Finland Getting There
Getting There by Air
Approximate Flight Times
Main Airports
Other international airports:
International flights also land at Turku (TKU), 7km (4 miles) north of Turku city centre; Tampere (TMP), 15km (9 miles) from Tampere; Vaasa (VAA), 12km (7 miles) from Vaasa; and Rovaniemi (RVN), 10km (6 miles) from Rovaniemi. More information on Finland's airports is available at www.finavia.fi.
Getting There by Water
Getting There by Rail
Eurailpass: There are four types of Eurailpass offering unlimited first-class train travel within the countries of Europe. The Eurail Global pass allows continuous travel for 15 days to three months, or 10 to 15 days in one two month period, in 21 European countries. The Eurail Select pass is valid in three, four or five bordering countries and allows five, six, eight or 10 travel days (or 15 for five countries) in a two-month period. The Eurail Regional pass allows three to 10 travel days in a two-month period in one of nine regions - the Scandinavia Pass covers Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Children aged 4 to 11 receive a 50% reduction; there are also discounts for under-25s. Eurail passes cannot be sold to residents of Europe and some other nations. Available from The Eurail Group (www.eurail.com).
Getting There by Road
Coach/bus: There are long-distance coach services to Finland from many European cities, though you may have to travel by ferry from Stockholm (Sweden) or Tallinn (Estonia). Eurolines (www.eurolines.com) is the main operator of international bus services in Europe. There are also slow but economical bus services between Helsinki and St Petersburg (Russia).
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