Flying to Tampere
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport, located 16 kilometres from Tampere city centre, can be reached directly from Helsinki with Finnair, Stockholm, Sweden, with SAS and Riga, Latvia with airBaltic.
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Flying to Helsinki
Helsinki Airport is Finland’s international air travel hub; over 150 direct flights from all over the world land daily in Helsinki. The airport is served especially well from Asian and European cities. Trains and buses between Helsinki Airport and Tampere run frequently. Helsinki Airport is a two-hour drive away from Tampere.
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Travelling to Tampere by land and sea
International travel options to Helsinki, Finland include ferries from Tallinn, Estonia (2 – 3 hours), Stockholm, Sweden (overnight) and Travemünde/Lübeck, Germany (27 hours). There are also daily ferries between Turku and Stockholm (10 – 12 hours). Trains run daily between Helsinki and Russia (St. Petersburg 3.5 hours, Moscow 13.5 hours). Buses and trains from Helsinki to Tampere take under two hours.
The easiest way to get to Finland without flying is by taking a train from central Europe to Stockholm via Copenhagen. From Stockholm, the journey continues to Turku, Finland by ferry. Direct trains from Port of Turku to Tampere take around two hours. The overnight ferry from Stockholm to Turku operated by Viking Line’s Viking Grace runs on completely sulphur-free liquefied natural gas (LNG). The ship’s rotor sail saves fuel and reduces Emissions.
Getting around in Tampere
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