Passports the maximum period of validity in Finland is extended from five to ten years. In 2006, the maximum period was reduced to five years.
The first 10-year passports are expected to be available in 2027.
You can read the news on Yle here.
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NBTS2025 | Oslo 17. - 18.3.
The Nordic Business Travel Summit (NBTS25) is the annual powerhouse of the Nordic business travel industry, a major event that brings together buyers and service providers from across the Nordic region to discuss the latest developments and future prospects for the industry.
NBTS:n taustalla ovat Tanskan, Suomen, Ruotsin ja Norjan liikematkayhdistykset – nyt maaliskuisena tapahtumapaikkana on Oslo. Tapahtuma on kaksipäiväinen yritysten matkahallinto-, liikematka- , kokous- ja tapahtuma-alan koulutuksen huippukatselmus ja samalla oiva tilaisuus verkostoitua pohjoismaisten kollegoiden kanssa.
Tavoitteena inspiroida, haastaa ja informoida
Kahden päivän aikana esiin nousevat liikematkustuksen, yritysten matkahallinnon, kokous- ja tapahtuma-alojen päivänpolttavat aiheet. Jos olet alan ammattilainen, mutta et ole vielä varannut paikkaasi NBTS-tapahtumaan, nyt on syytä jo pitää kiirettä, Paikalle voi saapua päiväksi tai kahdeksi seuraamaan esimerkiksi sitä, mitä tekoäly (AI) , vastuullisuus, multimodaalinen matkustus, lentoliikenteen nykyhaasteet, yritysten maksuliikenteen uudet toiminnot ja yleensä travel managerin tehtävät ja toimenkuva yritysten matkahallinnossa vaativat ja tarjoavat, muutama aihealue esiin nostettuna.
Further information and registration
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UK travel authorisation ETA mandatory from 2.4.
The vast majority Finnish people will soon need electronic travel permit, if you intend to travel to Britain
For example, all Finnish tourists, regardless of age, and those travelling to Britain for business will need a travel permit. The permit must be obtained from April 2nd. Applications can be submitted from March 5th. The easiest ETA travel permit (Electronic Travel Authorisation) to apply for a mobile phone with the app.Alternatively, a permit can be applied for from the official British websites through.
The HS article published on 27.2. is fully readable here.
If your company has travel to Britain, remember to also familiarise yourselves with the UK ETA info pack in the 14.2 FBTA newsletter!
BTN Europe Travel Manager Salary & Job Satisfaction Survey - Results are out
BTN Europe’s second annual survey sheds light on travel managers’ growing responsibilities and the rewards, recognition and challenges that come with the job.
BT4Europe welcomes EU digital plan for Posted Workers
European business travel network BT4Europe has welcomed a European Commission proposal to create a “digital declaration” system for Posted Workers
But the Brussels-based group has urged the commission to go further and introduce “mandatory exemptions” to stop travellers having to complete Posted Worker and A1 forms when going on short-term business trips. Posted Workers are sent to work in other EU countries by their organisations on a temporary basis, while the A1 form provides proof of payment of social security in another member state.
Odete Pimenta da Silva, BT4Europe’s treasurer, said: ”This proposal represents a welcome move to reduce regulatory burdens, but it must go further. Short-term business trips should be completely exempted from the Posted Worker and A1 form requirements, and the digitisation of longer trips should be mandatory across all member states.”
GBTA + VDR +Nordic business travel associations gather international business travellers in Copenhagen
The GBTA + VDR Conference 2024, in collaboration with Nordic business travel associations, brought together travel management and business travel professionals from nearly 40 countries at the Bella Center in Copenhagen from 4th to 6th November 2024. The GBTA Sustainability Summit, focusing on sustainable business travel, attracted 850 participants, followed by a congress programme concentrating on travel and meeting management themes, which drew over 1300 attendees.
Finnish FBTA Executive Director Sari Viljamaa, Managing Director, Finnish Business Travel Association stated on behalf of the Nordic business travel associations: ”It has been our long-held dream and goal to bring the GBTA European Conference to the Nordics. It has been rewarding to see record attendance now in Copenhagen. With a high-calibre, quality programme, we have good reason to believe and trust that participants have enjoyed the event's offerings as much as we organisers have.”