Travel

15 October 2021, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Passengers wait in line in front of the check-in counters in Terminal 1 of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. At the weekend, the capital's airport is expected to see increased passenger traffic due to the autumn holidays. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

World

TRAVEL

Fully vaccinated foreign travelers can visit the US from 8 November

The Nomad Today 10/15/21

The lifting of the travel ban is also a major boost for the struggling airlines, airports and travel firms

Russia Moscow cathedral church Saint Basil by pixabay.

Coronavirus

TRAVEL

Russia lifts more travel restrictions despite record Covid cases

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/14/21

Restrictions on air travel to Austria, Switzerland and Finland are also to be lifted

Moving to Spain

MOVING TO SPAIN

How to travel to Spain with your pets: legal, health requirements

The Nomad Today 10/11/21

The regulations are not the same if the country of origin is another EU member state or if it is a third country

A view of the interior of Helsinki airport. Photo: Pixabay/file photo.

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Finland extends entry restrictions at external borders until 10 October

The Nomad Today 9/16/21

Restrictions on entry will be reinstated for residents of Singapore

13 September 2021, Australia, Melbourne: 12 year-old Harry Goodison receives a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in Melbourne. A series of pop-up vaccination hubs will be set up in schools and COVID-hit areas, while an extra 400,000 Pfizer and Moderna doses are also heading to the state of Victoria as part of a three-week blitz. Photo: Daniel Pockett/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnish authorities recommend full vaccination before traveling abroad

The Nomad Today 9/15/21

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated its travel and the coronavirus pandemic web page

Finnair aircraft on the ground. Photo: Mikko Pylkkö/Finnair.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair adds frequencies and routes to Europe, Asia, North America

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

The company’s European network will rapidly increase in frequencies throughout the winter, with double daily services to key European cities

Finland

TRAVEL

Finland to expand reception of visa applications in Russia

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

In 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, Finland issued a total of 790,000 Schengen visas in Russia. In the same year, Russians made 3.7 million visits to Finland

Business in Finland

COMPETITION

Travel portal Booking.com fined heavily in Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/27/21

German courts have also dealt with the booking portal's terms and conditions in the past

An Air France plane rolls down the airport runway. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

TOURISM

Air France to open Paris-Lapland route during winter season

The Nomad Today 8/23/21

Two weekly flights will connect Paris and Rovaniemi from 4 December

The main security control at Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Items to be careful with at Helsinki airport security control

The Nomad Today 8/17/21

Do you know what to take out of your bag before entering the security control? And what products are actually defined as liquids when boarding a plane? Learn more here

Tourism

TRAVEL

Changes to restrictions on entry into Finland

The Nomad Today 8/12/21

Internal border control was lifted on 26 July

29 July 2021, United Kingdom, London: A general view of "Come Fly Again" signage at London's Heathrow Airport during a celebration for the safe reopening of international travel and its 75th anniversary. Photo: David Parry/PA Wire/dpa

Moving to Finland

PANDEMIC

Countries for which Finland won't require vaccination proof on arrival

The Nomad Today 8/6/21

The Finnish government has amended the decree that allows entry without having to undergo the health security measures laid down in the Communicable Diseases Act

Tourism

EPIDEMIC

Changes to entry restrictions into Finland at the external borders

The Nomad Today 8/5/21

From 15 July the restrictions on entry will be lifted for Ukrainian residents, but reinstated for other six countries

Tourism

TRAVEL

Second summer without foreign tourists in Finland

The Nomad Today 7/30/21

Many tourist businesses survive thanks to Finns from the capital area who, due to difficulties in traveling abroad, prefer to spend their holidays in other Finnish provinces

16 July 2021, Thailand, Bangkok: A health worker takes swab sample of a woman for Coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Photo: Adryel Talamantes/ZUMA Wire/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair to offer affordable Covid-19 testing near Helsinki Airport

The Nomad Today 7/29/21

The test result and certificate in English are delivered electronically within two hours

American Airlines aircraft. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

PANDEMIC

US keeps travel restrictions for foreigners due to Delta variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/27/21

The United States currently bars entry for most non-citizens from European Union countries, Britain, India, China, Brazil, South Africa and Iran

A view of the city of Bergen, in the Norwegian coast. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finland lifts time limits for crossing the Norwegian border

The Nomad Today 7/18/21

From 26 July onwards, cruise ship passengers arriving from an EU or Schengen country are allowed to disembark

Travelers about to undergo a security check at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Tourism

TOURISM

Travel from Finland: insufficient vaccination, very expensive testing

The Nomad Today 7/12/21

A rapid antigen test for travelers costs 25 euros at Madrid airport, but at Helsinki-Vantaa airport they charge 179 euros

08 July 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: Passengers wait in queues at the check-in counters in Terminal 1 of Frankfurt Airport. The passenger volume at Frankfurt Airport has increased in recent weeks. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

Tourism

'TRANSITIONAL PERIOD'

Government releases graphs of countries with free entry or border control

The Nomad Today 7/9/21

Find at the end of this article the complete charts with the requirements by country The countries marked in white are not subject to entry border control