This summer is shaping up to be the busiest ever for the Finnish capital’s cruise-ship business, says the city-owned Helsinki Marketing, which focuses on international visitors. The cruising season ...

During the cruise season that ended on 22 October, a total of 603,500 cruise passengers arrived in Helsinki. This was 16 per cent more than the previous year. There were a total of 303 ship visits to ...

Helsinki is expecting a record summer as far as the number of both visiting ships and passengers. Altogether 309 international vessels are to visit 'the daughter of the Baltic', bringing more than 550 ...

Princess Cruises’ Baltic Heritage destinations offer passengers the chance to savour some of the world’s greatest art and architecture. Lesley Bellew made each port of call a treasure hunt but had ...

Andrew Stone has been travelling to Scandinavia, principally Denmark, for the past 15 years writing guidebooks for Time Out and Lonely Planet. He was co-ordinating editor for two editions of Lonely ...

Swan Hellenic has taken delivery of SH Diana, its third expedition cruse ship built by Helsinki Shipyard. The 125-meter-long, 12,100 GRT newbuild is the largest ship in the Swan Hellenic fleet.

Tourism Industry may be hitting some low notes of late, but Helsinki is flying high with a cruise ship season that far exceeed expectations. This year 270 international cruise ships arrived in ...