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Norwegian Smooth Travel to Salla
Ryanair
Lufthansa Finnair Accessibility to Salla will be enhanced in various ways dur-
KLM ing the winter season 2024–25. Daily connections from
ROVANIEMI night trains arriving in Kemijärvi to Salla will be available by
connecting buses, excluding public holidays. A new daytime
train service to Kemijärvi will also be introduced. Bus connections
from Rovaniemi Airport to Salla will continue, and there will be in-
creased connecting services between Kuusamo Airport and Salla.
EasyJet Eurowings T ransport connections weeks 1, 7–10, 15–16, 27–30, BUS CONNECTIONS FROM
are being developed 36–38, and 41–42. The popu- ROVANIEMI TO SALLA
Möllärin Linjat through collaboration larity of this service will be eval- There is at least one bus con-
Liikenne Peltoperä between VR (the Finnish rail- uated over the course of a year. nection from Rovaniemi to
ways company) and the mu- Bus connections from the day- Salla every day. Connections
SALLA nicipalities of Eastern Lap- time train to Salla and Sallatun- can be purchased through
land, as well as initiatives turi can be found in Matkahuol- Matkahuolto online store and
SALLA SALLATUNTURI from the Salla Tourism Asso- to online store. the Trips and Tickets app. Re-
ciation. Sustainable travel to member to check in advance
Möllärin Linjat Salla will become even more INCREASED if you need to specifically re-
Liikenne Peltoperä convenient via public trans- CONNECTIONS quest the operator to drive
portation. BETWEEN KUUSAMO via the airport and whether
AND SALLA the bus goes all the way to
LAST MILE The Salla Tourism Association Sallatunturi!
CONNECTIONS is working to improve trans-
FROM KEMIJÄRVI port between the Kuusamo GETTING AROUND IN
TRAIN STATION TO Airport and Salla, particularly SALLA
SALLATUNTURI by adding more services for The distance between Salla’s
VR is working on travel weekends. During the winter town center and Sallatunturi
chains, meaning access from season 2024-25, the Airport is appr. 10 km. The route can
train stations to Finnish ski Shuttle Salla is operated by be traveled via the pedestri-
centers and nature attrac- Karhunkierros Express. These an and cyclist path, for exam-
tions. Tickets to Sallatunturi on-demand services are avail- ple, using an electric bike or
can now be purchased direct- able for purchase only through skiing along the lit trail.
ly through VR’s online store. Matkahuolto online store and
A bus ticket can be added to the Trips and Tickets app by Between the fell and the vil-
the order after selecting the Matkahuolto. Tickets must be lage, a few public bus con-
train connection, with pay- purchased at the latest 24 nections are available, as
ment made in one transac- hours before departure. The well as Salla municipality’s
tion. Bus tickets can also be bus will not operate if there are service transport. Starting
purchased separately through no tickets sold in advance. The from January, the Salla Wil-
Matkahuolto. The night train size of the vehicle will be deter- derness Express will provide
from Helsinki arrives at Kemi mined based on pre-bookings. shopping rides between Sal-
järvi station in the morning. la Wilderness Park, the Sal-
From Kemijärvi station, Salla DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM latunturi fell, and the village.
is 67 km away, and the bus CENTRAL EUROPE TO
journey to Sallatunturi takes KUUSAMO For more information about
about 1.5 hours. During the winter season transportation options:
2024-25, there will be direct visitsalla.fi/en/enter-salla/
NEW DAY TRAIN TO flights to Kuusamo Airport location-and-connections/
KEMIJÄRVI from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt,
VR is piloting a new daytime and Zürich. Eurowings will TAXIS AND OTHER
train to Kemijärvi. In Decem- operate flights from Düssel- TRANSPORT SERVICES
ber, the daytime train operates dorf, Lufthansa from Frank- IN ENGLISH
to Kemijärvi during weeks 51 furt, and Edelweiss Air from • Kotikylän Palvelut Salla
and 52. In 2025, the daytime Zürich. Flights will be availa-
train will run to Kemijärvi during ble from October to March. +358 (0)50 550 5311,
kotikylanpalvelut@gmail.
KEMIJÄRVI SALES CHANNELS FOR com
MATKAHUOLTO: • Sallan Taksi, Asko Tervo
+358 (0) 40 534 3156
Direct connections and confir- • Sallan Taksipalvelut, Simo
med transfers by bus can be Törmänen, max 4 PAX:
found in Matkahuolto online sto- +358 (0) 40 833 8233
re. Multi-segment travel chains • Karhunkierros Express:
can be searched for and purcha- +358 (0) 400 196 741
sed using the new Trips and Tickets app, which you • Wilderness Express
can download scanning the QR-code. +358 (0) 40 352 5248,
sales@wildernesspark.fi
Yöjuna/Night train ROVANIEMI FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Päiväjuna/Day train
• VR.fi
VR.fi • Learn more about VR’s connection buses: www.vr.fi/en/last-mile-connections
• Matkahuolto online shop: www.matkahuolto.fi
HELSINKI OULU
Kemijärvi Rovaniemi TAMPERE
