I first visited Finland, specifically Helsinki, with school in 1973 and rode a commuter train from Central Station to Tikkurila in the north eastern suburbs. It was to be 22 years before my next visit, a couple of days en-route home to London after two weeks touring the newly independent Baltic States, and a further 17 years before I landed at Helsinki's Vantaa Airport last Wednesday, March 14th. Coincidentally I stayed in a hotel adjacent to the same suburban station, Tikkurila, I had been to some 40 years ago. These are some of the pictures I took. As you will see it was a varied weekend weather wise - two sunny days and two not so sunny days. Well you can't win 'em all.

It was also good to meet up with Finnish railfans John, Stas and Ilkka of http://www.4rail.net with whom I've been corresponding for a number of years.