From Germany by car

Hi!
I’m from Nuremberg in Germany and I want to tell you how to come to Mikkeli by car. There are some options to come to Finland by car. I drove about 700km (7 hours) to Rostock and took the ferry of the company Tallink (http://www.tallinksilja.com) to Helsinki.  The ferry trip took 28h and was not so comfortable because I didn’t book cabin. When I arrived in Helsinki I parked in the middle of the town and I was I little bit shocked about the prices for the parking (6€ / 1/2 hour).  The distance between Helsinki and Mikkeli is 230km and took about  3 hours.



Prices:
Diesel for about 1000km - 85€
Ferry - 206€=91€/Person + 115€/car

For the trip I bought new snow tires and filled special cooling fluid into the cooler.  For trips to towns like Helsinki, Turku and Tampere it is not necessary to have a car but it is easier to visit national parks, Lapland and the most important LIDL ;-)