Published: 00:30 am,Sunday 10 November 2024
Helsinki Port forecasts fewer Int´l cruise passengers this year
Helsinki will have a total of 97 visits by international cruise ships, which will bring a total of 137,000 passengers to the city and the surrounding region during the cruise season this year, said the Port of Helsinki in a press release on Friday. The cruise season began in
Published: 19:17 pm,Friday 1 November 2024
Airport charges to rise by 5.7% in Finland from January
Country´s airports operator Finavia will increase airport charges for airlines and other airport users from the beginning of 2025, said Finavia in a press release on Friday. The authority decided to increase the charges to limit the rapidly widening deficit of the aviation business, which is mainly due to
Published: 21:55 pm,Saturday 2 November 2024
Foreign tourist inflow drops by 3% in Sep
A total of 1.72 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in Finland in September, according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.32 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.40 million. The total number of overnight stays decreased by eight
Published: 03:33 am,Thursday 31 October 2024
Public transport fares to hike by 8% in Helsinki from January
The Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (Helsingin seudun liikenne – HSL) will increase the public transport fares by an average of 8 percent from January 1, 2025, said HSL in a press release on Tuesday. As per the new price, an adult AB single ticket will cost EUR 3.20, and
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
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