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== Hitching Out ==

=== North to [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Tampere]] ===

Take a local train to Kannelmäki and then bus 43 or 46T (from the same side of the street as the train station). With bus 46T ask to get off at Kalannintie, and with bus 43 ask to get off at the Tampere roundabout. You will easily see the motorway exit because it is signposted Tampere.

=== Northeast to [[Lahti]], [[Jyväskylä]] (also okay for [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Kouvola]] and [[Saint Petersburg]]) ===

There's a bus stop called "Valtimontie" and you can reach it with several bus lines: 68X, 70, 70T, 73, 73N, 75, 77, 730-732, 734, 740-742, 738.

The motorway splits into two slightly before ringroad number III. Road number 4 goes towards north/northeast (Lahti, Jyväskylä), while road number 7 goes towards east (Kotka, Kouvola, Saint Petersburg, and so on). This place works okay with a sign, but is impossible without it. Stand just behind the traffic lights and there will be plenty of space for the cars to stop. You should also make sure the driver is really going to your way, because there's no place to leave you out between the bus stop and the junction where the motorways split...

=== East to [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Russia|Russian]] border, [[Saint Petersburg]] ===

The fastest way to get east is to walk to the junction of Ring Road III and the motorway from the metro station Mellunmäki. This is about a 40 minute journey on foot. [[Image:Helsinkieast-map.png|thumb|right|250px|How to reach the eastbound junction on foot]] Once at the junction, it is easy to get a ride as short as the suburbs or as far as Saint Petersburg. With so many options, it is wise to turn down any ride not going all the way to your destination. [[Image:Helsinkieast-signs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Signs marking the Helsinki eastbound junction]]

=== West to [[Turku]] ===

Take bus 18 from the west side of the Central Railway Station to the Niemenmäki stop. Going a little further from the bus stop and cross to the other side of the street. You'll find the entry ramp onto the motorway. I recommend standing right in front of the large side with a graphic symbolizing the motorway, as then you'll be seen by cars coming from both directions, and there's sufficient room for a car to stop. Use a sign, not everyone taking this route is going all the way to Turku.

Some of the drivers say though that it's pretty hard to stop there and have adviced to hitch hike with a sign on a bus stop on '''Huopalahdentie''' right before the ramp.

It's unclear if you can find rides with people going by car.

But you can try to become a member of the Viking Club (only in Finnish and Swedish) and get a free "picnic cruise".

* [http://hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=103&abfrage%5Bzielort%5D=-1&abfrage%5Bstartland%5D=66&abfrage%5Bzielland%5D=-1&LANG=ger Helsinki at hitchbase.com]

* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kjokisal/liftaus/main.html#helsinki Hitchhiking guide to Helsinki]

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