Tourism

Tallink Silja has withdrawn another vessel from the Turku-Stockholm route. The vessels ordered by Finnlines will soon take twice as many passengers, but they will not stop in Mariehamn.

– Things are changing fast. I don’t think that Tallink Silja’s decision is the only decision. There are difficult times ahead for a tourism industry that has a crown behind it.

Tallink Silja is reorganising its services for the winter season after another morning boat was stranded. The evening boat will leave Turku a couple of hours earlier, leaving more time for evening entertainment.

One ship stopped sailing from Turku to Stockholm – Mariehamn now fears the worst: “I don’t think that decision is the only one”Read More »

North Ostrobothnia is involved in coordinating the development of tourism in the Baltic Sea region together with the Pomorskie region in Poland.

North Ostrobothnia develops Baltic Sea cooperationRead More »

A project coordinated by the University of Lapland investigated the enthusiasm of residents and tourists in Tunturi-Lapti for using public transport and carpooling through an online survey last spring.

Public transport in Lapland – better connections and easy-to-find timetables are hoped forRead More »

In a survey of MaRa members, around 15% of companies estimate that they are at risk of bankruptcy or will close down due to the rise in electricity prices next spring.

MaRa fears that tourism and catering businesses will not survive the winter – calls on the government to provide support to resolve the situationRead More »

According to data compiled by the city, there were nearly 130 000 overnight stays in accommodation establishments between May and July. That’s more than 3 000 more than a year ago.

Number of nights spent in Lappeenranta accommodation establishments increased from last summerRead More »

Staying in a windowless hotel room in the capital region currently costs around 200 euros per night.

On the surface, the hotel room looks ordinary: a wide bed, decorative pillows, a desk and beautifully falling, long curtains.

The specialness of the room is revealed behind the curtains – there is no window here.

The illusion of space is created with the help of a light wall, which is decorated with a Finnish forest landscape.

A hotel in Helsinki built windowless rooms in a parking garage underground – \”They are as good as other rooms\ assures the hotel manager hotellinjohtaja vakuuttaaRead More »

The area of the old bus station has turned into a family destination, where the park is supposed to bring more naturalness in the middle of the asphalt.

Heinola will start building the butterfly park in the fallRead More »

The resort is about to be completed in February of next year and employees are currently being recruited there.

Joroinen’s luxury holiday destination being completed on time: Jasper Pääkkönen, Valtteri Bottas and Iivo Niskanen, among others, invested in the hotelRead More »

The Kimola channel in Kouvola was quiet last summer. The low traffic volume is explained by expensive fuel and increased foreign tourism.

The allure of novelty on Kimola’s channel has dissipated.

This summer, there were fewer boaters on the canal on the border between Iiti and Kouvola than ever before. This year, between May and September, 1180 closures were made on the channel. Closures are made when boat traffic passes through the canal closure.

The number of closures fell by about a third compared to last summer. In 2021, there were 1,669 closures.

In addition to jet skis and regular motorboats, inland water cruisers operate in the canal.

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The attraction that cost 21 million euros did not interest people this summer – even the big Kouvola sign did not get boaters to the Kimola canalRead More »

At the very least, there must be a website, says tourism expert Outi Mertamo from Linna Development.

Travel companies still have a digital leap to makeRead More »