The m/s J.L.Runeberg offers visitors and residents a pleasant 3.5 hour (each way) boat trip to the…read moreold Finnish city Porvoo on a restored old metal ship. Time in Porvoo is limited to about 2.5 hours. Adult fare is 39 euros with a BOGO on Mondays. The good: pay as you go food & drink service aboard (booze too), beautiful scenery, free blankets, free relatively fast Wifi. Dogs and bikes welcome. The not so good: In my opinion, they oversell and the boat could be packed with limited comfortable seating. No safety briefing nor mention of the location of life preservers ( I once spent 7 hours clinging to a cooler after my boat overturned in Florida), limited toilets, so go easy on the booze or coffee. It can get chilly while underway, even in July or August, so bring a jacket. Not much ambiance, so bring your headset/earbuds. All in all, if you have about 10 hours to burn in Helsinki and want to go on a decent boat ride with beautiful scenery, I recommend a ride on the Runeberg.

Sailing the seas! This ship is awesome! I took it to get from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia and back…read moreagain. They have two departures daily. It's a two and a half hour ride from one port to the next. The ship is mainly composed of vehicular traffic, with several decks of cars and trucks. But the top 5 floors of the ship or so are for passengers! On board, you'll find duty free shopping, bars, nightclubs, slot machines, performances, and plenty of restaurants. I had the seafood buffet while riding from Tallinn to Finland, and I gotta say- I highly recommend it. They served up several types of fish, caviar, pate, bacon & eggs, franks & beans, and everything else you could ever imagine for a Scandinavian breakfast. The entertainment on board was nice- live bands, singing American songs in English. We found the chairs comfortable, with plenty of space to stretch out. The view from the sun deck was expansive, with great views of the Bay of Finland. It was cold out when I went, and the ship burst through solid ice. The crew was nice-Be sure to meet the Viking Cat! They were accommodating and pleasant through the voyage. The voyage price was quite reasonable, and I felt safe on board the ship. The ship was quite clean and well picked up. They offer a luggage room that is locked up during the duration of the journey, so you can stash your large bags and explore the ship.

We took the Canal tour and found it very worth our time. The narration was good and audible from…read moreall areas of the boat. Narration was in Finnish, English, and German. The Tour allowed us to see both residential, civic and military areas that we would not have had time to see otherwise and included local history.

We took Stromma tours in Stockholm and found them excellent. We took the canal tour here in…read moreHelsinki and also found it very good. It takes an hour and a half. The scenery sells itself. It's a beautiful route on any day. Some of the waterside summer houses here are extraordinary. We really liked the tour, and found it well run and good value.

This is little more than a free standing gas/petrol station. There's no shop here. There isn't even…read morean attendant! It's just a single two-faced gas pump that is somewhat covered. The pumps offer 95 and 98 octane as well as diesel fuel. The station is completely automated. Credit/debit cards only, no cash. [Review 10092 overall, 1678 of 2018.]