Yli 170 000 suomalaista seuraa La Promesa -sarjaa, jonka kuvauspaikkoja voi kokea myös itse Espanjassa. Vieraile esimerkiksi La Granja de San Ildefonson kuninkaallisessa palatsissa Segoviassa, Galician Vilelan rannalla tai Chinchónin kirkossa ja koe draamasarjan huikea tunnelma paikan päällä!
Vuonna 2024 Espanjassa vieraili 608 825 suomalaista, mikä on 3 % enemmän kuin edellisvuonna. Suosituimpia alueita ovat Kanariansaaret ja Andalusia, mutta myös esimerkiksi Baskimaa ja Galicia kasvattavat suosiotaan. Keskimääräinen kulutus matkoilla on kasvussa, ja hotellit ovat edelleen suosituin majoitusmuoto. Vaikka omatoimimatkat ovat yleisiä, matkanjärjestäjillä on yhä tärkeä rooli.
Espanjan suurnopeusjunat tarjoavat ekologisen ja mukavan vaihtoehdon lentämiselle. Renfen uudistunut Spain Rail Pass mahdollistaa joustavan matkustamisen kaikille matkailijoille. Lisäksi Espanjassa voi kokea luksusjunien glamouria neljällä erikoisreitillä. Junamatkustusta tuetaan kestävän matkailun strategiaan perustuen, mikä näkyy kilpailukykyisinä hintoina ja matkailijoille tarjottavina etuina.
Espanja on suomalaisten suosituin golfkohde: Golfpisteen ja iRo Researchin tutkimuksen mukaan 94% Etelä-Eurooppaan golfmatkalle matkustaneista on käynyt Espanjassa. Andalusia houkuttelee eniten (76%). Tärkeimpiä kriteereitä ovat sää, turvallisuus ja laadukkaat kentät. Golfmatkan keskihinta on noussut 2073 euroon, mutta kysyntä pysyy korkeana – 89% suunnittelee golfmatkaa seuraavan vuoden aikana.
Benidorm sai Euroopan komission myöntämän ‘European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2025’ -tunnustuksen, joka palkitsee kestävän ja innovatiivisen matkailun edistämisestä. Tunnustus heijastaa kaupungin pitkäjänteistä työtä älykkään ja ympäristöystävällisen matkailun edistämiseksi. Benidorm valikoitui voittajaksi kuuden muun eurooppalaisen finalistikaupungin joukosta.
Palma de Mallorca nousi Lonely Planetin Best in Travel 2025 -listalle yhtenä maailman parhaista kaupunkikohteista. Kestävä matkailu, taidekohteet kuten Fundació Miró, historiallinen miljöö ja pyöräilyreitit tekevät kaupungista ympärivuotisen suosikin. Suomesta Palmaan pääsee Finnairin ja Norwegianin suorilla lennoilla.
Maailman parhaat matkailukylät valittu! Espanjan Aínsa ja Mura pääsivät UN Tourismin Best Tourism Villages 2024 -listalle. Aínsa hurmaa historiallisen vanhankaupungin ja luonnon ystävät, Mura taas säilyttää katalonialaisen viiniperinnön viehätyksen. Molemmat kylät ovat helposti yhdistettävissä Barcelonan kaupunkilomaan – ja saavutettavissa Suomesta ympäri vuoden.
The Spanish city of Seville will host the Spring Event of SMAL (the Association of Finnish Travel Industry) in 2023. The announcement was made during the Autumn Meeting of SMAL, which took place in Tampere on 13 October 2022.
SMAL organises each year one of its main annual meetings abroad. In collaboration with the Spanish Tourist Office, SMAL has decided that the next Spring Event will take pl
• The project aims to reflect a vision of contemporary Spain and its rich cultural, social, geographical, natural, monumental and artistic diversity which can be enjoyed by traveling throughout the country.
• The project includes a photography competition which will be open until 16 October 2022. The legal bases can be found on the website www.phe.es
• A jury of experts will choose 19 winni
The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki participates at the Espoo Ciné International Film Festival that will take place from 29 August to 4 September 2022. Among the different actions planed, the printed program for the film festival will include a visual from the You Deserve Spain campaign that shows Spain as a cultural destination.
In addition, a promotional video will be displayed during the
Finnish cook Jani Paasikoski has been selected as Top Ten chef in the World Paella Day Cup 2022. All finalists will travel to Valencia in September to experience World Paella Day and face each other on 20 September to compete and cook the best paella.
Jani Paasikoski was born in Helsinki, but he moved to the Mediterranean at a very young age. During his childhood, he discovered flavours, smells
The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki and Travellyze, a cloud-based tourism analytics platform, have released the Spain Destination Brand Awareness Report, which shows how Finnish travellers perceive Spain and compares the results with the main competitors of Spain as a tourist destination.
The report shows that Spain is a strong travel destination and it is doing well among Finnish travellers
On the occasion of the World Paella Day, the Valencia region tourism boards and Tourspain are holding a competition to award the international chef who cooks the best paella outside of Spain: the World Paella Day Cup 2022. This year Finland takes part in the competition with chef and food stylist Jani Paasikoski. He was born in Helsinki, but he moved to the Mediterranean at a very young age. Durin
From 2 June 2022, all health travel requirements are lifted if you fly from countries that belong to the European Union or are considered Schengen associated countries.
Only passengers (except for children under 12 years of age and those in international transit) arriving from countries that do NOT belong to the European Union or are NOT considered Schengen associated countries, must present o
This investment is part of the Modernisation and Competitiveness Plan for the tourism sector financed with European funds. The renovation, restoration or rehabilitation projects affect the Museum of Tarragona and the Museum of Cáceres; the castles of Sagunto (Valencia), Adsubia (Alicante) and Santed (Zaragoza); the walls of Zamora and Burgo de Osma (Soria); and the National Library, the Reina Sof
Turespaña will be present once again at the new edition of Apuväline, the most important fair for assistive technology and accessibility in Finland. The event will be held from 11 to 13 May 2022 at Messukeskus in Helsinki. The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki will participate in the fair as part of the framework of collaboration between Turespaña and Sanna Kalmari, a well-known expert in accessi
The Spanish Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (Spanish Airports and Aerial Navigation, AENA in Spanish) entity has announced that it has beaten the emissions reduction target set for 2021 by over a 6%, with a total reduction of 66.2%, proving the effectiveness of its Climate Action Plan.
The purchase of 100% guaranteed renewable origin electricity was also kept in 2021. Also, 0.81% of re
From 20 April 2022, it is not mandatory to wear a mask either outdoors or indoors in Spain. The Spanish Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has argued that the high rates of vaccination against COVID-19 and the epidemiological situation in Spain have made it possible to adopt this measure, which has been published today on the Spanish Official State Gazette. However, there are some exemptions in
From 6 April 2022, the SpTH Health Check Form is no longer needed to enter Spain for all passengers, regardless of their country of departure, who have an EU DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE OR EU EQUIVALENT of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative certificate of a diagnostic test for active infection or a certificate of recovery after having passed this disease. Children under 12 years of age and t
The Spanish Tourist Office in Helsinki, in collaboration with SMAL and Cultural Routes in Spain, has organised the webinar Spain’s Cultural Routes: new value-added activities, which took place on 6 April 2022 and was aimed at Finnish travel professionals.
Cultural Routes in Spain is a tourist brand endorsed by the Secretary of State for Tourism and Trade of the Government of Spain. It curre