Day-Trippin' on the Baltic! How to Combine 2 of Europe's Finest Cities: Tallinn and Helsinki

I wrap up my wee Baltic adventure with a day trip from Tallinn to Helsinki, taking Viking Line across the Gulf of Finland. This video will also feature some fun adventures in both great cities. I hope you enjoy!
Filmed on location in Estonia and Finland on 9th and 10th May 2022.
I sailed on the Viking XPRS for 32.80 Euro return. There was also a (approx) 90 Euro ticket available which included an overnight in on of the ship's cabins on the return, but this would mean exiting the ship around 6am, so I declined the opportunity, however good it would have been for the video! :)
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[@Aquelll]

Fun fact: Suomenlinna also has an open prison and many of the groundkeepers you saw there are inmates serving their sentences.

[@Apina79]

In suomenlinna most people are turist.....you dont see inmates i bet

[@Aquelll]

@@Apina79 If you see a groundskeeper there he might or might not be one. You cannot tell because they all wear the same clothes. And some of the inmates go to the mainland to work or study for the day in plain civilian clothes. That is how an open prison works. 🤷‍♂️

[@jeremyroenick2202]

@@Apina79 you deffinitely bump into inmates while you are visiting, they might be groundkeepers just like OP said. This is coming from someone who used to live there.

[@ojl5055]

@@Apina79 The people working there aren't tourists lmao

[@fleshesposito]

@@jeremyroenick2202 I always thought you lived in Chicago. :O

[@Markmeister1989]

As someone who works for Viking Line: This brought a smile to my face. 😍

[@steve-marsh]

No way! Hi there!

[@Markmeister1989]

@@steve-marsh Yes. I work on a similar but smaller vessel named Rosella between Sweden and Åland Islands. You should try out some of Viking Lines other and bigger ships like Viking Glory and Viking Grace. :)

[@habahabatsutsut2657]

Im with your comment man! Tjenis from Amorella! 😏

[@user-ef2eu7kn1t]

Да ,у Викинга новый флагман ! 👍

[@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe]

The Soviet Submarine, in the museum, EML Lembit Coincidence My Grandads Cousin Was Working at the same shipyard when it was being built, In the mid 1930s A bit closer to your part of the World Than Murmansk or Vladivostok. Barrow in Furness !! About as Freezing 🥶 as well.

[@Magyar9Andras]

It's very pleasant to listen to your trip, no exaggeration, no "oh my gosh" (like Americans), no fake laughing...just straight forward content! I live in Helsinki now and live 3 years in Tallinn!

[@barbaracameron5610]

Hey! I'm American.i don't say oh my gosh. That's stupid!! I don't fake laugh. Only say ha ha. We are not as bad as the idiot Americans you ran into.

[@MHG1023]

When you mentioned "bald and bankrupt" I couldn´t help but think there may be a relatively high amount of viewers watching (enjoying !) videos of both channels.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much! :)

[@BarneyLeith]

Some years ago I stayed with a friend & his family in Espoo, Helsinki's neighbouring city. When he drove me to Helsinki airport it was snowing heavily. But the main roads were being ploughed as the snow fell. And the snow didn't stop the flights. The runways were all clear. My friend told me that the icebreakers were constantly working throughout the winter. When you have the kind of climate where you just know it is going to be very cold in the winter, you can prepare for it! On another trip one March I flew up to Oulu up north on the Gulf of Bothnia. Snow was on the ground and the sea was frozen! Now I fancy a trip to Tallinn!

[@steve-marsh]

Your trips there sound magical to me!

[@teppo9585]

Well the highways are kept clean of snow as well as you´d expect but smaller roads, streets, alleys are mainly left for climate change or spring sun to melt clean.

[@holoholopainen1627]

There IS No Hurry at Winter - If You Are not in Sports ! Its slippery everywhere - and Only foreigners think that They can manage Finlands roads and Streets ? R.I.P to Those - that didn't listen !

[@salamoniac]

Another interesting fact about Sveaborg, the small island of the coast of Helsinki: there’s an active prison on that very island. You made note of all the people sweeping -> I wouldn’t be surprised if those people were actually prisoners whose job it is to maintain the island.

