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Helsinki is a nice place and worth staying for a couple of nights. Its a rather small city with about a million inhabitants on the metropolitan area and quite relaxed atmosphere.
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== Hitching In ==If the driver is not going directly to the Helsinki city centre, then it is a good idea to ask to be dropped off at a train stop. At train stops there are ticket machines that sell the 1-day and 3-day public transportation passes if you need it, while on buses you can only pay the price of a single journey (2.80€ - or €2.20 if bought in advance from a ticket machine). You can extremely easily blackride all metro buses and tramways since there are not so many checkers and metro doesn't have tolls..
If the driver is not going directly to the Helsinki city centreNote, however, then it is a good idea to ask to be dropped off at a train stop. At train stops there are ticket machines that sell if the 1-day and 3-day public transportation passes if driver drops you need it, while on buses you can only pay off in the price neighbouring communities of Espoo or Vantaa, a single journey to Helsinki by train or bus will cost 5€ (2.50€regional ticket).
NoteJuly 2015: Commuter trains (named with letters) are blackrideable. There is staff in grey vests and green-white striped shirts selling tickets but not checking. Beware of groups of controllers in blue uniforms, howeverthey happen randomly, not too frequently. If you hitch a cargo boat from Tallinn your driver will most likely land at Vuosaari marina that is a bit far from the city as from the closest metro stop (last stop, Vuosaari). Better if you can ask him/her/them to take you at the driver drops station otherwise you might have to walk a bit.. When arriving on a normal ferry from Tallinn, you off can hitchhike already on the car deck of the ferry some 30 minutes before arrival. You will leave the ferry sitting in the neighbouring communities of Espoo or Vantaa, a journey to Helsinki by train or bus car and it will cost 4.00€take you somewhere far beyond the city limits. == Hitchhiking out ==
== Hitching Out ==
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.
Traffic The easiest place to get a lift north is light here and much the petrol station complex ''Neste Keimolanportti itä'' situated in the suburb of it Vantaa. There is local, so don't use a signone bus station right in front of the petrol station called Keimola. Try Check the easiest way to get onto there with the [http://www.reittiopas.fi/ Journey Planner of Helsinki Region Transport]. The journey from the motorway west side of the central railway takes about 40 minutes and then ask to be dropped off at you need a Helsinki region ticket (€4.50). The petrol station is located north of Helsinki's ring roads, so traffic is going long-distance. It is very easy to get a couple of kilometres north where lift straight to Hämmenlinna or Tampere if you can easily continue on just stand at the exit with a sign.
You can also go It is possible to the northern end of "'''Mannerheimintie'''", where "Hämeenlinnanväylä" starts. At least the take commuter train '''buses 43, 452, 63P''' (leaving from the train central railway station, from the "Elielinaukio") take you there, hop off at the bus stop "Ruskeasuon varikko", where you can start hitching! You can reach this spot by tram too: take the to '''tram number 10'Kivistö'' , which is very near to the direction Pikku-Huopalahti targeted petrol (goes in front of Lasipalatsi and follows Mannerheimintiecheck map). Hop off at Ruskeasuo and walk along Mannerheimintie for 5 minutes until you reach the end Commuter trains may be blackrideable, frequency of it controllers is unknown (the beginning of Hämeenlinnanväylä) and the bus stop mentioned abovecontrollers wear blue uniforms. Use a sign because there's a lot of traffic inside the city and you might get a direct ride Grey + green-white striped uniforms belong to your destinationtrain staff who sell tickets, not check).
=== Northeast If you don't wait to [[Lahti]]spend 4€ on a regional bus ticket, [[Jyväskylä]] you can also take a bus with a cheaper city ticket (also okay for [[Porvoo]]€2.80 to the northern end of the street ''Mannerheimintie'', where the road ''Hämeenlinnanväylä'' starts. From the west side of the central railway station, take bus 43, [[Kotka]]452 or 63 to the stop ''Ruskeasuon varikko'' and hitchhike straight from the bus stop. The downside of this place is that traffic passes by very quickly, [[Kouvola]] and [[Saint Petersburg]]) {{E|75}} ===many drivers are reluctant to stop at a busy bus stop. If your driver is not going very far, ask him to drop you off at the petrol station ''Neste Keimolanportti itä'' mentioned above.
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...
