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Superelastic:
Hey folks

I'm going to be in Finland in about a week's time and playing UnReal World has inspired me to go visit some of the lakes whilst I'm out there.  Initial thought is to head out to Kuopio by train from Helsinki but wondered if anyone who's been out that way had any other suggestions?  Would Tampere or Jyväskylä be better (I'm only around for a few days).  Public transport only sadly.

Cheers
Superelastic

Erkka:
It depends on what you prefer to experience.

If you want to see some ponds and lakes in the woods and walk a forest trail, that can be accessed via local buses of Helsinki-area - there's Nuuksio national park.

Also, if in addition to nature you'd like to see Iron Age history, you might consider Pukkisaari in Helsinki.

I think Helsinki, Kuopio, Tampere and Jyväskylä all offer some possibilities to take a boat / small ship touring the sea / lakes. There probably are UrW players in all of those cities, anyone willing to be a local guide?

Also, if our dates match, UnReal Adventurers are always welcome to visit my place - I'm located one hour train trip north from Tampere, and I have a rowing boat and access to the local lake. Or, I'd guess you can also ask Sami if he has free time to host an adventurer for a day or two - he is in Kuopio-area.

Superelastic:
Cheers Erkka

I'll be in Helsinki for a few days so I'll check out the park.  The iron age experience looks interesting if it's ok to just to turn up (would loved to have seen the market).  I'll sort out the trip once I get to Helsinki (on Friday) but I'd definitely like a taste of wilderness after too many years in London...

Erkka:
Ah, yes, if your stay in the country is only for a few days, I'd guess there is no need to leave Helsinki.

It is a long time since I myself visited the iron age place of Pukkisaari, and that was an organized event. But I'd guess it is free to go walk around having a look at the buildings etc. Also, it is located next to Seurasaari museum which has buildings from past few hundred centuries. The oldest ones pretty much resemble the ones we have in Unreal World, so it might well be worth a visit, too, if you are interested in cultural heritage. On the plus side, Seurasaari is not a big museum building, but actually an outdoors place with the old buildings scattered around, so it makes a nice place for a walk.

Only a year ago I discovered the archipelago of Helsinki. There are boat cruises starting near the city central area, stopping at various isles. You could either just cruise it there and back, watching the scenery. Or take a stop at Vartiosaari (number 4 on the route map), for Vartiosaari has plenty of paths to walk around.

One of my favourites in Helsinki is Cafe Regatta, located a short walk away from the central railway station, sitting next to a bay of the sea, a tiny small cafeteria with a live camp-fire burning on the yard. The only downside is that I'm not the only person liking the place - sometimes it is crowded with foreign tourists and there is a long long queue if you'd like to buy coffee. But maybe worth taking a look.

But, yeah, I think the Nuuksio park offers a plenty to explore, and gives an impression of the typical Finnish woodlands nature.

Also, in the city, Helsinki Central Park is a nice place to walk around.

These are just my tips,
wishing you a pleasant and interesting experience in Finland  :)

Superelastic:
I'm currently one of the foreign tourists clogging up cafe regatta :) lovely area! Mostly just been walking the parks- found a really nice cafe on the east side of toolonlahti.

After seven hours I am feeling "slightly fatigued" and that's without carrying 200 elk cuts and an iron age armoury!  Thankfully my journey has been njerp free.

Off to turku Tomorrow then hopefully tampere on Wednesday. Anyway, thanks for tips!

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