Almost as many Finns visit Tallinn as before the corona pandemic. Two new trends are quick departure decisions and the growth of family tourism.
– This is a wonderful, beautiful city. Estonian handicrafts and folklore are interesting, Kuittinen says and then turns to the others.
– And then you wanted to go there, whatever it was…
– Proto! comes the group’s response. The trip is completed by staying at a spa hotel in the center.
The Proto Science Center markets itself as a center for virtual reality, among other things. Here you dodge mountains and buildings with a hot air balloon.
Proto opened in the popular Noblessner area just before the corona pandemic in 2019.
The district court has put North Finlandia Travels, which runs Paljaka’s slopes and slope restaurants, into bankruptcy.
The bankruptcy application was submitted to the Kainuu district court at the end of November. The creditors of North Finlandia Travels Oy are currently the Swedish Tax Administration and the Mutual Pension Insurance Company Elo.
– We still hope that the slopes will be open for skiing holidays, that’s the belief we’re going with right now, says Toni Haapala.
However, he does not know how to take a position on how the action should be carried out in practice.
– It’s about the bankruptcy of an individual company, and it doesn’t matter to Puolanga. There are many other actors in the area and different activities of different companies, now it is a matter of one individual company, says mayor Harri Peltola.
Chief infectious disease doctor Markku Broas is ready to demand a corona test from Chinese tourists if there are variants in circulation in China that are not available in Finland.
The isolation of the Chinese is coming to an end, as China is removing restrictions on foreign travel for its citizens. Europe is considering whether the Chinese should be required to undergo prior testing.
In addition to that, there have been many visitors from Malaysia, India and Hong Kong. However, according to Kärkkäinen, there have been no tourists from mainland China because China’s strict corona policies have prevented Chinese people from traveling abroad.
China is removing obstacles for its citizens to travel abroad, despite the fact that Corona is still raging all over China.
Before the corona, Lapland was a very popular destination for Chinese tourists, and now the concern is whether the Chinese will bring a new corona wave with them if they are allowed to come to Europe freely.
Some European countries and the United States have already announced that they will require the Chinese to test for the corona in advance.
HSL’s Reittiopas application was praised for its features that combine different means of public transport.
Helsinki’s strengths in the comparison were functioning public transport, ticket prices and a clean city environment.
Helsinki ranked third in the Urban Mobility Readiness index of the Oliver Wyman Forum and the University of California. It measured the readiness of cities for future forms of mobility and challenges.
In all, there were 60 cities from different continents in the comparison. Only Stockholm and San Francisco were ahead of Helsinki.
There were 57 points in the comparison that measured, among other things, endurance and efficiency of movement.
As a novelty, the 2022 index also included a public transport sub-index, whose indicators include usage rate, speed of work trips and frequency of stops.
The first series of chartered flights will fly from Rotterdam to Ruka-Kusamo in Northern Finland and Kittilä in Lapland.
Travel operator TUI will open a new charter flight series from Rotterdam to Ruka-Kusamo and Kittilä in January.
The flights are carried out as a triangular flight and the connection is the first direct flight connection between Rotterdam and Northern Finland. Visitors to the Netherlands are attracted to the northern lights and skiing.
– Lapland and the Northeast region offer experiences. Husky and reindeer rides, snowmobiling, ice skating and of course the northern lights are not as easily experienced elsewhere, says Klomberg.
The first flight will fly from Rotterdam to Kuusamo via Kittilä on January 14.
In Salla National Park, signs and signage will be improved this year, among other things. Illustration picture.
Last year, Metsähallitus’ Nature Services renovated Salla National Park’s routes and rest areas thanks to the funding intended to establish them.
On Sunday, one year passed since the opening of Salla National Park.
During the first year, Metsähallitus’ Nature Services renovated the national park’s routes and rest stops thanks to the funding intended to establish them. During the summer and autumn, two day cabins and three sheds were completed, as well as renovations on two local routes.
The renovation work will continue this year as well. Metsähallitus’ plans include, among other things, the renovation of Pitkälammi’s sloop and the construction of a barrier-free sloop at Kolmiloukkone.
On the Pahakuru route, the extensions and terrain stairs are being renewed in a total of four destinations. In the national park, signage and signage will also be improved and added this year.
Karviota with its canals is presented in the regional plan of North Karelia as one of the development destinations for tourism and recreation in Heinävedi.
Heinävesi changed the province at the beginning of 2021. The draft of the regional plan of North Karelia has now been completed, which for the first time will also guide the land use of Heinävesi until 2040.
New tourism and nature destinations from Heinävesi will be added to the regional plan of North Karelia, which now includes Heinävesi for the first time.
The formula, which extends to 2040, affects land use and the financing of the sites to be developed.
Tourism and recreation will be developed in the area, which includes Valamo and Lintula monasteries, the Karvio region with its canals, and the entire northern part of the Heinävesi route.
Among the regional roads, Sarvikummuntie is considered to be the most urgent to repair in the draft plan, which is also important for tourism.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin in her black leather jacket in Stockholm on April 13. During Marin’s visit to Stockholm, the media was especially interested in the NATO intentions of Finland and Sweden.
The NATO process has brought positive attention to Finland in the world. It matters when Finnish companies sell their products or attract employees and investments.
At the same time, the positive image of Finland strengthened significantly in 2022, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Almost half of the respondents to the international survey say that their opinion of Finland has changed more positively during the year. The positive change was particularly large in India, Brazil, Turkey and the United States.
When asked the reason for the improved image of Finland, a fifth of the respondents mention the Finnish people. The NATO process and the Finnish government and international politics were also often mentioned.
When Russia’s answers are ignored, almost 60 percent of the respondents who are familiar with NATO said that Finland’s NATO process affects their image of Finland positively. The biggest positive impact of the NATO process was in the United States, where 77 percent of respondents said their views had become more positive.
Customers have noticed the cost-saving measures, but the feedback is nevertheless mostly positive. We listed four things where hotels can make savings.
Hotels and spas consume a lot of energy, but they are also fully involved in energy savings.
How can you save while the customer has come for pleasure, warmth and peace? On the other hand, there have even been rumors that some have gone to save electricity in a hotel, when the electricity bill at home is so high.
We visited two chains of hotels in Turku. Savings can be made hidden from customers, or customers can even demand them.
Lighting savings with motion detectors
The lights flash on when you enter the corridor at night. Some spots have been disabled if general lighting is sufficient anyway.
The plane to be renovated into a hotel is a Saab 340B, which crashed in Savonlinna at the beginning of 2019. The plane was damaged beyond flight and was auctioned last October.
The passenger plane stands firmly on top of the hill in Uuraini. The view is special and unique. The Saab 340B is 20 meters long and the wingspan is a little over 20 meters.
The plane was put into use in March 1991, when it was owned by the Swiss company Crossair. From Switzerland, the plane moved to Romania, after which it flew under the ownership of two different Ukrainian companies. The last owner was Latvian RAF-Avia.
The plane flew its last flight in January 2019. At that time, it drifted off the snowy runway in Savonlinna and was so badly damaged that it was found unfit to fly.
– I immediately sent a message to Oskar that there would be such a possibility. It would be nice to be able to build it, says Kivelä.
