Overnight accommodation in small cabins and meals and refreshments are available on lake steamers. Rail travel is cheap and efficient. Seat reservations are required for 'EP' express trains. Main rail connections run car-sleeper trains. Seats can be booked for a small extra charge.
Tickets are valid for one month.
Return fares are exactly double the price of a single fare. Children under 6 years of age travel free of charge, children aged 6-16 pay half price. The main roads are passable at all times and are surfaced with asphalt or oil and sand. There are weight restrictions on traffic from April to May in southern Finland, and from May to early June in northern Finland. Traffic drives on the right.