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RE: Architecture + Design in Scandinavia + Finland itinerary

by johnthefinn 25 May 2012

For Aalto, Jyväskylä would be good. But you can get all the info you need about locations of his work on the site I linked to in my first…
Baltic whirlwind

by kd213 19 May 2012

Hi I was hoping for a little advice on our itinerary for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia! we'll be flying into Riga on the 20th and immedi…
RE: I've booked the tickets.

by egjeg 17 March 2012

Porvoo, Temperee, Vittuperkele. If you have time, biking in Aland is quite nice.
RE: I've booked the tickets.

by Barry 16 March 2012

Just don't go into a sauna with Kape, Barbi. He pees on people. I liked Turku and Porvoo. Kape can take you to both places.
RE: 3 days in Helsinki - enough for day trip to Tallinn?

by akana 17 November 2011

I would suggest you to leave out Stockholm, 1,5 days there is far too little time. The first 3,5 days (with jetlag) you could easily spend…
RE: Helsinki Day Trips

by johnthefinn 01 October 2011

Most likely the bus will be cheaper, although you can get a discount on the train fare by buying your ticket online well in advance (if…
RE: Helsinki Day Trips

by krish1971 01 October 2011

A question regarding John's earlier comment: When I was in Helsinki this past July, I took the bus to/from Porvoo and I thought it was…
Helsinki Day Trips

by krish1971 25 September 2011

I was in Helsinki for a few days this past July and during my free time I did excursions to both Porvoo and Suomolinna Island. It looks…
RE: Have a weekend and maybe bit of a day free in Helsinki and looking for sugg

by akana 19 September 2011

#2 wellcome to the year 2011, the border control is done in Allegro train during the 3,5 hours journey. But I agree the OP should leave…
RE: Helsinki - Kirkenes

by akana 07 August 2011

If you want to visit Kuopio, take a morning train from Helsinki to Kuopio and spend one night there. You could visit this museum http://kort…
RE: Interrailing in Finland

by johnthefinn 29 July 2011

Porvoo is very different to Turku in every way. Turku is a former capital, with a large castle and a cathedral that would not look out…
RE: Interrailing in Finland

by Arioch 28 July 2011

Another, related question: how good to visit is Porvoo? Currently we're scheduled to make a daytrip there from Helsinki, but its attraction…
Interrailing in Finland

by Arioch 25 July 2011

Hello everyone, Some friends and I are looking at spending just under 2 weeks interrailing in Finland this September in a predominantly…
RE: Helsinki, Turku and St Petersberg

by akana 10 July 2011

+We just don't want to be in a town when everything is closed because it is off peak+ Helsinki is the capital and Turku the second or…
RE: Finland for a month

by intervallo 08 June 2011

- go pick cloudberry in Lapland (best with warm squeaky cheese!) - go for a naked swim in a lake, preferably with a bunch of people -…
Helsinki, nature hikes, Savonlinna

by silverfern 29 May 2011

Hi, Have spent several hours reading through many Thorn Tree posts about Helsinki, Savonlinna, Kuopio, etc. Am wanting to get a realisti…
RE: Porvoo on a 15h layover

by mpjohans 25 March 2011

15 hours is plenty. There is a bus connection "directly" from and to the airport, but you have to change a bus on the way (unless you…
RE: Porvoo on a 15h layover

by richiavo 24 March 2011

From Helsinki airport you would need to go into the city centre to get bus, so would probably take about three hours from landing but…
Porvoo on a 15h layover

by luszczm 24 March 2011

Hello, I will have a 15h layover in Helsinki and would love to go to Porvoo. Does anyone know how to get there from the airport? Is…
RE: Hotel Santa Claus in Rovaniemi

by johnthefinn 15 January 2011

You are correct that Viking Line is handiest for Eurohostel. >If you had to choose between Porvoo and Turku, which would you choose as…
RE: Hotel Santa Claus in Rovaniemi

by krish1971 14 January 2011

John, If you had to choose between Porvoo and Turku, which would you choose as a day trip from Helsinki? Which do you think is prettier…
RE: Hotel Santa Claus in Rovaniemi

by johnthefinn 14 January 2011

>How much of sightseeing interest is there in Helsinki? Is one day enough to see the city or does one need several days? Depends on your…
RE: Helsinki in January

by chriskean1 01 September 2010

You plan to be in Helsinki, [Singapore|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?messageID=17529650#17529650] and [Tbilisi|http://ww…
Helsinki in January

by euromelb 31 August 2010

Hey All I will be coming to Helsinki this January (from the 4th to the 7th to be exact) I'd like to share my plan with you regarding…
RE: Fınland Tourısm Questıons

by Scand1 24 July 2010

Rovaniemi is nice enough but I guess while many visitors never make it farther north, it's perhaps "more Lapland" there than in Rovaniemi…