Airport

Coronavirus

COATING SOLUTION

Helsinki airport will use nanotechnology to kill viruses and bacteria

Foreigner.fi 9/16/21

Finavia is also developing contactless movement around the terminal and aims to reduce physical contact in customer service situations

World

UPDATE - TERROR THREAT

Dozens of dead, including 12 US Marines, in Kabul airport attack

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/26/21

The spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, said the Taliban strongly condemn this atrocious incident and will take every step to bring the culprits to justice

Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finnish airports have 82% fewer passengers than before pandemic

Foreigner.fi 8/25/21

Helsinki-Vantaa accounted for 84% of all passengers at Finnish airports

Finland

UPDATE - AFGHANISTAN

Number of Afghans evacuated by Finnish government rises to 140

Foreigner.fi 8/23/21

While other European countries transparently show the arrivals of their evacuees, the Finnish government hides them citing "security" and "privacy" reasons

World

AFGHANISTAN

Multiple children reportedly missing in chaos at Kabul airport

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/22/21

A Kabul family has been caring for a 6-year-old boy who they found trapped in barbed wire

World

AFGHANISTAN

Seven Afghans killed in Kabul airport chaos, says British ministry

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/22/21

United Nations warned that the Taliban is conducting targeted searches for supposed collaborators with the ousted government

World

AFGHANISTAN

Thousands besiege Kabul airport in frantic attempt to flee Taliban

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/21/21

Loudspeaker announcements at the northern entrance said the airport gate would now be closed for two days

World

AFGHANISTAN

Desperation mounts at Kabul airport as escape window narrows

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/20/21

A report compiled for the United Nations warned that the Taliban is conducting targeted searches for supposed collaborators with the former regime

World

AFGHANISTAN

Hundreds of Afghans camp out at Kabul airport in hopes of getting out

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/18/21

False rumours that everyone who makes it to the airport will be evacuated prompted many Afghans to head to the area

Tourism

TRAVEL

Items to be careful with at Helsinki airport security control

Foreigner.fi 8/17/21

Do you know what to take out of your bag before entering the security control? And what products are actually defined as liquids when boarding a plane? Learn more here

World

AFGHANISTAN

US troops trying to restore order amid panic at Kabul airport

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/16/21

The goal is to have about 5,000 troops on hand to help hundreds of Western diplomats and other workers leave the country

Tourism

TRAVEL

Helsinki has second highest price in the world for airport PCR tests

Foreigner.fi 8/13/21

Helsinki-Vantaa also ranks as the most expensive airport in the world to undergo an antigen test

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair to offer affordable Covid-19 testing near Helsinki Airport

Foreigner.fi 7/29/21

The test result and certificate in English are delivered electronically within two hours

Tourism

TRAVEL

Number of travelers at Finnish airports still far from pre-pandemic levels

Foreigner.fi 7/28/21

The high year-on-year growth in June is not a reason for satisfaction in the industry, but a statistical consequence of the immense disaster caused by the pandemic in 2020

Tourism

TOURISM

Travel from Finland: insufficient vaccination, very expensive testing

Foreigner.fi 7/12/21

A rapid antigen test for travelers costs 25 euros at Madrid airport, but at Helsinki-Vantaa airport they charge 179 euros

Business

AIR TRAFFIC

Number of passengers at Finnish airports increased 512% in April

Foreigner.fi 5/26/21

The number of air traffic passengers was still around 90% lower than in April 2019, the most recent comparable period before the pandemic.

Business

AIR TRANSPORT

Passengers at Finnish airports declined 90% in the first quarter

Foreigner.fi 5/11/21

Air traffic between Asia and Europe, which is vital for Helsinki Airport, was nearly at a standstill.

Nordics

ALARM

Suspicious bag halts flights at Stockholm airport

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/26/21

No flights were able to take off in the morning.

Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Helsinki airport records a 92% drop in travelers

Foreigner.fi 3/24/21

The share of passengers on international flights was 58% at Helsinki Airport and 3% in total at other domestic airports.

Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted in 2020

Foreigner.fi 3/19/21

In all, 76% of the passengers in air transport in 2020 flew in January to March.