I greatly enjoyed riding the train from Helsinki to Tampere and back later in the day especially…read moresince I did not have a similar experience in Estonia. Both the morning and afternoon departures arrived at their destination close to their scheduled arrival times. I enjoyed the opportunity to get a meal since hotel's restaurant was not yet open for breakfast. I got a club sandwich on the morning trip to Tampere and meatballs on the afternoon trip to Helsinki. For an extra euro, I got a small cup of coffee with my meatballs. Since I had upgraded to the restaurant car, the staff delivered the meatballs to my seat.

I booked comfort & business lounge. Below are my thoughts…read more Comfort class 7am ride- departed in comfort class. It was nice & quiet and only a few people. The cold breakfast was okay. No "free" hot food or alcohol in this class. Not really worth the price point but it was nice to have some quietness. At the basic fare price, you'll sit with the masses, the hoards of tourists are loud & active as the move about & without the best manners. Business lounge 4pm ride - I was really looking forward to this because my comfort experience went so well. The ticket includes hot food & alcohol. The food & dessert was a bit bland. The alcohol was nice after a long day of exploring. I didn't like the large number of people in business & the some of the loud passengers, lacking manners at the buffet. I thought there may be as much people if not less in business class, but people must want warm food after a long day. The ride was smooth with no issues. Service was nice. I liked the duty free shop but prices are comparable to market, so really not worth buying & lugging things around. Do book ahead for an easy experience.

At the end of the day, there's generally not a lot of variation in fairies. They transfer you,…read moregoods and potentially your car from one spot to another. This ferry from Helsinki over to Tallinn, Estonia It was pretty easily on the coolest one we've ever been on! This is not your standard ferry, like you see in Seattle. This is a straight up re-purposed cruise ship with something like eight floors to hang out on! There are a couple concentric areas with play rooms and lots of large benches and tables to spread out on. We hunker down on one of those, and near the playroom, for both the trip there and the trip back. The play room kept the kids busy for the entire two hour ferry ride, and had plenty of room for them to hang out in. There were a numberDifferent places to grab food as well as a number of bars if you felt like 9 AM drinking was in order. There were also spots to head outside And look at the ocean. Overall, this is really as good as a ferry can get this coming from somebody who is ridden the Seattle ferries for a long time! In addition, Estonia was absolutely awesome and it's a place you should definitely see if you have a chance. Overall, this is the way to travel by sea out of Helsinki

Via Viator I booked at Viva Natura the three hour Helsinki kayak tour. Pick up was in town near…read morecentral station, from where a minivan took us to the kajak centre. We kayaked for approx 3 hours including stopover on one of the island in the nature reserve. Overall a great experience to kajak near Helsinki. What I liked: - knowledgable guide - Price quality is good - pick up and drop off Tip: do pack some dry clothes, as you are bound to not stay dry.

One of the things I was most happy that we did while in Belgium was to buy charging adapters, and I…read morewas never more happy about it then when we would get to the airport and only find European plugs. Make sure before you travel within the nordic countries to buy an adapter, because even though there are a ton of charging stations at this airport, they aren't USBC, so after a long day of travel you'd be out of luck unless you have one. This Helsinki airport was fairly small but had quite a few wonderful shops like Moomin and Christmas stores and TSA was an absolute breeze with no luggage, which was great because we were running a bit behind. All in all, it was a fairly nice airport and we had a great experience with it.

Helsinki is a nice size airport. It's also the first one I've been in that has a 24 hr grocery…read morestore! This was a great find. We checked into a hotel at the airport the day before we flew home and wandered over to see if we could find something to eat. They have a food court and it includes a surprisingly good size grocery store. We grabbed some dinner and did a little shopping at the store for some snacks for the room. The airport itself is well laid out. It was easy to find customs and our gate. Another nice thing is their rideshare (Uber) area is marked very well and easy to find.

This tour was one of my favourite parts of sightseeing in Helsinki. Our guide (Alexa) was great,…read moreshared a lot of interesting historical facts and some insight into the culture and 'local' tricks. Walking wise the tour is very accessible, as we stopped at each stop for quite some time so everyone could catch up. The tour finished at the local market with recommendations on local dishes.

Great landmark of the city. Took the train from the airport to the city and it is located right in…read morethe downtown. Easy and clean station. Spacious and very well architecturally. Walking distances to hotels, places in downtown. Wishing the station, plenty of quick bite/drink places as well as sit down dinning. Also there are stores and shops too. This is the main station so plenty of destinations to choose. For me, easy place to go and get to. Enjoyed it a lot.

Came into the Helsinki main train station the other week and it was a quick and easy experience…read more The train took me directly from HEL directly into town in ~40 minutes with numerous stops. There are a few eateries inside the main train station. The metro is a couple blocks away and the tram is merely outside the front doors.

We took a day trip from Helsinki to Tallinn, I booked with this company as I perceived it to be…read morereliable and unlikely to be cancelled in inclement weather plus it was relatively cheap. The ferry terminal was on what felt liked the edge of Helsinki but was brand new. On the Tallinn side the terminal was a 15 minute walk from the Old Town. The journey takes around two hours each way. On the way out we traveled on STAR and for the return we were on the much newer MegaStar which was probably the best ferry I have ever been on (there isn't much competition). They even had some exclusive Moomin products, which made the wife happy. I would definitely use this service again.

Attractive, modern vessel. (The Super Star) Good shopping facilities. However as a passenger who…read moreupgraded to Comfort Class, I really didn't feel there was value in my choice. Our private lounge was smallish and crowded and the tables and chairs were arranged in groups just as in a restaurant. I had expected a comfortable lounge chair- maybe like a business class airline seat but these chairs were like cafeteria chairs. There were some complimentary snacks but pretty ordinary: crackers, tea and coffee, veggies with a dip for more healthful fare. That was about it. None of it tempted me for a second. As for the prospect of sitting in the cafeteria-style chairs for two hours, I eventually abandoned this lounge and found a more comfortable location in another part of the ship. Skip Comfort Class is my advice.