Finland is the land of lakes, forests, saunas and home to Santa Claus. A trip to Finland should revolve around these experiences for every traveller. It is a perfect travel destination in Europe if you are looking for a mix of city life as well as picturesque villages. Did you know that Finland was voted the world’s happiest country in the 2018 World Happiest Report and then again in 2019? Even after paying half of their salaries in taxes, people in Finland are happy. In order to truly experience the quality of life in Finland, you should visit this country. But is this visit going to cost you a bomb? Read to get answers for all your Finland travel cost queries!
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A Perfect 10 day Finland travel itinerary
We visited Finland during summers for 10 days and can’t wait to visit it again during the winter months. Here’s our Finland travel itinerary:
- Helsinki 3 days
- Rovaniemi 3 days
- Tampere 2 days
- Turku 2 days
A detailed Finland travel cost guide
Is Finland expensive to visit? With little planning and following some excellent budget travel tips for Finland, we managed to keep out Finland travel cost to 65 Euros per person per day. In Indian currency, it’s just INR 50000 per person. Just a reminder, we are neither backpackers or luxury travellers. We do seek comfort and local experiences when travelling while keeping a tight check on our overall travel costs.
Suggested daily Finland travel cost is 65 – 70 Euros per person per day
(Note: This Finland travel cost will suit you if you are a budget traveller who seeks little comfort during travel and wouldn’t prefer backpacking through hostels. It is not a budget for luxury travel.)
This suggested daily budget of 65 – 70 Euros a day for your Finland vacation includes:
- accommodation at central locations in either AirBnB or private rooms in hostels or mid-range hotels
- sightseeing and tickets to attractions
- food (a mix of eating out and cooking a few meals)
- nightlife
- all transport within Finland including the cost of travelling between different cities and daily local transport within the city
Detailed Finland travel cost report
Here is our detailed Finland travel expense report for our 10 day travel itinerary. Our per-person Finland travel budget turned out to be only INR 5000 per person per day.
Expense Type | Overall spend during our 10 day Finland vacation as a couple (Euro) | |
Accommodation | 400 | This includes accommodation for 8 nights Besides 8 nights in hotels, hostels and AirBnbs, we spent 2 nights in extremely comfortable overnight trains in Finland Read our Finland travel guide on Why travel to Finland in summers? |
Food | 350 | A mix of eating out and self cooked meals |
Activities | 100 | Money was spent on some museum entry tickets (we visited Arktikum in Lapland), Santa Claus Village, Saunas (most public saunas are free to use) |
Drinks | 150 | We limited our drinks at the bars and enjoyed many picnics in Finland |
Local Transport | 315 | Bought travel cards in Helsinki, Rovaniemi and Turku Took overnight trains for travel between Helsinki and Rovaniemi (Lapland) |
Miscellaneous | 10 | Souvenir |
Total 10 days Finland Travel Cost for a couple | 1325 Euros |
How much does it cost to travel to Finland?
Let’s go into the details of how expensive it can get to travel to Finland and average daily costs for a budget traveller. These costs should give you a reasonable idea about the costs of travelling to Finland and help you get an average estimate for your trip to Finland.
Detailed list of common expenses in Finland
Accommodation costs in Finland
- Bed in a dormitory in Finland: 20-25 Euros per night
- Private room in a hostel with shared toilets: 45-55 Euros per night
- Room in a mid-range hotel: 80-100 Euros per night
- Private room with shared facilities in an AirBnB: 30-40 Euros per night
- Studio apartment in Finland: 50-70 Euros per night
Lockers and other miscellaneous costs
- Public locker in Finland at bus/railway station: 2-4 Euros for 24 hours (it varies with the size of the locker)
- Bottled water: 2 Euros per bottle (P.S: Finland is proud of its tap water and it is known to be one of the world’s finest)
- Beer at a bar: 6-8 Euros
- Cocktails at a bar: 10-15 Euros a drink
Food cost in Finland
- Grocery store meal: 5-8 Euros
- Basic meal at a cafe or lunch deals at restaurants: 10-12 Euros
- Average meal cost in Finland at a restaurant: Above 25 Euros
Transport cost in Finland
- Overnight train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi: 50 Euros per ticket (price increases closer to travel dates)
- Intercity bus transport (for short 2-4 hour distances): 4-10 Euros per person
