Baltic Sea Ferries, Stockholm

I came to Stockholm by an overnight ferry from Helsinki. I was able to use my railpass for the ferry and didn’t even get charged for my room (although it was just a small room sharing with 3 others – near the car deck – but it was comfortable enough and had a nice en-suite). I thought it was an excellent way to leave Helsinki, and a great way to arrive in Stockholm, coming in through the archipelago early in the morning, the crisp cool air blowing in your face as you stand on the upper deck, beautiful scenery surrounding you.

There is plenty to do on board, many restaurants, heaps of tax free shopping, a casino, pool, or just sit up on the decks and enjoy the views! Make sure you have cash on you before you get on the ferry or that you have a credit card (credit cards are accepted at all shops and restaurants on board).

From Finland (and also other places) there are boats/ferries that connecting big cities in the Baltic Sea.
There are several of boats lines from Finland, Helsinki or Turku.
Those fancy boat not only offer transportation, but also shopping and entertainment on board.

The ferry between Latvia and Stockholm has been reinstated, and if you have never been to Riga, Latvia, then you must go! It is incredible!

The crossing takes about 18 hours, so it usually leaves Stockholm at 6 PM and arrives in Riga at 12:30 PM the following day. There is a great website that will provide you with all of the information you need. Simply check out Ferries to Riga, Latvia

There are regular ferries to and from Tallinn, Estonia (which is a wonderful place as well!). The "Tallink" ferry takes about 15 hours and runs every other day to/from Stockholm on an overnight cruise.

Click here to go the Tallink website in English for information about their current fares and schedules.

To get to and from Finland, the best way to go is by the ferry called "Silja Line". They have two ships doing the route to Helsinki, the Silja Symphony and the Silja Serenade. They leave Stockholm every day around 5 PM and arrive 15 hours later in Helsinki. If you do this overnight cruise, be sure not to miss the smorgasbord which is great. It is also interesting to know that they make a short stop in Mariehamn, on the island of Aland.

You can also go to Turku, Finland from Stockholm with Silja lines. It takes about 11 hours.

For prices and schedules with Silja Lines, check their website

There are also other ferry companies you may wish to check out such as Viking Lines, or Sea Wind Lines.

* SILJA LINE - For info click HERE

* VIKING LINE - For info click HERE



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To get around take the TUNNELBANA (subway)

Boat from Finland (Turku, Helsinki or Mariehamn)

Train

Plane

Internet: www.silja.com
www.vikingline.se
www.eckerolinjen.se

The best way is the subway - the tunnelbanan or T-banan - the busses and the trains.. If you are gooing to spend the entire visit in the city centre I advice you to use your feet!! It's a really nice city for walking.. otherwise are the busses great.. Even thouugh we who live in Stockholm aren't so pleased with the subway, it's one of the best in Europe.. Over 100 stations in all..
A travel card for a month costs 450 SEK, and then you can use all subway, busses and trains.. There is also 24h and 72h card, that is nice for tourists.. Or just use coupuns, 8 SEK/each, you have to buy at least two for every trip (unless if you take the trips within one hour from the eachother)..

SL-Connex is the company that is in charge..=)

When my friend Sherie and her boyfriend visited Sthlm some weeks ago, we bought this Stockholm Card.. That gives 'free' transportation or 24h and lots of entrances to several different museums.. It was great!! Even though I had already the transportation paid, I used my card more than it was worth.. Twice or three times worth.. It cost 199 SEK and you can buy it at the Tourist Information, at the Central Station and at several museums around the city..
www.sl.se

There are two boat companies, Silja Line and Viking Line, which does cruises from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland and vice verse (obviously).

VIKING LINE
cruises are cheaper ones but the boats are build in 1980's (looks like it anyway). Only one disco, one dance restaurant and one pub onboard. Not much activities. This boat goes all the way in city center in Stockholm.

SILJA LINE cruises are more expensive but the boats are so much nicer. They are build in 90's. Silja Line doesn't come all the way to city center in Stockholm but they have a good connection to the city.

In HELSINKI both boats comes to the city center. They actually depart almost at the very same time and arrives quite the same time.

TIP: When coming from Helsinki to Stockholm wake up 2-2.30 hours before coming to Stockholm and go to the deck to watch the beautiful Swedish archipelago! You MUST NOT miss it!