News about Transport

Business

BUSINESS

Finnish maritime transport starts the year with declines

Foreigner.fi 3/8/21

In January 2021, no passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.

Business

BUSINESS

Sea transport of passengers and goods falls for 8th month in a row

Foreigner.fi 2/5/21

Passengers accounted for only 22% of the number of passengers in the previous year.  

Business

SEA TRANSPORT

Maritime transport decreases due to fall in imports

Foreigner.fi 12/8/20

A total of 363,706 people were transported in passenger traffic in October, which is 76% less compared with a year ago.

Business

BUSINESS

Foreign sea transport decreased in September

Foreigner.fi 11/4/20

 In all, 316,316 people traveled between Finland and Estonia and 151,957 between Finland and Sweden.

Lifestyle

CLIMATE

Government presents plan to halve transport emissions by 2030

Foreigner.fi 10/27/20

The recommendations concern alternative power sources, the energy efficiency of vehicles and the transport system, and the pricing and taxation of transport . "Finland's electric 2030 car target…

Work & Study

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

HSL to raise prices of monthly transport tickets

Foreigner.fi 10/27/20

The new year will bring other changes, like the end of discounts on single tickets  for the elderly. Bus drivers will no longer sell tickets.

Business

BUSINESS

Sea transport severely hit by pandemic

Foreigner.fi 10/8/20

Passengers made up only 36% of the number of passengers last year. In August 2020, no passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.

Business

AIR TRAFFIC

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted 86% in August

Foreigner.fi 9/24/20

Air freight and mail transport has also decreased by 41% so far this year.

Business

EXPORTS DOWN BY 15%

Foreign maritime transport of goods and passengers decreased

Foreigner.fi 9/6/20

In July, 727,822 persons travelled between Finland and Estonia and 221,311 persons between Finland and Sweden.

Business

Foreign sea transport decreased 15%

Foreigner.fi 8/10/20

Passengers made up only 22% of the number of passengers in June 2019. 

Business

EXPORTS DOWN BY 14%

Maritime transport decreased

Foreigner.fi 7/7/20

Vehicle transport fell to less than half year-on-year.

Lifestyle

INCLUDING TRANSPORT LICENCES

Finland to extend the validity of driving licences

Foreigner.fi 5/28/20

Transport licences validity will be also extended in line with EU derogations.

Work & Study

TAX RETURN

Four things to keep in mind for your tax return after Covid-19

Foreigner.fi 3/30/20

You should keep notes and receipts from this year for next year’s tax return.

Work & Study

HSL will reduce public transport traffic if coronavirus becomes epidemic in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 3/10/20

The metropolitan area's public transport has about one million daily users.

National

Minister Harakka to attend a meeting of transport ministers in Croatia

Foreigner.fi 3/9/20

Strong regulation is needed in the EU in order to move, on a long term basis, towards emissions reductions, Finnish Government says.

Business

Maritime transport grew in January

Foreigner.fi 3/3/20

More than one million people were transported in passenger traffic. Of them, more than half traveled between Finland and Estonia.

News

Which EU country collects more revenue through environmental taxes?

Foreigner.fi 2/20/20

Energy taxes account for the largest share, followed by transport and pollution taxes.

Polls

Taxes are very high in Finland according to Foreigner.fi readers

Foreigner.fi 2/17/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

Tourism

Number of air passengers grew by 10.6% in Finland

Foreigner.fi 12/11/19

According to Eurostat, in Finland 22,174,000 passengers used the plane as a means of transportation in 2018. The lowest increase in the EU was registered in Sweden (1%). Overall in the…

Lifestyle

Fines for traveling without a ticket in Helsinki will rise to 100 euros

Foreigner.fi 10/30/19

The Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) confirmed a significant reduction in ticket prices for long-distance commuters in 2020.