Norwegian to enter Finnish market

Low cost carrier Norwegian has announced that it will bring new low cost service to the Finnish market with new services to the capital Helsinki from Oslo and Stockholm.

The Oslo connection will start April 28 with the Stockholm link commencing May 27, both to be operated on a 2x daily rotation. Norwegian has bases at three Scandanavian capital cities, Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

On the Oslo- Helsinki route, Norwegian will compete with Finnair whom offer a 3x daily service and regional operator Blue 1 which also operates a three daily.

On the Stockholm Helsinki sector Finnair, SAS and Blue 1operate multiple frequencies.