News about Transport

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted 86% in August

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.

Foreign maritime transport of goods and passengers decreased

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.

Finland to extend the validity of driving licences

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.

News

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.

Lifestyle

HSL will reduce ticket prices for long distance users

Foreigner.fi 10/25/19

The aim is to encourage more people to use public transport instead of private cars and reduce the carbon footprint.

Lifestyle

Minister Marin: "Transport emissions must be reduced on land, sea and air"

Foreigner.fi 9/25/19

The IPCC report shows how the amount of ice and snow in the world has decreased and the Arctic sea ice has declined in thickness and extent. Finnish Government things Finland must reduce its…

Work & Study

How to apply for the student transport subsidy

Foreigner.fi 7/30/19

Kela pays school transportation subsidy to students in vocational education, upper secondary schools and basic education for adults who live far from their study places. If you meet the…

Lifestyle

Finnish households spend half of their money on housing, transport and food

Foreigner.fi 7/3/19

Household expenditure was mostly devoted to housing in all EU Member States except Estonia, Lithuania and Romania, where 'Food' was most important, and Cyprus and Malta, where it was…