This summer, the cruise offer in the Baltic Sea increases again, both Viking Line and Silja Line announce. Other news is about test centres, beer festivals and local drinks. It's Monday and thus time for travel news here at FREEDOMtravel.
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Finland eases entry restrictions - Viking Line opens Helsinki service
Finland is easing entry restrictions from 21 June 2021, allowing all Schengen and EU citizens, including travellers from Sweden, to enter the country if they are fully vaccinated and/or have had a documented COVID-19 infection within the last six months. Viking Line announces that it is opening the service between Stockholm and Helsinki with the first departure from Stockholm on 7 July. It is the traveller's responsibility to be aware of current entry requirements, necessary documents and certificates for the trip.
Tallink Silja opens routes to Turku, Tallinn and Helsinki
Tallink Silja will open several routes during the summer:
- 23-hour cruise Stockholm-Åbowith the vessel Galaxy, will resume on 1 July. This is after almost a year of only commercial freight and commuter traffic on the route.
- Stockholm-Tallinn will reopen on 9 July 2021, after almost 16 months of standstill due to entry restrictions between Estonia and Sweden. The route will initially be operated by Baltic Queen, with departures from Tallinn and Stockholm every other day.
- Stockholm-Helsinki will resume on 1 August.
New COVID-19 test centre at Arlanda Airport
Swedavia has signed an agreement with ExpressCare to establish a test centre at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. ExpressCare performs PCR and antigen tests between 02.00-23.00 every day. The samples are analysed by Life Genomics. In the event of a negative test, a travel certificate signed by a specialist doctor will be issued. The traveller is responsible for checking with his/her airline what applies to the individual trip before sampling takes place. The ExpressCare test centre will open on 21 June in SkyCity, level 2, Pillar A entrance.
Visit Sweden invites you to the world's largest outdoor bar
Sweden's marketing agency Visit Sweden has opened bookings for the world's largest outdoor bar: The Drinkable Country. Both foreign and Swedish tourists can now enjoy unique Swedish drinking experiences at 16 tables in some of Sweden's most scenic locations around the country. These range from half-day experiences where you can learn how to use nature's raw materials to create drinks to tasting menus and locally produced juices, musts, beers, etc.
Kristinehamn offers island tour with new ticket
22 June marks the premiere of the summer tour boats in the Kristinehamn archipelago. A new island excursion ticket is now being presented that combines journeys with Båtbuss 95 and the tour boat Stöten and makes it possible to visit several of the islands in the Lake Vänern archipelago on the same day. During the day trip, the traveller can experience Alvön or Långön and Kristinehamn's largest island Vålön, from where you can continue on to Kalvön and Sibberön via hiking trails and footbridges.
Reflection of the week
The pandemic is not over and you should still be careful, but now it always feels like things are moving in the right direction. In addition, we have had fantastic weather in Sweden, and then you do not have to travel so far for wonderful summer experiences!
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diana's dreams says:
So many good tips :)hugs
21 June 2021 - 7:13
Helena says:
Glad it is appreciated! 🙂
22 June 2021 - 6:49
Ama de casa says:
It's really nice that it's starting to ease, but I sincerely hope that everyone realises that the pandemic is far from over. Here we will (probably) not have to wear masks when we go outdoors in places where there is no congestion. No decision has been made, but on Thursday it will be decided whether it will be so from Saturday. Would be nice, because the masks are really terrible in the heat that prevails now. In shops, public transport, etc. the requirement for face masks will remain. That's great!
The Drinkable Country really sounded like a great thing 😀.
Have a great start to the week!
21 June 2021 - 9:14
Helena says:
Indeed, the pandemic is not over! You still have to be careful and keep an eye on how things are developing in the world. We will soon get a vaccine dose each (dose 1 for me and 2 for Peter).
22 June 2021 - 6:51
Ditte says:
Glad that it is now more possible to get around and with the upcoming Covidpass it feels much easier. But we don't know how it will work yet. It certainly makes it easier - countries can still have their own regulations.
I have some work trips planned, including to Finland, so this relief to the east is welcome. Got advance notice of it a while ago that it was on the way.
Fun with the Drinkable country.- "The drinkable country"
21 June 2021 - 14:01
Helena says:
Hope it will work well with the covid passes! How nice for you who have work trips planned that it is easier!
22 June 2021 - 6:52
Lena - good for the soul says:
So wonderful to read that everything is slowly opening up! Now we keep our fingers crossed that it will last!
Hug Lena
09 July 2021 - 5:56