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Tuesday December 24, 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: 11:56 am,Friday 13 December 2024

Finnair cancels 150 flights on Friday due to pilots’ strike

National flag carrier Finnair cancelled about 150 flights on Friday due to a strike enforced by the Finnish Air Line Pilots' Association. Finnish Pilots’ Association (The Suomen Lentäjäliitto) and Finnish commercial pilot association (Suomen Liikennelentäjäliiton (SLL) are observing the strike to press home their various demands including pay hike,

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: 01:52 am,Monday 9 December 2024

Pilots´ strike forces Finnair to cancel 140 flights on Monday

National flag carrier Finnair decided to cancel about 140 flights on Monday, on the first day of strike enforced by the Finnish Air Line Pilots' Association. Finnish Pilots’ Association (The Suomen Lentäjäliitto) and Finnish commercial pilot association (Suomen Liikennelentäjäliiton (SLL) called strike on December 9 and December 13 protesting

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

Published: 15:35 pm,Monday 2 December 2024

Ground staff´s walk-out disrupts Finnair flights at Helsinki Airport

Flight operation by national flag carrier Finnair hampered as the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) observed a walk-out in the ground operations on Monday afternoon, Finnair and IAU said in separate press releases. The IAU observed the walk-out protesting against the legal measures taken against two Finnair employees on unauthorised

Published: 00:46 am,Saturday 30 November 2024

Foreign tourist inflow rises by 16% in Oct

A total of 1.63 million overnight stays were recorded at accommodation establishments in Finland in October 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The number of nights spent by resident tourists was 1.27 million and that of nights spent by non-resident tourists 0.36 million. The total number of overnight stays was

Published: 21:25 pm,Saturday 23 November 2024

Finnair cancels about 300 flights on Dec 9, 13 due to pilots´ strike

National flag carrier Finnair on Saturday decided to cancel about 300 flights on December 9 and December 13 as the Finnish Air Line Pilots' Association announced a strike on the stipulated days, said an official press release. Finnish Pilots’ Association (The Suomen Lentäjäliitto) and Finnish commercial pilot association (Suomen

Published: 02:50 am,Friday 22 November 2024

Finns make more leisure trips in September

Finnish people made more leisure trips in September this year compared to the stipulated moth of the previous year, according to Statistics Finland. About 0.6 million leisure trips abroad were made in September, which is a fifth more than in the corresponding period of the year before. The number of

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