From
yle.fi:
The no-frills airline is scrapping its service between Tampere, Edinburgh, Rome and Trapani while it’s reducing the number of flights to the city from Bremen and Budapest in a row over airport taxes.
The company said in a statement that it was transferring passengers and jobs out of Tampere and into another European low-cost airport where travellers aren't as heavily taxed.
Last month Ryanair said it was closing down its Turku routes due to airport fees. The company maintains it will keep services to both Turku and Tampere should aviation officials decide to reverse charges.
Having read the newest comments in the press and on internet it seems that by doing so Ryanair is loosing friends in our country. As a result of the latest decisions Finland looks more and more like a deserted area on the European map of lo-co connections. Good for Finnair, good for SAS, but a bit weird from the FR point of view. Generally the flight tickets from Tampere were always significantly dearer than from many other destinations and LF excellent on most of the routes. Comes to mind sawing off the tree branch while sitting on it. But true, FR is sitting on many branches, so they can afford it. Adieu, Ryanair!