The metro is excessively faster than tram or train; but, in order to reach the metro underground, people must take a long elevator in a tunnel that goes all the way down to the level of the metro! The Helsinki city bikes are a Finn favorite and are easily accessible on every block during the warmer months. You can use your phone to borrow a bike, scan your bar code, and head to your destination! Because Finland is technologically savvy, you can pay about five euros a week to use your phone to scan your transportation bar code for any of the modes of transportation in the city! Easy as pie!
In my opinion, the most interesting way to during the winter months in Finland is by river or lake! You are probably thinking about a boat that moves its way across a body of water. But in reality, the Finnish believe in using the lakes and rivers to walk, ski, or even drive cars across these bodies of water when they freeze over. Helsinki gets very cold (as low as 5 degrees Fahrenheit), and often snows daily, so the water freezes over during the entire winter. Public officials are responsible to measure the level of ice and report back to a local news channel to decipher whether or not certain bodies of water in the city are safe to travel on. While this seems extremely unsafe, they make sure the ice is thick enough to drive on, and even make man-made roads across the lakes and rivers for patrons to get to their destination on time for work.
