Published: 04:18 am,Saturday 26 October 2024
Finns make most summer trips to Norden, Estonia
Finnish people made a total of 2.9 million leisure trips abroad in summer (May to August) 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The trips included overnight stay in the destination country and cruises and same-day trips. The neighbouring countries had a bigger share of trips than before. More than half or
Published: 04:05 am,Friday 25 October 2024
Finnish airports see higher passengers in September
A total of 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in September 2024, which is nine percent higher compared to the number in September 2023, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers on international flights increased by 7 per cent and on domestic flights by 23 per cent
Published: 03:01 am,Thursday 24 October 2024
Winter speed limits come into force this week
The speed limit on roads and highways will be lowered from Friday as winter speed limits will come into force, said the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency in a press release on Wednesday. The local Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre), however, may start changing speed
Published: 03:54 am,Tuesday 15 October 2024
Telecom system glitch disrupts operations at Helsinki Airport
Operations at the Helsinki Airport were disrupted for about one hour on Monday afternoon following a glitch at the telecommunication systems of country´s airports operator Finavia, said an official press release. The glitch took place at about 15:40 p.m. resulting disruptions in check-in, boarding, and partially the baggage systems
Published: 03:36 am,Friday 27 September 2024
Foreign tourist inflow rises by 11% in August
About 2.32 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in August 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.65 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.67 million. The total number of overnight stays was on level with the
Published: 03:47 am,Friday 20 September 2024
Finnish airports see higher passengers in August
A total of 1.7 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in August 2024 and the number is 10 per cent higher compared to the stipulated month in 2023, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers on both domestic and international flights increased from the previous year. In August 2024,
Published: 02:24 am,Wednesday 18 September 2024
Finns make more leisure trips in July
Finnish people made about one million leisure trips abroad in July 2024, which is a tenth more than in the corresponding period of the year before, according to Statistics Finland. The number of domestic leisure trips with overnight stay also grew by one tenth and was roughly 3.4 million
Published: 05:05 am,Thursday 19 September 2024
SAS to run flights from Turku to Copenhagen in summer
The Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will open a new route from Turku Airport to Copenhagen, Denmark, in March 2025, said country´s airports operator Finavia in a press release on Wednesday. The Turku-Copenhagen route will be operated from March 31 to May 21, 2025 four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Published: 02:26 am,Friday 30 August 2024
Earning of Helsinki from tourism rises by 25% in 2023
In terms of tourism income, Helsinki was Finland’s most significant tourism destination in the last year, according to studies on the effects of tourism on income and employment in the municipalities in 2023. The capital city was followed by Tampere, Turku, Vantaa and Jyväskylä for significant earnings in tourism,
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