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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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The prices you have to pay for the gaz in whole Scandinavia are very much higher than in Switzerland, and as I know also higher than in other european countries. Even though getting around by car leaves you the freedom to see also the unknown places, for example to have a break at a lake far away from civilisation. It's just amazing to drive along endless streets seeing nothing than woods.
Renting a car was super relaxed in Finland. I arranged for it before I left home. The car was brought to the hotel in Oulu, the guy put it in the nearby parking garage for me and gave me the ticket. On our return I just parked it there again, gave keys and ticket to the hotel reception and that was it!Back home, I received a receipt by mail for filling up the gast tank.The expected charges for bringing and picking up the car to and from the hotel (two times € 13) were not charged at all.
The most gorgeous way to get to Finland is to take a day ferry from Stockholm to Turku. You pass by little islands for 11 hours including a stop at the Aland Islands. The Silja Line ferries than leave from Helsinki to go to Stockholm are absolutely amazing, they must be something like the biggest ferries in the world. The shopping mall in there and their height is unbelieveable.
Be careful on the streets because there's loads of elks around. On some parts of the motorway there are signs that flash when there's an elk approaching. Sometimes there are fences but sometimes there's just the forest on the right and the left of the street. When you see an elk - drive slower than 70 kilometres an hour - otherwise they can't see you!!! And they are rather big!!!
We took the bus into town from the Ship, it was cheaper than the cabs.The towns in Finland are similar to other Scandanavian Countries. Walking is the preferred method of transportation. Most activities are in a center area of town.
Buzz fly from Stanstead UK during the winter, beware some of there prices can be dearer than scheduled airlines, average price £60-£70 each way, (upto £135 ea way during busy periods so book well in advance for Buzz).Finnair & BA , SAS (transfer Stockholm)operate from Heathrow, the absolute cheapest flights are from www.ebookers.com, (LHW to HEL return) Finnair/BA £130 return inc taxes & SAS £115 inc taxes but the SAS flight is over 5 hours.Helsinki is 25 mins from Vantaa airport, a taxi will cost approx €25 (£16), a city bus will cost €3 (£2) bus stops are just outside the terminal buildings as are the taxis.Trains are exceptional. www.vr.fi is a must see site.These train are run an almost 100% timetable.Buses are very good, but they are run by independant companies,with seperate timetables, so ask at the bus station for times etc( finding bus routes info on the web is almost...
By ferry from Stockholm...the trip is amazing with the first few hours sailing through the stockholm archipelago of thousands of islands...By car...after the madness of driving in Germany the peace and quiet of country roads..the scenery..the well mannered drivers....
By airplane!Or if you're in Stockholm or Tallin you can go to the capital Helsinki by boat on a minicruise. That is really nice too though both boats have the reputation of being partyboats and not exactly quiet... They have a great system of trains and long distance busses. Students even get 50% off of all fares as long as they make a Finnish studentcard upon arrival. This card is extremely cheap and make the comfortable and inexpensive trips even cheaper - naturally. Renting a car may be an alternative, but remember that Finland is a large country!
If you want to go where you want when you want you will have to rent a car. Driving in Finland is easy. The roads are wide and specialy in the north don't have much traffic. Just don't underestimate the long distances between Towns/Villages and specialy Petrol stations!In towns/villages you are allowed to drive 50 km/h outside towns normaly 90 km/h or more if signposted. But watch out for animlas specialy reindeers. These animals sometimes stand in the middle of the road and won't move...
The Railway Network in Finland serves the biger towns only. Even so i think it's the best way to travel on the long distances.Finnish trains are very comfortable. Trains are all non-smoking, Intercity trains and Pendolinos have a Restaurant/Bar car.On long distances there are overnight trains with sleeping compartements. On seome overnight trains cars can be transported too.On the Picture you can see a Pendolino in Turku station. This is the fastest train in Finland. It tilts in curves so it can go faster.
Hotel Kamp Helsinki
16 Reviews and 332 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 59 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: Right - here's the brief. I've got a maximum of three days, and am going to pick up a car from either Helsinki or Tampere....
A: go to the koli national park. thats not too far so you can get to see something in 3 days, and its one of the most beautiful landscapes in finland.
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