What to Know BEFORE Visiting FINLAND - Clothes, Booking Igloos, Transport, Costs

If you're thinking of visiting Finland, we cover what clothes to pack, booking igloos, transport around the country such as planes, trains, buses and driving in Winter, costs, best months to visit and a bunch of other tips for planning a trip to Finland.

*👉 ALL LINKS IN ONE PDF TO DOWNLOAD: As mentioned, here is a downloadable PDF with all hotels, clothes, activities and transport discussed:* https://drive.google.com/file/....d/1_DwOCn7G3UQUY8ylA

To see what we got up to in Finland, here is the full vlog: https://youtu.be/93QUsSxqAfk

*HOTELS VISITED & ALTERNATIVES*

👉* Glass Igloo and Log Cabin we stayed (Chalet, 4 adults was our room): https://www.booking.com/hotel/fi/hotelli-kakslauttanen.en.html?aid=1864334&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=FinTips

👉* Luxury glass igloo alternative in Levi Town (2 hours drive north from Rovaniemi or domestic flight to Kittilä Airport): https://www.booking.com/hotel/fi/golden-crown-levin-iglut.en.html?aid=1864334&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=FinTips

👉* Excellent Very Central Helsinki Hotel we stayed at: https://www.booking.com/hotel/fi/haven.en.html?aid=1864334&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=FinTips

👉* Great Hotel in Helsinki Airport if you need to stay for early morning domestic flight: https://www.booking.com/hotel/fi/hilton-helsinki-vantaa-airport.en.html?aid=1864334&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=FinTips

👉* Rovaniemi Hotel we stayed, very central, close to tour operators, shops, restaurants: https://www.booking.com/hotel/fi/city.en.html?aid=1864334&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=FinTips

👉* Great looking Rovaniemi alternative hotel, just outside the town centre: https://www.booking.com/hotel/fi/lapland-sky-ounasvaara.en.html?aid=1864334&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&label=FinTips

*TRANSPORT*

👉 JEE Travels - Finland tour company we travelled with who can provide a complete bespoke travel package for you, including hotels, food, transfers, flights and activities, use coupon code SMFINLAND to receive a 10% discount: https://www.jeetravels.com/suitcasemonkey

👉 FINLAND TRAINS: https://www.vr.fi/en

👉 FINLAND BUS COMPANY: https://www.matkahuolto.fi/en

👉 ONNIBUS alternative bus for Finland: https://www.onnibus.com/home

👉 FERRY ONLY (package below): Ours was the MyStar Fleet: https://en.tallink.com/helsinki-tallinn-timetables

*ACTIVITIES & TOURS (Others would need to be arranged through JEE Travels, who we travelled with)*

👉 The husky ride we went on, 2km in length, about 10 minutes: https://huskypark.fi/programs/....tiny-quarter-2-km/?r

👉* Tallinn, Estonia day trip from Helsinki, includes hotel pick up, tour guide: https://www.viator.com/en-GB/tours/Helsinki/From-Helsinki-to-Tallinn-self-guided-tour-return-Cruise-tickets/d803-219774P3?pid=P00054239&mcid=42383&medium=link&campaign=FinTips

👉* Santa Claus Village Reindeer & Husky ride (This is a different package to what we did, including hotel pick up, 500m reindeer ride, 800m husky ride): https://www.getyourguide.com/rovaniemi-l2653/rovaniemi-reindeer-huskies-and-santa-claus-experience-t301148/?partner_id=WMA142S&utm_medium=online_publisher&placement=content-top&cmp=FinTips

👉* Ice Breaker Cruise: https://www.getyourguide.com/rovaniemi-l2653/axelsvik-icebreaker-cruise-with-shuttle-from-kemirovaniemi-t209241/?partner_id=WMA142S&utm_medium=online_publisher&placement=content-top&cmp=FinTips

👉* Rovaniemi BBQ Northern Lights Tour: https://www.getyourguide.com/rovaniemi-l2653/rovaniemi-lapland-northern-lights-tour-by-bus-with-bbq-meal-t178721/?partner_id=WMA142S&utm_medium=online_publisher&placement=content-top&cmp=FinTips

*CLOTHES*

👉 Great Mens Decathlon Leggins base layer: https://tinyurl.com/34f9reth

👉 Great Mens Decathlon top base layer: https://tinyurl.com/mpf3x98j

👉 Mens Mid Layer Warm Lined Trousers from Uniqlo: https://tinyurl.com/4nekjnba

👉 Mens H&M puffer jacket (note this is a thin coat, there are warmer ones but I like it): https://tinyurl.com/35urhwtz

👉 Mens Outer Layer thin waterproof hiking jacket: https://tinyurl.com/4trt3c9h

👉 Great Women’s Jacket Chiaki was wearing: https://tinyurl.com/ycyss4ut

👉 Women’s base layers: https://tinyurl.com/47be98mb

👉* Amazon Gloves for USA: https://amzn.to/3JtwnEM

👉 Amazon Gloves for UK: https://tinyurl.com/3vhkkpmx

👉 Hat I wear which doubles as a scarf. Not necessarily recommended as I’m sure there are better ones but I wear them all the time! https://tinyurl.com/mrxfbfmh

👉 180 Ear Warmers: I bought my exact ones from eBay over a decade ago so I don’t have a direct link but if you search for them, there are heaps that come up.

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00:00 Finland Travel Tips
00:40 Best Airport for Finland
1:41 Trains and Buses
2:34 Driving in Finland Snow
3:34 Best Months to Visit Finland
4:47 Best Helsinki Hotels
5:43 Glass Igloo Tips
6:56 Log Cabin Booking
7:29 Is Finland Expensive?
8:21 Itinerary Suggestions
10:06 Clothes to Pack for Finland