Travelling in Finland
(car, bus, boat, airplane, train, tours - scroll down, please)
Route planner and additional information: http://www.journey.fi/en/
Finland Travel Club: http://groups.msn.com/FinlandTravelClub/_whatsnew.msnw
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Travel & Transport Information Service for Northern Europe: http://www.travel-and-transport.com
Car rental and travelling with an own car
Auto Alex: http://www.autoalex.com
Avis: http://www.avis.fi
Budget (Helsinki airport special internet offer): http://www.budget.fi
Car Rental Bevari: http://www.carrentalbevari.fi
Car Rent Center: http://www.autovuokrauskeskus.com
Europcar: http://www.europcar.fi
Finn Car Rental: http://www.finn-car-rental.fi
Finnish National Road Administration: http://www.tiehallinto.fi/servlet/page?_pageid=68&_dad=julia&_schema=PORTAL30&kieli=en&_pageid=68
Hertz: http://www.hertz.fi
Lacara (also a limousine service): http://www.lacara.net
Limousine Service (Mercedes, Cadillac Limousine e.g. for airport transfers, minibuses): http://www.limousineservice.fi/index_eng.php
Ministry of transport and communications (traffic rules, weather conditions etc.): http://www.mintc.fi/www/sivut/english/liiktieto.html
National Road Finland: http://www.kansallisvayla.fi/kansallisvayla/english/index.php
Netrent: http://www.netrent.fi
Scandia Rent: http://www.scandiarent.fi/content/en/1/2/2.html
Smart Travel Rent-A-Car - the cheapest one in Finland ("rent a crap"): http://www.smart-travel.org/enindex.htm
Touring Cars Finland (the biggest rental office for touring cars in Scandinavia, offices in Helsinki, Kuopio, Rovaniemi, Ivalo, Stockholm and Oslo): http://www.touringcarsfinland.fi/
Toyota Rent: http://www.toyota.fi/rent/english/index.html
Transvell (cars, wagons, minibuses, vans, trucks, all-terrain vehicles): http://en.transvell.fi
Up to date information on road weather conditions, roadworks: http://www.tiehallinto.fi/alk/english/
Buses
Bus timetables: http://www.matkahuolto.com/en/
Eurolines (Central & Northern Europe, e.g. London-Riga-Tallinn-Helsinki-Lapland): http://www.eurolines.fi and http://www.eurolines.fi/index.php?action=3&act=lang&lang=eng
Express buses: http://www.expressbus.com
From Finland (Turku, Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta) to Russia (Vyborg and St. Petersburg): http://www.savonlinja.fi/eng/linjaliikenne/ulkomaanliikenne.html and http://www.matkahuolto.com/en/
Boats
Many boat agencies have one day cruises to Tallinn, Estonia's beautifull Hanseatic capital (passport needed). Also express boats / catamarans available. The boats sailing from Helsinki to Stockholm in Sweden are almost luxurious. The Czars' Route Cruise to the Archipelago Sea and/or Lake Saimaa and Saimaa Canal. Karelian Cruise on the blue Lake Saimaa (a cruise for 2-5 days including meals, activities and interesting excursions, the route Nurmes-Joensuu-Savonlinna). Airisto Line (Turku Archipelago & Rauma): http://www.airistoline.fi/english/index.htm Bengtskär Lighthouse Island (the highest lighthouse in Scandinavia): http://www.bengtskar.fi Tips: History and pictures: http://www.bengtskar.com, Cruises from Hanko to Bengtskär Lighthouse: http://www.rosita.fi and http://www.hk-service.fi/englanti/index.html , Cruises from Kasnäs to Bengtskär Lighthouse: http://www.kasnas.com Coastal cruise routes of Southwest Finland: http://www.rantareitit.fi/english/
Cruises on Saimaa Canal from Lappeenranta to Vyborg in Russia: http://www.saimaatravel.ru/canal_eng.php
Eckerö Line (Helsinki-Tallinn): http://www.eckeroline.fi
El Faro Lines (cruises on the Lake Saimaa, Lappeenranta): http://www.saimaanristeilyt.fi/
Ferry Center (Helsinki-Travemünde/Lübeck): http://www.ferrycenter.fi/index.php?240
Finnish Silverline & Poet's Way (cruises in Tampere region): http://www.finnishsilverline.com
Finn Link (Naantali Finland - Kapellskär Sweden): http://www.finnlink.fi
Kristina Cruises: http://www.kristinacruises.com
Kuopion Roll-risteilyt (route Savonlinna - Kuopio - Savonlinna, 2 days on the beautiful Lake Saimaa): http://www.saimaanlaivamatkat.fi/eng/cfmldocs/index.cfm
Kymi-Sun (boat trips for small groups, max about 12 persons, in Kouvola): http://www.kymisun.com/en/home
