LIFESTYLE

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

Foreigner.fi 30/Oct/2019

The executive board of the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) approved on 29 October the proposed price drop for users of its long distance services. According to HSL, the prices of…

LIFESTYLE

HSL will reduce ticket prices for long distance users

Foreigner.fi 25/Oct/2019

The Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) has proposed a price drop that will be applied in 2020 to users of its long distance services. According to a statement published by HSL,…

LIFESTYLE

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

Foreigner.fi 25/Sep/2019

The areas covered by snow and permafrost are shrinking, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). That is the reason why Finnish Minister of Transport and…

WORK & STUDY

How to apply for the student transport subsidy

Foreigner.fi 30/Jul/2019

If you are a student and you live far from your school location, this information interests you. The Finnish Security Institution (Kela) provides with school transport subsidy by application.…

LIFESTYLE

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

Foreigner.fi 03/Jul/2019

Households have different consumption patterns very much depending on income levels, cultural habits or geographical situation. In Finland, more than half of the domestic budget (52.3% of the total)…

BUSINESS & TECH

The number of new passenger cars registered fell by 11.8% in April

Foreigner.fi 07/May/2019

In April 2019 a total of 17,692 new motor vehicles were registered, of which 11,492 were automobiles. First registrations decreased by 3.5 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year.…

NEWS

Volume of goods transported by lorries decreased by 16%

Foreigner.fi 21/Mar/2019

A total of 66 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries in the fourth quarter of 2018, which was 16 per cent less than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The volume of…