Weekend getaways from Helsinki by car: 12 ideas for two days
Saturday-and-Sunday trips 60–400 km from Helsinki: what to see, where to stay at a campsite and how far it is. Built from CAMPLY sights and campsites, not from someone else's lists.
Weekend getaways from Helsinki by car: 12 two-day trips 60–400 km from the city. Each has its main sights close together, the straight-line distance from the city and a campsite within 30 km for the night. Sights are picked by the CAMPLY attractions ranking, campsites by ratings; the planner turns any idea into a day-by-day route.
- Updated 15 October
- 60–400 km from Helsinki
Within 150 km
Doable as a day trip, no overnight stop needed.
Liljendal
Malmgård manor
69 km from HelsinkiStay: BestPark LoviisaPhoto: Motopark · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
150–300 km
With an overnight stop: the nearby campsite is on each card.
Vyborg
Mon Repos · Vyborg Castle · Vyborg Library · Round Tower
217 km from HelsinkiNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Krimarka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kallaste
Lake Peipus
224 km from HelsinkiStay: Peipsi Caravan Park & Camping
Lomonosov
Oranienbaum ensemble with palace · Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt · Saint Petersburg Dam · Kronstadt tide gauge · and 5 more
269 km from HelsinkiStay: ReturPhoto: Godot13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Mariehamn
Saint George Church
277 km from HelsinkiStay: Gröna uddens campingPhoto: User Västgöten on sv.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Gatchina
Gatchina Palace · Pavlovsk Park · Priory Palace · Catherine Park · and 2 more
296 km from HelsinkiStay: QuarryPhoto: Florstein ( Telegram: WikiPhoto.Space ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Saint Petersburg
Saint Isaac's Cathedral · Aurora · Hermitage Museum · Winter Palace · and 27 more
299 km from HelsinkiStay: AuroraPhoto: Florstein ( Telegram: WikiPhoto.Space ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
300–400 km
Leave on Friday evening or early on Saturday.
Pechory
Pskovo-Pechersky Dormition Monastery · Fortress of Izborsk · Truvor site of ancient settlement
304 km from HelsinkiNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: angelius1979 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Shlisselburg
Oreshek Fortress · Nevsky Pyatachok & Nevskaya Dubrovka · Ladoga Canal · Osinovetsky Light
339 km from HelsinkiNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Moneycantbuy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Valaam
Valaam Monastery · Ladoga Skerries National Park
353 km from HelsinkiStay: Turstoyanka «North shorePhoto: Пресс-служба Президента Российской Федерации · CC BY 4.0 · source
Lake Ladoga
365 km from HelsinkiNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Yoneh at Finnish Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Stockholm
Kaknästornet · Storkyrkan · Haga Palace · Tre Kronor Castle · and 8 more
393 km from HelsinkiNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Tage Olsin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
What every idea has
What to see
Places from the attractions ranking, not a random list: the main one comes first.
Where to stay
The best-rated campsite within 30 km; tent pitches and rest areas are on the map.
How far
Distance from the city centre; the planner works out the road and driving time.
Plan the route
The planner turns an idea into a day-by-day route with overnight stops that you can edit and save.