In case you can't find a satisfying ride within a reasonable time (can happen, specially on Sunday morning), hitch from here to the junction with ring road III (make a sign for one of the suburbs behind, e.g. Järvenpää). Get off once you passed the junction, and hitch on the road connecting the ring road and the motorway. Half of the traffic is driving very fast, the other half rather slow – however, here are much more long - distance - going - cars to find than in Valtimontie. Note that this is officially a motorway, so hitching is actually forbidden! However, Joeri found this spot much better than Valtimontie.
There is another option In case you can't find a satisfying ride within a reasonable time (can happen, especially on Sunday mornings), hitch from here to at least Porvoothe junction with ring road III (make a sign for one of the suburbs behind, e.g. Järvenpää). Get out once you have passed the junction, though it and hitch on the road connecting the ring road and the motorway. Half of the traffic is superseded by driving very fast, the route mentioned above and waiting times can be extremely other half rather slow – however, you'll find much more longdistance traffic here than in Valtimontie. Take Note that this is officially a motorway, so hitching is actually forbidden! There is another option using the metro tram, which are easier to blackride than buses. Go to the Mellunmäki station, then take buses 56K, 86 crossroad of Valtimontie and Kustaa Vaasantie using tram #6 or 87 #8 : Arabiankatu stop. Walk 800m back to the Kuussillantie main road. Try the super long bus stopor go further up following the same street until it becomes a highway. The There is a bus driver may not know stop after the name of the stopmotorway sign, but if you mention that it is the Esso station before police usually don't care. Sign highly recommended since the bridgeroad splits in two. === East to [[Porvoo]], [[Kotka]], [[Russia]] border, he can then alert you when it [[St. Petersburg|Saint Petersburg]] {{E|18}} === [[File:Helsinkieast-map.png|thumb|right|250px|How to reach the eastbound junction on foot]][[File:Helsinkieast-signs.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Signs marking the Helsinki eastbound junction]] The fastest way to go east is time to get off. On walk to the corner a few metres toward junction of Ring Road III and the bridge motorway from the McDonaldmetro station ''Mellunmäki's and the Esso, you'll . This is about a 40 minute journey on foot (see cars entering image). Once at the junction of Ring 3 and motorway 7, it is easy to get a ride as short as the suburbs or as far as Saint Petersburg. Stand right before With so many options, it is wise to turn down any ride not going all the no pedestrian signway to your destination.
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 Take bus 18 from the west side of the drivers say though Central Railway Station to the Niemenmäki stop. A little further ahead from the bus stop and across from the street is the entry ramp onto the motorway. Unfortunately, there is absolutely nowhere safe for cars to pull over and stop for you here, at least not before the motorway sign. However, if you walk on 100m further after the sign, you will find that the hard shoulder begins and you can hitch there (of course, it's pretty hard not legal). If you want to stay the right side of the law, it's recommended to stop there and have advised hitchhiking hitchhike with a sign at the Niemenmäki bus stop ; however, traffic going in this direction will already be filtering into the left lanes (away from the bus stop) to turn onto the on '''-ramp. Alternatively, it is possible to stand on the grass verge dividing Huopalahdentie''' right before and ask drivers as they are waiting to turn at the ramplights.
But you can try to become a member of the Viking Club (only in Finnish and Swedish) and get a free "picnic cruise".
== External links ==
* [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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'''Helsinki''' is the capital of [[Finland]]. Most of the Many foreign hitchhikers enter the country here, either by boat from [[Tallinn]] of or by plane to the Helsinki international airport - (which is not actually in Helsinki, but in the neighbouring community of [[Vantaa]]).
=== North to [[Hämeenlinna]], [[Tampere]] {{E|12}} ===
=== East Northeast to [[PorvooLahti]], [[Kotka]], [[Russia]]n border, [[Saint PetersburgJyväskylä]] {{EEuropean Route Number|1875}} ===
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 fastest way to get east is to walk to the junction of motorway splits into two slightly before Ring Road III 3. Road number 4 goes towards north/northeast (Lahti, Jyväskylä), while road number 7 goes towards east (Kotka, Kouvola, Saint Petersburg, and the motorway from the metro station Mellunmäkiso on). This place works okay with a sign, but it is about a 40 minute journey on footimpossible without one. [[File:Helsinkieast-mapStand just behind the traffic lights and there will be plenty of space for the cars to stop.png|thumb|right|250px|How It could be a good idea to reach stand before the bus stop, so that the eastbound junction on foot]] Once at cars can actually pull over into the junctionstop, because it is easy actually illegal to get a ride as short as stop after the suburbs or as far as Saint Petersburgtraffic lights (at least some drivers think so). With so many options, it You should also make sure the driver is wise really going to turn down any ride not going all the your way , because there's no place to your destinationdrop you off between the bus stop and the junction where the motorways split. [[File:Helsinkieast-signsP8230246.jpgJPG|thumb|240px|right|250px|Signs marking the Helsinki eastbound junctionHitchhiking to Jyväskylä]]
If you go further than to Porvoo, there is a rest stop halfway between Helsinki and Porvoo, so ask to drop you there. All there is is toilets and a café, so it's most efficient in the morning time. From there, find a ride at least to Kotka.
