Lapland tourism to lose over 60% of winter business says Finnish survey
Roughly half of firms said that domestic tourism would not help cover losses caused by the absence of overseas visitors.
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Murmansk, Russia sees growth in domestic tourists amid crisis for international travel
The Russian north sees more domestic tourists, but tour operator Sergey Arzumanov in Murmansk says closed borders, quarantine measures and
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Russia approves e-visa for Nordic citizens from February 2021
Entry to Russia will be much easier as e-visas for tourism, business, humanitarian and guest visits will be issued online
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Iceland to continue double screening for COVID-19 until December 1
With an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Iceland over the last two weeks, Iceland has moved to prolong its
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Canada’s Northwest Territories has some of the most strict gathering and self-isolation restrictions in the country
As the nation’s two largest provinces clamp down on gathering limits amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Northwest Territories
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Norwegians with Swedish property threaten legal action over travel restrictions
A group of Norwegians are threatening a lawsuit against their home country over its Covid-19 travel restrictions that they say
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Lonely Planet ranks Rovaniemi, Finland as Europe’s No. 1 winter destination
The ranking is made by Lonely Planet, one of the world’s largest travel guide book publishers. Surrounded by terrestrial forest, Rovaniemi
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Home rule government urges all unnecessary travel to and from Greenland be avoided
As COVID-19 numbers continue to the climb in Denmark, Greenland’s home rule government is urging all unnecessary travel in and
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Finland reinstates border restrictions with Sweden and Estonia due to COVID-19
Only a handful of European countries now have coronavirus rates below the maximum level set by Finland. The Finnish government
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COVID-19 case confirmed in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec
A new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Kuujjuaraapik, a community in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec.
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Greenland reexamining COVID-19 rules after cases surge in Denmark
Greenland’s home rule government is currently reexamining its COVID-19 related executive order after a surge of cases in Denmark and
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Finnair to end flights to five regional airports, including to Kemi, Lapland
National airline Finnair has announced plans to end domestic commercial flights to five regional airports after the upcoming winter season,
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Finland, UK to remove travel restrictions on Sweden
Both Finland and the UK have said they would relax coronavirus-related travel restrictions for visitors from Sweden. Starting early Saturday morning,
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Wealthy tourists might soon be able to discover Norway’s Arctic coast from this submarine
Most cruise liners from across the globe have paused operations and empty ships are currently left in ports. The travel
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Greenland approves revised COVID-19 strategy
Greenland has approved its revised COVID-19 strategy to prevent infections from arriving in the region. While Greenland never adopted a
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