[@steve-marsh]

Ahhhh! That would make a lot of sense! Thanks Linda :)

[@perolden]

Funny, I went in to see this 2 year old take from Talinn-Helsingfors (Talinn is estonian for Tanska linna, Danish fort, but shortened to Taliina. Helsingfors means Sound (as in narrow sound) waterfall, so the Waterfall Narrows would be an acceptable translation. Helsinki is the Finnsish form, it means nothing, it is just based on the Swedish name, but no one says that, they say Hesari, another short form. With all the long words, finns use short forms of at least 70% of their words (my estimate) I was taking the Talinn ferry dozens of time in the 80s, russian shipowners, ferry called Georg Ots, thenit was part of the Soviet Union, and the sailing marina was operative, we went there for icecream and to look at the sea. After it became independent again, I have only been there a half dozen times..... I liked the Soviet style, it gets less and less exotic. I used to buy books in Norwegian, Swedish and Polish( I Still can't read Polish...) and Russian at laughably low prices. I went to the post office and mailed 50 kgs of books in several parcels home, cost about one Euro in todays money. Me and my Finnish girlfriend laughed at the watery icecream that actually became more watery every year untii the Soviet Union broke. In 1986 it was OK icecream, in 87 it was thinner, if you let it melt a bit , you could se they had added ice from water into the ice cream, and it became more every year....I miss the 'fake civilisation' they set up. Well, that is Putins dream, I do not want him to succeed, people in the Baltics deserve their countries, but there is a little bit of missing. I don't have to go far to find it, the Russian countryside is very Sovietic still, and some areas in the Baltic as well. Sveaborg is the name of the fortress, it is swedish and means the Swede Fortress, when they wanted place names to be finnsish, they translated it to Suomenlinna, which means the Finns Fortress, both names are official. I am not sure, but I think the fortress never came into battle since the commander capitulated without fighting in 1809....however British warships bombed Helsingfors during the Crimean war in the mid 1800s. It was after all a part of Russia. Other Finnish towns east of Helsingfors were also bombed (that is being shot grenades at) from British ships, and several British writers have wondered what the Finns thought of the Brits when they came in let it rain grenades on a country that never had a disagreement with the Brits....In the 1980s I went to a lecture with an 89 yr old man who had heard his grandfather tell him about the day the Britsih frigates and destroyers anchored up offshore and started bombing the mostly wooden town, and how her had thought of this story when the Soviets came bombing the same town on the 30th of November 1939, when Soviet attacked Finland, and how England again declared war on Finland 5th of december 1941.... At the railway station in -Hesa (a shorter still shortening of Helsinki) thre used to be a Russian ticket sale, a Russian part of the station that sold tickets to Peterburg and Moscow, and a kiosk that sold Russian magazines and sweets and tea and such, don't know if that is still there.

[@Deathannihilator]

Fun fact: That huge Tallink ferry was formerly called Silja Europa, and when she was laid to sea, she was the biggest passenger ferry in the world.

[@night-sabre6877]

And it has an indoor pool at the front of the top deck!

[@michael-gs6kh]

" A wee coffee and a pastry" I prefer my coffee made with water😊

[@cmtransportvids]

Just north of Edinburgh there is an island called crammond island which is quite good. You walk over when the tide is low, it’s very cool

[@fw6018]

Excellent video as always! Interesting fact - the Silja Europa ferry you film at 02:00 in Tallinn Port played a major part in the rescue operation of the MS Estonia Sinking in 1994. It was the first ship to receive the Mayday call.

[@sherryweems8579]

I love seeing the beautifully clean cities. Not in America, most folks are pigs , throwing trash everywhere. Quickly becoming a 3rd world nation, SADLY.

[@vasilip]

10:48 That car is probably the ONLY restored Checker A2 in the world :D There is another working one in rough original condition too in Finland, those are about the only survivors of their kind because the taxi companies in USA scrapped the old ones when they were replaced with new models. Nice that you caught such rare vehicle on video. They imported used Checkers for the time of Helsinki olympic games from Chigago and New York since Finland did not have enough cars after the war and they were needed to move the olympic guests around but those Checkers were in bad shape and whole deal was a huge mess.

[@Tatia146]

Yes Finland is a great country and yes you can drink anywhere at any time! Suomenlinna is in fact a fortification and yes some folks live there but it’s very popular in the summer with Helsinki residents. You should try the beer tram! There is also an Orthodox Church near the harbour which is worth a look. Also there is a large market near the presidents palace which has lots of interesting things to see. Next time you plan to go, let me know!

