Tourism

On Sunday, August 28, exactly one year will pass since Aurora Botnia’s maiden voyage.

Aurora Botnia has now operated in Merenkurku for a yearRead More »

For example, a new vitality director position has been established in Pelkosenniemi, to which Sari Niemi, development manager of the LAB University of Applied Sciences, was selected last week.

Lapland’s smallest municipality invests in vitality – with the goal of increasing the population of Pelkosenniemi to over a thousandRead More »

The Japan Tourism Association has named Finland as one of the main tourist destinations. Lapland does not expect an influx of Japanese tourists this winter due to Finnair’s reduced flight schedules and the pandemic.

Finland will be one of the main tourist destinations for Japanese people in the future – the Japanese are interested in the northern lights and Finnish designRead More »

Domestic summer tourism was clearly quieter than the previous year. The number of overnight stays fell to a lower level than the previous year in almost all provinces. There were clearly more foreign tourists staying than last summer.

The Savonlinna Opera Festival raised the average prices of hotel rooms in South Savo to the most expensive in the countryRead More »

People who are tired of their cell phones already have their own bars. In Helsinki, at least two cocktail bars have implemented the restrictions. The nightclub world is still thinking about what to do.

At least two cocktail bars in the center of Helsinki have restricted the use of mobile phones by their customers.

No cell phones or no photography is part of the business concept of both places.

– I believe that some will come to us because of the _no pictures_ policy. People come because it’s interesting, Bidgood says.

There are bars in Helsinki where cell phones or photography are completely prohibited: \”We want to be a secret place where no evidence remains\”Read More »

The Japan Tourism Industry Association has chosen Finland as one of the main long-haul destinations. The Finnish lifestyle close to nature as well as sauna, design and Mölkky are now popular.

Tampere is one of the main destinations of Japan tourism from Finland – Moomin and saunaRead More »

Among other things, the rise in electricity prices brings a lot of additional costs to the operator of large buildings.

Change negotiations begin again in Ähtäri zoo companies – possible layoffs to prepare for increased costsRead More »

Finnvera’s financing in Lapland has changed. Instead of tourism, the state company has financed industry this year. Overall, the funding granted by Finnvera to Lapland has increased slightly.

Lapland tourism companies have been able to reduce their loans – investments have been lowRead More »

Setting up her own cafe started from Susanna Lindroth’s passion for baking. An old horse stable in Ala-Särkilahti was chosen as the location.

The owners of Savonlinna’s Hobitt Cafe turned their shortness into a business asset – \”Life doesn’t have to be so serious\”Read More »

The construction of Terwa Tower, planned next to Oulu’s market area, will now start when Osuuskauppa Arina joins the project.

Cooperative Arina joins the Terwa Tower project in Oulu’s VänmanninsaariRead More »