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[[File:Ticket machine in Pasila.JPG|thumb|right|240px|A ticket vending machine can usually vend single tickets and recharge your travel pass. UI is in Finnish, Swedish and English only (lazy public sector engineer you know..)]]
[[File:Ticket machine in Pasila.JPG|thumb|right|240px|A ticket vending machine can usually vend single tickets and recharge your travel pass. UI is in Finnish, Swedish and English only (lazy public sector engineer you know..)]]


Use '''[https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets-and-fares Ticket types and fares of the Metropolitan Helsinki area (in English)]''' to figure out the best choice of public transport ticket for yourself. Available types are:  
The Metropolitan Helsinki area uses a zone-system of A, B, C and D zones, with A being the most inner city and then zones B, C and D expanding outwards.
 
From airport to city center you'll need an '''ABC''' ticket. To figure out the best choice of public transport ticket for yourself you can use '''[https://reittiopas.hsl.fi/?locale=en Helsinki-region traveler router]''', which shows the zones needed for each itinerary. More information you can find in '''[https://www.hsl.fi/en/tickets Ticket types and fares of the Metropolitan Helsinki area (in English)]'''.  
 
Available types are:  
# '''Single ticket''' is expensive and inconvenient for the traveler as they are valid for only 69 minutes (Helsinki internal) and 80 minutes (Helsinki-region).  
# '''Single ticket''' is expensive and inconvenient for the traveler as they are valid for only 69 minutes (Helsinki internal) and 80 minutes (Helsinki-region).  
# '''Day and multi-day tickets''' (1-7 days)  
# '''Day and multi-day tickets''' (1-7 days)  
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If you have an Android phone with NFC you could also find the '''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bonwal.omamatkakortti Oma Matkakortti App]''' (Own travel pass) useful as it allows you to check the status of your travel pass with your phone.
If you have an Android phone with NFC you could also find the '''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bonwal.omamatkakortti Oma Matkakortti App]''' (Own travel pass) useful as it allows you to check the status of your travel pass with your phone.
* '''[https://www.reittiopas.fi/ Helsinki-region traveler router]''' will whisk you where you need to go.


=== Ride-hailing apps ===
=== Ride-hailing apps ===
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