Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

  • Crete
  • Greece
  • Food
  • Eastern Europe
  • Real Estate
  • World
  • Travel Technology

Finland travel

Air Guitar World Championships 2014

2014-08-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

2013 Air Guitar Championships - MAIJU TORVINEN

For those Baby Boomers out there who remember playing Led Zepplin’s Stairway to Heaven on the guitar, without a guitar, the “Air Guitar World Championships” in Oula, Finland should be on your bucket list.

Tags: Air Guitar, fests, Finland events, Finland music, Finland travel, music events

Buy A Bit of Finland: Kerilandia

2012-07-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A lake in Finland.

Chances are if you are reading this in English, or any language other than Finnish, Eastern Finland is largely a mystery to you. Even more mysterious, and beautiful too, the town of Kerimäki is a curiosity of inestimable value. News of people outside Finland becoming land owners is, about as magical as the place itself today. For the low, low price of $499, you too can be a proud land baron of Kerimäki.

Tags: buying land, Europe land, Finland, Finland property, Finland travel, land, land deal, land sale

Allegro High Speed Between Finland and Russia Booming

2011-05-26 by Phil Butler

Helsinki, Finland

Since we reported on the Russia-Finland Free Visa issue, visitors to the Russian Federation via high speed rail have increased by 22 percent over the same period a year ago. According to the news, some 100,600 rail passengers traveled between Finland and Russia in the first quarter of 2011.

Tags: Allegro, Baltic tourism, Dmitry Medvedev, EU Travel, EU visa, Finland travel, Finland visa, Helsinki, high speed rail, rail tourism, Russia tourism, Russia travel, Russian Rail, Russian Railways, Russian visa, Tarja Halonen, visa, visa free travel, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Yakunin

Carlson Wagonlit Buys Finland’s Kaleva Travel

2011-02-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Kaleva Travel peeps

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, the world’s largest business travel management player, has just announced the full share purchase of Finland’s Kaleva Travel. Kaleva, Finland’s leading business travel agency.

Tags: Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Finland travel, Helsinki travel, Kaleva Travel, Mika Kiljunen, mobile travel, Nordic travel, online travel, travel acquisitions, travel agencies

Maria Papadaki ad banner

Featured Stories

Human-NLI travel companions

Beyond Agentic AI: The Next Leap in Travel Tech Is Persistent Human-NLI Augmentation

vegetable prices Heraklion AI illustration

Middle East Conflict Ignites Massive Price Hikes in Heraklion Markets

quinces Cydonia fruit history

Healing Secrets of Quinces, From Chania to the Windowsill

Agios Georgios reservoir

Good News from Crete: The Island Finally Has Some Water Again

Heavy rain landslides AI illustration

Heavy Rain Triggers Landslides Across Heraklion Road Network

How Public Relations in Hospitality Adapts to AI Technology banner

Your go-to guide for foraging cretan horta

Stories of Interest

Crete Reservoirs Surge AI illustration

Faneromeni and Aposelemis Dams Reach Near Capacity

2026-03-28 By Iorgos Pappas

Following heavy rainfall, Crete’s dams experience a massive surge in water levels. The latest data for Faneromeni, Aposelemis, and Potamon.

Psychro Cave

Greece Begins €15 Million Tech Overhaul of Birthplace of Zeus

2026-03-28 By Argophilia Travel News

Crete’s legendary Diktaean Cave faces a €15 million digital overhaul.

Rethymno 2026 Cretan Diet Festival

Rethymno Prepares for the 2026 Cretan Diet Festival

2026-03-28 By Iorgos Pappas

Rethymno Town Hall hosted a strategic meeting to elevate the 2026 Cretan Diet Festival.

vegetable prices Heraklion AI illustration

Middle East Conflict Ignites Massive Price Hikes in Heraklion Markets

2026-03-28 By Victoria Udrea

Why are Crete’s vegetable prices soaring despite the proximity to Ierapetra’s greenhouses?

Fodele Orange Festival 2026

Fodele Orange Festival 2026: A Sensory Celebration in El Greco’s Birthplace

2026-03-27 By Manuel Santos

Join the village of Fodele this Sunday, March 29, for the 11th Orange Festival, with traditional Cretan flavors, music, and art.

More Crete travel news

  • Authors
  • Contributors
  • Submit Press Release
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

COPYRIGHT © 2026 · ARGOPHILIA TRAVEL NEWS