Night trains from Turku

Turku is an important rail and ferry location in south-west Finland. From here, there is a direct night train connection to Rovaniemi, running via Tampere towards Lapland. This makes Turku especially suitable for travellers arriving by ferry from Sweden who want to continue their journey to northern Finland by night train without detouring via Helsinki; at the same time, Helsinki is also easy to reach from Turku by daytime trains.

Turku is particularly practical because of the ferry connections to and from Stockholm. Travellers arriving from Sweden by ferry can transfer directly to the Finnish rail network in Turku and, depending on the travel day, continue by night train towards Lapland. In the opposite direction, Turku also works as a useful transfer point from Finnish rail journeys to the ferry to Sweden.

In Turku, the exact departure point is important. For rail journeys, Turku rautatieasema is relevant, while ferries to Stockholm use the Port of Turku. Before travelling, you should therefore always check whether your connection starts at the station or at the ferry terminal and allow enough time to transfer between train and ferry.