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Finland: Recommendations for Pyhatunturi area and Finland in general
Hi,
My wife and myself will have a furnished cabin in the Pyhatunturi area for a week at the end of July. As it's our first Finland tour, we appreciate answers to: a. Recommendations for interneraries and suggested attractions (we'll have a car). b. Since we'll be flying in to Helsinki, I'd also appreciate recommendations how many days to spend in Helsinki, any attractions on our way (by car) to the cabin. What's the length of the drive? Would it be better to take a train or bus to ?? and rent there a car? c. What's the weather in that region during the end of July? d. Are there any (English language) sites where we can find zimmers, B&B, barn or similar accomodations? Thnaks a lot in advance ! M. Badt |
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"Michael Badt" kirjoitti viestissä Hi, My wife and myself will have a furnished cabin in the Pyhatunturi area for a week at the end of July. As it's our first Finland tour, we appreciate answers to: a. Recommendations for interneraries and suggested attractions (we'll have a car). b. Since we'll be flying in to Helsinki, I'd also appreciate recommendations how many days to spend in Helsinki, any attractions on our way (by car) to the cabin. What's the length of the drive? Would it be better to take a train or bus to ?? and rent there a car? About 970 km. Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi takes about 10 hrs (night train 12-13 hrs) and cost about 70 EUR/person one way (90-100 EUR in 2-berth cabin). From Rovaniemi to Pyhatunturi is about 150 km drive. Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rovaniemi starts from 123 EUR return. Blue1 (owned by SAS) flight from Helsinki to Rovaniemi starts from 59 EUR one way. c. What's the weather in that region during the end of July? Anything from 0 to 30 C, from sunshine to snow, and lot of mosquitos. Lauri d. Are there any (English language) sites where we can find zimmers, B&B, barn or similar accomodations? Thnaks a lot in advance ! M. Badt |
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Michael Badt informed
rec.travel.europe with the following: Hi, My wife and myself will have a furnished cabin in the Pyhatunturi area for a week at the end of July. As it's our first Finland tour, we appreciate answers to: a. Recommendations for interneraries and suggested attractions (we'll have a car). I'll skip this one as I haven't been thereabouts. b. Since we'll be flying in to Helsinki, I'd also appreciate recommendations how many days to spend in Helsinki, That obviously depends on how long you can spend in Finland in total. any attractions on our way (by car) to the cabin. What sort of attractions you are interested? And this depends a bit on what route you choose, but there sure is p1lenty of places between Helsinki and Lapland. What's the length of the drive? Sigficant, the distance is over 900 km. Quick search with public transportation route planner journey.fi¹ gives routes with travel times starting from 15 hours. Would it be better to take a train or bus to ?? and rent there a car? Car certainly offers flexibility, but trains and busses may be somewhat more relaxing way to travel. I would also include flying to Rovaniemi into the travel method options, even if it isn't the cheapest one. c. What's the weather in that region during the end of July? Quite usual summer weather I suppose: possibly sunny and hot or wet and cold or then something in between. Of course in the north the temperatures are not as hot as in the south, but for example the July weather statistics for Sodankylä² show avegerage min & max temperatures 9.1 and 19.4. d. Are there any (English language) sites where we can find zimmers, B&B, barn or similar accomodations? I don't know if there is a list, but the Finnish term for the farm accomodation, "maatilamajoitus" might help you. Quite many Finnish camping sites also offer cabins, which might be suitable option too. ² URL:http://www.fmi.fi/weather/climate_6.html -- Heikki "Hezu" Kantola, Lähettämällä mainoksia tai muuta asiatonta sähköpostia yllä olevaan osoitteeseen sitoudut maksamaan oikolukupalvelusta EUR100 alkavalta tunnilta. |
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On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 21:19:12 +0300, Michael Badt
wrote: Hi, My wife and myself will have a furnished cabin in the Pyhatunturi area for a week at the end of July. Damn. Now I have to look up. Ah. found it. As it's our first Finland tour, we appreciate answers to: a. Recommendations for interneraries and suggested attractions (we'll have a car). It's a long trip. If you drive you'll want to take the direct route through Lahti, Jyvaskyla, Oulu, Rovaniemi. b. Since we'll be flying in to Helsinki, I'd also appreciate recommendations how many days to spend in Helsinki, Spend as much time as you can in Helsinki; it's one of the most pleasant world cities around. any attractions on our way (by car) to the cabin. What's the length of the drive? Would it be better to take a train or bus to ?? and rent there a car? The distance from Helsinki is about 1000 km (about 600 miles). There are no freeways and you will drive through the center of most towns. Fortunately, the towns are few and far betweenaand most are small. The road signs are in Finn, one of the more unfathomable languages in Europe. While English is widely spoken