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TRAVEL

Finnair to cut flights to five Finnish cities in March

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

A working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications has proposed that the state buy the air traffic to the airports of Kokkola, Joensuu, Kajaani, Jyväskylä and Kemi until the end of…

TOURISM

Sweden exceeds new virus case limit to allow unrestricted travel

The Nomad Today 9/13/20

The neighboring country has already exceeded the new threshold of 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past two weeks imposed by the government to be able to travel to Finland without…

A view of the city of Kuopio from the Puijo Tower. Photo: Pablo Morilla.

TRAVEL

Kuopio, the heart of the Finnish Lakeland

Pablo Morilla 9/12/20

This is one of the favourite places for leisure and the municipality with the highest number of free-time residences.

Mika-Lintilä-Maria-Ohisalo-Timo-Harakka-by-Laura-Kotila-Vnk

RESTRICTIONS EASED

List of countries from which Finland allows unrestricted travel

The Nomad Today 9/11/20

As of Saturday 19 September, restrictions on entry will be lifted between Finland and Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Germany and Cyprus, as well as for residents of Australia, Canada and Japan.

Helsinki-airport-plane-Finnair-by-Finavia

TOURISM

Finland to relax travel restrictions for more countries

The Nomad Today 9/11/20

Travel to Finland without the need for self-quarantine will be allowed from countries where the incidence of the virus is up to 25 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous…

A Finnair A350 aircraft. Photo: Finnair.

BUSINESS

Finnair cuts flights for October and gives up reopening routes

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Route starts planned for October to destinations like Bergen, Barcelona, Madrid, St. Petersburg and Stuttgart will be postponed, as well as domestic destinations, Turku and…

03 September 2020, Hamburg: A doctor takes a smear test from a woman in the new coronavirus test centre of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians at Hamburg main station. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa.

FINLAND-TOURISM

Bill to demand tests in departure countries sent out for comments

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Passengers would be required to obtain a certificate of a negative test result before travelling and to present the certificate to the transport service provider before entering the means of…

Denmark eases anti-virus border controls

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/4/20

Border controls will be periodic and selective, allowing for smoother traffic flows, the police said.

Helsinki-Vantaa airport, half empty in mid-July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finnish residents canceled millions of trips due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

Altogether 1.4 million trips abroad and 0.8 million domestic trips with paid accommodation, for which reservations had been made before the restrictions set in March, were cancelled or postponed in…

CORONAVIRUS

Government to refund travelers for tour packages cancellations

The Nomad Today 9/3/20

Travelers would not be entitled to refund if they receive compensation based on another act or agreement, for example from a credit card company.

A view of Helsinki's central station, with the stone men who guard the entrace equipped with face masks. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland will require negative tests from tourists before traveling

The Nomad Today 9/2/20

The amendment will be part of a new legislative package to ensure health on airplanes, ships, buses and trains.

Terraces in Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Tourist overnight stays by foreigners plummeted 82% in July

The Nomad Today 8/27/20

This summer many residents from Helsinki and its surroundings went to the Finnish countryside to spend their holidays.

TRAVEL

Estonia to allow coronavirus tests instead of self-isolation

The Nomad Today 8/19/20

So far, a quarantine requirement has applied in Estonia when entering from high-risk areas, which is now to be supplemented by a two-stage test procedure.