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Tips for more sustainable travelling
Eero Kiukas • 16 July 2020
How can I travel sustainably?
This is a question many of us wonders when going on a holiday. The climate crisis has taught us to be more environmentally aware of our everyday choices, and travelling is no exception. However, sustainability is much more than being ecological. In this blog post we'll give you some tips how to travel sustainably, especially here in Finland.
Slowing down is a good way of increasing sustainability while travelling.
The most important sustainable choices are made before your arrival. By choosing Finland as your travel destination you choose a safe destination with well organized and sustainably managed tourism sector.
Another choice you make is the way of arrival to your destination. Flying is often our only option, when trying to maximize our time in the destination. Try to find a direct flight as close to your destination as possible, or consider starting your holiday from another place to minimize the effects on climate.
- For example, you can fly to Helsinki and continue your holiday by train from there, this way you get to see a lot more on your holiday while increasing sustainability (see our Lapland by Rail holiday tour)
Next thing to do is to choose the length of your holiday (if possible). Longer stays are more sustainable and you can try to connect two or more destinations to make a longer trip (see our Roundtrips). Longer stays also help you slow down a bit. This can mean slower moving but also changing to a slower way of moving. It also gives you more time to get to know the locals, their culture and customs - and of course, to relax.
- Slower moving can be done by cycling, paddling or hiking (see our Low Carbon Tours)
After your arrival to Finland, there is still things you can do during your holiday:
- Use a reusable water bottle, the tap water here is totally safe and it tastes good
- Recycle your waste, and if there is no waste bin near, store the waste in your backpack until you find one
- All bottles are recyclable here and you even get some money back when returning them to grocery stores
- When buying groceries try to find local products, here in Finland we use white and blue labels, usually with our flag on it
- Prefer small local businesses, restaurants and cafés instead of big corporations
- Choose vegetarian or vegan meals, in Finland we have pure and high quality ingredients as well as really nice vegetarian and vegan options in almost every restaurant
- Our cities are easy to walk, so choose to bike or walk instead of other transportation
- Respect local laws and regulations as well as local culture and people
We are a local operator and our job is to make it as easy as possible for you to travel in Finland, in a sustainable fashion. So, feel free to contact us for any further information on how to make an impact while travelling here. Also, take a look at our Sustainability Plan
and Social Responsibility Strategy to see how we support sustainability in our operations as well as travel planning.
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