In Lapland, a record number of limit checks during season

More border checks were carried out during the past air tourism season than ever before. The air traffic season for the winter season of Lapland ended in March.

A record number of border checks was carried out during the Lapland air travel season.

According to a news release from the Lapland Border Guard, a total of 355,682 border checks were carried out during the flight season in October-March, which is more than any of the previous season.

External border checks are performed for people from outside the Schengen area. At Lapland Airports, they are virtually concerned with direct flights.

The number of border checks in the last record season of 2023-2024 increased by 10 %.

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Only the body remains in the renovation of the Hotel Vaakuna for a 15 million euro renovation

The new work that started in December at the hotel is progressing on schedule. Everything should be ready in August when the hotel is opened again to the public.

In the renovation of the coat of arms of Hämeenlinna, only the body remains. The renovation of the coat of arms costs the Cooperative Society for Hämeenmaa approximately EUR 15 million.

The Hämeenmaa Cooperative acquired the property of its hotel in 2020. Aaltonen says that Hämeenmaa wants to take care of the property. From the point of view of the accommodation, the place has been found to be good and Hämeenlinna needs a hotel.

– After all, what is not visible to the customer is most costly in such real estate renovations. After that, everything else is put in order: surfaces and others. There will be a completely renovated hotel as a whole.

The new work that started in December at the hotel is progressing on schedule. Everything should be ready in August when the hotel is opened again to the public.

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Airbnb law could allow up to half a year of unlimited short rent in an investment home

The draft law shows that the municipality could not completely prohibit short rent. According to researchers, the law would specifically seek to enable short rent.

The spring municipal elections can even be called Airbnb elections in Rovaniemi.

The government intends to change the construction law so that short rental of an investment home or a so -called second home would be allowed for 90 days, or about three months a year.

However, the municipality may make an exception.

According to the draft government proposal, the municipality could allow short rent for a maximum of 180 days a year in its construction order. It would easily cover the entire tourist season in Rovaniemi.

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Homeland attracted more tourism last year

The Finns were traveling more frequently in Finland last year, according to Statistics Finland’s recent information.

Approximately 24 million domestic leisure trips last year were made more than one tenth than the other year. The number of free time travel for overnight stay was approximately 6.2 million last year, which is the same as in the last year.

By contrast, the number of business trips both domestically and abroad decreased last year from the second year.

The controversial cruise ship leaves Mikkeli by the end of the month

Vinkeri II has spent the past winter at the Mikkeli Port Service Pier.

Roteling Vinkeri II will leave the Mikkeli service dock by the end of April. Then the lease agreement between the shipowner and the city of Mikkeli will end.

If the owner does not move the ship by the deadline, the city will move it to another location at his expense to wait for transportation.

The ship is expected to start cruising from Lahti Passenger Port 10.5.

Rusty Vinkeri II floated in the Joensuu passenger port for years unused and threatened to scrapping.

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The apple chain is expanding to Joensuu-the new hotel will open in June

The Omena Hotel will come to the Kauppakatu street in Joensuu, which has previously had accommodation.

The nationwide hotel chain will expand to Joensuu in June when the Omena Hotel opens the hotel on Kauppakatu.

The Omena Hotel comes to the property, which is currently located on a self-service Hotel Aadan Kosio. In the past, Aada has been operating on the same property.

The Joensuu Omena Hotel is the tenth hotel in the chain when it opened.

Joensuu Hotel operates like other hotels in the chain without reception and login is done using the code lock.

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The authority criticized the new Airbnb law in Rovaniemi: \”Based on neighbor monitoring\”

The authority of the City of Rovaniemi has issued a critical statement on the draft government to amend the construction law. The ministry reports that the municipal statements will be groaned.

The Building Supervisory Authority of the City of Rovaniemi suspects that the monitoring of new short rental regulations would be based on reports and neighboring monitoring.

The government is drafting a proposal to change the construction law and one part would be the regulation of short rental.

Now the draft is in the consultation. One of the statements is the Rovaniemi City Environmental Board, which criticizes several points in the draft law.

In the new law, a short rental person should keep a record of how often he or she has a short rent. On request, accounting should be submitted to the building control authority upon request.

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Finnair’s flight left 80 suitcases on the ride – overweight had to be reduced

It is estimated that less than half of the travelers’ hold of the passengers were left in Spain. The reason was the overweight of the machine.

Finnair’s flight from Spain to Finland on Sunday left 80 suitcases.

According to the Communications Director, suitcases had to be left on the ride, because due to the headwind, the airplane had to refuel more fuel than usual. The additional fuel was affected by the machine’s weight and therefore other weight had to be reduced.

Each machine has a maximum weight that cannot be exceeded for safety. The plane was also full, there were many luggage and the airplane near Mäkki.

– When fuel is added, something else needs to be omitted. Passengers are not left out, but luggage is left out, Tallqvist says.

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Britain Separate Travel Permit from Wednesday

Travelers to Britain with a European passport will need a separate permit attached to the passport from Wednesday.

This EEA travel permit is applied for either online or with a phone application. British authorities indicate that permission is usually obtained within three working days, but it may come faster or slower.

The permit is valid for two years, but if the passport changes before that, the permit must be renewed as it is passport -specific. The permit costs around € 12 according to course fluctuations.

The municipality of Pyhtää is planning new accommodations for the harbor of Kaunissaari

The municipality of Pyhtää is again trying to find a new partner in Kaunissaari.

The municipality of Pyhtää plans to build more accommodation in Kaunissaari.

The municipality intends to compete for the construction and practical entrepreneurship of the Kaunissaari harbor. Prior to that, the municipality will survey the appropriate investors it has invited to the discussion to the municipal office on April 8.

Those interested in entrepreneurship at the Port of Kaunissaari can tell their development proposals for the draft plan made by Pyhtää on the accommodation of the Kaunissaari harbor.

Currently, the municipality maintains the port itself and the guest marina operator was Classimo Oy.

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