Passengers

Finland

BUSINESS

Foreign sea transport decreased in September

The Nomad Today 11/4/20

 In all, 316,316 people traveled between Finland and Estonia and 151,957 between Finland and Sweden.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 90% in September

The Nomad Today 10/29/20

The number of passengers at Helsinki Airport decreased by 92%.

Finland

BUSINESS

Sea transport severely hit by pandemic

The Nomad Today 10/8/20

Passengers made up only 36% of the number of passengers last year. In August 2020, no passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.

Finland

PASSENGER TRAFFIC

Coronavirus epidemic cut number of train trips by almost half

The Nomad Today 10/1/20

In January to June 2020, a total of 29.5 million trips were made in passenger traffic, which was 34% fewer than one year earlier.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted 86% in August

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

Air freight and mail transport has also decreased by 41% so far this year.

Finland

RECESSION

Air traffic figures confirm agony of Finnish aviation and tourism

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Finnair carried 193,000 passengers in August, which is 85.8% less year-on-year. At the Helsinki-Vantaa airport , the total number of travelers plummeted by 87%. Finavia says the drop is much lower…

Finland

BUSINESS

Passenger traffic at Finnish airports plunged 89% in July

The Nomad Today 8/27/20

Finnair has just announced that it will cut 1,000 jobs due to falling demand for travel. Now, official figures confirm that passenger traffic is minimal at airports.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC COLLAPSE

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 96%

The Nomad Today 7/30/20

Helsinki Airport accounted for 81% of all passengers at domestic airports.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Trains lost 21% of passengers

The Nomad Today 7/2/20

Covid-19 and the measures to prevent its spread have also caused much damage to the rail transport business.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Passengers at Finnish airports decreased by 98%

The Nomad Today 6/25/20

Altogether 5 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in the January to May period

Tourism

RESTRICTION LIFTED

Air travelers in Finland can again take domestic connecting flights

The Nomad Today 5/27/20

The flight restriction concerning domestic transfer passengers has been removed. Passengers arriving in Finland from abroad can again take domestic connecting flights.

Finland

Coronavirus

Foreign sea traffic lost more than half of passengers in March

The Nomad Today 5/5/20

Exports of containers also went down by 26.1% measured in tonnes compared with the same month last year.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

VR cancels 62 train services due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/16/20

The trains are cleaned daily and hygiene has been increasing.

Finland

Maritime transport grew in January

The Nomad Today 3/3/20

More than one million people were transported in passenger traffic. Of them, more than half traveled between Finland and Estonia.

Finland

6 out of 10 Finns do not bring alcohol when traveling abroad

Eric Lipchis 2/28/20

Finns buy now less alcohol in Estonia, but beverage imports from Latvia increased.

Tourism

2 million passengers flew through Finnish airports in January

The Nomad Today 2/27/20

7% of the passengers at Helsinki Airport flew on scheduled flights and 3% on chartered flights.

Tourism

Norwegian started charging passengers for cabin luggage

Eric Lipchis 2/3/20

From 23 January, travelers who buy the cheapest tickets are only allowed to carry a bag under the seat in front of them.

Tourism

Number of air passengers grew by 10.6% in Finland

The Nomad Today 12/11/19

According to Eurostat, in Finland 22,174,000 passengers used the plane as a means of transportation in 2018. The lowest increase in the EU was registered in Sweden (1%). Overall in the…