Just because family and friends are visiting me and I'm tiring from repeating the same thing over and over again...
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| Helsinki Cathedral |
In this post, I will briefly introduce on how many days are recommended to be in Finland. Hope that this will help you on deciding how many days you want to see me. Will write another post for recommended itinerary soon 🤥.
Note to family and friends:
You're welcome to stay at my place (on sofa bed and air mattress) during your visit. Just inform me at least 3 months in advance to confirm that my place is available.
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| Beautiful small town of Porvoo |
Brief itinerary on main attractions
No.
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Place
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Duration
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Transport
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Travel duration (one way)
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1
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Helsinki city*
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2-3 days
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-
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-
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2
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Porvoo
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6 hours
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Bus
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1 hour
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3
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Tallinn, Estonia +
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1-2 days
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Ferry
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2 hours
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4
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Santa village, Rovaniemi**
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1-2 days
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Flight
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1.5 hour
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5
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Saariselkä***
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2-3 days
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Flight
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1.5 hour
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6
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Tampere
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1 day
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Bus
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2.5 hours
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** Suggest to go during winter season
***Winter trip. A lot of people wanted to stay in the Kakslauttanen Glass Igloo. Well, I have tried that and from my personal experience, it's highly NOT recommended 😠
+ Tallinn is not in Finland but I just love that place
Actually there's lots more to do in Finland, but I haven't get the chance to explore them yet 😝
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| Old Town Tallinn, Estonia |
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| The disappointing glass igloo |
Expenses 💸
Living cost in Finland is quite high compare to other European countries, but still much lower than Denmark.
🚋 Transport: Average €10 per day
☕ Coffee: around €2 per cup
🥪 Sandwich in cafe: around €5 per piece
🍔 Fast food: From €6 per meal
🍔 Fast food: From €6 per meal
🍱 Buffet lunch: average €10 (Buffet lunch is very common here)
🍝 Dinner: €10 and higher for main
🍺 Beer: around €5 per glass
🎟 Attractions: Most of them are FOC
🍳 Home cook: €10 per day from breakfast to dinner
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| Reindeer fillet around €30 |
Airport ✈
International airport to land is the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. It is accessible to Helsinki city like 30 minutes via HSL train 🚆.
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| Must buy in Finland! |
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| and... 🎄Merry Christmas🎅 from the Santa Village |
