Strong signs of tourism revival in Finland’s north
Several hundred charter flights are scheduled for arrival in northern Finland in December.
Preliminary statistics indicate that the number of Christmas holiday tourists arriving in Lapland and the Kuusamo region this year is likely to hit pre-Covid levels.
Sian Porter arrived from London with her family to spend Christmas in Kuusamo. Being fully vaccinated, travel now is not a matter of concern.
“We are not afraid of the coronavirus. We are trying to get back to normal, but we are trying to do so safely. You never know,” says Porter.
She is one of many Europeans who are flying to northern Finland on holiday now that charter flights have resumed after the break caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Preliminary reservations have been made for the arrival of hundreds of charter flights from all over Europe to the northern region of Kuusamo and airports in Finnish Lapland during the Christmas holiday season.
Pent-up demand for travel in Europe is being reflected in the fact that even more charter flights to Kuusamo are now expected during the Christmas period than were seen before the pandemic.
Although the latest coronavirus variant is being diagnosed in Europe, including in Finland, tourists who have already arrived in northern Finland do not seem to be afraid to travel.
