article_snippet: Helsinki Airport has become the first in Europe to offer sleeping pods for worn-out travellers who are looking to catch a little shut-eye between flights.
article_snippet: Already billed as one of the most sleep-friendly airports in the world, Finland’s largest airport has installed 19 GoSleep pods which offer privacy and peace for weary passengers.
article_snippet: Finland’s largest airport costs €9 per hour (approximately £6.50) and pillows and blankets are available for 19 GoSleep pods which offer privacy and peace for weary passengers.
article_snippet: Weary travellers can pay €9 per hour for access to one of Helsinki Airport's new sleeping pods .
article_snippet: Finland’s largest airport has installed 19 GoSleep pods, which offer privacy and peace, at two gates .
article_snippet: The GoSleep pods were designed and manufactured by Finnish Short Rest Solutions Ltd with the aim of taking some of the stress out of travel.
article_snippet: Heikki Koski, Vice President at Helsinki Airport, said: ‘Heikki Koski, Vice President at Helsinki Airport wish to provide passengers with an opportunity for stress-free travel and a nap between flights.
article_snippet: The GoSleep pods were designed and manufactured by Finnish Short Rest Solutions Ltd .
article_snippet: Helsinki Airport has many transit passengers, who may not have had any sleep for a day or are suffering from jet lag.
article_snippet: While most airports offer comfortable chairs with little privacy, Helsinki Airport tested The GoSleep pods in a specially-designed rest area in 2013.
article_snippet: The GoSleep pods were such a hit that Helsinki Airport decided to purchase nearly a dozen of the chairs and scrap the relaxation area.
article_snippet: Jussi Piispanen, CEO of Short Rest Solutions Ltd., said: ‘The pilot project showed that passengers prefer individual sleeping pods to larger rest areas.
article_snippet: ‘Sleeping pods have aroused wide-spread interest in particular on gate 18, where they are available for testing for free during the spring.
article_snippet: Helsinki Airport tested the sleeping pods in a specially-designed relaxation area in 2013 .
article_snippet: Last year, the website SleepinginAirports.com ranked Helsinki Airport as the world’s third most sleep-friendly hotel, behind Singapore Changi Airport and Seoul’s Incheon International Airport.
article_snippet: In addition to individual sleeping pods in two public areas, Helsinki Airport offers a book swap for passengers, a free art gallery and free wifi.
highlights_snippet: Helsinki Airport has installed 19 GoSleep pods at two gates .
  