Saturday, February 25, 2023

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

8 Days Budget DIY Solo Trip in Winter Northern Europe (Nordic)... Feb. 07 to 16, 2023


Finland is my 137th country visited on my personal journey beyond #lakbay100 Countries.

Finland is a thoroughly modern welfare state with well-planned and comfortable small towns and cities, but still offers vast areas of unspoiled nature. Finland has approximately 188,000 lakes (about 10% of the country) and a similar number of islands. In the northernmost part of the country the Northern Lights can be seen in the winter and midnight sun in the summer. Finns also claim the mythical mountain of Korvatunturi as the home of Santa Claus, and a burgeoning tourist industry in Lapland caters to Santa fans. 
https://wikitravel.org/en/Finland

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FINLAND
timezone - UTC +0200H   capital - Helsinki    language - Finnish    currency - Euro (EUR)
1. Finns are the world's biggest coffee drinkers
2. There are 187,888 lakes in Finland.
3. 74% of the country is forested.
4. Angry Birds originated in Finland.
5. Finnish language is one of the ten most challenging languages in the world.

Finnish Basic Phrases:
Hei (hey) = hello          Joo / Ei (yow / ey) = yes / no
Hyvää päivää (huva payva) = good day          Hei hei (hey hey) = bye
Kiitos (kee-tos) = thank you          Anteeksi (an-tek-si) = sorry

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Day 7: February 14 Tuesday
2045H ETD Stockholm ARN UTC +0100H; flight DY2617
2240H ETA Helsinki HEL UTC +0200H; train €4.1 (₱250); snacks €9 (₱555) 
Hostel Diana Park 8-bed dorm (₱1,595) 1 Night
TOTAL: €10 (cash)

Day 8: February 15 Wednesday FINLAND
Helsinki DIY walk tour; breakfast €7.7 (₱484) 
National Museum, Hietaniemi Beach, St. John's church, Linnanmäki, Uspenski Cathedral, Senate Square 
Ferry to Suomenlinna Islands, 24hr ticket €9 (₱548) / Lunch €11 (₱679)
1500H ETD City Center; train to airport; Flight delayed; snacks €8 (₱469)
1940H ETD Helsinki HEL UTC +0200H; flight LH851
2125H ETA Frankfurt FRA UTC +0100H; run fast
2155H ETD Frankfurt FRA: flight LH778
TOTAL: €27.7

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland

Budget DIY Solo Day Trip in Winter Helsinki, Finland


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