Traveling to and in Finland

By plane

Finland has a decent amount of airports. A full list of airports can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Finland

Airlines such as Easyjet, Ryanair, Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), KLM, Blue1 and British Airways fly to Finland.

By train

Finland is a little harder to access by train due to it’s location. There are frequent trains going from St. Petersburg to Helsinki.

By ferry

Finland is also accessible by ferry. There are regular ferries going from Tallinn or Stockholm to Helsinki and from Stockholm to Turku. These trips are done by Viking Line and Silja Line

By plane

If you are traveling distances within Finland it is possible to take a plan. Airlines which fly to various Finnish cities are Finncomm (http://www.fc.fi/home.html). Blue1 and Finnair.

By train

Finland has good railway connections and luxurious, reliable trains. VR is the railway company in Finland (http://www.vr.fi/eng/). You can book and print your train tickets at home and no need to exchange anything on the station. You book a seat on the train and can even decide window or no window. Especially if you are traveling with a group it is a good idea to book your tickets in advance to be sure to be able to take your chosen train.

All of the newer trains have electricity sockets on board so you can use your laptop without running out of battery. If you are taking a long distance train (from Helsinki to Lapland or Russia) you can book a sleeping coach on board.

A disadvantage of the Finnish trains is that you might find them quite expensive and they don’t run late at night. If you need to travel a long distance within Finland, make sure not to depart too late.

By bus

There are several coaches in Finland of which some also go during the night. They obviously take longer than the train but are cheaper. The bus might be half of the train price but it will take twice as long to get you to your destination. Coach services can be found here: http://www.expressbus.com/?id=101 and http://www.matkahuolto.fi/en. You can buy your tickets on the bus.

By car

Of course it’s also possible to rent a car. Finland has very few traffic jams and a car will give you the freedom to go where the bus or train won’t (sometimes the bus stop might be up to 20 kilometer of the place you want to visit). If you plan to travel a lot outside the cities/villages a car will come in handy. Cars can be rented from places as Europcar, Hertz and Finn Car rental.