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Tuesday August 03, 2021

Overnight stays by resident tourists rise in June

Overnight stays by resident tourists recovered nearly to the level preceding the coronavirus crisis in June and the overnight stays were only 3 per cent less than in June 2019, according to Statistics Finland. The overnight stays increased outside Greater Helsinki by 3 per cent but in Greater Helsinki

Published: 21:46 pm,Wednesday 28 July 2021

Airports see higher passengers in June but 89% lower than 2019

A total of 248,337 passengers flew through Finnish airports in June 2021, which was many times more than one year ago, but still 89 per cent fewer than in June 2019, according to Statistics Finland. The exceptionally high relative growth in the number of passengers compared to the year

Published: 22:07 pm,Thursday 29 July 2021

Finnair offers test of coronavirus at €65 near Helsinki Airport

National flag carrier Finnair will introduce a rapid antigen test from 4 August at a cost of 65 euros, said the airline in a press release on Thursday. Testing will be handled by Finnair Health Services at Finnair’s headquarters in Vantaa near the airport at Tietotie 9. The test can

Published: 23:44 pm,Thursday 22 July 2021

Finland to check COVID-19 certificates of incoming passengers

The City of Vantaa said that that when the European Union's temporary internal border control in the Schengen area ends, they will start checking the COVID-19 certificates of all passengers arriving in Finland from high-risk countries at Helsinki Airport from 26 July. The checking may lead to occasional airport

Published: 10:28 am,Monday 19 July 2021

Finavia seeks easing travel restrictions to get recovery

Finavia, the company that operates Finland’s airports, has urged the government to ease travel restrictions as fast as other European countries did to stay competitive internationally. The Covid-19 pandemic adversely impacted the aviation industry and when the pandemic was the worst, the number of passengers at Finavia’s airports dropped

Published: 21:56 pm,Saturday 17 July 2021

Local airports fear for future as number of travellers nosedives

While Helsinki-Vantaa Airport has in recent years strengthened its position as an international gateway to Europe, the future of many of the country's domestic airports looks gloomy, reported Xinhua. Finland's smaller cities are facing the prospect of losing their airports as the number of air travelers has dropped significantly

Published: 23:29 pm,Tuesday 13 July 2021

Finavia hands Enontekiö Airport over to municipality Wednesday

Finavia, the company that operates Finnish airports will handover the ownership of the Enontekiö Airport to the Municipality of Enontekiö on Wednesday, said Finavia in a press release on Tuesday. The airport will be transferred based on an agreement signed in November 2020 between the Finavia and the municipality

Published: 23:22 pm,Monday 12 July 2021

Eurowings to run Düsseldorf-Rovaniemi flight in Dec

German low-cost carrier Eurowings will expand its winter service to Northern Europe, including Rovaniemi Airport, starting in December, said Finavia on Monday, quoting a press release of the airline. The Eurowings in a press release stated that the flights will be operated from Düsseldorf, Germany to Rovaniemi every Sunday

Published: 03:35 am,Saturday 10 July 2021

VR to buy 9 night trains, 8 car-carrier wagons

National railway operator VR Group is going to buy nine sleeper cars and eight car-carrier wagons at a cost of about EUR 35-40 million, said the VR in a press release. The VR launched the procurement of new trains at the beginning of July and the aim is to

Published: 00:22 am,Saturday 10 July 2021

Finnair to run direct long-haul flights from Stockholm during winter

National flag carrier Finnair will operate non-stop flight from Sweden to Thailand and USA during the upcoming winter, said the airlines in a press release on Friday. The flights will be operated from Arlanda airport in Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand and Miami in the United States

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