Finland: South & East
How to get to and from hundreds of the world's airports by car, bus, train and other forms of public transport. Updates and requests for inclusion in these pages are welcomed. Information is from many sources including personal visits and may no longer be accurate.
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Hyvinkää (HYV):
Location: 1 km/1 Mile SE of Hyvinkaa.
By Taxi: To town ~€7.
Airport Tel No: +358-19-417472, 29130.
Updated Jan04 www
Joensuu (JOE):
Location: 10 km/6 Miles NW of town.
By Taxi: To Joensuu €15/10-15 min. Lieksan Taksi 050 592 8839, Taksikoli 0400 273 011 & Outokummun Taksi 050 555 6084.
By Bus: Pohjolan Turistiauto Oy run a bus to and from the Hotel Kimmel in town. Tel (013) 225 791. It departs the hotel 50 min before flight departures, and leaves the airport shorly after flight arrivals. Adults €5 (€2.50 under 12).
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | AVIS (013) 122 076, EUROPCAR 226411, Scandia Rent (010) 239 1911, Hertz 123 597 & Toyota 223 333. |
Airport Website: www.ilmailulaitos.fi.
Airport Tel No: (013) 272 7111.
Updated Jul10
Kuopio (KUO):
Location: 14 km/9 miles NNE of town.
By Taxi: To the city centre €12-16, to Toivala-Vuorela €9, to Sorsasalo €10 & to Petonen €16 per person. For return to the airport, call Savon Taksi Oy, 2 hrs before the flight on 106 400 (mobile 017 106 400).
| By Bus: | |
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| Finnair bus service: | Runs from the Airport after every regular flight arrival on the route: Airport-Quality Hotel IsoValkeinen-Bus station (next to the railway station)-Marketplace-Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi-Scandic Hotel Kuopio. The return route leaves from the Scandic Hotel Kuopio 1:05 before the flight departure. |
| Kuopion Liikenne & Pohjolan Liikenne: | Share a bus route that runs as follows: Scandic Hotel Kuopio - Sokos Hotel Puijonsarvi - Market Square (Anttila stop) - Bus station - Airport. Cost: €5.50. Timings: Departs Scandic Hotel, Kuopio 1:05 and from the Market Square (Anttila stop) 55 min before flight departures. Leaves the airport shortly after Finnair arrivals. |
| Iisalmi Bus: | Route: Iisalmi (bus station) - Lapinlahti (bus station) - Siilinjärvi (bus station) - Airport. Transport between airport and Iisalmi - Kiuruvesi - Sonkajärvi - Vieremä. Bookings must be made beforehand with Matkojen Yhdistelykeskus Tel (017) 183 183. Cost: Iisalmi €15, Lapinlahti €13.50, Siilinjärvi €6. |
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | AVIS (017) 282 6816, EUROPCAR 040 306 2850, Scandia Rent (010) 239 1900 & Hertz (017) 264 5400. |
Airport Website: www.ilmailulaitos.fi.
Airport Tel No: +358 (17) 477 211.
Updated Jul10
Lappeenranta (LPP):
Location: 3 km/2 miles WSW of Lappeenranta.
By Taxi: To town ~€9/ 5 mins. Tel (05) 106 400.
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | AVIS (05) 4190 175, Scandia Rent (0207) 890 430, EUROPCAR 4153 019, Hertz 4514 747 & Toyota 6693 400. |
Airport Website: www.ilmailulaitos.fi.
Updated Jul10
Mikkeli (MIK):
Location: 3 km/2 Miles W of town.
By Taxi: €10 per person to town.
Airport Website: www.mikkeli.fi.
Updated Dec04 www
Savonlinna (SVL):
Location: 8 km/5 miles N of town.
By Taxi: To town ~€21.
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | Hertz +358 15 510995, EUROPCAR 40 730 8292, Transvell 15 510 080 & Toyota 15 576 850. |
Car Parking: Up to 2 hrs €1, 8 hrs €3, 13 hrs € 4, 1 day €5, 2 days €6 & 3 days €10.
Airport Website: www.ilmailulaitos.fi.
Updated Dec09 ADV
Varkaus (VRK):
Location: 15 km/9 Miles S of Varkaus & 38 km/24 Miles ESE of Pieksämäki.
By Taxi: To Varkaus ~€12/15-20 min, to Pieksämäki ~€24, to Leppävirta ~€19. Taxis should be booked 3 hrs in advance.
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | EUROPCAR, First RAC Finland, Nyyssönen, Toyota & Auto-Jeni Oy (017) 5526 111. |
Airport Website: www.ilmailulaitos.fi.
Updated Dec09 ADV