[@steve-marsh]

I sure will, thanks so much! I struggled a bit without my phone, but then again it's sometimes nice to just wander and find places by chance, but definitely need to come back soon! :)

[@Markmeister1989]

The Silja Europa was actually the first ship that responded to m/s Estonias Mayday call in September 1994. Her and a couple of other cruiseferries were co-ordinating the rescue effort that stormy night.

[@derektaylor2941]

When you write 'responded to'- do you mean acknowledge? Mariella was of course the first on scene and became the co-ordinator for the search.

[@Markmeister1989]

@@derektaylor2941 Yeah as in the Mayday call. And yes, Mariella was first on scene. :)

[@MCP53]

When you got off that Viking ferry in Helsinki it was the same journey on foot that I took when I landed there in 1990. I didn't know then that I'd stay for 25 years, mostly in Vaasa on the west coast. I too get vertigo in unsafe high places, but I'm fine in aircraft and in enclosed towers. I'm also quite claustrophobic which means that canal tunnels bother me because there's usually no towpath inside - so no escape route! I also have your passion for travel. Vaasa is worth a video too, with a ferry crossing from Umea in Sweden. It has become the Nordic energy hub of progressive green production and is also rising out of the sea at a rate of nearly 1cm a year due to glacial rebound - the fastest in the world!

[@PeterHalil]

What can I say?, what a wonderful trip. Lighthouses, Light ship & a Church Lighthouse, plus that brilliant seaplane museum. Great one again Steve, thank you

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Peter! So many cool places I had no idea existed a short while ago!

[@mernavella6476]

I enjoyed this, but mostly your sweet sincere nature. Our 2022 world needs more people like you. Cheers fr Canada❤️

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it!

[@77smp]

Good thing you had a big coat....it looks baltic out!

[@steve-marsh]

Haha it was indeed :)

[@hughrainbird8190]

Fascinating visits to two beautiful cities, and a ferry ⛴ trip! It doesn't get much better than this. Thanks Steve. I read somewhere that "fear of heights" or whatever it is, is due the conflict between a vestigial avian memory from a much earlier time in our history still buried in our subconscious, which is telling us " Yes, you can fly if you let yourself go", while our rational side is firmly telling us the opposite. My cycling training partner's father was a Geordie from Tyneside, and in the Depression when the choice was going down the coalmines or working in the shipyards, he went for a job in the shipyard, and was told by the foreman that if he could walk around the top of the unprotected scaffolding, he'd got the job. He did, but his mate couldn't, so had to go down the pit.

[@steve-marsh]

No way! That's the worst job interview I could imagine - I'd be down the pit with him!

[@hughrainbird8190]

@@steve-marsh Me too!

[@klausadrift7568]

We did the ferry trip a fortnight ago from Helsinki to Tallinn and spent the whole day in the older part of this marvellous city. Beautiful views, old buildings, churches and lots of inviting narrow lanes. And BTW your old friend the seagull was still walking up and down the ledge. Most enjoyable was having a meal in one of the rustic, medieval restaurants. Later we had some delicious cakes in the oldest cafe in Tallinn, which brought childhood memories back from glorious days gone by.

[@Braun30]

Did this a few years ago. Business trip to Tallinn. No flights available, so flew to Helsinki, caught the ferry the next morning, did my business and returned the same day. Had a good evening meal and flew out in the morning. Very relaxing.

[@richardharibo]

I just want to thank you for sharing everything that you do. I've watched you from the beginning and will continue as you are my favourite travel KZbinr ☺️. Thanks Steve, keep up the good work buddy

[@steve-marsh]

Richard I really REALLY appreciate it! Thank you so much!

[@k.r.baylor8825]

I agree. Steve is a terrific travel companion. I have been binge watching his channel for the past month. I almost feel like I know the bloke, which isn't true! Awesome channel, subbed a while ago.

[@stevea406]

very cool, thanks for sharing.

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Steve!

[@Sh3lb1]

23:25 it's actually an Estonian submarine, originally commissioned in 1937 by the Estonian navy, later captured by the Soviets after they occupied the Baltic states and then it served in the Soviet navy until 1979.

[@steve-marsh]

Great info, cheers!

[@thomaswislocki2804]

There's a Russian sub in the marina at Zeebrugge, the ticket also entitles you to visit the lightship and extensive museum all grouped together ...

[@lroke2947]

British built by Vickers & Armstrong in Barrow-in-Furness.

[@Sh3lb1]

@@lroke2947 Yes, it was built in Britain.

