Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
OP is also trying to go beyond HEL to some smaller airports in Finland, not just get to Finland, although given the alternatives, taking the train and seeing the countryside sounds attractive to me.
I asked the same question to one of my Finnish colleagues from the leading university, regarding my travel to an academic conference in Joensuu. He told me very bluntly that there is no scenery at all and to just take the plane!
