No clue how to get to Helsinki? Here are some suggestions. Also note that you could fly to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia and take a ferry acrossthe strait - if you do not require a separate visa for Estonia that is (for information on who needs a visa see http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_132/915.html). Arriving to Helsinki: Helsinki's Airport is named Vantaa or simply HEL in the international airport code. To find out which airlines fly to Helsinki, check out http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/airlines. Many times, it can be worth flying to a large travle hub like London or Berlin and taking a cheap flight to Helsinki from there. AirBerlin and Germanwings are discount airlines, for example. For those coming from nearby (Sweden, Russia, Norway), there are also busses, which might be an option (http://www.eurolines.com) For information on arriving by ferry, please see notes below Arriving to Tallinn: Tallinn Airport has international arrivals of the following airlines (in order of usefulness): easyjet, Air Baltic, Finnair, Estonian Air, LOT, Czech Airlines, SAS, Lufthansa and more. Just check their websites for cheap flights or use www.traveloverland.de to locate cheap deals. Alternatively, you can fly to the nearby cities of Helsinki or Riga and take a bus or ferry to Tallinn. (also check WizzAir for this) For those coming from nearby (Poland, other Baltic States or Russia), the best option would probably be the extremely professional European bus service of Eurolines (http://www.eurolines.com). Finding a cheap flight to Warsaw, Gdansk or Riga and continuing with the Eurolines-Bus is another option to minimize expenses. For trains to Tallinn, check your national train carrier for further information. For ferries from Helsinki, check http://www.balticsww.com/timetables.htm. Other useful sites include: www.portoftallinn.com, www.webmarine.ee, www.ts.ee/passengers/regular_passenger_routes.shtml, www.rop.lv/pasenger.htm and www.shipping.lt