Tour operators in the UK have been frantically calling customers after they were forced to cancel Lapland experiences.
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Newly expanded Kittilä Airport opens next week
An ongoing investment project is jazzing up Finnish Lapland’s airports in response to a rapid growth in passengers.
Read More »Air traffic boom slows in Finland
The year began very strongly for Finnish airports, but the monthly stats reveal an abrupt slowdown in September.
Read More »Finland’s airports boom in 2018
Traffic at Helsinki and Finavia’s airports’ continues to grow – to 19 million passengers so far in 2018.
Read More »Norwegian adds capacity from Helsinki to Spain
The low-cost carrier is adding frequencies to sunny destinations, raising capacity this winter by almost 85%.
Read More »Airport security boxes are worst for viruses
A British-Finnish investigation finds that there is a high risk for the spread of viruses at airports, especially at security.
Read More »Scandic divests three hotels in Finland
Lapland Hotels will take over operations at the Cumulus Kuopio Station, one of three to go as part of the Restel deal.
Read More »easyJet reveals new London-Lapland route
The British low-cost carrier aims to carry more than 13,000 customers in the first winter of operations.
Read More »Finnish airports ease travel for Chinese tourists
The airport operator Finavia is jazzing up terminals and adding services that will make Chinese feel more at home.
Read More »Scandic signs up for new hotel in Helsinki
The hotel chain, which is rapidly expanding its presence in Finland, has also extended its lease on other properties.
Read More »Tampere-Pirkkala Airport to close for a month
The airport will get the most extensive modernisation in its history, including runway reconstruction.
Read More »Scandic completes Cumulus rebranding
On buying Restel’s hotel operations in December, Scandic became the market leader in Finland.
Read More »TUI invests heavily in local airport flights
Extra flights have been added from provincial Finland for the autumn holiday weeks, as the operator has been overwhelmed with demand.
Read More »Espoo to serve only local veggies and fish
The Finnish town's convention centre makes a food pledge for all international conference delegates.
Read More »New routes and extra flights for Sweden
SAS plans increased air traffic from Stockholm Arlanda and Gothenburg for winter 2018-19.
Read More »SAS to smash winter schedule record
More than 200 routes will be in the schedules this coming winter – including a few new ones.
Read More »Lapland popularity drives airport renewal
Rovaniemi, Kittilä and Ivalo airports in Finland are being considerably expanded.
Read More »Finnair splurges on capacity in 2018
A whole range of extra frequencies and routes are boosting HEL’s profile even further, including to Sweden, Norway and Iceland.
Read More »Finland scoops two top aviation awards
The airport operator’s #LIFEINHEL initiative is highly commended, while HEL wins 'best airport in northern Europe'.
Read More »All Finnish airports to be “decarbonised” by 2020
The airport operator Finavia looks to the future and reveals how it will achieve its ambitious climate programme.
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