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Finland

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Finland

A country of forests and lakes with a broad-gauge railway inherited from the Russian imperial network.

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Finland

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Capital

Helsinki

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Languages

Finnish · Swedish

Getting around

  • · VR runs Pendolino and InterCity trains, plus car-carrying night trains to Lapland.

Traveller essentials

  • · Night trains to Rovaniemi carry cars and sleeping compartments.
  • · Trains use a wider track gauge than most of Europe.
  • · Helsinki commuter trains are lettered, not numbered.

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A country of forests and lakes with a broad-gauge railway inherited from the Russian imperial network.

Sauna as social institution, quietness as courtesy, and design that favours function.

VR runs Pendolino and InterCity trains, plus car-carrying night trains to Lapland.

Cities

Helsinki

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A Baltic capital of granite and pale stucco, facing a fortress island in its harbour.

1 travel hubs · 📷 Live view

Travel hubs

Transport network

Station information

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Intercity railCommuter rail

Travel hubs we cover

  • Railway station · 1

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Rail & transport operators

VR

Station information

Pendolino intercity trains and Helsinki commuter services.

Intercity railCommuter rail
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Major central stations

Helsingin päärautatieasema

Station information

Helsinki

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English

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