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Lapland tourism workers mourn dead colleague — “I have never worked in such a bad company”

Ramiro Menaya, a 24-year-old from Spain, spent the last winter season working as a safari guide for the Rovaniemi-based company Nordic Unique Travels in Finnish Lapland.
April 15, 2024

Finnair to link Helsinki and Ivalo with Kirkenes

The Finnish flag carrier starts flying to the Norwegian Barents Sea destination in next year’s summer program.
April 09, 2024

Northern winter destinations gets bombarded by selfie-taking tourists

Heavy snowfall, polar night and freezing cold. The trend for tourists taking selfies with astonishing Arctic backgrounds is filling up planes and hotels in the northern regions of Norway, Sweden and Finland.
February 26, 2024

Stricter rules apply to tourists heading to Svalbard

Increased Arctic tourism has resulted in bigger pressure on vulnerable wildlife and nature.
February 09, 2024

Record-breaking numbers at Lapland airports says Finavia

Airports in Finland’s Arctic Lapland saw record-breaking numbers in 2023, Finland’s airport administration reported this week.
January 17, 2024

Old icebreakers eye upgrades for Murmansk-Vladivostok tourism

As international cruise liners pull out of the Russian Arctic amid Ukraine war, a domestic initiative launches month-long voyages along the Northern Sea Route.
March 07, 2023

Organized tourism to Russia drops by 90% in 2022 – Kommersant

December 28, 2022

Most expedition cruise liners exclude Russian Arctic

The war on Ukraine and geopolitical turbulence with concerns growing of further escalations of tensions with Russia have knock-on effects for the cruise industry, expert says.
December 20, 2022

Rovaniemi gets seven new flight connections to European cities

Post-pandemic travel is on rise for winter destinations in northern Finland with a wide range of new direct flights from all over Europe to Ivalo, Kittilä and Rovaniemi.
October 30, 2022

Visit Svalbard cuts ties with Russian tourism company

The decision to exclude Trust Arktikugol’s tourism branch is a direct protest against Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine.
October 16, 2022

Proposed hotel complex relocated from Liinakhamari to Titovka

FSB and the Defence Ministry did not agree with plans to develop tourism too close to Russia’s border with Norway.
February 10, 2022

Busy in the sky with Santa

Up to 200 planes are arriving in Finnish Lapland during Christmas week with tourists from all over Europe. That is a challenge in times of coronavirus.
December 26, 2021

COVID-19 surge casts shadow over tourism in Finnish Lapland

While relatively few infection cases so far involve foreign tourists, tourism operators are concerned about the impact tougher measures may have on the sector.
December 15, 2021

Poseidon Expeditions owner refutes involvement in Russia’s denial of Hurtigruten to sail Franz Josef Land

«I can say without reservation that neither I nor anyone else at Poseidon Expeditions had any contact with officials at Rosmorrechflot regarding the denial of Hurtigruten’s application to visit Franz Josef Land,» says Nikolay Saveliev.
October 08, 2019

National park leader eyes big tourism to Russian Arctic, calls for visa-free regime at Franz Josef Land

The establishment of a special customs regime around the remote archipelago would boost visits, says Aleksandr Kirilov.
September 25, 2019

Collapse of tour operator Thomas Cook to hit Arctic Finland tourism

The sudden bankruptcy and liquidation of tour operator Thomas Cook will have an impact on businesses in Finnish Lapland, according to tourism agency Visit Lapland.
September 24, 2019

Norwegian cruise ship banned from sailing Franz Josef Land

The two high-profile voyages had been planned for years with prestigious support from regional authorities in Murmansk.
August 17, 2019

Tourist center opens on Russia’s remotest Arctic archipelago

Visits to the Franz Josef Land must be made more attractive, leader of the local national park says.
August 16, 2019

Luxury ship enters Bering Strait, starts cruise on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

The «Silver Explorer» gets escort by a Russian icebreaker as it launches its ice edge cruising through Russian Arctic waters.
August 15, 2019

Russian Arctic town explores new way to North Pole

Local authorities in Khatanga aims for the development of a tourism route to the top of the world.
July 23, 2019

Floating nuclear power plant will be key element on Northern Sea Route, says Rosatom

The «Akademik Lomonosov» has been officially handed over to the Russian state nuclear power company.
July 04, 2019

Finnmark gets world's most advanced EV charging network

17 high-power 150 kW chargers and eight fast chargers will make it possible for practically all kinds of electric cars to drive anywhere in Norway's northernmost region, even in freezing cold winter.
June 11, 2019

Putin renames airports throughout Russia; this one is named after Tsar Nikolai II

Your next take-off from Murmansk might very well take you to Pushkin Airport, Russia’s busiest hub.
June 01, 2019

Antarctic-to-Arctic, ultra-luxury cruise announced for 2022

SeaDream’s new ship will be the most luxury expedition experience ever seen along the ice-edge north of Svalbard.
May 24, 2019

Plane en route to Murmansk makes emergency landing covered in flames, 41 dead

37 of the 78 people onboard survived, investigation committee says.
May 05, 2019

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