New terminal to help airport in Arctic Finland face tourism boom
The first phase of Kittilä Airport’s new expansion project is nearly complete and its new areas will be open to
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Arctic Finnish firm wins US award for road maintenance technology
Technology developed by Roadscanners, a company based in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland that specialises in traffic infrastructure management, was recognised by
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Turkish Airlines to carry tourists to Finnish Lapland through new Istanbul hub
Flights are scheduled from Istanbul three times a week starting next winter season. Istanbul’s new giant airport opened this week
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Electricity prices to jump in Tampere, southern Finland
The price of electricity is set to rise in Tampere and the surrounding Pirkanmaa region of south-central Finland this autumn,
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Chinese tourists replacing Japanese visitors in Finnish Lapland
However, at the same time – and for the past decade – the number of Chinese tourists visiting Finland’s Arctic
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Businesses in south-east Finland learn to cope with military ban on wind turbines
In south-east Finland, five wind turbines on the coast of the Gulf of Finland churn out electricity for regional utility
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Finnish GDP growth slows, inflation and employment edge up
The Finnish economy remained robust in the spring and early summer, but there was a hint of slowing in June
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Baltic cruise business still booming
Finnish cruise firm Finnlines and Estonian-based Tallink Silja report they served record-breaking numbers of passengers in July. Finland-based Viking Line
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Finland’s 2017 GDP growth revised upwards
Statistics Finland says that Finland’s economy grew by 2.8 percent last year, up from its previous estimate of 2.6 percent.
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Finland’s only aircraft manufacturer loses prototype in Lapland crash
A small company billed as Finland’s only plane maker saw a one-million-euro prototype of its amphibious plane go up in
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Blog – In Santa’s hometown, are tourism and a railway threatening Sámi culture?
Located just a few kilometers to the south of the Arctic Circle, the unassuming Finnish city of Rovaniemi does not
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New Finnish app tests your astronaut skills
The Finnish startup Space Nation has unveiled a smartphone app — Space Navigator — that it says will help anyone
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Southern Finland to get tourism boost from Chinese visitors
Four Chinese travel agencies are busy organising travel packages to Finland’s Saimaa lake district for an increasing number of Chinese
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Power company to build first non-subsidised wind farm in Finland
Wind power company TuuliWatti is building a five-turbine wind power park in the municipality of Ii on the Bay of
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Major expansion planned for Northern Finland’s airports
Airport operator Finavia is launching a major investment programme in northern Finland. It aims to raise the number of passengers
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