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Getting Around Finland: By plane
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Flights are the fastest but generally also the most expensive way of getting around. Finnair and some smaller airlines operate regional flights from Helsinki to all over the country, including Kuopio, Pori, Rovaniemi and Ivalo. It's worth booking in advance if possible: on the Helsinki-Oulu sector, the country's busiest, a fully flexible return economy ticket costs a whopping €251 but an advance-purchase non-changeable one-way ticket can go as low as €39, less than a train ticket. You may also be able to get discounted domestic tickets if you fly into Finland on Finnair. Another possibility is Air Baltic which also flies the sector Turku-Oulu for very competitive prices, far less than the train.
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There are three competing airlines selling domestic flights:
- Finnair www.finnair.com, the biggest by far, services to most bigger cities.
- Blue1 www.blue1.com, a division of SAS, competes on the busiest routes.
- Air Baltic www.airbaltic.com, the national carrier of Latvia is also competing on the sector Turku Oulu.
There are some smaller airlines which fly flights for Finnair, their tickets can be bought from Finnair. FinnComm Airlines www.fc.fi/mainpage, however, also sell some seats on their own website cheaper than through Finnair.
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