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== At the airport / port / terminal == | == At the airport / port / terminal == | ||
=== Get communications === | |||
If you have a postpaid sim card from an EU country then roaming is not prohibitively expensive or even included in your package, but if you don't have a postpaid sim from EU then while you are at the airport, port or train station we could interest you in purchasing a prepaid sim card ('''prepaid simkortti''') from [https://www.r-kioski.fi/ R-kioski]. Prepaid sim cards are available at discount almost all of the time ([https://www.r-kioski.fi/tuotteet/prepaid-liittymat/prepaid-tarjoukset/ deals at R-kioski in Finnish]) The major operators offering prepaid sim cards are [https://www.dna.fi/prepaid-english DNA], [https://elisa.fi/asiakaspalvelu/aihe/english/ohje/prepaid_en/ Saunalahti] and [https://www.telia.fi/kauppa/liittymat/prepaid Telia]. These are really inexpensive with 24 hours of unlimited 4G data, unlimited domestic calls and SMS going for under 1€ / day. | If you have a postpaid sim card from an EU country then roaming is not prohibitively expensive or even included in your package, but if you don't have a postpaid sim from EU then while you are at the airport, port or train station we could interest you in purchasing a prepaid sim card ('''prepaid simkortti''') from [https://www.r-kioski.fi/ R-kioski]. Prepaid sim cards are available at discount almost all of the time ([https://www.r-kioski.fi/tuotteet/prepaid-liittymat/prepaid-tarjoukset/ deals at R-kioski in Finnish]) The major operators offering prepaid sim cards are [https://www.dna.fi/prepaid-english DNA], [https://elisa.fi/asiakaspalvelu/aihe/english/ohje/prepaid_en/ Saunalahti] and [https://www.telia.fi/kauppa/liittymat/prepaid Telia]. These are really inexpensive with 24 hours of unlimited 4G data, unlimited domestic calls and SMS going for under 1€ / day. | ||
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Now lets get your luggage to the hotel and you to enjoy Finland.. | Now lets get your luggage to the hotel and you to enjoy Finland.. | ||
=== Get public transport === | |||
Use '''[https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares Ticket types and fares of the Metropolitan Helsinki area (in English)]''' to figure out the best choice of public transport ticket for yourself. Available types are: | Use '''[https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares Ticket types and fares of the Metropolitan Helsinki area (in English)]''' to figure out the best choice of public transport ticket for yourself. Available types are: | ||
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* '''[https://www.reittiopas.fi/ Helsinki-region traveler router]''' will whisk you where you need to go. | * '''[https://www.reittiopas.fi/ Helsinki-region traveler router]''' will whisk you where you need to go. | ||
=== Ride-hailing apps === | |||
Operating in the Helsinki region are at least the following ride-hailing services: | Operating in the Helsinki region are at least the following ride-hailing services: | ||
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# '''[[w:Yandex.Taxi#In_Finland|Yango]]'''[https://yango.yandex.com/ (.yandex.com)] ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yandex.yango Yango for Android] and [https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/yango-book-a-car-online/id1437157286 Yango for iOS]). | # '''[[w:Yandex.Taxi#In_Finland|Yango]]'''[https://yango.yandex.com/ (.yandex.com)] ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yandex.yango Yango for Android] and [https://itunes.apple.com/fi/app/yango-book-a-car-online/id1437157286 Yango for iOS]). | ||
=== Taxis === | |||
Finland used to have a unified pricing system for taxis, but this was reformed in 2018 and that has lead to widely varying prices as the companies have different price setting models. A good thing that the reformation brought is that '''you can ask for the price for your trip in advance'''. | Finland used to have a unified pricing system for taxis, but this was reformed in 2018 and that has lead to widely varying prices as the companies have different price setting models. A good thing that the reformation brought is that '''you can ask for the price for your trip in advance'''. | ||