in Finland in general, the further you get from Helsinki or cities like Oulu the fewer English-speakers you will run across. The good news is ATMs are everywhere; look for the word "OTTO" I would really suggest a train. There is service from Helsinki to Rovaniemi (but you'll want to rent a car there). The night trains are quite nice. Day service, 07:04-16:53 with a change of trains in Oulu. Helsinki-Oulu is an InterCity, which is quite nice. Second class fare, adult is EUR 70. There is a direct night train departing Helsinki at 19:20, arrive Rovaniemi 07:51, a double sleeping compartment will cost you about EUR 42 extra. See www.vr.fi c. What's the weather in that region during the end of July? It's always cool in Lapland. We spent seventy days in Finland last summer and it rained on sixty of them. The worst part of the summer climate can be summed up in two words: MOSQUITOS and MAKARRAS (kind of like American no-see-ums). Take sleep masks: at the end of July the sun will set around 23:00 and rise about 04:00; it will never be dark. d. Are there any (English language) sites where we can find zimmers, B&B, barn or similar accomodations? ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Hatunen wrote: The distance from Helsinki is about 1000 km (about 600 miles). There are no freeways and you will drive through the center of most towns. Fortunately, the towns are few and far betweenaand most are small. The road signs are in Finn, one of the more unfathomable languages in Europe. While English is widely spoken in Finland in general, the further you get from Helsinki or cities like Oulu the fewer English-speakers you will run across. Allow me to plug the EXCELLENT Finnish Road Administration site (check out the road webcams, you'll feel as if you are in Finland!): www.tieh.fi/eindex.htm "Finnra is responsible for Finland's public road network. Finnra´s mission is to provide smooth, safe and environmentally friendly road connections. On these pages you will find general facts about the Finnish road network, information about road and weather conditions, transport permits as well as research and development." -- Best Greg |
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Gregory Morrow wrote:
Hatunen wrote: The distance from Helsinki is about 1000 km (about 600 miles). There are no freeways and you will drive through the center of most towns. Fortunately, the towns are few and far betweenaand most are small. The road signs are in Finn, one of the more unfathomable languages in Europe. While English is widely spoken in Finland in general, the further you get from Helsinki or cities like Oulu the fewer English-speakers you will run across. Allow me to plug the EXCELLENT Finnish Road Administration site (check out the road webcams, you'll feel as if you are in Finland!): www.tieh.fi/eindex.htm "Finnra is responsible for Finland's public road network. Finnra´s mission is to provide smooth, safe and environmentally friendly road connections. On these pages you will find general facts about the Finnish road network, information about road and weather conditions, transport permits as well as research and development." Why not take a train one way and drive the other way. Overnight train-car package between Helsinki and Kemijärvi costs some 200 - 300 euros one-way, and it includes transportation of car and a sleeper compartment for three passengers. With fuel prices hovering around EUR 1.15 - 1.25 per litre it's a good deal not to speak of saved time and personaö comfort. http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/hinnat/hinnat.htm click "car-carrier" |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:12:25 +0300, valtsu
wrote: Gregory Morrow wrote: Hatunen wrote: The distance from Helsinki is about 1000 km (about 600 miles). There are no freeways and you will drive through the center of most towns. Fortunately, the towns are few and far betweenaand most are small. The road signs are in Finn, one of the more unfathomable languages in Europe. While English is widely spoken in Finland in general, the further you get from Helsinki or cities like Oulu the fewer English-speakers you will run across. Allow me to plug the EXCELLENT Finnish Road Administration site (check out the road webcams, you'll feel as if you are in Finland!): www.tieh.fi/eindex.htm "Finnra is responsible for Finland's public road network. Finnra´s mission is to provide smooth, safe and environmentally friendly road connections. On these pages you will find general facts about the Finnish road network, information about road and weather conditions, transport permits as well as research and development." Why not take a train one way and drive the other way. Overnight train-car package between Helsinki and Kemijärvi costs some 200 - 300 euros one-way, and it includes transportation of car and a sleeper compartment for three passengers. With fuel prices hovering around EUR 1.15 - 1.25 per litre it's a good deal not to speak of saved time and personaö comfort. http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/hinnat/hinnat.htm click "car-carrier" I should have mentioned that myself. Load your car on at Helsinki and get it back up north. But I think it makes even more sense to rent the car in Rovaniemi. You could drive it back, but I don't know what sort of drop off fee there might be for one-way usage. ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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