airBaltic to launch five direct scheduled flights weekly between Oulu and Riga

By Business Oulu | 2 September 2025

The Latvian airline airBaltic will begin direct scheduled flights between Riga and Oulu – the European Capital of Culture 2026 – in March 2026. The return flights will operate five days a week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays) starting from 29 March until the end of October 2026.

Yrjötapio Kivisaari, CEO of Oulun Matkailu Oy, welcomes the new connection.

– We have been discussing the opening of this route in different settings for a long time. Now we finally have good news! airBaltic’s new connection strengthens the international accessibility of Oulu and the whole of Northern Finland at exactly the right time, bringing visitors to enjoy the cultural year’s offerings. Our clear goal is to establish the connection also for the coming years, Kivisaari says.

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Originally published on 2 Sep

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Riga to invest EUR 170,000 in an accelerator and incubator support programme

By Labs of Latvia | 4 March 2025

Until March 16, the Riga City Municipality is accepting applications for the Riga Startup Accelerator and Incubator Support Programme. The programme aims to foster the growth of the startup sector in Riga by providing co-financing for business incubation and acceleration programmes. The budget for this programme in 2025 is EUR 170,000, with up to EUR 40,000 in co-financing available per applicant.

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Originally published on 4 Mar

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