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Saturday August 01, 2026

Finland sees 20% lower inflow of Asian tourists in June

The number of overnight stays by non-resident tourists in Mainland Finland went down by three per cent in June 2026 from the previous year, according to Statistics Finland. The number of overnight stays by Asian tourists decreased significantly by 20 per cent. According to the preliminary data, 2.26 million

Published: 00:37 am,Thursday 23 July 2026

More passengers fly through Finnish airports in June

A total of 1.9 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in June 2026, and the number was 5 per cent higher compared to the number of passengers in June 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers on domestic flights increased 10 per cent and the number of

Published: 16:43 pm,Thursday 25 June 2026

Finland-Sweden train service to resume on August 10

Passenger train services between Tornio in Finland and Haparanda in Sweden will resume on August 10 after a break of 38 years, said National railway operator VR on Thursday. The new route will ease travel between the Oulu in Finland and Luleå in Sweden. In December, the plan is to further improve

Published: 17:18 pm,Monday 22 June 2026

Govt moves to introduce tourist tax in Finland

The four-party alliance government led by conservative Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken further initiative to introduce tourist tax for the municipalities. The ministry prepared the draft of the proposal allowing the municipalities to collect a tourist tax and in this regard and sent out for comments on

Published: 01:26 am,Tuesday 23 June 2026

Train services disrupt in west of Helsinki for 5 weeks due to track work

Disruption to the train services in west of Leppävaara started on Monday and will continue until July 26 due to track renovation works, said the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (Helsingin seudun liikenne – HSL). In addition, shorter disruptions of one to two days will take place in autumn. The

Published: 02:48 am,Friday 19 June 2026

Finns make more leisure trips abroad, less domestic in Jan-Apr

About 4.8 million domestic leisure trips with overnight stay were made by people in Finland in January to April 2026, which is slightly fewer than in the corresponding period of the year before, according to Statistics Finland. The number of leisure trips abroad with overnight stay increased somewhat and

Published: 03:17 am,Wednesday 17 June 2026

More passengers fly through Finnish airports in May

A total of 1.8 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in May 2026, according to Statistics Finland. The total number of passengers increased by 4 per cent compared to May 2025. The number of passengers on domestic flights increased 8 per cent and the number of passengers on international

Published: 19:24 pm,Wednesday 10 June 2026

Finnair resumes flights from Tampere, Turku in October

National flag carrier Finnair will resume flight operation from Tampere and Turku in October, said the airline in a press release on Wednesday. The new flights will connect Tampere and Turku with Helsinki again. "Tampere and Turku are rapidly growing cities, and we have conducted a continuous dialogue with the

Published: 01:11 am,Friday 29 May 2026

Foreign tourist inflow rises by 4% in April

A total of 1.48 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in Finland in April 2026, according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.15 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.33 million. The total number of overnight stays increased

Published: 15:08 pm,Friday 17 April 2026

Finland moves to introduce tourist tax

The four-party alliance government led by conservative Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken an initiative to introduce tourist tax for the municipalities, said the Ministry of Finance in a press release on Friday. The government is drafting a new law with the provisions for allowing the municipalities to

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