Kuopio

Airplane - One hour's flight from Helsinki. Kuopio Airport (http://www.finavia.fi/air...) IATA: KUO; ICAO: EFKU is located 14km north of Kuopio and most flights have bus connection to city centre. Fares €5 adults, 2,5€ children. Taxi to city centre costs €18. Airport served by Finnair, Fincomm Airlines, Blue1 and Air Baltic which has flights to Riga.

Train - about 4-5 hours from Helsinki. Tickets and timetables information VR (http://www.vr.fi/eng/)

Bus - good connections from all directions. Timetables, rates and tickets information Matkahuolto (http://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/)

Car - national main road 5 from Helsinki and main road 9 from Turku.