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Selected Internet resources for independent travellers in Finland, Helsinki Turku, Tampere, Jyvaskyla, Rauma. Information about travel, tourism, journey, holidays, trip, maps, guides, natural parks, cycling, backpakers hostels, moto, biking, camping, paddling, travel reports, kayak, hitch hiking, trekking, lakes, archipelago, sauna, bed and breackfast, university, midnight sun, Lappland , Botnia gulf, sailing, canoing, sleigh riding and much more....


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General and Geographical data


Many general info can be found on the sites of the famous guides Rough Guide and Lonely-Planet: http://www.lonelyplanet.com Advices for travellers about political situation, medical assistence in several regions of the world supplied by the American government and the UK one: http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel Geopolitic statistics on different Countries, by CIA, are available at: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fact... As for maps we recommend to you either the great archive Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, where maps are listed with an index, or the ypertechnological map engine of Mapquest: http://www.mapquest.com
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Interesting sites


A very ample guide about plenty of little villages and all the necessary info. To consult when one already has an idea: not useful to begin with because of the lack of maps and photos. http://www.mek.fi Virtual Finland. It's a site a little generic, but well structured and interesting about Finland. http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/ Official site. General info about history and geography. http://www.finland.org FAQ for soc.culture.nordic, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olafsson. A site full of information of any type for approaching the culture and nature of Danemark, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Greenland and Faroe Islands. http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq... Trento by bike. Great. Written for passion by Prof. Andreas Caranti, it's probably the best resource for bikers in the Internet! In the whole Europe, Country by Country, tips, reports, itineraries, links and news-groups. http://www-math.science.unitn.it/Bike/ Dutch site connecting many of the main European sites about free climbing, a capital resource for fans of this sport. http://www.climbing.nl The Alpine Kayak Club. European rivers, advised routes, photos, links, events. http://alpine-kayak-club.org/ Glenn and Sheila's Home Page, by Glenn and Sheila Ord. The experience of very long biking tours across Europe and other continents, presented in a series of advice and quick considerations. http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Caba...
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Cities and Regions


About Helsinki. Well done. Buses and museums time tables, attractions and accomodations for everybody. Map of the city. http://www.hel.fi/english/ Pictures of Lapland, by Jarmo Hupli. Photos and information (especially for bikers) on Lapland. http://home.icon.fi/~jjhupli/
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Transports.

Dedicated to motorbike travelers in Europe, wide and well structured. It collects all the info about driving across the different Countries: useful also for car drivers. Forum.
http://www.ideamerge.com/motoeuropa/
Europrail International - North America's source for European Rail Passes. From the Eurail Pass, Europass, Britrail Pass or individual country pass.
http://www.europrail.net/

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Sleeping


Network about hostels, it's a site independent from various International chains. http://www.hostels.com/ Hostelling International. The largest worldwide hostel organization. http://www.iyhf.org/ The biggest databank on Bed&Breakfast. http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/ 111 Travel Directory. A dirctory to find Bed & Breakfast all over the world. http://www.triple1.com
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Travel Stories


The site open on Jordan, but if you go to home page you find also Scandinavia, Ireland, Spain, Madeira and Holland. It' a site of passionate travellers that tell about their trips (only visited places) with some tips. Beautiful photos. By BamJam. http://travel.to/jordan
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