=== West to [[Turku]] {{E|18}} ===
=== West (direction [[Hanko]]) ===
Take the national road /motorway 51 that starts in the southwestern part of the central city area. You may can take the metro to the end station in the west: ''Ruoholahti''. When you leave the station it's to the Walk (north (to the right hand side as compared to the direction of travel). You have to go through for one block of buildings past the ''Kauppakeskus'' (shopping centre) to the next big street(Porkkalankatu). You should find yourself right there near Cross over to the other side of the street and a big bit further on is the junction where of the motorway goes off onto a bridgeand Porkkalankatu. There are good possibilities The best place to stand – either a is on Porkkalankatu at the start of the bus stop right lane before the traffic lights or ''Länsiväylä'' bus stop. Use a large [[sign here. On the motorway, the hard shoulder]] around starts about 50m up and it is not very wide and so it is very difficult for cars to stop there. However, hitching right at the beginning, at the corner on where the beginning continuation of the 'bus lane' turns into the motorway., it is possible for cars to pull over into this lane (if there are no buses coming!)
=== South, ferry towards [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] ===
It's unclear if you can find not possible to hitch rides with people going by car. If there is an extra passenger in a car or truck, an extra ticket has to be paid. But you can try to become a member of the Viking Club (only in Finnish, Swedish and Estonian) and get a free "picnic cruise" and just not use the return ticket. As of January 2020, the ticket price for viking lines buying it through the website '''in finnish''' is 12€ round-trip (you can use the outgoing way only, if you want). It is around 30€ (?) the website in english language. You will have to fill a rather long form in the finnish version but you can always ask for help to a native finnish or use google translator. Note that you need to buy the ticket online at least 1h 30' earlier than when the ferry departs.' While on the ferry, you should hitchhike already on the car deck of the ship. Go to the car deck at least 30 minutes before arrival time to the harbour and start asking around. If you have a large backpack, keep in mind that at some point the car deck's doors will open and the cars will start flowing out into the harbour. You don't want to be between large trucks at that point! You should be able to get a ride at least until Pärnu this way, often all the way to Riga or through to Lithuania. If you're on your way to Poland or beyond, obviously look for Polish licence plates and talk to those people first. You can find boats from small harbors for sailboats. Distance to [[Tallinn]] is only 80km and small boats can do it easily. [http://venenetti.fi/satamat/ Catalog of harbors] ====Ferry companies====[https://www.eckeroline.fi/en/ Eckerö line] -> The cheapest one. 2 / 3 ferrys per day. One in the morning, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. Terminal 2 West.<br>[http://www.vikingline.com/ VikingLine] -> Cheaper when bought from the finnish website. They take longer and depart from a different terminal not close to the other ones.<br>[http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/ Tallink] -> Many times available but expensive and bad service. Terminal 2 West.<br>[http://www.lindaline.fi/en/ Linda line]
== Sleeping ==
Even within the Helsinki city limits, there are plenty of secluded wooded areas where one can set up a tent, and these can be reached by local train. A glance at the map will show many ideal places around, for example, the intersection of Ring Road I and ''Vihdintie'' (local train M direction ''Vantaakoski'' to the stop ''Pohjois-Haaga'' then some walking). If you are discreet, then you should have no problem; even if you are discovered by police, they are more concerned about Roma camps than foreign hitchhikers.
Kaivopuisto park, in the south part of the city centre is a very calm and cool place for wildcamping. If you don't have or prefer avoid put tent there are also some rocks at the very edge of it, near the sea, where you can lay on your mat without any problem, just maybe geese will arrive to wake you up in the morning..
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