Tag: Helsinki

A day in Hyvinkää

Posted by Trainphilos on 16 October 2018 in Railroad History, Railroad Museums, Traveling |2 Comments

When I visit another country I always fervently hope that it has a railway museum. Often it is the national railway system in that particular country which runs such a museum. For example the German railway system operator Deutsche Bahn has such a museum next to the central train station in Nürnberg. It is well […]

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Trams and such: A trip on HSL

Posted by Trainphilos on 13 October 2018 in Light Rail, Public Transportation, Railroad Travel / Tourism |No Comments

HSL (Helsingin seudun liikenne) is the regional transportation authority for Greater Helsinki responsible for all tram, subway (underground), commuter rail, bus, ferry and bike share services. Interestingly enough HSL does not own any rolling stock, but uses third party contractors to accomplish the day to day operation of the system. For example the tram system […]

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An incredible language and our trip to Suomi.

Posted by Trainphilos on 12 October 2018 in Railroad Museums, Railroad Travel / Tourism, Traveling |3 Comments

Finnish that is. Anybody who thinks German is a difficult tongue to learn, ought to try their luck at Finnish. Finnish is reportedly quite a logical language, but the logic of 15 cases escapes me. I had a hard enough time in my youth dealing with only the four cases in my native German. I […]

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