[@romaliop]

I think there should've also been a Finnish Navy submarine somewhere in Suomenlinna that I guess he just missed. Basically a German design that was built outside of Germany secretly as a part of the interwar German submarine program to bypass the rearmament restrictions placed on Germany after the 1st World War.

[@Luvr-wv9hv]

Two beautiful cities! Thanks, Steve!

[@davidharris4062]

The maritime museum looks impressive and I like the way they put a small aperture in the fence on the tower, so your camera doesn’t get the fencing in the way of taking photos

[@JettTyler17]

Great video Steve! Looking forward to getting back to Finland soon, loved the tour of Tallin here!

[@TonySMotorcyclePassion]

Love your adventures your filming and mostly your love of the animals also your great sense of humour 😊

[@SimoExMachina2]

Me and my wife used to do a trip to Tallinn about once a year. Just the two us with kids staying at my parent's place. Always one night in the boat and usually two in a hotel in the city. Now that she has passed away, I really miss those trips.

[@johncarr712]

Fantastic video Steve of 2 great cities. I'm tempted by Estonia now and I have always wanted to go to Finland as my uncle lives there. Helsinki looks great. I'm certainly enjoying all that you're producing. Keep it up sir!

[@leatherfafner]

what an amazing trip!!!

[@jenniferlevine5406]

Beautiful places - thanks for sharing this wonderful trip!

[@McSynth]

Great video Steve. You have a knack of gaining access to all of the interesting areas that I would expect to be closed to the public.

[@davidpow3852]

Love the varied content on your channel Steve. Keep up the good work.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much David!

[@KenWard2015]

Loved it!

[@martiwilliams4592]

I am also skeptical with heights. Thanks, Steve, for climbing them for us!

[@martyfireblade]

Loving the videos mate they just keep getting better and better, and congrats on reaching 30k subscribers, that's amazing.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much Martyn! Really chuffed with how the channel is going :)

[@nimeton1]

Super lovely video I enjoyed everything.

[@user-bw9nx4xf6f]

Playing catch up with your videos and enjoying them. This video reminded me of the time I stayed in Helsinki in September 2010. We got a Linea Line fast boat to Tallinn in really rough seas. They closed the cafe and the monitors all went off. The pilot was obviously desperate to keep to the schedule as we bounced through every trough and peak. Talinn was beautiful, and we went to the same viewing platform, but they were much, much busier, with some rude German ladies pushing people out of the way. We got lost on the way back to the Linea Line departure point, which is located on the seaward side of that pyramidal brutalist building you visited. It was open back then. We went in thinking we would come out near the departure point, but it was really dimly lit, looking dilapidated, and there were two Russians there with a lovely Bedlington terrier, but it all felt a bit sinister, like we'd walked into somewhere a bit black ops. We found the boat on the other side, but we knew the trip back to Helsinki was going to be rough; they handed out black bin bags to everyone to throw up in. The Gulf of Finland is no place to be in rough weather on a relatively small ship.

[@jackyyuen1939]

Tallinn has been one of my favourite cities. I'd been there 3 years ago. Thank you, Steve. You bring back my memories of this fine city.

[@steve-marsh]

Wonderful city eh!?

[@jimhankinson4428]

lovely video Steve - I only just came across it. I was in Tallinn this summer, but not around the harbour. I'll be spending a day in Helsinki in December on the way from Oman to London, so this was very useful. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@janin6764]

Such a cool video.. even though I live in Finland and have been in Tallin before, but so great to see familiar spots "through visitors eyes".

[@cindi7955]

I love your trips. They are full of so many different venues and transport and beautiful views and out of the way places. Mostly, you let the 'print do your talking' and that works out well. You sure must be in good shape....I 'lost it' on about the 3rd flight of stairs up that tower. Like the tour of the first ferry nicest ferry I've ever seen.

[@likingraccoons]

I've visited that tv-tower in Tallinn right before it was closed for renovation in 2007. There was an old scary elevator back then, a real soviet style equipment! I was scared the floor was going to give up.. The area where the tower resides is called Pirita. There's a beautiful beach and the old Olympic rowing stadium as well.

[@toweri_li]

And you entirely missed the Suomenlinna historic fortress!! You should have walked to the southern island for the real deal. Now you only walked the area people live in. You could have walked to the walls of the super narrow pass that you sailed through (twice) from the Viking XPRS ship. It is a amazing place - You could almost touch the passing ships!

