Finnish daytime Intercity train from Lapland to Tampere and Helsinki

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In this video i will be traveling onboard on of the great Finnish Intercity double decker trains from Rovaniemi in Lapland on the 8h journey towards Helsinki. We'll be travling for the 6h20m to Tampere. Come along for the ride in the cabin of the upper deck of the resturant with the great window facing seats as we speed though the country side at speeds of up to 200kmh.
Also check out my other train reviews / trip reports from Finland.
Pendolino: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Dv4...
Daytime IC double decker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-eVU...

[@old_seadog]

I have nothing but admiration for the VR system - I've travelled from Helsinki Airport to Tampere 3 times & each time I've just turned up at the station, got a ticket with a seat assigned minutes before & for just 21 euros. For my money, it's the best rail network in Europe.

[@gregcosta6965]

I have nothing but admiration for Finland. Truly Europe's last democracy.

[@bobtudbury8505]

thank you from the uk, .one of the best, the usual vloggers go on and on and on , you are a natural , calm , informative and not over bearing like most, cheers

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks bob! Cheers from Denmark

[@Junakuvailut_fin]

I’m going to Rovaniemi on Monday and coming back on Thursday❤ as usual you never let me down good video🫵🏻😊👍🏻

[@Simon-Andersen]

Have a great trip! Glad that even my older videos helped you :D

[@TommiJKeranen]

Thank you that you showed the 0.50€ luggage storage lockers! Now I know the rough size of those lockers. Thanks!

[@megaman133]

Downstairs there are 2 lockers with dimensions 70 x 54 x 54 cm and upstairs there are 6 lockers with dimensions 46 x 20 x 84 cm.

[@ArielCruzPizarro]

Beautiful trip Simon. The train is very beautiful inside, the children's area looks nice and the snowy landscapes also seem very beautiful (although Chile has landscapes like this, the trains we have do not run in snowy areas). Many greetings from Chile!

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thanks for the nice comment. Greetings back to you from Finland :-)

[@DanielsUKT]

Great trip report the trains look great on the inside perhaps many features you wouldn't see anywhere else and sitting down looking at the winter scenery must be good. You are right when you say taking the train makes people see how people live in different parts of the country. People in one city or region may have different lifestyle than people in another city or region the same goes for different countries

[@Rantasalmi47]

infact.

[@abus3562]

I enjoyed the video and the ride, thanks for taking me along.

[@Simon-Andersen]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@swissbrony23ch72]

7:44 Regarding the question: Yes, at SBB it is available in the control car of the IC2000/2020 and Twindexx too.

[@gregcosta6965]

Finns should head down to Greece to teach the Greeks about how to build a proper rail network.

[@brianbee2869]

The window seat upstairs in restaurant car is my recommendation. Get the meatballs.

[@doropiyekdobol1283]

train in snow ❤

[@ganapatihegde1024]

Nice vlog! I am your new subscriber. Greetings from Plano, Texas, United States.

[@pianoman4Jesus]

Interesting, even though Rovaniemi is in Lapland, still not far enough North for Polar night. I see today, Rovaniemi has daylight from 11:07 until 13:22. Actually quite a long day for being so far North. (I was thinking that anything within Lapland would experience Polar night.)

[@MuhammadAslam-iu4dq]

Nice 👌 video

[@Simon-Andersen]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ZammuFi]

This video is easy for me because im from Finland :D

[@toomuchcoffeesendhelp5431]

It will be my first time in finland (and in europe, really) and it's my first time to ride a train for such a long distance trip. Is there a storage and separate payment for big luggages? I will be bringing a big wheeled luggage and a small wheeled luggage for my trip this August

[@Simon-Andersen]

No extra charge for luggage, you just bring it onboard and place it in a rack near your seat. If you want to there are also free lockers ombord but they require a coin as deposit 😊

[@villagewaycafe203]

Thank you for sharing your video. Is paying the ekstra seat worth it? Is it extra leg room? Also can you please tell me which seats that are facing the right direction as the train moves? Thanks again :)

[@Simon-Andersen]

The legroom is good in any seat on the train, but i would pay for ekstra class to have a proper table to work on and the free coffe / tea / water is nice. Sadly there is no guarantee on VR which way the train and therefore seat will be facing

[@villejarvinen1272]

@@Simon-Andersen Actually there is: On the main train line, car number 1, which has seats for people traveling with pets downstairs, and regular seating upstairs, is always on the end if the train that is facing towards Helsinki. Because this car also has a cockpit, it can only be installed in a way, that the cockpit end on the car is pointing towards Helsinki. So, based on this, you can select a seat facing the way you want, if you select it from car number 1.

[@RKMa64]

Nice one. Did you book the whole train for your self?... Or did u come very early 😎

[@Simon-Andersen]

I was there early, train filled up later

[@timothygoodacre3407]

Where are the other passengers ?

[@Simon-Andersen]

The train got busier south of Oulu

[@CT-zc6ne]

Train IS Very expensive to Lapland. 2 persons 100 euro. We usualy take our olen car. It costs 70euros biodiesel per 980km. And we can rest where we see Its best.

[@ratyjoona]

It's not that expensive...cheaper than car when traveling alone...

[@anttitmh]

Onboard a train you can rest all the time, walk around, eat, even have a beer or two