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Conference turris::scandia

Title:All about Scandinavia
Moderator:TLE::SAVAGE
Created:Wed Dec 11 1985
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:603
Total number of notes:4325

497.0. "Winter driving tips Sweden/Finland" by COPCLU::GEOFFREY (RUMMEL - The Forgotten American) Fri Jan 03 1992 09:01

Hello,

I will be driving to Helsinki in March for a christening and I 
need some info:

1) How long does it take to drive to Stockholm from Helsingborg
   assuming decent road conditions? Is it motorway the whole
   way? Are the roads cleared or snowpacked? Are the speed limits
   still only 90 kph in Sweden?

2) What do the ferries cost to Finland (1 car, 2 adults, 2 kids)?
   I hear there is a cheap ferry to Turku. Is this true? How far 
   is Turku from Helsinki by car? How long is the ferry ride?

3) How far is it from S�len to Helsingborg by car? (We plan to go
   skiing there after the christening.) What are the road
   conditions like in S�len?


Thanks for any help.

Cheers,

Geoff



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497.1Some Finnish adviceEEMELI::JMANNINENIKnowIt'sTrue'causeISawItOnVTTue Jan 07 1992 04:2923
    Re .0
    
    >What do the ferries cost to Finland (1 car, 2 adults, 2 kids)?
    >I hear there is a cheap ferry to Turku. Is this true? How far
    >is Turku from Helsinki by car? How long is the ferry ride?
    
    Send ALL-IN-1 mail to MATKATOIMISTO @FNO. It's our local travel agency
    (Suomen Matkatoimisto) and they can tell you the prices of the ferry
    rides. And also how log it takes. Remember to buy tax-free liquors from
    the ferry - you'll be surprised to the the prices here in Finland and
    Sweden :^( .
    
    From Turku to Helsinki it's about 200 kms. Remember that gas/petrol
    costs about 4FIM/liter here, so driving is not cheap...
    
    In the beginning of March the roads are still mainly snowy but the
    spring is about to start at that time so you may be able to survive 
    with summer tires (that your car probaly has).
    
    
    Feel free to ask more.
    
    - Jyri -   
497.2BHAJEE::JAERVINENThis space intentionally nonblankTue Jan 07 1992 08:233
    Bur aren't snow tyres *mandatory* in the winter period? (Which would
    probably include March in Helsinki).
    
497.3EEMELI::JMANNINENIKnowIt'sTrue'causeISawItOnVTWed Jan 08 1992 06:393
    Snow tyres are mandatory in December, January and February in Finland.
    
    - Jyri -
497.4RTOIC::LNILSSONMad(e) in SwedenWed Jan 08 1992 09:4314
    
    
    Driving from Helsingborg - Stockholm takes about 6 - 7 hours.
    You will only find motorways outside bigger towns, the rest are
    highways (one lane with a smaller "overtaking lane" on the inside).
    
    To go from Helsingborg - S�len would probably take about 12 hours,
    but I guess it depends on what road you choose to take. I've only
    driven Stockholm - S�len and it used to take about 6 hours.
    
    S�len isn't the Alpes when it comes to the slopes....but they do
    have snow :-).
    
    Lena