Helsinki becomes the most popular congress city in the Nordics
A record number of congresses chose Helsinki as their host city in 2018. According to the annual congress city statistics published by the Union of International Associations (UIA) this week, Helsinki is the most popular Nordic city for organising congresses. Helsinki improved its position in the overall rankings to 14[th], leaving behind it such cities as Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo. Last year, Helsinki hosted a total of 329 international association meetings. Work-related travel accounted for around a half of all visits to Helsinki, and a total of 4.17 million overnight stays were