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Finland starts year-long training course for 59 new border officers
Finland has launched a new 12-month training programme for 59 border-guard cadets, strengthening staffing ahead of the EU’s 2025 biometric Entry/Exit roll-out and ongoing fence construction along the Russian frontier. Enhanced capacity should translate into faster processing for freight and business travellers once graduates take up posts next December.
China Southern to Restore Beijing–Helsinki Link With Tri-Weekly Flights From March
Finavia revealed that China Southern Airlines will relaunch direct Beijing Daxing–Helsinki flights on 29 March 2026, initially three times a week and daily from 20 June. The service restores a key Asian link for Helsinki Airport, boosts business-travel options for Finnish exporters and Chinese corporates, and re-opens a fast cargo corridor between Northern Europe and China.
Emirates Announces Year-Round Dubai–Helsinki Service Starting October 2026
Emirates will launch a daily Airbus A350 service between Dubai and Helsinki on 1 October 2026, giving Finland its first year-round Gulf nonstop. The flight cuts travel times for Finnish and UAE business travellers, introduces Premium Economy to the market and adds cargo capacity that will benefit exporters.