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Traffic The easiest place to get a lift north is light here and much the petrol station complex ''Neste Keimolanportti itä'' situated in the suburb of Vantaa. Take bus 474 from the west side of it is local, so donthe central railway station until the stop ''Kivistön kirkko''t use . The journey takes about 40 minutes and you need a signHelsinki region ticket (4€). Try to When you get onto off the motorway bus, walk southwest along the road ''Laavatie'' and then ask south on the national road ''Vanha Hämeenlinnantie''. After 100 m you can see the petrol station complex to be dropped off at a the west. The petrol station is located north of Helsinki's ring roads, so traffic is going long-distance. It is very easy to get a couple of kilometres north where lift straight to Hämmenlinna or Tampere if you can easily continue on just stand at the exit with a sign.

You If you don't wait to spend 4€ on a regional bus ticket, you can also go take a bus with a cheaper city ticket (2.60€ to the northern end of "'the street ''Mannerheimintie'''", where "the road ''Hämeenlinnanväylä" '' starts. At least From the west side of the '''buses central railway station, take bus 43, 452, or 63to the stop ''Ruskeasuon varikko'' (leaving and hitchhike straight from the train stationbus stop. The downside of this place is that traffic passes by very quickly, from the "Elielinaukio") take you there, hop off and many drivers are reluctant to stop at the a busy bus stop "Ruskeasuon varikko". If your driver is not going very far, where ask him to drop you can start hitching! You can reach this spot by tram too: take off at the petrol station ''Neste Keimolanportti itä'tram number 10''' to the direction Pikku-Huopalahti (goes in front of Lasipalatsi and follows Mannerheimintie). Hop off at Ruskeasuo and walk along Mannerheimintie for 5 minutes until you reach the end of it (the beginning of Hämeenlinnanväylä) and the bus stop mentioned above. Use a sign because there's a lot of traffic inside the city and you might get a direct ride to your destination.