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Re: Travel companion - Sweden, Norway & Iceland

by bruneski 23 May 2012

I`ll be in Sweden from June 20 to June 25, visiting Stockholm and Malmo/Lund (or Gothenburg). After that, I`ll head to Finland and spend…
Re: Savonlinna to Virrat

by meriana 15 March 2012

+I think the steam ship from Savonlinna to Punkaharju would interest me more than the one from Tampere to Virrat.+ I agree with this!!…
RE: Savonlinna to Virrat

by akana 14 March 2012

OK there seems to be a bus dp at 15:05 Savonlinna ar 15.45 Retretti, so you'll have 2 hours at Retretti. But now I cannot find a bus timeta…
Re: Savonlinna to Virrat

by eager2travel 14 March 2012

I think you aren't following this dialogue. I will be arriving in Savonlinna at 14:45. I will perhaps get to Retretti around 15:30.…
RE: Savonlinna to Virrat

by akana 14 March 2012

+Well I wanted to make the trip because I had read it was beautiful. Is that not the case?+ I have not been to that trip from Tampere…
Re: Savonlinna to Virrat

by eager2travel 14 March 2012

Well I wanted to make the trip because I had read it was beautiful. Is that not the case?
RE: Savonlinna to Virrat

by akana 13 March 2012

Do not know why you vant to make the Runoilijan Tie between Tampere and Virrat. But if it is just to make a trip on a lake, you might…
RE: Savonlinna to Virrat

by akana 12 March 2012

I think this is too complicated for me to understand. Punkaharju and Virrat are too far from each other to connect on one day or evening.…
Re: Savonlinna to Virrat

by eager2travel 12 March 2012

Thank you! Fortunately the Retretti Art Center closes at 18:00. I think I will be arriving in Savonlinna at 14:45, and I see now I have…
RE: Savonlinna to Virrat

by akana 12 March 2012

About the Orthodox Church opening times you mey email to Kuopio info tourism@kuopio.fi Do you know that Retretti Art Center is not in…
Savonlinna to Virrat

by eager2travel 12 March 2012

Can someone tell me the best way to get from Savonlinna to Virrat? In case it makes a difference, I will be getting from one place to…
Transportation in Scandinavia

by eager2travel 07 March 2012

Am toying with an itinerary I made up that starts in Trondheim and ends in Russia. But I had a few questions about how I'd get from some…
Road trip across Europe

by stealthisnick 02 February 2012

I don't know if this is the right section to post it, but I didn't know where else to post it (I'm pretty new to this forum). In some…
RE: Traveling to Article Circle from Helsinki in October

by johnthefinn 27 September 2011

I've always found road trips in Lapland fascinating but I've never tried it at that time of year. If you're the kind of person who enjoys…
RE: Christmas in Scandinavia 2011

by OzEurovisionFan 28 July 2011

Hi briseis, Thanks for getting back to me. I'm coming from Australia so distances in Scandinavia don't seem to big compared to going…
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 chriskean1 08 July 2011

This year the weather during that time varied from very pleasant (approaching 20 degrees some days, and sunny) to colder and wetter. …
RE: Helsinki, nature hikes, Savonlinna

by mpjohans 03 June 2011

For nature hikes close to Helsinki, check out Nuuksio national park: http://www.luontoon.fi/page.asp?Section=5131
RE: Helsinki, nature hikes, Savonlinna

by strauss1944 02 June 2011

I have also stayed in Savonlinna, and we did do some walking in the area and matter of a fact we did find the walking kinda boring, very…
RE: Helsinki, nature hikes, Savonlinna

by micolett 30 May 2011

I have checked and the trip was actually over 11 hours, so may be we have been delayed a bit, and it was some 7 years ago...
RE: Helsinki, nature hikes, Savonlinna

by bjornmu 30 May 2011

I also very much enjoyed the boat trip from Savonlinna to Koupio, but I'm pretty sure it was 10½ hours, not 14-15, which I did in late…
RE: Helsinki, nature hikes, Savonlinna

by micolett 30 May 2011

One of my best memories of the area is a boat trip from Savonlinna to Kuopio, takes 14/15 hours (one way) through the lake system, passing…
RE: Helsinki, nature hikes, Savonlinna

by johnthefinn 30 May 2011

The main problem with the Opera Festival is that it completely pre-empts all the limited accommodation in the area. Also, it naturally…
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: June 21 Summer Solstice Celebration/Festival

by chriskean1 12 May 2011

It will take place on Friday the 24th this year in Finland. I have not seen it in Helsinki, but in places such as Savonlinna to the east…