Published: 06:23 am,Thursday 23 January 2025
More passengers travel through Finnish airports in 2024
A total of 19.8 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in 2024, which was 7 per cent more than in the same period in 2023, according to Statistics Finland. Altogether two million passengers flew through Finnish airports in December 2024. The total number of passengers in December increased by 9
Published: 05:15 am,Friday 10 January 2025
Foreign tourist inflow rises by 16% in Nov
A total of 1.54 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in November 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.08 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.46 million. The total number of overnight stays increased by five
Published: 04:10 am,Sunday 5 January 2025
Glitch disrupts baggage handling at Helsinki Airport
Baggage handling was disrupted at Helsinki Airport for more than three hours on Saturday afternoon following a technical glitch, said country´s airports operator Finavia in a press release. The disruption in the baggage distribution system took place at about 12:15 p.m. and continued until 3:30 p.m. affecting the handling
Published: 00:22 am,Sunday 29 December 2024
Delays, congestion at Rovaniemi airport
Delays, congestion at Rovaniemi airport More than a dozen departing flights were on Saturday delayed in Rovaniemi as hundreds of tourists headed back home, reported local media. Passengers had to queue for check-in outside the airport, said the Iltalehti report. The queue was hundreds of metres long around 1 p.m. The
Published: 00:41 am,Sunday 22 December 2024
Number of passenger train trips drops by 10% in Q3
A total of 18,7 million passengers travelled by rail in July-September period of 2024, which was 10 per cent less than in the same quarter of last year, according to Statistics Finland. Freight transported by rail was 7,3 million tons, which was 18 per cent more than in the
Published: 03:24 am,Wednesday 18 December 2024
Finnish airports see higher passengers in November
A total of 1.6 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in November 2024 and the number is 11 per cent higher compared to November 2023, according to Statistics Finland. The number of passengers on international flights increased by 10 per cent and on domestic flights by 15 per cent
Published: 21:55 pm,Wednesday 11 December 2024
Finnair pilots to enforce strike on Friday as negotiation fails
The negotiation between the Service Sector Employers- Palta and the Finnish Air Line Pilots' Association -SLL has been foiled on Wednesday without any solution leading the pilots of the national flag carrier Finnair to observe their pre-scheduled strike on Friday. The SLL on Wednesday rejected the settlement proposal submitted
Published: 03:07 am,Wednesday 4 December 2024
Eurowings to run Düsseldorf- Rovaniemi direct flight in summer
German low-cost carrier Eurowings will operate direct scheduled flights between Düsseldorf and Rovaniemi from mid-July to the end of August, said country´s airports operator Finavia in a press release on Tuesday. "We are delighted with Eurowings’ new summer flights to Lapland, in addition to the extensive route offering during
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