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If the driver is not going directly to the Helsinki city centre, then it is a good idea to ask to be dropped off at a train stop. At train stops there are ticket machines that sell the 1-day and 3-day public transportation passes if you need it, while on buses you can only pay the price of a single journey (2.80€ - or €2.20 if bought in advance from a ticket machine). You can extremely easily blackride all metro buses and tramways since there are not so many checkers and metro doesn't have tolls..
Note, however, that if the driver drops you off in the neighbouring communities of Espoo or Vantaa, a journey to Helsinki by train or bus will cost 5€ (regional ticket). ( July 2015: Regional Commuter trains (named with letters) are blackrideable. There is a staff in grey vests and green-white striped uniforms shirts selling tickets but not checking. Just beware Beware of groups of controllers in blue uniforms, they happen randomly, not too frequently.)
If you hitch a boat from Tallinn your driver will most likely land at Vuoosaari marina that is a bit far from the city as from the closest metro stop (last stop, vuosaaren). Better if you can ask him/her/them to take you at the station otherwise you might have to walk a bit..
