The decrease of the rouble in the end of 2014 - beginning of 2015 has led to a sharp decline - presumably thirty percent - the number of Russian tourists in Northern Finland, and their place was taken by Chinese and Japanese travelers, told Last news the head of the chamber of Commerce Finnish Lapland Timo Rautajoki.
these days in the Murmansk region are Authorized a business mission of Finland who came to the region with the intention to establish cooperation with Russian companies.
According to Rautajoki, interaction currently have need for both sides: the reduction of the ruble, the cooling of relations in the foreign policy arena had a significant impact on business activity in Finland, and by tourist sector.
"of course, punishment is bad, for us the most painful of the Russian counter-sanctions, concerning the embargo on the importation of products. In addition, over the past period, the number of Russian tourists in Finland decreased significantly - by 30-40%, " - said Rautajoki. In his vision, the biggest problems experienced by the business in the South of Finland, in the Helsinki area.
However, the situation changed and in the Northern part. Russian travelers for many years made a significant contribution to the economy of the Northern territories of Finland Murmansk went to Finnish resorts are not only for holidays and vacations, but just on weekends for shopping and entertainment. This winter, the results of examination of experts, the flow from the Russian side has presumably decreased thirty percent.
"Russian citizens occupy fifth place among foreign tourists in the Northern regions, we had a very successful winter season, more tourists came from Japan and China," said Rautajoki; however, he added that during the weekend the Russians became less revenue in stores fell.
The head of the chamber said that after the winter season, hotels are suffering losses." Let's hope that the ruble will grow ", - says the Head of the chamber. According to him, all hopes now Finns lay on the forthcoming parliamentary elections: the economic situation and without the Russian countersanctions in Finland in the last six years, according to the head of the chamber of Commerce, has deteriorated significantly.
The US, EU and several other countries have introduced against Russia punishment because of the position of the Russian capital in Ukraine. Russia has called the punishment is unwarranted, unhelpful and answered them with their own countermeasures, such as a ban on the import of certain food items from countries that have imposed against Russia punishment.
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