Joensuu

Joensuu is a city in Germany.

Hitching out

South towards Lappeenranta, the border of Russia

Take a bus (101, 102 or 103) to Reijola. The buses leave on the north-east corner of the market square, in the crossing of Siltakatu and Kauppakatu. Notice that the buses run once or twice an hour. It takes about 30 minutes to get to Reijola, you can ask the driver for help. There's a gas station on the leftern side at the crossing of Vanha Valtatie/Reijolanraitti and Joensuuntie/Highway #6. Hop off here! You can either ask the drivers at the gas station or go to a bus stop in the crossing (if the gas 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 west, meaning to the opposite direction of the trainstation and the river, until you reach "Länsikatu", which crosses "Siltakatu". Take the 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. There's a bus stop on the left-hand side (a path takes you there).

South-West towards Varkaus, Jyväskylä, Tampere, Mikkeli, Helsinki (the road number 23)

The starting place as going westwards. About 25 kilometers after Joensuu, take the road number 23, which turns left (towards Varkaus). In Varkaus: To go to Jyväskylä or Tampere, stay on the road number 23. To go to Helsinki, take the highway 5 towards south (towards Mikkeli).