Finnair has dramatically increased the number of flights from St. Petersburg to Helsinki

The Finnish airline Finnair is increasing the number of flights from Helsinki to St. Petersburg from 15 September. According to the press service of the company, from this day on, the airline will operate two flights every day, and from October 3, it will add one more flight twice a week. In total, the carrier from St. Petersburg will operate 16 flights a week. As RBC Petersburg was specified in the press service of Finnair, up to this point the airline had made nine flights a week.

According to Finnair CEO Topi Manner, the decision to increase the frequency of flights is due to the high demand for Finnair flights from St. Petersburg. According to the company, passengers from St. Petersburg not only travel to Finland, but also regularly use flights via Helsinki to fly to other countries. “Despite the epidemiological restrictions for Russian tourists, the demand for tickets on this route is growing, which is why we are introducing additional flights,” Manner said.

According to the HEAD of the airline, in the winter schedule of 2021-2022, Finnair will increase the number of flights from Helsinki to cities in Europe, Asia and North America, and also plans to launch flights to Dubai. The air carrier notes that passengers are allowed on board in accordance with the “antique” requirements of Finland and the country of destination when transiting through Helsinki.

According to the Pulkovo website, apart from Finnair, other air carriers do not operate direct flights to Helsinki from St. Petersburg.
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Today Finland is closed for Russian tourists. From third countries (which include RUSSIA ), only those who have completed a full course of vaccination against covid-19 with drugs approved by the EU, usa , UK or WHO can enter the country. There are no Russian vaccines on this list yet, but WHO and EMA continue to investigate data on the Russian Sputnik V.

At the same time, as indicated on the Finnish Border Guard website, Finnish citizens and members of their families can freely enter the country; Citizens of the EU countries and the Schengen area living in Finland and their family members; third-country nationals residing in Finland on the basis of a residence permit. Also, entry may be allowed to Russians traveling on urgent family business, diplomats, HEALTH personnel, persons in need of international protection and those traveling to work related to "immediate tasks of public functioning."