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Boats & Ferries Helsinki
84 Reviews Suomenlinna is an Island that is only accessible by water. It is very easy to reach, as there is a regular Ferry service running to and from the Island. We had our Helsinki card, so could travel for...
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A Cheap Flight=Ryanair&air Baltic Tampere
10 Reviews Ryanair flights from Stansted are served with an airport bus to both Tampere (6 euro each way) and Helsinki (25 euro each way). The bus back from Helsinki leaves about 4 hours before the flight from...
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Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Helsinki
25 Reviews There are two bus connections between the main railway station and Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Finnair shuttle bus leaves from platform 30 in Elielin aukio which is - looking from the south - on the left...
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Train Tampere
5 Reviews When I was in Finland I had a railpass (valid for 3 countries - Finland, Sweden and Norway, for any five days travel over 2 months). If you're trying to travel cheaply, then rail passes are a great...
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City Public Transport Helsinki
68 Reviews Helsinki has well organised public transfer, buses, trams, metro, local trains. Metro route from 2011 is simple : letter Y, first 11 stops then 3 stops at both sides. Metro is very reliable. Only...
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Local Bus Tampere
5 Reviews Tampere's local buses are clean and, although more expensive than in many other cities around the world, dirt cheap compared to taxis or rental cars. If you're planning to see some of the city by bus...
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Trains & Commuter strains Helsinki
37 Reviews There are so many trains leaving from Helsinki each day, it is a perfect way to leave and enter the city. The trainstation is also very central. It is easy to get anywhere from here. In the hall of...
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Finnair Helsinki
12 Reviews The Finnair bus service is excellent, it takes you from both terminals at Helsinki-Vantaa airport into the heart of Helsinki City Centre, terminating outside of the main railway station. The service...
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Pub Tram Helsinki
12 Reviews The 3T tram runs in a figure of eight around some of the top tourist sights of Helsinki. We had purchased the Stockholm card, and used this on the Tram. As it happened, we did sit on the right hand...
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City Bikes Helsinki
12 Reviews If you don't want to walk around the city, you could lend a Citybike in the summer. There are 26 stands in the centre of Helsinki from where you can get a Citybike for your own use by paying a deposit...
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These links are basically all you need to get around without renting a car:Train:http://www.vr.fiLong distance bus:http://www.matkahuolto.fiAirplane:Finnair: www.finnair.com]Flybe: www.flybe.com/Ryanair: www.ryanair.comNorwegian: www.norwegian.com/en/Local Bus operators:Helsinki area: www.hel.fiTampere: www.tampere.fi/tkl/Oulu: www.koskilinjat.fi/
The roads in Finland are well marked and because of wide spread population they are also in good shape.Also during the winter.General speed limit in towns is 50 km/h and 80 km/houtside towns.Changes are we marked;40 km/h center of towns60 km/h crossroads100km/h summer limit in most roads outside the towns
Instead of lifting to cars at the road, it´s more common to find free/cheap ride in net today. If you have mobile phone with wlan or go to web cafe, you can see the lifts offered. We have some pages just for that.Only the first one is in English, but you can see the towns at least from teh other ones too.http://www.kyydit.net/en/http://www.kimppa.net/Hae_Tarjoaja.aspxhttp://keskustelu.suomi24.fi/debate/3732
You can get information about the railways in Finnland on the Finnish railway compaies webpage. Sometimes they have special offers, like in wintertime to skiresorts. So if you plan to go somewhere it is always worth to have a look.Information is available in English, Finnish, Swedish and a small pdf-flyer in Japanese.
Those YELLOW ferries in Finnland are part of the road network and therefore can be used free of charge. They are called lossi.Destia, who provide the service, have a great page over which you can request the timetable for all lossis. Further you can check it on a map. Follow the link below and click on 'Ferry portal' at the bottom. The page linked is in English.
An international licence is not required to drive in Finland. However, you'll need the driving licence from your home country to bring a car to Finland, or if you plan to rent a car - your passport alone won't do.
The 3 day rail pass for tourist works out at just £68 and in those 3 days you can see as much of the country as you want. I went to Finnish Lapland which was a 2 day trip and then on to Turku on the last day. Last year when I went I went to Tampere, Lahti (where the Ski Jumping comes from) and Hameenlinna ( the birthplace of Jean Sibelius). The first time I visited Finland I hardly went anywhere so I made up for lost time.I bought a 5 day Finnrail pass on my trip to Finland in September 2007. I went to Imatra, Vaasa, Seinajoki, Savonlinna, Jyvaskyla and Kouvola.I bought another 5 day FinnRailPass on my trip to Finland in July 2008. I went to Joensuu, Oulu (on the overnight train), Mikkeli and Pori.I bought a 3 day FinnRailPass when I went to Helsinki and went to Lappeenranta, Kerava and Hameenlinna again.
Finland is a rather vast country with lots of space. You may find it difficult to get to remote locations which are not by the main roads.In such cases you might turn to VR (National Railway), which to be honest is not always the best idea because of their confusing system of reserving tickets/seats and costy fares. But give it a shot: http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/index.html I suggest you try Matkahuolto. This is a nationwide net of busconnections, which does deliver not only you but your luggage as well anywhere in Finland at a fair price. Students appreciate Matkahuolto because they give 50% reduction - even for foreign students!
Not me but a friend of mine praised the Finnish railway skyhigh. Very new, luxury train coaches. Each train has a restaurant car.Website with timetables and rates (in English):http://www.vr.fi/heo/english/heo.htm
Finland has a good and reliable train service which serves almost all larger places in the country. The train network is denser in the south where most big cities are while places in the north are often only reached by coach. Prices are more expensive than in most other European countries, but 1st: This is Finland and everything is more expensive – 2nd: The trains run on time and are clean. If you can plan in advance, buy your ticket online. That is usually cheaper than buying your ticket at the station. You will get an assigned seat which you are supposed to take, else someone will ask you to get lost.If you can not plan in advance have any other reason to buy your ticket at the station, make sure that the ticket counter is open. There are ticket vending machines, but their menu is only in Swedish and Finnish – NO ENGLISH!
Hotel Kamp Helsinki
16 Reviews and 331 Opinions Located on Pohjoisesplanadi, in the heart of Helsinki, Hotel Kämp is one of the city's most...
Sokos Hotel Ilves Tampere
5 Reviews and 58 Opinions I stayed at Sokos Hotel Ilves for one night in July 2011 and had a very pleasant stay in this 4 star...
Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel Turku Turku
4 Reviews and 125 Opinions We had never stayed in Radison hotels before, because they are allways more expensive than any other...
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Q: Planning to travel Finland September 17 - 23rd. Is this still a good time in the year to visit? (trying to stay out of high...
A: Hi, Trains can be fast & good value if you book in advance, as the rates start going up closer to departure. www.vr.fi For quirky, economical, and decent living,...
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