There are excellent flight connections to Finland from all over the world. Finnair and SAS have scheduled flights to Helsinki from most major cities in Europe. There are also daily scheduled flight from New York, USA to Helsinki, Finland. Twenty-two other international airlines offer regular flights to Helsinki. There are no departure taxes when leaving Finland.

• Finnair – the Finnish airlines.
  
• SAS – the Scandinavian airlines.

Baltic ferries run from Sweden, Estonia and Germany to Helsinki, Turku, Vaasa and Pietarsaari. The Silja and Viking ferries are impressive seagoing craft and have been compared to hotels and shopping plazas; they actually make more money from duty-free shops than they do from passenger tickets! On many of the ferries mentioned here you can take your car with you.

• The following companies offer journeys between Helsinki and Stockholm, Sweden:
  
  • Silja Line. Routes, timetables (no price information or booking)
    
  • Viking Line. Routes, timetables (no price information or booking, but contact information to Viking Line offices in various countries)
    
  • SeaWind Line. If you're coming from Sweden by car, SeaWind is usually a bit cheaper than Silja and Viking. You will have to drive from Turku to Helsinki, though.
  
  
• The following companies offer journeys between Helsinki and Tallinn, Estonia:
  
  • Eckerö Line. Internet booking.
    
  • Tallink. Booking only by phone or e-mail, but a nice looking website with lots of links.
    
  • Silja Line.
  
  
• The following companies offer journeys between Helsinki and Germany:
  
  • Finnlines. Travemünde-Helsinki
    
  • Superfast Ferries. Rostock-Hanko-Helsinki
    
  • Silja Line. Rostock-Tallinn-Helsinki