Transport

Finland may be in the most northerly corner of Europe. Still reaching it is easy - and less expensive with each passing year.

Finnish airlines and many other
airlines have non-stop, usually
daily connections from cities right across Europe, as well as an extensive network of Asian destinations. Usually the airlines fly to the efficient and modern Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. Also Tampere and Oulu airport have some international connections.

Some flight times to Helsinki:

Beijinng 7h 40min     Brussels 2h 40min
London 3h 10min      Moscow 1h 50min           
New York 8h 40min   Paris 3h 5min
Rome 3h 35min        Stockholm 55min
Tallinn 35min            Tokyo 9h 25min

Motorists can drive on to one of the many ferries crossing the Baltic from Sweden, Germany and Estonia. The main harbour towns are Helsinki, Turku and Maarianhamina (Åland islands).

If you want to take a train to Finland, there are international train links to Helsinki from Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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