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Hi there! What is your best tip for celebrating vappu in Helsinki? I'm not interested in alcohol but tell me something I just can't miss, please! Have a nice festival everybody! :-)

Hi Will be arriving in Helsinki on cruise ship on 10th May will only have a few hours about 7 to discover the beautiful city, am happy to walk so please can anyone give me ideas to make the most of my time here,thanks x

I want to book with Expressbus from Tampere to Turku on friday 14 of june as they seem to run more frequent than train and they are cheaper (although I have to wait for the june offers).
do they depart from a specific place in Tampere?
Do they use a regular bus station in the city or some weird spot off the centre as many low cost companies that is hard to be reached by a tourist?

Hey there!
I've heard that there is a Restaurant Day in Helsinki every year. It is a popular event that started in Helsinki a couple of years ago and have spread over the whole world. It's a day when anybody can have a restaurang of their own in a whole day and sell food in different ways. If I'm right there are more than one restaurang day/year. My question to you is: When is the next Restaurant Day? I would like to be a part of it.
Thanks for answer!

Can I take bus from Helsinki-Vantaa airport to Mikkelin? I will arrive at Helsinki-Vantaa airport at 03:00pm on June 7,2013. your any advices will be welcomed and thanks in advance.
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Hi All, coming to Helsinki with a cruise ship for a few hours. Any suggestions how to get to tourist places from there and places for drink and eat, all replies are very much appreciated

I wanna bye famous Aito fireplace doors somewhere in Imatra's area. Could you please tell me an exact place?

best place to buy shoes in Helsinki?

How safe is it for a woman to travel alone at night (about 11 pm) from Airport to Mannerheimintie by Taxi?

My dad and i are going on a Scandinavia cruise and are at a toss-up when it comes to picking the excursion for Helsinki. We have narrowed it down to 2 tours. Both are the same except one has a "visit" to Sibelius Park and Monument and the other Sees (not actually visits) Suomenlinna Fortress. Any opinions?

Thirty years ago when I was in Helsinki in January or early February we went to a park where there was a kind of flea market and also some huge ice scupltures (including a giant WC). All I recall apart from that is there seemed to be apartments across the road on at least one side of the park. I think it was a Saturday, the stalls were selling new items displayed on long tables - clothing craft, jewellery etc (not a flea market). I am sure it was winter as there was snow everywhere and my feet were frozen! Does the market or the ice scuplture display still exist and if so, where is it and when is the market held?

What is your advice for buying a micro SIM for an unlocked Iphone at Helsinki? Is it possible to do it at the airport upon arrival? I just need a pay as you go micro SIM with a data plan (3G) in order to have a good internet connection for a period of 7 days. Regards! Omar.

I need to wait for 9 hours for transit! Any city tour for transit passenger

we plan to stay for 4 days in Helsinki. if we add 3-4 extra days is Tampere a good choice? any suggestion of things to do/see in Tampere? We wont use a car just a local bus or train, so is it easy to do it from the capital? our flight back is from Helskini at 14.00. do we have enough time to come from Tampere earlier that day or should be in Helskini the day before to be on the safe side?

1.Are 4 full days enough for proper sightseeing of Helsinki in early june? we like to see good museums, landmarks of the city, a nice park and a local market. 2.what kind of weather should we expect at that time?

Hi from Australia, I'm going to be in Hesinki on the 2nd and 3rd January 2012 are these markets operating at this time ?? Can anyone help please Mermaid

How big are the ferries to st. Petersburg? I am not a cruise person and the few times I have been on hydrofoil type boats in was nautious (sp?) by the time I got off. If we did this, it would be perhaps next summer, so I'm guessing the sea isn't too horribly rough then.

Hi all, I am living in Gothenburg Sweden. My girlfriend has been admitted in University of Tampere this year. After trying out Finnair 2 times we realize that it costs us a lot, since we see each other every 2 weeks or so :( Do you know what is the cheapest and fastest way to travel between Gothenburg/Tampere ?

Hi! Can you recomend museums to visit tomorrow in Helsinki? Are any museums for free in mondays? Not expensive cafes in the city centre? Thanks

We are going to Paris in Oct, 2012 and have an 8 hour layover (planned) in Helsinki. We would like to go into the city without our carryon luggage. Is there a place to keep them at the airport? Also, what is the cheapest, dependable way to get in and out and how much time should we allow? Thanks for any and all help.

How to get from Vainikkala to Imatra (and back) - by bus or maybe by some kind of train if it exists? And where to find the schedule of that bus or train (please give me a link) ? Alexander

hi there- I'm planning to go for a weekend in September, at night there is not much of a plan, just go out have some beers etc etc. but what to do during the day, any suggestions??. I'm traveling solo, is there any places to hang out and meet tourist or friendly locals?? Thank you in advance..

Hello, Im Marc from Germany, and will stay here downtown until mid of August for buiseness. Would like to meet you ( to get other faces )and show me Tampere. Perhapes a trip to Helsinki on weekend.

I'm planning on traveling to Helsinki at the end of May in 2013. We've found a round-trip airfare for740 USD. This is my first time ever traveling outside the States, so I'm very much a "noob" to traveling. Is740 USD a good price for a round-trip flight to Helsinki? Thanks a bunch!

we may stop at Tampere 4 days after our 12 days travel, and shall continue our journey for another 10 days. We are looking for any Coin-Operated Laundry or self-service laundry in Tampere. Kindly advice and thank you!

We will be in Helsinki for one day on a cruise (in July 2012). Any suggestions for a nice restaurant that is NON TOURISTY and which serves typical Finnish food? This will be for lunch.

We are going to Kalasatama to see Metallica at monday. How late does the metro run? What other options there are to come back to the centre? I guess we wont be only one going back, so there coul be a plan b just in case we miss the metro.. Buses and trams I think, but how we know we go to right way? Would be nice to know and not to need to ask for a driver. Are the cellphone tickets still in use?

I go by Allegro train from Kouvala to StPetersburg and back. To Kouvala I plan to come by my car. Where you recomend to park my car for 5-6 days. Thank you in advance. Vladimir

I need to get to the airport by 6 AM on Sunday (so I probably need to get on the bus around 5:30 AM), will the 615 or the Finnair bus be running that early? Or will I have to take a taxi? Anyone know where I can find a schedule?

Hi All! I will be in Tampere in the above dates 15th till 17th then I will be going down to Helsinki. I was just wondering what I could do, as I will be travelling alone and I have never been there before. I have free all Sunday afternoon, then will be working most mornings but will have every afternoon free and I need to know what I can do with myself! Thanks for your help in advance!!