Looks like Tampere and Turku are both about 2hrs on a train from Helsinki if needs be but hopefully it will be in Helsinki

If the games are elsewhere, you can get your train tickets from vr.fi and it's in English too. Trains there are cheap enough and frequent enough, if you book well enough in advance.

 Yep we booked also as you can get buses trains or a plane to Helsinki so sorted

FinnAir but it's a rip off, not going to bother with flights until at the earliest after the playoffs and then after the euros if we qualify 

Tallinn also an option if flights are cheap enough, 2 hour ferry from there to Helsinki.

Dont think I'd fancy that in October. The summer for sure

Would probably make the Larne-Cairnryan ferry feel like a Caribbean cruise!

So imagine adding a load of thirsty football fans in among that lot!  Some carnage there!

 

Hmm.think I'll stick to flights for this trip.

KML vie Amsterdam , now if you like Very early mornings this is for you 

€261 for return direct flights from Dublin to Helsinki is reasonable enough

KML vie Amsterdam , now if you like Very early mornings this is for you 

☹️😴😴😴

 

or you could book sensible times

 

0910 - 17.35 Dub Hel

12.50 - 1700 Hel Dub

Guf10 wrote: BA after cancelling my flights for this already

Same, and they won't deal with any enquiries unless you're flying in the next 72 hours. Annoying.

That the Monday flight kev? Think we're on that too. 

Sunday via Riga.

You can get a full refund. There's a https://www.airbaltic.com/en/payment?form=booking_cancellation" rel="nofollow - webform to fill out and they contact you with more specific details after that.

 

Yes as they may not be around if we all take our refunds.  For the likes of wizzair and Air Baltic I'm definitely trying for refunds.  

So far got everything back and as i hate to say this but Ryan Air have been straight  forward when it comes to refunds . I have more flights this month and May to get refunds with Ryan Air .

 

 

Sunday 6th Sept Finland Home

 

 

 

Sat 10th Oct Wales Home

 

Tues 13th Oct Finland away

 

Fri 16th Oct Bulgaria Home

 

Bobs your uncle

 

Frees up Nov dates for play off

You'd think they'd all move just one day ahead Wales (H) Oct 11th & Finland on the 14th.

If we got to the final in Bosnia/Belfast on the 12th November surely they'd have to move the Wales away game 2 days to the 15th November? 14th November would only be 48 hours after our playoff final. 

Wales away woukd have to shift 2 days as you say - at least accommodation on match day will be easier as the All Blacks will have left town  but Sunday matchday .Bulgaria at home would also shift from Mon to Wed

precisely. Lisbon has some area's gone into lock down because of people having parties of more than 1,000 attendees. Also there has been a surge in cases in other areas of the country.. and Portugal was one of the better countries in dealing with the virus.. Look at Bournemouth the other day, and compare it to memorial weekend in the USA 3 weeks ago. The virus has soared in some states. Are ya telling me the Finland and other Baltic states aren't going to go to Spain etc. and socialize and there won't be anothger spike.. hold fire.. KLM and other large airlines if flying will be the best option to get there.

Thanks lads. 

Our flights were at €161 this morning Sham if we were to book today .

Would that mean an amendment to UEFA rules? It sounds logical but potentially unworkable and if UEFA are going to go down that route they are setting a precedent for the euros which they’ll look to avoid. 

That’s more plausible alright but if the FAI announce that its unsafe to travel to country A yet sending their players to it is it not sending mixed messages? Willing to put their players at risk but not the supporters..

Also, if papers are to be believed they are hoping for 15-20k in the stadium in September yet they say they don’t want fans travelling?

To avoid questions being raised like the above, they’d be best off going along with UEFA rules and saying nothing.

I think there’s a big difference on what the players will be doing and what the fans will be doing 

(Unless the coronavirus delayed the renovations)

Looks like opening is going ahead as scheduled according to an article from yesterday 

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/17806-helsinki-olympic-stadium-to-reopen-august-22-after-350-million-over-budget-renovation.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/17806-helsinki-olympic-stadium-to-reopen-august-22-after-350-million-over-budget-renovation.html

I hope for your sake fans aren’t allowed 

You’d like to think so anyway!

There are so many different variables - what’s the story with quarantine for the teams - is it just waived because there’s an international football match.. lots for the Associations to figure out over the next few months and I won’t be booking anything until closer the time and there is more clarity.

The only thing certain is that no way will all matches be played as scheduled over the coming months. There are too many variables

For myself my flights were never canned for Helsinki so as it stands we are still on for flying no matter what happens , now on the other hand at present i still have to take 14 days at home after going overseas and the company i work for says this has to be taken out of my own holidays . Now come Oct this maybe set to all change who knows i just have a feeling that this virus will be back with a bang come winter again like the flu .

One thing for sure is i have not booked anything for Brat as i got my money back for flights and i am in no hurry to book anything . 

Pi$$ed off i must say as i have now got nothing trip wise to look forward to .

 Ours was Helsinki to Amsterdam , kind of the last straw so feed up with it all as our summer hols in Monty went up in smoke on Tuesday .

So cashing in my chips and leaving the table as dont think i will travel to any away game this year .

Just need a month  or two when i am not fighting with airlines and hotels trying to get my money back . 

 

Great band, where are they playing?

Aarhus 

 

 

 Same as .

Good luck with those who are travelling 

Hopefully getting a refund but would go if they are taking away fans 

It's not for another 3 months. It's an ever changing situation so you should probably hold fire on your criticism until closer to the time when we'll have a clearer idea of how things are both in Ireland and Finland tbh.  

Nothing going to change , if anything we will probably be stuck in phase 3.

Insurance companies saying you are not covered if you travel while the non-essential travel is in place. 

Think people should just forget about travelling to this one

Ffs 

I really doubt things will change enough to enable away fans into games. Home FA's will be grateful just to get their own supporters in  in a limited capacity

I think you’ve misjudged this one. There is a big difference between 20,000 Irish going to Cheltenham in a crowd of up to 80,000 every day to a hundred or so Irish fans going to a match where attendances are limited under social distancing guidelines.

For what it’s worth; I think DI is probably on the money. I can see some of these matches not going ahead or if so, there’ll be severe restrictions. A lot of waiting and seeing

Uk Government told racing authorities to go ahead with Cheltenham. Big difference. 

The baseless fearmongering from the Irish government which has gone rogue on this issue is clearly after affecting plenty of the masses it seems.

Travel to countries on the green list presents no more danger than going to anywhere else in Ireland. That's the point of the Green List.

 

Not sure I would go if they aren't admitting away fans  ( unless I don't get a refund ) - Helsinki in Oct could be grim weather wise

 

would imagine Uefa will leave it down to the individual country

UEFA have already said it'll be ultimately a local government decision 

One for Sham , another shock as we got back the €67 each also when we changed days , didn't see that one coming at all .