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Tuesday May 20, 2025

Finnair to cancel 110 flights on Monday due to strike

National flag carrier Finnair will cancel about 110 flights on Monday due to a four-hour strike enforced by the trade unions, said Finnair in a press release on Saturday. The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) decided to observe the strike as the unions unanimously rejected the negotiation proposal made by

Published: 20:54 pm,Wednesday 14 May 2025

Strike forces Finnair to cancel 60 flights on Friday

National flag carrier Finnair will cancel about 60 flights on Friday due to a four-hour strike enforced by the trade unions, said Finnair in a press release on Wednesday. The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) decided to observe the strike as the unions unanimously rejected the negotiation proposal made by

Published: 02:49 am,Thursday 8 May 2025

Train conductors start 2-day strike in Helsinki Metropolitan Region

Conductors of the commuter trains started a two-day strike in Helsinki Metropolitan Region early Thursday. The Public and Welfare Sectors Trade Union JHL enforced the strike protesting against a plan to replace the national railway operator VR’s train conductors with security stewards in commuter traffic in the Helsinki Regional

Published: 02:54 am,Tuesday 6 May 2025

Bridge renovation suspends Vuosaari-Puotila metro service

The renovation of the Vuosaari Metro bridge over Vartiokylänlahti has begun on Monday, said the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (Helsingin seudun liikenne – HSL) in a press release. Due to the renovation, there will be no Metro services to Vuosaari and Rastila Metro Stations. Metro services that usually terminate at

Published: 00:14 am,Sunday 4 May 2025

Finnair to cancel 100 flights on Monday due to strike

National flag carrier Finnair will cancel about 100 flights on Monday due to a four-hour strike enforced by the trade unions, said Finnair in a press release on Saturday. The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) decided to observe the strike as the unions unanimously rejected the negotiation proposal made by

Published: 22:11 pm,Wednesday 30 April 2025

Strike forces Finnair to cancel 140 flights on Friday

National flag carrier Finnair will cancel about 140 flights on Friday due to a four-hour strike enforced by the trade unions, said Finnair in a press release on Wednesday. The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) decided to observe the strike as the unions unanimously rejected the negotiation proposal made by

Published: 04:35 am,Monday 21 April 2025

Flight operation to disrupt as IAU warns of strike on May 5

The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) on Sunday warned of another strike on May 5 demanding a collective agreement, said the union in a press release. The strike will impact Helsinki Airport’s operations, such as customer service at the airport, baggage handling, and other ground services, disrupting Finnair’s flight operations.

Published: 00:38 am,Saturday 19 April 2025

Helsinki’s Int´l cruise season begins on Monday

The international cruise season in Helsinki will open with shipping company Ponant’s Le Champlain, arriving at the South Harbour on Monday morning, said the Port of Helsinki in a press release on Friday. The season is expected to be long, as the last ship will visit the city in

Published: 01:30 am,Friday 11 April 2025

Foreign tourist influx rises, local tourist drops in Finland in 2024

A total of 22.7 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in Finland in 2024 according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 16.3 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 6.4 million. The total number of overnight stays was

Published: 00:40 am,Wednesday 9 April 2025

Finnair sees fewer passengers in March

National flag carrier Finnair carried a total of 916,100 passengers in March this year, which was 2.3% less than in March 2024, said Finnair in a press release on Tuesday. The number of passengers increased significantly in North Atlantic traffic and remained stable in Asian and European traffic but

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