 Finnish
Buses / Coaches
Finnish
Trains
Freight
/ Courier Service in Finland
(Domestic)
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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. |
| Web site: |
Timetables are
searchable, in English and Finnish.
Lähtöpaikka
= Point of Departure
Määräpaikka
= Destination
Kaikki päivät
= All Days
Hae = Search |
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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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