TRAVELLING WITHIN THE DESTINATION Travellers can arrive in the destination area by sea, air and land. The main airports are located in the capitals: Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn and Riga and many flights also operate between them. It’s also possible to take flights to Copenhagen, Denmark and take the train, bus, or car over the bridge to Malmö, Sweden and continue north from there. Several ferry routes connect the countries with other interesting destinations. The main ferry ports are Stockholm in Sweden, Helsinki in Finland, Tallinn in Estonia, Riga, Liepaja and Ventspils in Latvia, while local ferries connect the Estonian islands with the mainland. All ferries which travel on the routes Helsinki–Stockholm; Turku–Stockholm and Tallinn–Stockholm make a brief stop in the Åland Islands. There are good international bus services between Riga and Tallinn and regular ferry services between Tallinn and Helsinki.
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Finnair Finland’s flagship carrier. www.finnair.com
Tallink Silja Line The leading provider of high-quality mini-cruise and passenger transport services in the northern Baltic Sea region. Helsinki–Tallinn Helsinki–Stockholm Riga–Stockholm Stockholm–Mariehamn Kapellskär–Mariehamn Turku–Mariehamn Turku–Långnäs Helsinki–Mariehamn Tallinn–Stockholm www.tallinksilja.com
airBaltic The national Latvian airline www.airbaltic.com Nordica The national Estonian airline. www.nordica.ee airleap A Swedish airline www.airleap.se SAS A Scandinavian airline www.flysas.com Norwegian Air Sweden A Norwegian airline www.norwegian.com/uk/
Viking Line Viking Line is a public limited company and a market-leading brand in passenger traffic in the northern Baltic Sea area. Helsinki–Tallinn Helsinki–Stockholm Stockholm–Mariehamn Kapellskär–Mariehamn Turku–Mariehamn Turku–Långnäs Helsinki–Mariehamn www.vikingline.com
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Eckerö Line (Eckerö Group) Estonian ferry line and a travel agency providing ferry services via Eckerölinjen and Eckeröline. Tallinn–Helsinki Eckerö–Grisslehamn www.eckeroline.ee, www.eckerolinjen.se/en Archipelago Ferry Lines in Stockholm It is easy to explore Stockholm’s archipelago, during the summer ferry lines operate between 299 piers, ranging from the northern to the southern archipelago, as well as the inner intermediate archipelago. Information and timetables are available from Waxholmbolaget: +46 8 600 10 00 https://waxholmsbolaget.se/ kundservice https://waxholmsbolaget.se/ Archipelago Ferry Lines in Åland Archipelago ferries connect the mainland of Åland with the archipelago municipalities and further away to the Finnish mainland. While local ferries are free of charge for passengers who travel with-
