If you arrive in Finland at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport, there are good coach connections
(e.g. FINNAIR buses) to the city centre (main railway station). You can also take a coach
from the airport to Savonlinna (and various other towns/ cities in Finland). Passenger ferries arrive at Helsinki harbour which is located in the city
centre. From the harbour, there are good bus and tram connections to the railway station
(RAUTATIEASEMA) and to the coach/ bus station (LINJA-AUTOASEMA).
There are several possibilities for travelling from Helsinki to
Savonlinna. You can either take a train, coach or plane. There are daily express coach
services from Helsinki (city centre, coach station) and from Helsinki-Vantaa airport to
Savonlinna (approx. 5-6 hours).
An express train journey from Helsinki to Savonlinna takes about 5
hours (change trains at Parikkala), whereas a flight from Helsinki takes 40-50 minutes
(4-5 daily flights to Savonlinna, see also travelling in Finland for prices, note: special
student discounts available for youth under 25 yrs.).
From the Savonlinna airport, you can take a taxi to the
centre; a regular taxi charge from airport to the centre is EUR 30-40.
Please note that there are two train stations in Savonlinna:
Savonlinna/kauppatori and the main station of Savonlinna. If someone is coming to pick you
up from the station, please inform which train station you will arrive at. (At Kauppatori
station there is no ticket office, but it is in the heart of the
town and the first stop before the main station)
Timetables:
Trains www.vr.fi
Buses: www.expressbus.com
Flights: www.finnair.fi
IMPORTANT: Please inform the International Relations Coordinator
(Savonlinna departments) at least two weeks in advance how and when you will be arriving
in Savonlinna so that we could possibly arrange to meet you at the Savonlinna airport,
railway station or coach/bus station.
Preferably, please arrive on a weekday (Monday-Friday),between 8
a.m. - 4 p.m. If you arrive in the evening/ at weekend, be prepared to arrange your own
accommodation until the next weekday. You can stay, for example, at Hotel Pietari
Kylliäinen (Olavinkatu 15, tel. +358 (0)15 739 5500) or at Hotel Hospitz (Linnankatu 20,
tel. +358-(0)15-515 661).
Please note that there is no warden in student residences.
Therefore, you will need to get the key first from the International Relations
Coordinator, from SAO (Student Housing Office -see chapter on Accommodation) or from the
tutoring student who will assist you with the practical procedures during your stay in
Savonlinnat. (Please check before your arrival !!)
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