Helsinki has excellent public transportation. Around the centre you can get about on tram. Buses, trains and the metro will take you further out of town.

The same ticket is valid on all Helsinki trams, buses and the metro as well as the municipal ferry to Suomenlinna. The tourist ticket offers unlimited travel for 1, 3 or 5 days on all public transportation within Helsinki. The ticket can be purchased from all automatic ticket machines, for example from metro stations.

The group ticket offers unlimited travel for one day with up to six people in a group, including a maximum of two adults. Group tickets are sold aboard trams and buses as well as from automatic ticket machines.

Single tickets can be purchased from the driver, from automatic ticket machines or by mobile phone. Single tickets are valid for one-hour from time of purchase.

Tram tickets are valid for a single tram ride and can be purchased in advance from kiosks or from the driver when you board.

Located in the Central Railway Station, the travel centre provides information, timetables and public transport maps. Helsinki Region Transport website: www.hsl.f

Taxis can be ordered by phone: +358 (0)100 0700.
Airport Taxi, tel. +358 10 64 64. Special prices from airport to centre. Reservations one day in advance before 6pm.

	AK-Rent Center, tel. +358 (0)9 8503 1381
	Avis, tel. +358 (0)9 441 155, www.avis.fi
	Budget, tel. +358 (0)800 124 424, www.budget.fi
	Europcar, tel. +358 (0)800 121 54, www.europcar.fi (in Finnish only)
	Hertz, tel. +358 (0)800 112233, www.hertz.fi (in Finnish only)
	Scandia Rent, tel. +358 (0)9 633 194, www.scandiarent.fi

The Helsinki Card is a handy and affordable way to experience Helsinki. The card serves as a transport and entrance ticket as well as a discount card. The card comes with its own brochure and is sold throughout the city, for example at the Hotel Booking, Tour Shop, hotels, information centres and kiosks. The Helsinki Card is valid for either 1, 2 or 3 days. www.helsinkiexpert.com