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  1. escutcheon avatar

    RE: What is the best way to get from Kemi, Finland to Groningen, NL?

    by escutcheon 12 May 2012

    Thanks for the input but having thought about it a bit, I think I will do the train/ferry route after all. It's significantly more inexpensi…

  2. Bjoern avatar

    RE: What is the best way to get from Kemi, Finland to Groningen, NL?

    by Bjoern 10 May 2012

    The ferry trip from Helsinki takes quite some time. Alternatively take the boat overnight to Stockholm but as bikes are not allowed on…

  3. escutcheon avatar

    What is the best way to get from Kemi, Finland to Groningen, NL?

    by escutcheon 10 May 2012

    Hi all. This is a fairly complicated route it seems. I would like to be able to get from Kemi to Groningen in the north of the Netherlands…

  4. my1stplanet avatar

    Lofoten in April? AND Swedish Lapland Vs. Finnish Lapland - urgent...

    by my1stplanet 13 March 2012

    Hello there, kind knowledgeable travellers and Lapland experts :) _Planned itinerary -_ We (a couple) already have flights reserved…

  5. johnthefinn avatar

    RE: Aurora - Ivalo Finland or Tromso Norway, Mar 30 - Apr 6

    by johnthefinn 10 March 2012

    You often get anecdotal replies to questions like this on the lines of "I saw/didn't see it in X place so you will/won't too", but the…

  6. leglessbird avatar

    Aurora - Ivalo Finland or Tromso Norway, Mar 30 - Apr 6

    by leglessbird 09 March 2012

    Dear travellers, am not sure if it worths a trip to the expensive northern europe again early Apr (is the season not right?) wishing to…

  7. eager2travel avatar

    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…

  8. DDDeeva avatar

    Re: 3 days in Finland, worth a try in Rovaniemi?

    by DDDeeva 21 January 2012

    Check the aurora forecast for Rovaniemi a couple of days before and decide on the spot. This one is pretty accurate: http://www.gi.alaska…

  9. SouthChina avatar

    Re: transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by SouthChina 22 December 2011

    May I ask how much you paid for the private bus from Rovaniemi to Kiruna? We are planning to do the same thing, but just in the opposite…

  10. corsi_natali avatar

    Re: transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by corsi_natali 28 November 2011

    Finally we rented our own private bus for Rovaniemi to Kiruna for December 9th! I found that the buses connect well to trains on Finnish…

  11. Scand1 avatar

    Re: transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by Scand1 25 November 2011

    For public transport connections in Sweden in English, try www.resrobot.se From Haparanda there may be some buses to Boden, from which…

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    RE: Sweden in late December/Early January

    by Scand1 25 November 2011

    The total population is around 15000 I guess, perhaps 20000. The area is known for: -A cross-border golf course -A cross-border square…

  13. Bjoern avatar

    RE: Sweden in late December/Early January

    by Bjoern 21 November 2011

    "I've heard rumors of boats making most of the trip as well but know nothing about them)" - have you looked on a map? Any boat would…

  14. nini223 avatar

    RE: transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by nini223 21 November 2011

    Thank you muminmamma~~If you don't tell me, I'll definitely prepare a lot of cotton clothes!! And your advice on fat cream is essential,…

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    RE: transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by nini223 21 November 2011

    Thank you~kaspertron!Very helpful!:D

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    Re: transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by kaspertron 20 November 2011

    If you want to travel from Rovaniemi to Kiruna it will be via Haparanda-Tornio on the border between Finland and Sweden. Tornio is on…

  17. muminmamma avatar

    Re: transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by muminmamma 20 November 2011

    Hi! I can (hopefully) help with some of your questions. I take it you live in s China since you have not experienced snow before? Well,…

  18. nini223 avatar

    transport to Kiruna from Rovaniemi or Kemi and other questions

    by nini223 20 November 2011

    Hi, there~ I have never seen snow before, and my trip will be in january, from Finland to Sweden and Norway, Rovaniemi-Kemi - Kiruna…

  19. absishere avatar

    RE: Rail Travel

    by absishere 16 October 2011

    Thanks guys for the advice above, just to share with you what happened: 1. To be honest, I didn't really do it to save money as you get…

  20. oldskidog avatar

    Re: Rail Travel

    by oldskidog 09 October 2011

    I just returned from the Helsinki to Stockholm rail trip, by eurail pass. I spent one night in Tampere - meh... Night train to Kemi -…

  21. fernweh87 avatar

    RE: Rail Travel

    by fernweh87 30 September 2011

    wow, thanks for the question, I love the difficult problems! :-) so, here goes... yes, it is in indeed possible to go from Stockholm…

  22. akana avatar

    RE: Overnight train from Helsinki to Kolari with family

    by akana 17 September 2011

    Once again I tried to search a night train from Helsinki to Kolari and found out, that on those trains the cabins are available only on…

  23. steinarh avatar

    Re: Kemi to Lulea

    by steinarh 26 August 2011

    Actually, there are tracks. But the railway does a huge detour compared to the road. There is even less population along the railway than…

  24. mpjohans avatar

    RE: Kemi to Lulea

    by mpjohans 23 August 2011

    From Kemi, take a bus to Tornio/Haaparanta (Torneå/Haparanda), and from there a bus to Luleå. Both stretches are served with several daily…

  25. oldskidog avatar

    Kemi to Lulea

    by oldskidog 22 August 2011

    I'm thinking of a rail trip around the gulf of bothnia in early October. I guess no tracks between Kemi in Finland and Lulea in Sweden.…

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