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[[File:Helsinkieast-signs.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Signs marking the Helsinki eastbound junction]]
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[[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 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 (see image). 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.
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}} ===
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 finish 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!'' 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.
== 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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