[@alicja4139]

Tallinn old town looks beautiful!

[@massivley]

Fascinating to watch this trying to do catch up on all your videos

[@SteamboatW]

Your once around the churchtower... amazing sight. I felt it right in my sphincter.

[@geoffmphotography9444]

Really interesting and enjoyable presentation. Thanks Steve.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Geoff!

[@cindyd8646]

Fabulous trip, Steve! Especially all the lighthouses! The one atop the church was the best. I, too, share your "high anxiety". My insides clenched up just watching you walk around that narrow tower. And the folks sitting on the edge of the outside shelf.....my stomach was churnin'! Your videos are the best!

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much Cindy! I think we have a 'healthy' aversion to heights ;)

[@ant7936]

Another excellent video trip Steve! Thanks.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much!

[@Chris_Carini]

Excellent vlog again. I always enjoyed my work trips to Helsinki, it's a lovely city. Kiitos!

[@steve-marsh]

Not surprised mate! What a city!

[@petergibbs]

Like the music over your end credits. Oh! and the rest of the video too, Steve.

[@elainehowell2836]

Hi just to let you know that I have just started to watch your videos of you and your partner and it is nice to see all the places you both have been to and camping and sleeping in your van

[@laszlopunaflex6625]

Glad you enjoyed the Linnahall, it's my favourite place in Tallinn too. I was lucky enough to have somebody show me around the inside about 10 years ago, it's a stunning building.

[@robbiephillipstravelsofple4790]

Fantastic video Steve loved it keep them coming

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Robbie!

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Once again allyour hard work has paid off on the making of this upload well done & good luck on the next adventure 👍👍👍

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Michael!

[@eileenpasley2877]

another great video...thankyou.

[@henkdeblouw4169]

And yet again a very nice informatiive video. Keep up the good work!

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Henk! :)

[@davidknowles5519]

Really enjoyed your tour of the Baltic interest in abundance and yes I like the brutalist architecture as well.

[@steve-marsh]

Yas! There are not many of us it would seem David!

[@Timstravels01]

Fabulous video. Thoroughly enjoyed watching.

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers mate! So many ferry routes over there, can't wait to get back!

[@JensChrStrandos]

Nice video from Tallinn. Great city which I have been so lucky to visit many times during the years.

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers, can't wait to go back for longer!

[@colin.d]

What a really enjoyable video! I visited both Tallinn and Helsinki as cruise stopovers in 2018 as part of a Baltic Cruise but wish I had had the time to visit the fantastic places you featured here - perhaps next time.

[@steve-marsh]

We both have plenty reasons to go back Colin!

[@Jonboyx55]

I remember the station statues holding the globes up!

[@kenmalone6733]

Great video! Tallinn and Helsinki are real nice places, and you brought out the best in them…plus I like your style of humor!

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks Ken!

[@Skeleton43]

This same route in reverse is very popular among finns for alcohol tourism. It is quite literally cheaper to buy the cruise ticket and a single 24-pack onboard than it is to just buy the same pack in helsinki, not to even mention the liquor prices in Tallinn vs Helsinki.

[@mihajlonesic]

This ferry ride is definitely on my wish list :)

[@johnbowyer6902]

Brutalist heaven, you are not alone on that one. I love concrete, steel and brick architecture.

[@gs3298]

Great to see your videos especially this one as it reminds me when I traveled from Helsinki to Tallinn over the Baltic Sea. Love both cities. Keep up the good work Steve 😀

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much! Glad to bring back some happy memories!

[@gs3298]

@@steve-marsh Do not be mistaken, Scotland is my favourite country and great to watch your travels around your country and islands. I've no excuse not to see more of Scotland. I only live in Belfast.

[@Steggybeetroot0210]

Nice video! Love your commentary style, very easy to listen to. This would be a cool trip to make some day

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much!

[@billnict1]

Excellent video! Keep them coming! BTW, the 2nd to last tower you went up with the spiral staircase and the narrow viewing platform gave me the willys watching on my computer, I can imagine what it did to you in person! Cheers!

[@1954alister]

What a great video really enjoyed watching it. Don't know where you get the energy from to walk and climb all these stairs. Thanks for taking us with you

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Alister! I always need a day of complete rest when I get home from these trips!

[@copper6600]

Another super video Steve i don't like hights either so i just close my eyes :)) Thanks a lot for taking me with you.

