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* [http://www.liftari.org/ Finnish hitchhiker's club] − the site is mostly in Finnish but there is [http://www.liftari.org/groups/in-english/ an English section].
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*I disagree with most of the above. See the [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Talk:Finland Talk-page].--[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 14:40, 6 September 2012 (CEST)
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=== Cities ===* [[Espoo]]* [[Hämeenlinna]]* [[Helsinki]]* [[Joensuu]]* [[Jyväskylä]]* [[Kuopio]]* [[Lahti]]* [[Oulu]]* [[Pori]]* [[Seinäjoki]]* [[Tampere]]* [[Turku]] === Other areas Regions ===
* [[Lapland]]
=== From/to Sweden ===
Ferries to Stockholm go from [[Helsinki]] and [[Turku]]. The latter is considerably cheaper. Both ferries also stop in [[Maarianhamina]] ([[Åland Islands|Ahvenanmaa]]), or [[Mariehamn]] ([[Åland Islands|Åland]]), as its Swedish-speaking population calls it. The two companies which run ferries between Finland and Sweden are [http://www.vikingline.fi ''Viking Line''] and [http://www.silja.com ''Silja Line'']. Both of the companies are focused on bringing the customers a cruise-experience, and are bound to be tacky. ''Viking Line'' sells cheaper tickets without a cabin, too, which would be rather useless on the daytime trips between [[Turku]] and [[Stockholm]] anyway. As of August 2009, a morning ferry from Stockholm to Turku costs 15 euros, and Stockholm-Helsinki - 55 euros (both without a cabin, although prices vary according to season.
You can hitch sail and motor boats from Tallinn and Pirita marinas during the summer. Especially Sunday mornings are good when Finns return from their weekend trips.
Cars pay also per passangerso it's not possible to hitch a car to the ferry for free.
====Ferry companies====
Some older people, however, might have no English language knowledge at all, so you might as well learn some basic Finnish phrases. Note, that with a knowledge of Swedish, however, you can come pretty far (it is useful all over Scandinavia).
====Useful Finnish expressions for hitchhikers:====
* Hello = '''Terve'''
* Hi = '''Moi''' ''or'' '''Hei'''
== Sleeping ==
[[File:Erga-camping-in-finland.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Camping]] is legal almost anywhere in Finland, just stay slightly out of sight and you can even camp next to [[highway|motorways]].]]
== Culture ==
Hitchhiking used to be popular in the 70's and 80's, and many drivers will tell the hitchhiker(s) they've hitched themselves back in their days. Nowadays this practice is rather rare among Finns, but there are always some, especially in summer time, when local hitchers get inspired by European backpackers heading to [[Lapland]]around music festivals. Hitching in Finland is much more might be difficult/impossible in late autumn and winter simply because people do not stop. -> I STRONGLY DISAGREE! (See during the [http://hitchwiki.org/en/Talk:Finland Talk-page])--[[User:Astikain|Astikainwinter]] 14:42, 6 September 2012 (CEST)time because lack of daylight.
== Links ==
* [[:fi:Etusivu|Finnish Hitchwiki]]
* IRC Channel [[Liftari @ IRCnet]]
* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kjokisal/liftaus/ Hitchhiker's guide to Europe] − a hitchhiking site by a Finn
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZY_XZW9AtYgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=finland Lonely Planet − Finland eBook (2003) ''preview'']
*[http://www.kyydit.net Kyydit.net] - [[rideshare]] network for Finland
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