located in the Far North is Finland’s snowiest municipality
with the white stuff 82 centimetres deep in the village of Pokka
All of Finland’s northern Lapland region is blanketed in snow at the moment
The snow cover is 50–80 cm deep in central and northern Lapland while it ranges from 30–50 cm in the province’s southern areas
said Janne Ylläsjärvi from the Finnish Meteorological Institute
the weather up north is turning colder on Wednesday night
dropping from current averages of -15–20 degrees Celsius
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German airline Eurowings and French airline Air France are launching direct flights from Düsseldorf and Paris to Kittilä
Eurowings will start operating on 24 December and the route will be operated once a week on Saturdays until 25 March
Air France will start direct flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport to Kittilä Airport on 10 December and will operate until 12 March
- We are happy that both Air France and Eurowings are expanding their flight supply to Kittilä
Last year's lively winter season and the higher number of charter flights than in 2019
showed that tourism in Lapland continues to grow
Airlines have noticed an increase in demand from Central Europe to Finnish Lapland
the most frequent from Central Europe to Levi were from the United Kingdom
according to the register of overnight stays
In addition to visitors from the United Kingdom and Germany
there was also growing interest among Dutch
Düsseldorf’s regional sphere of influence includes not only the German-speaking population
- We welcome these new international connections as they will help us to smooth out the seasonal demand variations during winter and support the journey towards year-round tourism
Finns always have holidays at the same time
so we want to attract international guests during these intermediate periods
The international guests we host during the intermediate periods are also a new and different target group
for whom we have a great deal to offer here in the north
It’s great to see the appeal of Lapland in practice with the increased scheduled flights
Kittilä Airport not only serves the area’s ski resorts
but also visitors travelling to Muonio and Enontekiö
Kittilä is in a great location in terms of its accessibility
direct flights from Central Europe will be operated not only by Eurowings and Air France
which have been flying to Kittilä in the past
The airlines’ routes will continue to operate due to good demand and both airlines will fly once a week on Saturdays from 17 December onwards
AirBaltic flies from Riga to Kittilä until 11 March and Lufthansa from Munich to Kittilä until 25 March
Continuity will also be sought for all existing international routes
to better serve the year-round target for the north
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