Category: Finland travel news
Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia. Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. Helsinki is home to the 18th-century sea fortress Suomenlinna, the fashionable Design District and diverse museums. The Northern Lights can be seen from the country's Arctic Lapland province, a vast wilderness with national parks and ski resorts.
Russia resumes Qatar, India, Vietnam and Finland flights
Harry S. Johnson- January 16, 2021Russian airlines restart flights to four more countries Read More
Costa Cruises floats out new Costa Toscana cruise ship
Harry S. Johnson- January 15, 2021Italian cruise line's new LNG ship will be delivered in December Read More
The Official Hometown of Santa Claus preparing for Christmas season
Harry S. Johnson- September 11, 2020The Lapland travel industry has been united when presenting the current state of the travel market and the future sightings ... Read More
Czech Airlines Technics signs agreement with Finnair
Harry S. Johnson- July 13, 2020Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), an MRO provider, has signed a new Base Maintenance Agreement with Finnair, one of CSAT’s major ... Read More
Finland ends travel restrictions, quarantine for visitors from certain European countries
Harry S. Johnson- June 24, 2020Tourists from certain European countries, such as Germany and Italy, will no longer be subject to travel restrictions while visiting ... Read More
Inaugural Helsinki Biennial Will Have to Wait for Next Summer
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 6, 2020The inaugural Helsinki Biennial 2020, The Same Sea, will now take place from June 12 – September 26, 2021, owing to ... Read More
Finland extends COVID-19 restrictions until May 13
Chief Assignment Editor- April 9, 2020The government of Finland announced today that is is extending most of its COVID-19 restrictions, such as the ban on ... Read More
Quick Test for COVID-19 Being Studied in Finland
Mario Masciullo - Special to eTN- April 6, 2020Among the research for a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus claimed by about 30 countries, Finland informed of its ... Read More
Air passenger stress: Take a nature walk at this airport
editor- February 27, 2020Sink your toes into moss, smell the scent of the forest, and relax by sipping chaga tea. There is a ... Read More
Coronavirus cured in 8 countries
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 16, 2020What travel destinations are safe from Coronavirus?The virus had put a noticeable dent on the travel industry, even though most ... Read More
Pegasus launches new direct London and Helsinki flights
Chief Assignment Editor- January 28, 2020Turkey’s digital airline Pegasus continues to expand its network with the launch of three new routes for 2020. UK passengers travelling ... Read More
26 million passengers traveled through Finavia airports in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- January 11, 20202019 was a busy year at Finavia’s airports even though growth in air traffic was more moderate than in previous ... Read More
Turkish Airlines launches flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi, Finland
Chief Assignment Editor- December 5, 2019Turkish Airlines announced Rovaniemi as its second destination in Finland following Helsinki. Starting on 5 December 2019, Rovaniemi flights will ... Read More
Con artist sets up phony Russia-Finland border, charges illegals to ‘cross’ it
Chief Assignment Editor- December 4, 2019A resourceful grifter has set up his own private 'Russia-Finland border' and charged four illegal migrants a thousands of euros, ... Read More
Hundreds of flights cancelled, thousands stranded by Italy and Finland air strikes
Chief Assignment Editor- November 25, 2019The latest Italian air-traffic control strike has effectively brought air traffic to and from Italy to a grinding halt, with ... Read More
City of Helsinki launches local sustainability program
Chief Assignment Editor- August 13, 2019According to a survey carried out by the City of Helsinki in 2018, two thirds of residents identified the climate ... Read More
Busan to Helsinki on Finnair
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 10, 2019Korean beachside destination Busan will significantly expand its connectivity with the European business and leisure supply market next year with ... Read More
Breakthrough clean-energy technology: Royal Caribbean orders third Icon-class ship
Chief Assignment Editor- July 4, 2019Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Turku to order a third ... Read More
Experience the sounds of Lapland
Dmytro Makarov- June 20, 2019People are willing to travel around the world to experience the beauty of Finnish Lapland. House of Lapland and Visit ... Read More
Finland joins Nordic forefront in reducing emissions in aviation
Chief Assignment Editor- June 3, 2019Finland’s incoming government has today introduced its Government Program which includes ambitious climate targets and a goal for carbon neutral ... Read More
Codeshare announced between Finnair and Juneyao Air
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 16, 2019Juneyao Air and Finnair have agreed to launch a codeshare partnership starting June 28, 2019, combining synergies of both airlines. This ... Read More
UAE visitor numbers to Finland increased by 20.6% in 2018
Chief Assignment Editor- April 29, 2019Finland welcomed almost 12,000 tourists from the UAE in 2018 revealed Visit Finland, the Finnish tourist authority, as it returned ... Read More
Strange blue lights over the arctic stun travelers
editor- April 9, 2019Travelers were stunned this weekend to spot strange blue lights appear in the Arctic skies. The blue lights appeared in ... Read More
China invests €15 billion in world’s longest undersea rail tunnel between Finland and Estonia
Chief Assignment Editor- March 9, 2019An ambitious train rail link, designed to connect the Finnish and Estonian capitals through the bottom of the Gulf of ... Read More
Finnish travelers support renewable jet fuel
editor- February 5, 2019A recent public debate of flight-related emissions has had an effect on Finnish consumers. Of all respondents, 50 percent said ... Read More
Finnair Holiday Division, Aurinkomatkat Chooses RateGain
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 4, 2018RateeGain today announced that they have been chosen by Aurinkomatkat, the tour operator of Finnair, to derive comprehensive rate intelligence ... Read More
Helsinki seeks a million virtual visitors in 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- November 28, 2018The unique virtual city tourist experience has been developed by the City of Helsinki together with its partner VR-studio ZOAN. ... Read More
Finnair signs agreement with Sabre Corporation
Chief Assignment Editor- November 21, 2018Finnair, Finland's flagship carrier, has signed an agreement with Sabre Corporation to distribute its selection of branded fares. More than ... Read More
2019 European Capitals of Smart Tourism named
Chief Assignment Editor- November 7, 2018The winners of the first edition of the European Capital of Smart Tourism competition were awarded today at a ceremony ... Read More
Panda Bear took over Finland with Sichuan tourism promotion outreach
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 28, 2018A wide range of panda elements, mesmerizing photos of tourism in Sichuan, electrifying bianlian face-change and Sichuan opera performances...On October ... Read More
Oulu Finland: Why it is a tourism favorite?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 17, 2018Oulu is a travel and tourism favorite in Finland. Since the 1990s, when electronics overtook traditional industrial firms in Finland, ... Read More
‘Trumputin’: Helsinki cafés readying for Trump-Putin meeting
Chief Assignment Editor- July 14, 2018A café in Helsinki is adding some salty-sweet flavor to the meeting between Trump and Putin with a fusion “Trumputin” ... Read More
Do UAE tourists love Finland?
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2018Finnish tourist authority, Visit Finland, has highlighted an increase in global and UAE visitor numbers as the government entity makes ... Read More
IATA Transparency in Payments now in the Finland, Norway and Sweden markets
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 16, 2018The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Transparency in Payments (TIP) has been implemented in the Finland, Norway and ... Read More
Finnair partner with Travelaer to make stopover bookings easier than ever
Chief Assignment Editor- March 15, 2018Travelaer, a digital software provider for the travel industry, today announced a new customer partnership with Finnair to build and ... Read More
Sail Through History: Trace the Baltic Battles of WWII on a Luxury Cruise
Chief Assignment Editor- February 12, 2018As interest in both small-ship cruising and educational travel continues to grow, The National WWII Museum in New Orleans taps ... Read More
