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Finnish
Buses / Coaches
Finnish
Trains
Freight
/ Courier Service in Finland (Domestic)
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also...
Long distance public
transport in Finland is modern, safe, efficient, clean
and generally on time, with routes all over the country.
Buses tend to be more economical than trains, the newest
of which are more like aeroplanes than trains on the
inside!
Useful words/phrases
Satama - Port / Harbour
Lentoasema - Airport
Rautatieasema - Railway station
Linja-autoasema - Bus station
Katajanokka, Eteläsatama, Kanavaterminaali,
Länsiterminaali, Olympiaterminaali -
Names of passenger terminals in Helsinki for ships to
Sweden and Estonia
Aikuinen - Adult
Opiskelija - Student
Finnish
Buses / Coaches
There are more than 300
bus/coach services daily from Helsinki and connections
can be made to the most remote parts of the country.
Bus stations have restaurants and shops. Baggage left
at one station is dispatched to its destination, even
when bus transfers and different bus companies are involved.
There are two main bus companies/consortiums:
Oy Matkahuolto
Ab
National timetable service
Tel. 0200 4000
(1,64 euro / call + local telephone charges)
Mon - Sat 07:00 - 21:00 and Sun 08:00 - 21:00
Web
site has English timetables, ticket and contact
information (no online reservations)
Expressbus
Oy
ExpressBus is a consortium of 30 bus companies,
with routes covering the whole of Finland as well
as Tallin and Tarto in Estonia. Tickets can be bought
at bus stations (Matkahuolto offices), from travel
agencies, and from bus drivers. |
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Timetables
are searchable, in Finnish only.
Lähtöpaikka = Point
of Departure
Määräpaikka = Destination
Kaikki päivät = All Days
Hae = Search
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Prices
are available in Finnish only (under EXPRESSBUS;
Aikuinen = Adult, Opiskelija =Student) |
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Contact
form is available in Finnish only |
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Finnish
Trains
Finnish trains are operated by Valtion
Rautatiet (VR), with a network
extending to Kolari, north of Rovaniemi. Their Web site
is available in English and is comprehensive, providing
information on routes and timetables, ticket prices,
rail pass information, 'journey search', as well as
info on travel to Europe and Russia. You can buy and
print your own tickets, which can even be cancelled
if necessary.
Visit VR's
Web site
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Domestic Freight
/ Courier Service in Finland
The bus company Oy
Matkahuolto Ab also provides a wide range of domestic
transport services, the most basic of which is the Bus
Freight Service* which utilises its frequent buses and
broad route coverage to deliver goods between Matkahuolto
offices in various towns/cities. They can also provide
door-to-door services or tailor their services to your
needs.
(this one is a personal recommendation; I was very
pleased to have a CD player sent from Vaasa to Helsinki,
within a couple of days, for about €8 - nice!)
The Freight Service is also available
for international transports; the Export Freight Service
delivers goods to the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries,
St. Petersburg, and to European destinations.
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