreign tourist inflow rises by 6% in Dec
A total of 1.81 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in Finland in December 2023, which is on level with the previous year, according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.03 million, which was four percent lower compared to the stipulated