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After a two years long restoration process, the new Scandic Grand Central Helsinki has been inaugurated. The hotel is located in an original Art Nouveau building from the beginning of the 20th century, which  previously served as the head office of Finland‘s railway company. The northern wing of the original building with 373 rooms and suites is now connected with a modern new building with 118 rooms and suites

The largest travel trade event in the Northern Europe specialized in winter season is taking place in Helsinki. Northern Europe continues to attract international travelers during the snow-covered winter months. The workshop organizers planned the workshop to be both onsite and online, regretfully the onsite participation will be very limited due to the current travel restrictions.

As sustainability is the trend of the time, the growth of service providers offering high-quality sustainable tourism services has been strong in Lapland in recent years. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been a huge challenge for all, but entrepreneurs are confident in the future and believe the situation could even strengthen Lapland’s international brand worldwide.

Tallink Silja becomes the first shipping company to receive the Sustainable Travel Finland label. Visit Finland has developed the Sustainable Travel Finland program. The program is designed for Finnish tourism companies and destinations to develop more sustainable practices.

Arctic Europe has throughout the years been one of our top destinations. We have welcomed many guests to this winter wonderland, which creates an outstanding setting for successful events and leisure products...

Just in time for the holiday season the new extension of Rovaniemi Airport has been opened. The 5 000 square meters new space expansion will help to increase the capacity and efficiency.

Helsinki has developed very fast during the last decade to become more vibrant than ever before. Many new modern and affordable hotels have been opened here too. One of the recent additions is the Lapland Hotel Bulevardi located in the middle of Helsinki´s bustling city centre. The new four-star hotel offers 182 guest-rooms from comfort class to luxurious suites at the Penthouse Floor, where each suite has a balcony with a gorgeous view of the city.

The Kämp Collection Hotels will get an addition in April 2018 when Hotel St. George will open in the heart of Helsinki. The building of the new hotel dates back to the 1840s and throughout the years it has hosted the Finnish Literature Society, the printing house for the first Finnish newspaper Suometar and the Helsinki Finnish Club, among others.

Recently Helsinki has got an addition of two new hotels- the two tower Clarion Hotel Helsinki located near the city centre at West Harbour and Clarion Hotel Helsinki Airport with a convenient location just 2km from the airport in the Aviapolis Business District.  Both hotels are very modern and offer a variety of services.