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In Helsinki ends  four days tooks (January 15-18 th) in the north largest international tourism exhibition Matka’09. There Lithuanian tourism opportunities presented Department of Tourism, Tourist Information Center in Helsinki, Vilnius, Kaunas and Birstonas tourist information centers, “Klaipeda” hotel chain. Despite the difficult economic situation, interest in the exhibition this year has increased - it was visited by 85 669 guests, that is about a thousand more than last year. International tourism news, and looked for new contacts to seek 17 000 business tourism professionals. The exhibition was visited by 1 400 journalists

Opening day meeting with the tourism theme Finnish journalists Lithuania had very strong interest. According to the Lithuanian tourism information center director Dariaus Skaudžio, “the parties most interested in the north and Vilnius European Capital of Culture events and seaside holidays, but this year, far more questions submitted about Kaunas, Birstonas, Druskininkai and travel in smaller cities of Lithuania.”

At the exhibition, the TNS Gallup made a survey. Finnish surveyed said that this year will travel as much or more than last year, and 37 percent. the people surveyed this year promises to travel more than in the past 1-3 years. In so far as well as last year, and will travel at least half the people surveyed. “After reviewing the Finnish travel habits during the 90’s crisis, the Finnish tourist, business experts argue that the current crisis in the Finns travel will be surviving , but instead of exotic Far Eastern countries choose to travel closer edges.For Lithuania tourism business is really good news, because geographically located close to Russia from Finland is easily accessible both by air, and cars “- did not hide the joy of the Lithuanian tourism information center in Helsinki leader D.Skaudis. Moreover, the Finnish tourism professionals as well as the hopes of increasing the flow of tourists from neighboring edges - Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Baltic countries.

The State Statistics Department data, in 2007 Lithuania collective accommodation establishments settled 37 thousand tourists from Finland, i.e. 5% more than in 2006. According to the flow of tourists to our country last year, Finland won the 8th place.

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