Everything about Finland for foreigners

City of Porvoo is an excellent choice for one day visit if you want to see an old smaller city and learn something about the history of Finland. Porvoo is located appr 70km east from Helsinki and by car it takes appr. 45 minutes to drive motorway. There is also a good frequent bus connection to Porvoo and by bus it takes appr. 50-60 minutes from Helsinki to Porvoo. The most popular place for visits in Porvoo is by far Old Town and the beautiful Cathedral. Cathedral of Porvoo is the third most popular church in Finland as measured in number of visitors. The Cathedral has been repaired after the fire in 2006. Porvoo is ideal for 1/2 or full day visits. You can learn more about the  City of Porvoo here .

Madonna, Bono, The Rolling Stones and many other world famous stars choose Hotel Kämp when their world tour visits Helsinki. There is more about Hotel Kämp in one hotel blog .

Finland is not in the center of Europe but there are still some cheap airlines that offer cheap flights to Finland and from Finland to central and southern Europe. Finnair, SAS, Blue1, Lufthansa, Air France and KLM among many other well known airlines are flying to Helsinki but there are also some low cost airlines that offer cheap flights. Helsinki-London and London-Helsinki This rout is operated by EasyJet. Tampere-London and London-Tampere If you wish to travel somewhere else than Helsinki this Ryanair flight can be a good choice. Helsinki-Paris and Paris-Helsinki EasyJet flies also to Paris and back. Helsinki-Berlin and Berlin-Helsinki Air Berlin flies to Berlin and also to Düsseldorf. Helsinki-Rome and Rome-Helsinki Norwegian is opening their direct fligt to Rome this spring (2011). In addition to these routes Norwgian flies direct flights to Nice, Alicante, Malaga and Split and by EasyJet you can fly also to Edinburgh. Between the Nordic countries th...

Here are some basic facts about foreign driving licences in Finland. Driving licences issued in another EU or EEA country entitle the holder to drive motor vehicles in Finland equivalent to those indicated on the non-Finnish licence. The driver must be at least 18 years old. Also interim licences issued in Nordic countries are valid. A person residing permanently in a country that has signed the Geneva or Vienna Road Traffic Convention and who holds a national or international driving licence or an official Finnish or Swedish translation of a national driving licence is entitled to drive motor vehicles equivalent to those indicated on the non-Finnish licence for up to a year following entry into Finland, provided that the person fulfils the Finnish age requirement to drive such vehicles. Driving licences issued in any other countries do not give automatically entitlement to drive in Finland. On application, however, the police may grant a provisional driving licenc...

Car rentals For temporary car needs renting is the easiest solution. There are many rentals in capital area and other cities. The big international companies like Hertz  and Avis are at of course easy choices. However local companies like Scandia Rent  or Easyrent  can be cheaper. Also Budget rental is one of the cheaper ones. If you need car more one interesting alternative is City Car Club . For temporary use it is not cheaper than rentals but if you need car more it is cheaper than traditional rentals. City Car Club cars are available only in Helsinki.