“The new route openings will boost the record growth in tourism in Lapland that we have already witnessed in previous winter seasons. The increased route connections are a testament to Lapland's international appeal and demonstrate the good cooperation we are doing with our partners to develop Finland's accessibility," says Petri Vuori, Finavia’s SVP, Sales & Route Development.
Lufthansa will operate scheduled flights between Frankfurt and Rovaniemi twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, from 30 November 2024 to 29 March 2025.
Austrian will operate flights from Vienna to Kittilä and Ivalo airports once a week: flights to Kittilä on Sundays from 8 December 2024 to 16 March 2025 and flights to Ivalo on Saturdays from 25 January to 1 March 2025.
Austrian will also continue the Vienna-Rovaniemi route, which it started in December 2023, next winter. Flights to Rovaniemi will be operated once a week on Saturdays, with an additional 11 weekly flights on Wednesdays.
Detailed flight schedules and tickets are now available on Lufthansa’s and Austrian’s websites.