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Iceland sets cost for virus test offered travellers from 15 June

The Nomad Today 6/6/20

Travellers will from 15 June be requested to choose between a coronavirus test on arrival or a 14-day quarantine.

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Nights spent by foreign tourists fell by 95%

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

Overnight stays by non-residents declined by 95.8% in Uusimaa and by 99% in Lapland from one year ago.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

HUS Director: Finnish tourists must be quarantined 2 weeks at airport hotel

The Nomad Today 3/27/20

There may be significant infections among returning tourists which would increase Covid-19 cases in Finland.

Tourism

Overnight stays of foreign tourists in Lapland grow by 10%

The Nomad Today 2/27/20

Chines tourists were the third largest group of visitors to Finland in January.

Finland

Bears increasingly used to interact with tourists

The Nomad Today 2/2/20

According to a Finnish researcher, the behaviour of the animals has changed due to human presence.

Tourism

Chinese are the tourists who most increased their stays in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/31/20

In 2019, Chinese were the fifth largest group of visitors with 384,000 overnight stays.

Coronavirus

Chinese tourists tests for coronavirus detection negative

The Nomad Today 1/24/20

The flu-like symptoms suffered by a father and a son who came to Finland from the city of Wuhan (where the outbreak of the disease began) triggered the alarm on Thursday.

Coronavirus

Two Chinese tourists suspected of carrying coronavirus quarantined in Lapland

The Nomad Today 1/24/20

They arrived in Finland via Norway from Wuhan (where the outbreak of the disease began). They have been travelling in Lapland for several days. On Thursday evening they went to a health centre in…

Tourism

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland up by 9%

The Nomad Today 10/31/19

In September, 61% of foreign visitors stayed in the Helsinki region and 6% in Lapland. Compared to one year before, overnight stays by Italian tourists increased most. The biggest drop was recorded…

Tourism

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland increased by 4%

The Nomad Today 9/26/19

Overnight stays increased by 6.8% in Helsinki area, while in Lapland declined by 4.2% compared to one year ago. Russians are the most loyal foreign customers in Finnish tourist market, still very…

Tourism

Foreign tourism stagnated in July

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

The number of overnight stays by international tourists in Finnish accommodation establishments remained on level with the previous year. Visitors from the UK recorded the biggest drop (-16%). Great…

Tourism

Finland changes requirements for Russian visitors

The Nomad Today 8/1/19

As of 1 September 2019, Finland will apply the common EU visa policy regarding supporting documents to visa applications, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced. Tourists, property owners and…

Tourism

Nights spent in Finland by foreign tourists increased by 4.8% in June

The Nomad Today 7/26/19

Accommodation establishments in Uusimaa recorded 342,000 overnight stays by non-resident tourists (+8.3%) and accommodation establishments in Lapland 60,000 (+9.9%).

Tourism

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland up by 12%

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

Finnish accommodation establishments recorded in May 1.57 million overnight stays, 460,000 of them by foreign tourists.

Tourism

Finnish residents' travel to Southern Europe increased in 2018

The Nomad Today 3/28/19

Leisure trips abroad decreased slightly from the year before. The biggest reason for the fall was Estonia to which considerably fewer trips were made