John's Travel Blogs

Category: Finland

  • Finland to Germany.. 6 countries in 2 days

    Finland to Germany.. 6 countries in 2 days

    we crossed from Helsinki (Finland) to Tallin (Estonia) on a three hour crossing with Viking Lines.

    We camped overnight near the border with Latvia and on the next day crossed both Latvia and Lithuiania into Poland.

    The countryside gradually changed from fir forests, to open farmland. Also the standard of driving changed. Lots of tailgating, aggressive driving and speeding.

    We stopped last night in Germany just outside Berlin, today we have walked around the city seeing sights such as the Brandenberg Gate, the Berlin wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Reichtag and lots more.

  • Helsinki

    Helsinki

    We spent the day in Helsinki, first doing a guided walking tour, then we did a bit of exploring on our own.

    We saw a couple of these autonomous delivery machines.

    Old sailing ships seem to be popular here, I counted 13, all registered in Helsinki.

    We had salmon soup, a local speciality at a beautiful wooden indoor market.

    Tomorrow we catch the 10.30am ferry to Tallin in Estonia.

  • Levi to Helsinki

    Levi to Helsinki

    The journey through Finland to the Southern capitol of Helsinki has been through yet more forests and lakes. Yesterday there was a noticeable change in the environment though. Bigger, busier roads, more people, we even noticed aircraft, something we had not seen in over a week. Our only stops were for fluid intake and outtakes.

    We are in a campsite in Helsinki; we are here two nights and plan to explore the city today, before we catch a ferry tomorrow morning to Tallin in Estonia.

  • Kiruna to Levi (Finland)

    Kiruna to Levi (Finland)

    After a brief visit to the mining town of Kiruna we travelled North East to cross into Finland at Karesuvanto. It is the furthest North i have ever been, and the start of the long track South to Helsinki.

    The day was mostly through more forests and lakes, very beautiful but also getting a little monotonous although we did see another reindeer herd.

    Last night we stopped in a town dominated by an artificial ski slope lit up on the hill above the town.