Editing Tourism in Finland (section)

== Transportation ==
{{See also|Transportation in Finland}}
[[File:Ferries in Mariehamn harbor.jpg|thumb|Ferries near the [[Western Harbour (Mariehamn)|Western Harbour]] of [[Mariehamn]], [[Åland]]]]
The Finnish rail system is called [[VR (Finnish railway company)|VR]]. It offers InterCity and express trains throughout the country, and the faster [[Pendolino]] trains connecting the major cities. There are very large discounts (usually 50%) available for children (7-16 yr), students, senior citizens, and conscripts. Connections to Sweden are by bus due to [[rail gauge]] differences. It's possible to take the [[Silja Line|Silja]], Tallink and [[Viking Line]] ferries from Helsinki to [[Mariehamn]] in the [[Åland]] archipelago, [[Stockholm]] (Sweden), [[Rostock]] and [[Travemünde]] in Germany, and to [[Tallinn]], ([[Estonia]]). [[Wasa Line|Wasaline]] operates the ferry route from Vaasa to [[Holmsund]] in [[Umeå]].

There are about 25 [[airport]]s in Finland with scheduled passenger services. [[Finnair]], [[Blue1]] and [[Finncomm Airlines]] provide air services both domestically and internationally. [[Helsinki-Vantaa airport]] is Finland's global gateway with scheduled non-stop flights to such places as [[Bangkok]], [[Beijing]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Miami]], [[Nagoya]], [[New Delhi]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Osaka]], [[Seoul]], [[Shanghai]], [[Tokyo]] and [[Istanbul]]. Helsinki has an optimal location for [[great circle]] [[airline]] traffic routes between [[Western Europe]] and the [[Far East]]. Hence, many foreign tourists visit Helsinki on a stop-over while flying from Asia to Europe or vice versa. The [[Helsinki-Vantaa]] Airport was ranked 18th in the [[Skytrax]] World's Top 100 Airports survey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldairportawards.com/awards/world_airport_rating.html|title=The World's Top 100 Airports in 2016|date=8 April 2008 |access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>