Lapland and the Arctic regions of Finland and Norway will be more accessible as Finnair readies to launch a new ‘Arctic Express’ service connecting Helsinki, Rovaniemi and Tromso.
Aimed at enhancing services within the Arctic, this new flight route will be the only direct connection between Rovaniemi -- the hometown of Santa Claus -- and Tromso, the gateway to the Northern Lights.
Flights will operate twice per week from December 2. Services will depart Helsinki each Thursday and Saturday, before continuing onto Rovaniemi and Tromso, then returning via the same routing in the afternoon.
PHOTO: Northern Lights over Tromso, Norway. (photo courtesy MuYeeTing/iStock/Getty Images Plus)
International customers will also benefit from the new service, being able to fly into Helsinki and add stopovers in the Arctic’s two most famous cities, Finland’s Rovaniemi and Norways’ Tromso, before returning home via the Finnish capital.
Antti Tolvanen, Finnair SVP Network & Revenue Management, said: "The Arctic nature and high-quality travel experiences appeal to travellers from various parts of the world, such as Asia and Central Europe."
"With this new connection, visitors to the Arctic region can conveniently combine both Lapland and Northern Norway in one trip."
Flights on the new route will be operated by the airline’s 68-seater ATR aircraft, giving customers a guaranteed window or aisle seat.
Currently, Finnair offers flights to 14 destinations within Finland and five in Norway, giving customers the ability to visit some of the region’s most picturesque landscapes.
This winter, the airline will also offer up to 10 daily direct flights from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, in addition to a daily service to Tromso, giving customers the choice to mix-and-match flights to suit their needs.
Finnair says it offers smooth and easy transfers between flights from as little as 35 minutes, thanks to all flights operating from the same terminal.
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