Um, don't know about the train ticket reservation as I've never booked a morning train to Russia myself. I take it that the Ryanair flight is arriving very late in Tampere? AFAIK the Tampere railway station should be open almost 24h/day and they have ticket machines and stuff. There may even be a chance to book a train ticket at the Tampere airport but I've never been there, so can't be sure:/. And the VR website won't even let you book a ticket to Russia online, grh. I think you can buy tickets on the trains themselves if you're in a rush, but it might cost a little bit extra. The morning train from Tampere is an expensive super express one (gah) and it seems to change for the Sibelius (the Russia train) at Riihimäki. At Riihimäki you'll have about half an hour before you need to step on the Sibelius, so at least *there* you can book in advance for your Russian trip. I don't think you need to worry about that bit too much.
As for staying overnight... Wasn't someone on this thread from Tampere?:) I'm not an expert on places to stay there, really, so can't look/ask around:(. I hope the Tampere website (http://www.tampere.fi/english_v/) will be of some assistance.
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Date: 2004-02-11 06:17 pm (UTC)As for staying overnight... Wasn't someone on this thread from Tampere?:) I'm not an expert on places to stay there, really, so can't look/ask around:(. I hope the Tampere website (http://www.tampere.fi/english_v/) will be of some assistance.