Finland lifts travel ban on Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh

Finland has lifted its warning against travel to Sharm El-Sheikh in South Sinai, Egypt's tourism ministry announced on Wednesday.

According to Egypt's tourism ministry, the Finnish decision came after six European authorities – Germany, Italy, France, Ireland, Denmark and Spain – removed their travel warnings for the popular Red Sea resort town.

Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has been trying to remove all such warnings imposed by European countries since February, when a bomb blast on a tour bus in South Sinai killed three South Koreans and their Egyptian driver and raised concerns about safety in Red Sea resorts.