Helsinki-Vantaa Airport,or simply Helsinki Airport,is the main international airport of the city of Helsinki,its surrounding metropolitan area,and the Uusimaa region in Finland. The airport is located in the neighbouring city of Vantaa,about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Tikkurila,the administrative centre of Vantaa and 9.2 NM north of Helsinki's city centre. The airport is operated by state-owned Finavia. The facility covers a total of 1,800 hectares of land and contains three runways.
Elisa Oyj is a Finnish telecommunications company founded in 1882. Its previous names were Helsingin Puhelin and Elisa Communications Oyj. Elisa is a telecommunications,ICT and online service company operating mainly in Finland and Estonia,but it also offers digital services for international operators and other companies. Elisa is the market leader in mobile and fixed network subscriptions in Finland. Elisa provides services for communication and entertainment,and tools for improving operating methods and productivity of organisations. It cooperates for example with Vodafone and Tele2.
Posti Group Oyj,trading internationally as Posti Group Corporation,is the main Finnish postal service delivering mail and parcels in Finland. The State of Finland is the sole shareholder of the company. Posti has a universal service obligation that entails weekday deliveries of letters in all of Finland's municipalities. Posti's head office is located in Pohjois-Pasila in Helsinki. Posti's history spans nearly 400 years.
Trams in Helsinki form part of the public transport system organised by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority and operated by Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd in Finland's capital city of Helsinki. The trams are the main means of transport in the city center,and 56.8 million trips were made on the system in 2019. In addition to the older tram network,there is a single light rail line that was opened in October 2023. Although technically compatible with the tram network,the light rail line is separate from the city center tram network.
Pasila is a part of Helsinki,Finland,that is both a central-northern neighbourhood and district,bordering the areas of Alppila to the south,the Central Park (Keskuspuisto) to the west,and Vallila to the east.
Although Finland has no dedicated high-speed rail lines,sections of its rail network are capable of running speeds of 200 km/h (124 mph). The Finnish national railway company VR operates tilting Alstom Pendolino trains. The trains reach their maximum speed of 220 km/h (137 mph) in regular operation on a 75.7 km (47.0 mi) route between Kerava and Lahti. This portion of track was opened in 2006. The trains can run at 200 km/h (124 mph) on a longer route between Helsinki and Seinäjoki and peak at that speed between Helsinki and Turku. The main railway line between Helsinki and Oulu has been upgraded between Seinäjoki and Oulu to allow for trains to run at speeds between 160 km/h (99 mph) and 200 km/h (124 mph). Other parts of the Finnish railway network are limited to lower speed.
OP Financial Group is one of the largest financial companies in Finland. It consists of 180 cooperative banks and their central organization. "OP" stands for "osuuspankki" in Finnish,literally meaning "cooperative bank". The financial group has over 2 million customer-owners,offering retail and commercial banking services all over Finland,as well as insurance services.
Anu Helena Vehviläinen is a Finnish politician for the Centre Party who served as Speaker of the Finnish Parliament from 2020 to 2022. She has previously held various cabinet positions,including Finland's Minister of Local Government and Public Reforms in the SipiläCabinet from 2015 to 2019;Minister of Transport from May to June 2019;and Minister of Transport in the Vanhanen II and Kiviniemi cabinets from 2007 to 2011.
The Minister of Transport and Communications is one of the Finnish Government's ministerial positions. The Minister of Transport and Communications heads the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Elisa Aaltola is a Finnish philosopher,specialised in animal philosophy,moral psychology and environmental philosophy.
Polaris is a Finnish icebreaker. Built in 2016 by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard,she is the most powerful icebreaker ever to fly the Finnish flag and the first icebreaker in the world to feature environmentally friendly dual-fuel engines capable of using both low-sulfur marine diesel oil (LSMDO) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). Polaris was initially ordered by the Finnish Transport Agency,but the ownership was transferred to the state-owned icebreaker operator Arctia after delivery.
The cabinet of Juha Sipilä was the 74th government of Finland,from 2015 to 2019. It was formed following the parliamentary election of 2015 and formally appointed by President Sauli Niinistöon 29 May 2015. From June 2017,the cabinet consisted of a coalition formed by the Centre Party,Blue Reform and the National Coalition Party. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Juha Sipilä.
Meyer Turku Oy is a Finnish shipbuilding company located in Turku,Finland Proper. The company is fully owned by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH. The main products are cruise ships and cruiseferries.
Sanna Mirella Marin is a Finnish former politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 2020 to 2023. She was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2023. She was re-elected as member of parliament in April 2023 but resigned from her position in the Finnish parliament to become a strategic adviser on political leaders' reform programmes in the Tony Blair Institute in September 2023.
Laura Pauliina Malmivaara is a Finnish actress. Her acting career began in 1993 and includes dozens of roles in film and television productions,as well as stage appearances. In addition to acting,she has also worked as a singer,photographer,television host,blogger and model.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Finland has resulted in 1,499,712 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 11,364 deaths.
Itärata is a proposed railway line in the planning stage to provide a more direct connection between Helsinki and Kouvola,Finland than the current route via Kerava and Lahti.
The Katja Riipi Award is an ice hockey trophy,seasonally awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the best forward of the Naisten Liiga,previously the Naisten SM-sarja. Best forward in the Naisten Liiga was first awarded in the 2005–06 season,to Saara Niemi (née Tuominen). The award was named in honor of Katja Riipi during the 2010–11 season.
Henna railway station is located in the town of Orimattila,Finland,in the district of Henna. It is located along the Kerava–Lahti railway,and its neighboring stations are Lahti in the north and Mäntsäläin the south.
The Helsinki–Turku high-speed railway or Espoo–Salo-oikorata,also formerly known as the ELSA-rata (Espoo-Lohja-Salo),is a proposed railway line in the planning stage to provide a more direct connection between Helsinki and Turku,Finland than the current Rantarata railway line which follows the southern coast. The project is also known as Turun tunnin juna,despite the fact that a journey between Helsinki and Turku on the new line would last about one hour and 18 minutes.
