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Arctic Circle
Sweden
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More of Finland by train
Travelling by train is the best way to see Finland. You can get to Rovaniemi and Kemijärvi comfortably in modern and well-equipped double-deck sleeping cars. Border formalities take place conveniently while the train is moving, and you can exchange currency during the trip.
Further information and booking
VR Ltd, Finnish Railways · Helsinki Railway station www.vr.fi · contactcenter@vr.fi
Getting there together
The English School
At our High School (lukio) you can:
study and prepare for the Finnish matriculation examinations bilingually and effectively in small groups, take the internationally recognized PSAT, SAT and AP examinations, complete general upper secondary school diploma (lukiodiplomi) in Music and Visual Arts, gain a solid command of the English language, and receive expert personal advising when applying to universities abroad.
O P P O RT U N E I M P O RT U N E
Applications:
Your Guidance Counsellor must send The English School application form to us by March 19, 2010.
Contact persons:
Guidance Counsellor Otto Moilanen (otto.moilanen@edu.hel.fi) Principal Erkki Lehto (erkki.lehto@edu.hel.fi)
The English School, Mäntytie 14, 00270 , Helsinki, Tel 09 - 4771123 www.eschool.edu.hel.fi. Modern trains enable you to travel quickly and comfortable to anywhere in Finland.
Restfully on the night train to Lapland
When you want to discover the enchantment of Lapland, take the train. Environmentally friendly travelling by train in Finland www.ecopassenger.org.
Shortest travel times between Helsinki and major cities are shown on the map.
7 = number of Pendolino services per day on the line section 8 = number of InterCity services per day on the line section 4 = number of Express and Regional train services per day on the line section
Connections to Russia
It is also very easy to travel to Russia from Finland. Petersburg and one to Moscow. In the coming years VR promises to offer passengers even more environmentally friendly transport services. You can also take your car on the train.
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VR has worked for a cleaner environment for a long time. There are two daily departures by train from Helsinki to St
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