[@steve-marsh]

I'm glad to have filming to distract me in those high places :)

[@t-dawg5813]

Thank you for sharing such a unique video, and thanks for taking one for the team going up all those stairs to the heights! 😂

[@steve-marsh]

The things I do for this channel almost always go against my instincts :D

[@6120mcghee]

You just got another fan, Steve! Well done!!

[@steve-marsh]

Yassss! Thanks :)

[@craig.bryant]

Excellent video as always Steve, really want to visit Tallinn and Helsinki (and Tondi!) after that! Need to tick off Viking Line and Tallink too

[@steve-marsh]

Well worth a trip, I'd love to take the ferry there from Stockholm next time :)

[@ryanmorley7257]

I crossed the Baltic from Tallinn to Helsinki for a day trip back in February - same ferry and same sailing times as you, but just a lot more icy! Really good value for money and a very easy way to travel as well. Great video which really gives you a flavour of these two wonderful cities...

[@steve-marsh]

Oh I love winter Ryan, would swap for your trip!

[@dafyddthomas7299]

Love the videos Steve - Helsinki looks beautiful and love the lighthouses, trams and buildings; tallinn seems nice abeit spoiled by Graffiti ( like most European cities now).

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much! Although, to be honest, it's more about the places I went in Tallinn, but I know what you mean about graffiti in the outskirts of European cities!

[@5217tuber]

Nicely shot and well edited. Well done! This was a nice preview of what my wife and I hope to experience in 4 months.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much!

[@martinlangford5625]

Love the video Steve. Brought back great memories of when I visited Tallinn and Helsinki in 2013. Basically did all the things you did…maritime museum and TV tower in Tallinn, ferry to Helsinki, took the ferry out to the island you did and climbed the tower at the Olympic stadium. Did you visit the Finnish museum of sport which was inside the Olympic stadium? They’re 2 really beautiful cities. All the best and keep posting the videos! 😊

[@steve-marsh]

Awesome Martin! Nooo, I didn't realise it was there, bet I walked right past it!

[@charlietwotimes]

Every time you go outside up high my feet tingle. I'm just watching & I can't deal with it..

[@MrChelseauk1]

Woah I've been to both the island on that ferry and also maritime museum also been to those view points. Sat on the island watching the viking ferry go past thinking that it is seriously close. Thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories.

[@steve-marsh]

You are SO welcome :)

[@katesterly547]

Another wonderful video! I think I've said this before but I agree with you about height and there is nothing about height that will make me easy. No amount of ledges or even backs-to-the-wall. What wonderful places you find in each town to bring us to. Thank you for all of the work that you do for our entertainment. I still need to figure out something else to say besides "wow"! Say "hi" to Alicja for me. Be well, stay safe, love from Texas.

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much Kate! I wish Alicja could have been with me on this trip!

[@spangles3654]

Great video Steve, when i saw the Viking ferry it reminded me of my time in Sweden. They have a crossing between Stockholm and an island of the west coast of Finland where you can buy duty free. They call it the Love Boat as it's all about parties and its an overnight thing too. Enjoy all your videos cheers pal.

[@steve-marsh]

I'll need to give it a try! (but with earplugs!)

[@cynic7049]

The island is Åland, not as much in the west of Finland as between Finland and Sweden and a semi independent part of Finland (and Swedish speaking). Pretty much all ferries between Finland and Sweden stops there very briefly so they can sell tax-free on the trip. Some ferries stay longer to take and leave passengers, but most do not.

[@samil5601]

They call those ferries drilling rigs rather than love boats, to be precise.

[@spangles3654]

@@samil5601 I get it lol.....good one

[@jesshumphries3745]

Fantastic Video Steve - I'm with you on heights!! They say you're either worried about falling, or the pull of the jump!! It's falling for me everytime.... big fence, high wall and no problem!!

[@steve-marsh]

Aye exactly Jess :) Cheers!

[@zweispurmopped]

That was stunning! I never had any idea how nice these cities looked! And I never knew there was a church anywhere that actually was good for something either! 🤗

[@steve-marsh]

Surprised me too! :) Beautiful cities and can't wait to return!

[@holoholopainen1627]

Have You seen The Light - many People would like to The some Light - in Their lives ! At Russian era - The Church served as Russian Orthodox ! Suomenlinna had More People than Mainland Helsinki ( 4.000 ) - as IT was The Swedish STRONGHOLD vs The East !

