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Coming to Finland
[edit]Airport
[edit]Oulu Airport (IATA: OUL) is located about 15 km from Oulu city centre. Most international itineraries connect via Helsinki Airport (HEL) and then continue to Oulu by domestic flight.
AirBaltic started direct flights from Riga to Oulu in March 2026. (timetables)
Ferries
[edit]There are no passenger ferries to Oulu. From the ferry ports below, continue to Oulu by train (VR), long-distance bus, or a domestic flight via Helsinki.
- Helsinki–Tallinn (Estonia): Tallink Silja / Eckerö Line / Viking Line
- Helsinki–Stockholm (Sweden): Tallink Silja / Viking Line
- Turku/Åbo–Stockholm (Sweden), incl. via Åland: Tallink Silja / Viking Line
- Kapellskär (Sweden) – Naantali (Finland; near Turku/Åbo): Finnlines
- Vaasa–Umeå (Sweden): Wasaline
Overland from Sweden (via Tornio–Haparanda / Haaparanta)
[edit]You can also reach Oulu over land from Sweden via the neighbouring border towns Haparanda (Sweden) and Tornio (Finland). From Tornio–Haparanda it is about 130 km to Oulu.
- By train in Sweden: Norrtåg runs passenger trains on the Luleå–Boden–Haparanda line (timetables: https://en.norrtag.se/).
- Train connection bus between Haaparanta raiway station and Kemi raiwaystation started at 2.3.2026. There is followup connection to Oulu. It will be replaced with real train in summer 2026. (timetable)
- By bus onwards in Finland: From Tornio-Haparanda Matkakeskus there are long-distance buses towards Oulu. Check routes and tickets in Matkahuolto.
- Continuing by train in Finland: via Kolari track (timetables). Note: Tornio-west trainstation (the Kolari line) is not in city center
Domestic travel in Finland
[edit]Trains
[edit]The train service provider is VR (Finnish Railways). The railway station is in the city centre, and the long-distance bus station is next to it.
- Tickets and timetables: VR journey planner
- Night trains: VR operates night trains with sleeper cabins from Helsinki and from the Turku to Oulu (and further north).
Buses
[edit]Several long-distance bus companies run to Oulu from major cities across Finland.
- Route search & tickets: Matkahuolto journey planner and Fintraffic's journey planner Matka.fi.
Local travel in Oulu
[edit]You can pay with credit card on busses, no need to install app or buy separate tickets beforehand.
See also
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