Transport

Business

BUSINESS

Finland sea transport grew in July

Foreigner.fi 9/7/21

A total of 0.9 million tonnes of containers were transported through Finnish ports in July 2021

Business

BUSINESS

Maritime freight transport in Finland plummeted in April

Foreigner.fi 6/7/21

The fall affected both exports and imports, although it was much harder in the latter.

Business

BUSINESS

Government reforms taxi legislation to end chaos in the sector

Foreigner.fi 4/9/21

Minister of Transport Timo Harakka says the aim is to restore the customer's trust in safe taxi services.

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.

Finland

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.