Finland

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to go cycling this coming July 2009 to Finland. My arrival city would be Helsinki. I will appreciate as much information as possible ( possible routes, accommodation, average prices etcc....

Many Thanksss

Gracias!!

Silvia

Grüß Dich Silvia,

mein Englisch ist so schlecht das ich leider nicht mit Dir kommunizieren kann und Spanisch kann ich leider auch nicht

Wenn Du nach Finnland kommst wünsche ich Dir eine schöne Tour und vielleicht sehen wir uns ja. schmunzel

Grüße aus Bayern und viel Spaß

Fritz

Hello Silvia

Can you tell us a bit more about your plans? Which parts of the country are you going to visit? What type of accommodation? How long are you going to stay here?

Jussi

Hello, I'm still working out "some possible plans", but nothing clear at the moment. The only thing is it may be any day beginning of july, fly to Helsinki and then start cycling. On the next months I will try to do " a sketch plan"

Any information is welcome!!

Thank you,

SIlvia

Terve,
I used to live in Turku in Finland and maybe I can give you some ideas.
Helsinki is definitly worth a visit, but to be honest what makes Finland special is the countryside. So do not waste too much time in Helsinki or Turku. The southern coast is nice towards the west, where you can hop from island to island. Otherwise, I can recommend the large lakes in the centre of Finland. Lahti to Jyväskylä is definitly worth a trip.
Basically most of the country's population lives in the southern third. So that is where the population is dense for Nordic standards. But once you get out of the Helsinki-Espoo metropolitan area, it gets very provinvial (thats where Finland is best).

Cost: slightly expensive on food, but as a bike traveller, your other costs should not be too bad.