Helsinki has increasingly gotten on Asian tourists' radar, not only for Santa's village and the northern lights. Thanks to Finnair's advertising campaign in this part of the world, the route to Europe is especially fast via Finland, and the difference is quite noticeable when compared to doing it via Dubai or Doha.
Helsinki is one of those sleepier European capitals but there still is enough buzz to keep busy for a few days. Having first been here thanks to the lure of free hotel redemptions in 2009, I subsequently came back in transit a few times, with the last visit in the summer of 2018 thanks to a bargain basement fare to Norway despite the summer peak season.
How do you afford to travel again? Besides the bargain basement prices, like mentioned to Oslo. How do you get so much time off of work? Or is this part of your work (at least some traveling)?
How do you afford to travel again? Besides the bargain basement prices, like mentioned to Oslo. How do you get so much time off of work? Or is this part of your work (at least some traveling)?
This one was a vacation. A lot of my trips are work-related, although the long-haul ones tend to be personal.
I just love Helsinki and Finland. Lapland, the sauna culture, the friendly people, great beer, very clean and efficient, not too crowded, and a gorgeous capital..what's not to love about Finland? For me it is the world's most ideal city/country. Thanks for the thread man!
This one was a vacation. A lot of my trips are work-related, although the long-haul ones tend to be personal.
Okay. I'm guessing you can afford the personal trips because of the airline miles you rack up from flying for work. What is your occupation, if I may ask? Or, what line of work are you in?
Okay. I'm guessing you can afford the personal trips because of the airline miles you rack up from flying for work. What is your occupation, if I may ask? Or, what line of work are you in?
This trip to Finland/Norway was paid for, as it was a great deal so it wasn't worth redeeming.
Hakaniemi Market Hall opened in 1914 and still sells fresh fish, bread, and ready-to-eat foods. I chose to come here for lunch without too many other tourists in my way.
^ Do they eat raw fish like they do in Japan with their sushi? Really, foodies are a strange people sometimes. I have no idea how they can eat raw flesh of any kind.
That said, I'm sure it would sell very well out here. It looks like fine quality.
^ The herring on bread looked raw but I didn't want to risk it and went for the cooked salmon soup instead. I was flying Economy class back to Asia later that afternoon so cannot risk a food poisoning erupting while in flight!
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