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{{IsInInfobox Location|country = Finland}}|state = North Karelia|map = <map lat='62.611666942941866' lng='29.82513427734375' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/>|pop = 72,000|plate = -|motorways = -}}
'''Joensuu''' is a city in the east of [[Finland]].
== Hitching out ==
=== South towards [[Lappeenranta]], the border of [[RussiaHelsinki]], [[HelsinkiRussia]] ===
Take a bus (#101, #102 or #103) to '''Reijola'''. The buses leave on the north-east corner of the market square, in at the crossing of ''Siltakatu '' and ''Kauppakatu''. Notice that the buses run about once an hour or even more infrequently! It takes about 30 minutes to get to ''Reijola'', you can ask the driver for help. There's a petrol station on the leftern left side at the crossing of ''Vanha Valtatie/Reijolanraitti '' and ''Joensuuntie''/Highway #6. Hop off here! You can either ask the drivers at the petrol station or go to a bus stop in at the crossing (if the petrol station is behind you, to the left is Joensuu and to the right is Lappeenranta).
=== West towards [[Kuopio]] ("Kuopiontie", the road number 17) ===
The street called "''Siltakatu" '' right in the center of Joensuu will bring you to the hitching spot. Walk towards westwestwards, meaning to the opposite direction of the train station and the river, until you reach "''Länsikatu"'', which crosses "''Siltakatu"''. Take the Walk right side of the street and cross "''Länsikatu"''. Take the sandy walking path (the road is on the left side and a school on the right side) and keep on walking for some while. There's a bus stop on the left-hand side (a path takes you there). If you reach ''Heinäpurontie '' or ''Kaislakatu'', you've walked too far. The problem with this place might be that there's a lot of traffic inside the city.
'''Another option''' is to go further away from the center. Take the bus number 2 to '''Marjala''' leaving in front of the Taidemuseo (museum). The buses run about twice an hour. Ask the driver to leave you at '''Marjalantie'''. Walk to the same direction as the bus goes. Turn left after a couple of hundred meters later, walk past an ABC petrol station (open 24h, café, restaurant, free toilets, moderate priced grocery store) and cross the bridge over the highway. Walk down the small hillside to the shoulder of the road. I've usually hitch hiked under the bridge (comes in handy if it's raining) or right before it. You can also ask some drivers at the petrol station mentioned above.
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