[@MrJckDoo]

Fantastic Vlog @SteveMarsh Two lovely ciyies. And those ferries. I have watched a lot of Bald and Bankrupt. He really goes to some strange places.

[@steve-marsh]

I was happy to use him as inspiration for some of these places Rupert :) Cheers!

[@johnel47]

I remember The Viking Line from the Eighties, it used to sail from Ramsgate to Dunkirk and we sailed on it a few times, when we used to go camping to the Continent, it was a great company and have many happy memories of it, Steve.

[@no_soy_rubio]

I knew I recognised Viking Line from somewhere!

[@steve-marsh]

Ahhh continental camping, awesome!

[@johnel47]

@@steve-marsh France, Belgium and Holland 🤣 we didn't go that far, Steve and it was called Sally The Viking Line at that time. No Go Pro's then, maybe just as well.

[@kathrynhelm4176]

Wonderful exploring Steve. My poor old body won’t let me explore like this anymore but I love watching others. I, too, don’t like heights…like being on the edge 🙀. I have not given up traveling but I do have to travel with a mobility scooter which does restrict where I go. I will be in Tallinn at the end of Sept as one of the ports in my Baltic cruise so that’s how I found your channel. Thanks for taking us along with you. 🥰🇺🇸

[@AO-oy4rf]

It is hilly but was one of my favourite stops on a Baltic cruise I did - enjoy it.

[@Wrtp.]

Cheers Steve for another great video .🍺🍺👍

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers Derek!

[@anthonyfindlay8554]

I have been living in Finland for 18 years and this is a funny video, because I have done that trip so many times. You should do it again on a Friday afternoon. Drunk Finns are something to behold

[@steve-marsh]

Haha I'll be interested to see it :)

[@EpicLib]

"Better drink it fast" 🤣 amazing tour, i guess it's great for kids too that one day trip.

[@paris5551000]

Thank you. That was an awesome adventure! Love how we walk along with you and see around the corners and be surprised as you do! As for the concrete structure, l walked all over it and puzzled about it. Couldn’t say that it was beautiful 🙄 As for your phone I have a vague memory that you needed to purchase a SIM card there. Nothing else worked! Hoping that you can get back and show us more. It’s such a beautiful place! PS l found it entertaining to watch the cruise crowds come and go in droves while l watched from one of those outdoor bars in the city square....amazing! Thanks again. Looking forward to each weekend to see what we do next! 😊

[@steve-marsh]

Thanks so much Katrina!

[@simonwhitlock9189]

I am like you Steve absolutely terrified of heights yet I have flown for thousands of miles in all sorts of weather and didn't bat an eyelid, these cities are magnificent and the first thing I noticed was how clean they where makes a great change from where I live with discarded soft drink cans and rubbish in the city center, maybe it's just that the people of Tallinn and Helsinki take pride in their town and a good thing too, All the best to you and stay safe,cheers.

[@steve-marsh]

So true Simon, you instantly notice a nice clean city! Cheers

[@mitro72]

Tondi! First Benjamin and now you... Guess it is a must add to a bucket list....

[@CriticalityIncident]

You're not alone. Love brutalist architecture as well, and I'll probably never get tired of watching russian urban exploration videos on KZbin. Congratulations to 30K btw. Looking forward to the kilt. 😀

[@steve-marsh]

Haha you have a good memory! Trying to work out what to do for that video - cheers!

[@mackette54]

Thank you so much, the places you went to+ your videos + narrative, made me feel like i was there ! It's a beautiful world out there! Cheers from the #Poconos #Pennsylvania #USA

[@holoholopainen1627]

Where at Poconos Pa ?

[@ChokyoDK]

I also stayed at Citybox in Tallinn Harbour. Great hotel. And the Tallink ship was better than I had expected.

[@SCOTTISH-ACE]

Great vid Steve place looks interesting for sure

[@steve-marsh]

Cheers mate!

[@RedHillian]

For someone who struggles with height, you do put in the effort for us to get those shots - and it's appreciated (even if it does make my legs go to jelly sometimes)! I passed through Helsinki for pretty much just overnight in the winter back in the 1990s, so your one-day tour was a great quick look around; it's been on my bucket list ever since I first went!

[@steve-marsh]

Hey Tom, that city sure gives a great first impression eh?

[@dennislindqvist8443]

The funny thing is that I also have a fear of heights but have had jobs that shouldn't be for me. I have worked a lot at high altitudes but you get used to it quickly. But always after the holiday month, the fear is back.