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Wednesday October 04, 2023

Strike to disrupt security check at Helsinki Airport on Oct 5

Security check at the Helsinki Airport will be disrupted as the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL) on Sunday announced to go for a strike on Thursday. JHL announced the strike from 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm protesting against the programme of social welfare cuts and

Published: 01:19 am,Saturday 30 September 2023

Foreign tourist inflow ups by 8% Aug

A total of 2.32 million overnight stays were recorded in August 2023, of which 1.71 million were overnight stays by resident tourists, according to Statistics Finland. The total number of overnight stays was on level with the year before. The number of overnight stays by resident tourists decreased by

Published: 02:32 am,Wednesday 27 September 2023

Finland becomes 1st in world to test digital travel doc

The Finnish Border Guard invites passengers on Finnair flights to and from the UK to test the digital travel document at border control at Helsinki Airport from 28 August, said the Border Guard in a press release on Monday. Finnair customers on the London, Manchester and Edinburgh routes will

Published: 03:14 am,Friday 22 September 2023

Finnish airports see higher passengers in Aug but below pre-pandemic level

A total over 1.5 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in August 2023, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers was 6 per cent higher than in the previous year, but still a third lower than in August 2019. The number of passengers on domestic flights decreased by 8

Published: 03:51 am,Friday 22 September 2023

FlixBus continues Finland-Poland service after 1st month´s review

German bus service operator FlixBus on Wednesday decided to continue international bus route from Vaasa in Finland to Warsaw in Poland after reviewing the results of its one month´s operation in Finnish market, said the company in a press release on Thursday. The company announced further expansion in the

Published: 02:29 am,Wednesday 20 September 2023

Itäkeskus-Keilaniemi light rail route opens on Oct 21

Light rail line 15 will start operating between Itäkeskus in Helsinki and Keilaniemi in Espoo on October 21, said the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (Helsingin seudun liikenne – HSL) in a press release on Tuesday. The new 25-kilometer long light rail line will bring trams to completely new areas

Published: 02:07 am,Wednesday 20 September 2023

Ground staff strike disrupts flights at Helsinki Airport

Flight operations at Helsinki Airport are being disrupted from Tuesday afternoon as the ground handling staff started a strike, airlines and country´s airports operator Finavia said. The ground handling staff started the strike at about 3:00 pm protesting against a decision taken by national flag carrier Finnair to stop

Published: 03:50 am,Friday 15 September 2023

Helsinki Airport´s runway-2 resumes operation after renovation

Aircraft landing directions on the runway-2 at the Helsinki Airport is returning to normal on Friday after completion of the EUR 9.3 million renovation works, said country´s airports operator Finavia on Thursday. In May 2023, Finavia started renovation of runway 2 and the first phase has been completed. In summer

Published: 03:29 am,Wednesday 13 September 2023

Tampere Airport named Airport of the Year 2022

Country´s airports operator Finavia has selected Tampere-Pirkkala Airport as the recipient of the 2022 Airport of the Year award, said Finavia in a press release on Tuesday. Passengers’ satisfaction at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is top-notch. In addition, the airport’s active cooperation with operators in the region has made smooth connections

Published: 02:03 am,Tuesday 12 September 2023

Finland welcomes China's resumption of group tours

David Wu, Visit Finland's director of Greater China, said in a recent written interview with Xinhua that he was excited by China's decision to reopen group tourism to Finland, reported Xinhua. China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has recently issued a notice allowing nationwide travel agencies and online

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