Oulu was the second most popular destination for travelers flying out of Helsinki Airport last year. Oulu was second only to Stockholm, the most frequented travel destination from Helsinki. In 2010 Oulu was third, finishing behind London, when comparing flights out of Helsinki-Vantaa. Helsinki Airport flies to altogether 130 destinations all over the world.
The increased popularity of flights to Oulu was also visible in the increased passenger numbers seen at the airport in Oulunsalo, where last year passenger volume increased by a whopping 39.1 percent between January and November.
The increase in fliers was the fourth biggest for a European airport. Only Rimini (66.8), Perugia (58.5) and Maastricht (40.7) saw bigger increases than Oulu.
Other airports in northern Europe too have seen increases in flights. Flights to and out of Tallinn Airport increased nearly as much as at Oulu, and in Rovaniemi the growth was 28.1 per cent.