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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.
''This didn't work when I was there in summer 2016. Both website and staff told me there is no free cruise on becoming a member.''''However, the '''ticket price''' was 10€ on the website in finnish and/or swedish language. 20€ on the website in english language(!) And buying offline in the passenger terminal was even more. I sat in the terminal using the free wifi to buy the ticket, using online translator and common sense for figuring the finish website!'' ''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 about 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.
====Ferry companies====
* [httphttps://www.vikinglineeckeroline.comfi/en/ VikingLineEckerö 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.* [http://www.tallinksiljavikingline.com/en/ TallinkVikingLine]-> Cheaper when bought from the finnish website. They take longer and depart from a different terminal not close to the other ones.* [httpshttp://www.eckerolinetallinksilja.ficom/en/ Eckerö lineTallink]-> Many times available but expensive and bad service. Terminal 2 West.
* [http://www.lindaline.fi/en/ Linda line]
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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== External links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/231814287333110/ Trustroots people in Helsinki FB group]
* [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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