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Railway Service Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki Resumed

12.12.2021
Allegro train

On December 12, 2021, high-speed train Allegro made its first flight from St. Petersburg to Finland’s capital Helsinki since it was stopped in March 2020. With just two daily departures in each direction versus four ones in the pre-Covid times, the service is limited to only Russian and Finnish nationals. While some other kinds of transportation were...

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Five-Star Wawelberg Hotel Launched In St. Petersburg Close To Hermitage

27.10.2021
Five-Star Wawelberg Hotel

A new luxury hotel the Wawelberg Hall opened in the very heart of St. Petersburg, in a historic building looking more like a medieval fortress or the Doge’s Palace in Venice rather than a banking house it used to be during the first years of its existence. A dream location. Nevsky avenue. A one-minute walk from Palace Square. A two-minute walk from...

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Emirates Resumed Flights From Dubai To St. Petersburg

17.10.2021
Emirates airlines

In October, Emirates returned to St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport after it had stopped directly flying in here from Dubai (the UAE) in March 2020 with seven flights a week performed by Boeing 777-300ER. Till October 17, 2021, there are four flights a week, on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. As of October 21, 2021, flights will be daily. The return...

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Lux Express Resumes Coach Routes Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki

26.09.2021
Lux Express coach

Estonia’s coach operator Lux Express gets its coach buses back to the road between St. Petersburg and Finland’s capital Helsinki after 562 days of suspension since March 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Lux Express said in a press release it will start with one trip a day as of October 1, adding that it hopes the load rate will be at least...

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buses , Finland , Helsinki , schedules

Visas To Russia Significantly Relaxed

01.09.2021
Visa to Russia

As of August 25, 2021, you can easily have your tourist visa to Russia for six months. You just have to have your tour properly ordered or have your stay properly booked. That’s all. How it was before. Russia adhered to the reciprocity principle in visa matters. That meant that it applied the same entry rules to citizens of a country which this country...

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