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Finland to Murmansk

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Guy82 Just Starting Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 1 Location: UK	Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:33 pm    Post subject: Finland to Murmansk Hi everyone. I'm traveling from the UK to India without flying, setting off in January. I'll be touring through Norway, mainly then over to Finland and hopefully entering Russia near Murmansk. First of all, I'm not even sure if this is possible to do, is there a border there and if so what's the name of it? Has anyone been through this border and what was it like? As I'm traveling with no real limit on time and I don't know how long I'll end up staying in Scandinavia, will it be possible to get my Russian visa whilst in Finland or is that a very bad idea (i've heard it can be complicated getting one)? Also, does anyone know of anywhere cheap to stay in Murmansk? Look forward to hearing your ideas. Guy
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overseas_expat VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow	Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:26 am    Post subject: Here is a link to Russia-Finland rail crossings. http://www.steane.com/egtre/borders/xings.php?country=FI I do remember a post here on WTR where the poster wrote in to advise travelers that the Russians did not allow border crossing on foot from Finland, that they had to take the train. You will have a very hard time acquiring a Russian visa outside of your home country. Do it before you leave the UK. And finally, from your post it looks like you're heading into Scandinavia and Russia in the dead of winter? Winter in Russia runs right into April. Sometimes May. The Russian winter is colder than cold and until March it is really quite dark with only a few hours of daylight. Perhaps you might want to consider scheduling your trip for later in the season.
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shawn9r1 Frequent Guest Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 12	Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:36 pm    Post subject: overseas_expat Thanks for information!!!I was really searching this type of information in last few days.This information will give me lot of help in near future. Thanks a lot
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Anna Lounge Lizard Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 91 Location: St. Petersburg, Russia	Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:58 pm    Post subject: overseas_expat wrote: I do remember a post here on WTR where the poster wrote in to advise travelers that the Russians did not allow border crossing on foot from Finland, that they had to take the train. This is quite right - You have to cross the border by train, car, bus, boat. overseas_expat wrote: And finally, from your post it looks like you're heading into Scandinavia and Russia in the dead of winter? Winter in Russia runs right into April. Sometimes May. The Russian winter is colder than cold and until March it is really quite dark with only a few hours of daylight. Perhaps you might want to consider scheduling your trip for later in the season. Winter is not all that bad. Besides, in Scandinavia it is quite similar to Russia. Winter is a very beautiful season, and if the traveller is interested in cultural aspect - winter offers a better choice of theatrical performances. Here in St.Petersburg museums are literally empty in winter, no entrance lines to waste time in.
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