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Cheap Helsinki Vantaa Car Hire (HEL) - Car Rental Finland
Helsinki Airport is also known as Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and is Finland’s main international airport. Situated in Vantaa approximately 3 miles from the centre of Vantaa, the airport is also roughly 10 miles from the capital city of Helsinki. Approximately 13 million passengers use the airport each year, the airport was originally built to accommodate the extra travellers during the 1952 Olympics.
Your booking confirmation will give you details of when and where to collect your hire car. The airport arrivals area is a great place for car rental Helsinki Vantaa, the arrivals desks are easy to find and the pick up should be quick and effecient. Your Helsinki car rental will often have a road map as well as a short list of tourist destinations to help you make the most of your rental car.
About Helsinki Vantaa Airport
The airport has been the winner of several awards in recent years including one for the most punctual in Europe and an award for customer satisfaction. The airport currently has three runways, crucial when there is so much snow and ice during the winter months and is also a hub for the Finnish carrier Finnair as well as for Blue1. Air Finland are also based at the airport. The airport has two terminals linked by an internal pedestrian walkway; the terminals have been enlarged and improved in recent years to cope with added passenger numbers and to improve the overall passenger experience. The airport has shops, cafes, bars and duty free outlets. The airport has free WiFi access and hot desks for business customers to use. Best of all are the Spa facilities available to passengers travelling long haul needing a little rejuvenation through a selection of short treatments.
Tourist Info
Helsinki is very interesting geographically as just across the bay are a number of small islands that are also part of the capital city. At its centre is the southern part of Finland with the islands varying in size and use, from being the location of an inhabited fortress to the home of Finland’s largest zoo. During the summer months the city enjoys 18 hours of daylight and during the winter the days are extremely short. On one of the islands, Suomenlinna, is a fortress and this can be reached by boat with a sailing time of only 15 minutes. The island is a UNESCO World Heritage site. There are also market stalls to visit and buy from as well as a museum to wander around.
The Helsinki Senate Square, where many of the top tourist events are held, was designed by Carl Ludvig Eagel and consists of the Palace of the Council of State, the University building and the Helsinki cathedral. There is also a statue dedicated to Emperor Alexander-II which is a symbol of Finland's past relationship with imperial Russia.
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