Northern Finland welcomed record visitor numbers from overseas in December, despite the initially un-snowy weather.

A growing chain of 17 hotels, most of them in Finnish Lapland, recently opened its first property in the capital city.

As the Helsinki-Tallinn ferry stats tumble, studies are being lined up to provide an understanding of passengers’ needs.

EU-funded cross-border cooperation and marketing is about to take off with the aim of attracting Chinese and other visitors.

TUI says its new planes are becoming ambassadors for holiday regions, with a far northern resort town among them.

The low-cost carrier Wizz Air is increasing its presence in southwestern Finland with three new routes.

Turkish Airlines’ direct flights from Istanbul will bring the first-ever business-class seats to Rovaniemi.

Tour operators in the UK have been frantically calling customers after they were forced to cancel Lapland experiences.

An ongoing investment project is jazzing up Finnish Lapland’s airports in response to a rapid growth in passengers.

The year began very strongly for Finnish airports, but the monthly stats reveal an abrupt slowdown in September.

Traffic at Helsinki and Finavia’s airports’ continues to grow – to 19 million passengers so far in 2018.

The low-cost carrier is adding frequencies to sunny destinations, raising capacity this winter by almost 85%.

A British-Finnish investigation finds that there is a high risk for the spread of viruses at airports, especially at security.

Lapland Hotels will take over operations at the Cumulus Kuopio Station, one of three to go as part of the Restel deal.

The British low-cost carrier aims to carry more than 13,000 customers in the first winter of operations.

The airport operator Finavia is jazzing up terminals and adding services that will make Chinese feel more at home.

The hotel chain, which is rapidly expanding its presence in Finland, has also extended its lease on other properties.

The airport will get the most extensive modernisation in its history, including runway reconstruction.

On buying Restel’s hotel operations in December, Scandic became the market leader in Finland.

Extra flights have been added from provincial Finland for the autumn holiday weeks, as the operator has been overwhelmed with demand.