Being transgender can prevent you from entering the US

A gender-neutral X in your passport can prevent you from entering the US.

For example, if a dual national has a gender-neutral X on their passport, they should check with the US authorities to make sure they are eligible to travel to the US. There is no gender X on a Finnish passport.

The US authorities can refuse entry if the sex on the applicant’s passport is different from the sex established at birth.

A valid Esta or visa does not necessarily entitle you to entry. Overstaying or providing false information can lead to arrest or deportation, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

Finnair: No word yet on whether tomorrow’s flights between Helsinki Airport and Heathrow will be able to operate

Finnair does not yet know whether tomorrow’s flights between Helsinki Airport and London Heathrow will be able to operate. Finnair’s communications department tells STT that the airline is following Heathrow’s instructions on the matter.

Tomorrow there would be a total of ten flights, five in each direction.

Heathrow Airport said early Friday evening on the X messaging service that it could now safely resume flights after a power cut.

Today Finnair cancelled all six of its return flights between Helsinki Airport and Heathrow.

*Jutta fixed at 7:33 pm. Previously, the story was misrepresented that Finnair would have canceled twelve forth his flight. In reality, Finnair canceled six round -round flights.*

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New tourism investments planned in Kuhmo, making use of local wood expertise

Around 30 ecological holiday homes and four terraced houses are planned for Kalevalankankaja. There would be more than 200 places to stay.

New tourism investments are planned in Kuhmo, which will make use of local wood expertise.

Around 30 ecological holiday homes and four terraced houses, each with four accommodation units, are planned for the Kalevalankangas area.

When completed, the new construction will add more than 200 accommodation places to Kuhmo. According to the City of Kuhmo, the investments will support the vitality of Kuhmo and its tourism industry.

The plans of Kalevalankangas have been completed a visualization video, which presents Kuhmo tourism development views for potential investors.

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Holiday resort plans new frisbee golf course in Mussalo, Kotka – would be in a seaside landscape

Santalahti Resort and the City of Kotka have cooperated in the design of the track.

Santalahti Resort is planning to build a new frisbee golf course in Mussalo, Kotka. The course would be located in the Takakylä area of Mussalo.

The City of Kotka decided this week to lease a 6.9 hectare site to Santalahti Resort for a monthly rent of just over a thousand euros. The leased area is intended solely for the construction and use of a frisbee golf course.

The track would be located near the Santalahti Resort, which offers accommodation and tourist services, in a wooded area and by the sea. Santalahti Resort is a family business based in Mussalo.

The city involved in the planning

The rental period in the area will start in early April and is valid for 5 years.

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Koli village hotel closes for a month for maintenance in Lieksa

Planned maintenance work will start after Easter on 22 April. The hotel will open on 19 May.

The Sokos Hotel in the village of Koli will close its doors for a month for maintenance work in Lieksa.

Planned maintenance work will start after Easter on 22 April. The hotel will open on 19 May, shortly before the big cycling event in Koli.

According to the North-Karelia Cooperative, the closure of the hotel will not result in layoffs. Some of the staff will continue to work in the normally open Ylä-Kol hotel or in other PKO locations. Some employees will take the agreed annual leave.

The village hotel employs 40 professionals.

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Central European tourists cancel trips to the US – Finnair still expects a record summer

Donald Trump’s policies have led many European tourists to look for an alternative to a US holiday.

International travel to the United States has declined in the first half of the year.

Tourism Economics, a tourism research company, predicts a 5% decline this year, compared to an earlier forecast of 8% growth.

The US Customs and Border Protection recorded 9.7 million arrivals at airports in February, a drop of more than 2.4% from a year earlier.

In particular, Canadian tourism has decreased due to the customs imposed by President Trump. The number of car passengers on the US -Canadian border decreased in February by a quarter compared to the previous year.

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Much-needed extra seats on flights between Oulu and Helsinki as Finnair flies larger aircraft

There are no new flights on the Oulu-Helsinki route, but Finnair will increase the number of seats by using larger aircraft, especially on the most popular morning flights.

Finnair is adding seats on flights between Oulu and Helsinki. The average weekly increase in both directions is around 500 seats.

– We monitor demand closely, and some weeks there may be up to 2,000 extra seats, but at other times the number is much lower.

There are no new flights on the Oulu-Helsinki route, but there are already more seats available than before, especially on the popular morning flights. The number of aircraft can also be increased on other flights during the day,” says Jolma.

A larger machine will bring about 40 extra seats if the route is flown on a larger machine.

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New owners of Rasua campsite selected – aim to open by June at the latest

Jämsä was looking for a new operator for the campsite after the city terminated the contract with the previous operators.

According to the city’s press release, the entrepreneurial couple has previous experience in the sector.

Vuorela and Simsiö have been running Camping Sinervää in Multia since 2020. Before that, they have gained experience in the restaurant business.

Jämsä elinvoimoimatoimti sought a new operator for the Rasua campsite after the city terminated the contract with Rasua Relax oy due to, among other things, unpaid rent. The company had been running the campsite for a couple of years.

New entrepreneurs will set up a limited liability company and try to open the campsite and restaurant by June at the latest. They will announce future activities during the spring and summer.

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Visit Tampere will be directly owned by the City of Tampere

Visit Tampere’s turnover last year was approximately EUR 2.1 million, mainly from orders placed by the City of Tampere.

The City of Tampere buys the entire share capital of Visit Tampere oy from Business Tampere, the business and development company of the Tampere city region.

The decision was taken today, Tuesday, by the City Council’s Group Division.

The purchase price is around EUR 219 000. The ownership arrangement will be finalised in April.

The direct shareholding of the City of Tampere will continue to allow the city to obtain Visit Tampere services as direct procurement.

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Vanajanlinna in Hämeenlinna has new hosts – the Bon Group, partly owned by Kalle Rovanperä, is now in charge

The share exchange concerns all Vanajanlinna oy’s operations in Hämeenlinna, Lahti and Levi.

Vanajanlinna oy has been merged into Bon Group oy.

Vanajanlinna oy is responsible for the operations of Vanajanlinna and Linna Golf in Hämeenlinna, Metsävartijan Tilan in Janakkala, Mukkula Manor in Lahti and Levi Spirit in Levi.

The result of the current share swap is a group of companies whose parent company is jointly owned by the current shareholders of Bon Group and Vanajanlinna, and whose wholly owned subsidiary is Vanajanlinna oy.

Valuable sites need to be renewed with care

The new owner is particularly interested in Vanajanlinna’s strong position as one of Finland’s most famous B2B tourism destinations.

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