The United States is one of the main long-haul destinations for Finns.  In 2007, over 96,000 Finns traveled to the United States.  Florida, California, and New York continue to be the best prospects for the U.S. travel industry.  First time travelers, families with children, and senior citizens favor Florida, whereas younger people and experienced travelers favor New York and the West Coast.

A growing interest in travel has increased the number of Finns traveling abroad.  Finns favor long-haul travel and Mediterranean destinations.  Majority of Finns traveling abroad favor “sun and sand” followed by city destinations.  However, a growing number of travelers are looking for activity holidays.  Local culture, golf, fishing, diving, sailing, skiing and many other activities have become important for Finns when traveling abroad.  Therefore, Finns have shown interest in other destinations such as Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, and New Mexico.

Finns made 31,000 business trips to the United States in 2007.  This number is expected to increase in the future.  New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Las Vegas are the most important destinations for Finnish business people. 

Finnair, the national air carrier is the only airline based in and operating flights from Finland to the United States.  During the high season, Finnair has daily non-stop flight service to New York.  During winter 2008-2009, it will also operate direct flights from Helsinki to Fort Lauderdale once a week.  Out of U.S. air carriers, Delta Air Lines is represented by Yellow Sky Oy Ltd, Continental Airlines by Matkantekijat Oy, and Northwest Airlines by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.  American Airlines, which has codeshare arrangement with Finnair, is represented through a sales office in Stockholm, Sweden.

There are no restrictions on the Finnish foreign travel.  Since October 1, 1991, Finland has been included in the visa waiver program for visits up to 90 days in length.  Machine-readable passports were introduced in Finland in 1987, and biometric passports in August 2006.