The World's Air Gate - Helsinki Airport

Recently, more and more travelers prefer the air way of transportation, and to put it more simply to planes. And this is not surprising, since positive moments are still there: precious hours are saved, or even days of long-awaited vacation, you are automatically insured against traffic jams and stuffy interiors without air conditioners, the landscapes outside the window are always amazing and interesting.

There is a rather erroneous opinion about cosmically high prices for the services of airlines. Be sure: everything is not as bad as it might seem at first glance. Now there is a flexible system of discounts, and various actions sometimes make an arrival to the airports of Helsinki, Moscow , St. Petersburg or Amsterdam even cheaper than arriving there by car or train.

Helsinki Airport: general information

The international airport of the capital of Finland is, as often happens, in the suburbs. Located 20 km away, Vantaa accepts all flights, both local and international. Spare the same air gate, Malmi Airport, serves only private jets, and also from him run training flights intended for future or improving pilots.

Helsinki-Vantaa boasts two superbly equipped terminals, internal (T1) and international (T2). Between them, they are connected by a special transition so that the transfer in case of a transfer is convenient for everyone, even the most indecisive and scattered passengers.

It should be noted that the air gate of Finland is an excellently equipped modern complex in which, undoubtedly, one can find everything that a person of the 21st century needs for a comfortable pastime. Bars, cafes and restaurants of different price level invite their guests from early morning until late evening, and some even work around the clock. In addition, there are almost always arranged exhibitions of photographs or contemporary art.

In the building there are two hotels, in the vicinity of the airport - six more. Do not worry about that, without knowing a foreign language, getting to them will be very, very difficult. Nothing like this! A special bus will take you from the platform directly to the main entrance to the hotel, and the staff in the majority owns, although broken, Russian.

Helsinki Airport: what to do

Sometimes there is a situation where the airport has to spend a lot of time, for example, when changing flights, or when the transfer to Helsinki airport is on time, and the departure for some reason is delayed.

Experienced travelers recommend to visit a local attraction - a spa center called Finnair Spa & Saunas. Here, besides four saunas and a swimming pool, you can pamper yourself in a massage or beauty room. Do you want something new? Go to the hairdresser! Here, experts will help to slightly adjust the hairdress or even radically change your image. In general, the staff ensures that the tired tourist will come to form after 10 minutes of staying at this place.

For inquisitive tourists, Helsinki Airport offers one more entertainment - a stunning museum of local aviation: 9000 exhibits will amaze even the experienced traveler!

Helsinki Airport: how to get there

Unlike most European airports, Vantaa can be visited in two different ways. Tourists richer prefer a taxi. Such a trip takes about 20-30 minutes.

For those who decided to save money, it is better to use the municipal bus leaving from the central railway station. However, in this case it is necessary to take into account the fact that public transport in the city goes on routes only until 1.00 am.