Lake Saimaa (boats for rent & chartering): http://www.saimaasailing.fi, http://www.yachtingdream.fi, http://www.yachtcharter.fi/
Linda Line (Helsinki-Tallinn): http://www.lindaliini.ee/index.php?lang=eng
Maritime Administration: http://www.fma.fi/e/
M/S Jaarli (Mikkeli): http://personal.inet.fi/palvelu/msjaarli/english.htm
M/S J.L. Runeberg: http://www.msjlruneberg.fi -Helsinki - Porvoo (old wooden town) - Helsinki -Helsinki - Loviisa - Helsinki -Lunch cruises to Helsinki archipelago, Haikko Manor or Porvoo -Also combinated nostalgic train - boat cruises to Porvoo
Nordic Jet Line (Helsinki-Tallinn): http://www-eng.njl.fi/index.html
Port of Helsinki (cruises to archipelago, Tallinn in Estonia, Stockholm in Sweden etc.): http://www.portofhelsinki.fi/english/
Päijänne-Risteilyt Hilden (Lahti - Heinola - Lahti): http://www.paijanne-risteilythilden.fi
RG Line (Vaasa Finland - Umeå Sweden): http://www.rgline.com
Saaremaa Shipping Company (cruises between Kotka, Finland, and Sillamäe, Estonia): http://www.silport.ee/224eng.html
Saaristolinja (Porvoo): http://www.saaristolinja.com
Savonlinna Lines (from Savonlinna: Saimaa Lake cruises, cruises to Punkaharju National Scenery and Retretti Art Center in the Finnish primary rock): http://www.savonlinnanlaivat.com
Sea Wind (Turku-Stockholm): http://www.seawind.fi
Silja Line (Helsinki-Stockholm via Åland Islands, Turku-Stockholm, Helsinki-Tallinn): http://www.silja.com
Superfast Ferries (Rostock-Helsinki): http://www.superfast.com
Tahko Water Route: http://www.tahkonvesireitti.com/index_eng.html
Tallink-Silja (Helsinki, Turku, Tallinn, Stockholm, Rostock): http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/
Viking Line (Helsinki-Stockholm via Åland Islands, Helsinki-Tallinn, Turku-Stockholm): http://www.vikingline.fi/index.asp?lang=en
Flights (also low cost airlines, no frills airlines, budget airlines)
Air Baltic: http://www.airbaltic.com
Air Berlin: http://www.airberlin.com
Air Finland: http://www.airfinland.fi and http://www.airfinland.fi/oy_air_finland_ltd_in_english/?SHOPLANG=en
Blue1: http://www.blue1.com/
Cheap flights from the USA to Finland: http://www.cheapflights.com/flights/Helsinki/
ClickAir (Barcelona - Helsinki): http://www.clickair.com
Finavia: http://www.finavia.fi/home
Finnair - the official airline of Santa Claus: http://www.finnair.com
Finnish Commuter Airlines: http://www.fc.fi/home/
Germanwings: http://www.germanwings.com
Ryanair: http://www.ryanair.com
Sky Scanner (cheap flights): http://www.skyscanner.net
The airport of Helsinki-Vantaa (the best airport in the world according to Global Airport Monitor annual survey carried out by the International Air Transport Association IATA a couple of years ago): http://www.finavia.fi/home
The Helsinki-Vantaa international airport is situated 22 kilometers (14 miles) north of Helsinki. The best way to get in the city is to travel by Finnair buses. They operate from 5.45 a.m. to 1.10 a.m. about every 20 minutes (platform 1A outside the international terminal T2, travel time about 35 minutes, bus fare about 5.2 €, with Helsinki Card 3.6 €). For exact timetables see http://www.finnair.com/filecontent/com/citybus_com.txt . The service is good and fast and there is room for your luggage in the bus. Local buses number 615 are a bit cheaper (one-way ticket 3.4 €, platform 1B outside the international terminal, estimated travel time 40 minutes). For timetables see http://aikataulut.ytv.fi/linjat/en/s615.html (Rautatientori = from the city centre / railway station to the airport, Lentoasema = from the airport to the city centre / railway station). Taxi cabs are much more expensive (price about 25-30 euros) but very clean and reliable.
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Hotels: http://groups.msn.com/FinlandTravelClub/airporthotels.msnw
Trains
Finnish National Railways (timetables in Finland, also trains to Russia): http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/index.html
Railway Page for Finland: http://www.sci.fi/~rautatie/
Scanrail - the Scandinavian Rail Pass: http://www.scanrail.com |
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