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