Seinäjoki
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Seinäjoki is a city in Southern Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is the biggest city and the centre of the Region of South Ostrobothnia, in western Finland. It is in the junction of five railways and at the intersection of several main roads. Peräseinäjoki, Ylistaro and Nurmo have been merged into Seinäjoki. The municipality of Isokyrö (Storkyro) is handled in this article too. At the beginning of the 1900s, a railway connection was established to Seinäjoki, which meant rapid development of the area. Seinäjoki railway station became an important railway hub.
Taste of Seinäjoki...
From Seinäjoki there are easy train connections to the rest of Finland.
Festivals & Events
Experience the vibrant festivals and cultural celebrations of Seinäjoki.
Seinäjoki Tango Festival (Tangomarkkinat): July annually, ☏ +358 06 420-1111, info@tangomarkkinat.fi. Forty-year anniversary 11–14 July 2024. A "dance camp" with dance courses (all levels, taking individual lessons possible) starts already on Tuesday. The Tango Festival gathers a huge crowd of over 100,000 people every year. There are several tango dance floors around the festival area – either in front of the stages or in some karaoke bars – as well as several events to please different kinds of tastes. There is even a “Tango-free Zone”, with rock and jazz concerts. People can enjoy the daily Tango parade, the Tango Street, and tango shows in the theatre and in the Seinäjoki Arena. It pays to schedule what you want to experience. The event takes place every year since 1985, during the month of July, usually from Wednesday to Sunday. This is the Tango event with the most tickets sold worldwide.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThe easiest way to come to Seinäjoki is by train. If you take the fastest Pendolino trains the trip takes roughly three hours from Helsinki or Oulu and just over one hour from Tampere. There are coach connections from Helsinki via Tampere (mostly Onnibus), from Vaasa (several companies) and from Pori. See Matkahuolto for timetables. Seinäjoki Airport, located in the Ilmajoki municipality, is nowadays used only for some charter flights. The nearest airport with regular flights is in Vaasa VAA. There are daily regular flights to Vaasa airport from Helsinki (Finnair) and Stockholm, Sweden (SAS). An on-demand airport shuttle bus of Pahkakankaan Liikenne operates between Vaasa airport and Seinäjoki railway station. The shuttle bus can be pre-ordered at latest two days before arrival or departure (phone +358 45-645-3811, also SMS and e-mail orders are accepted, e-mail posti@pahkakangas.fi. The ride from Vaasa airport to Seinäjoki railway station costs €19 per traveller....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Seinäjoki is small enough that most of the things to see are easily reached by foot. When you exit the railway station, you will be facing the centre. Härmän Liikenne offers local bus connections on weekdays and Saturdays but on Sundays there is no traffic. Route planner is available. The Routes and Tickets app may also be usable. City of Seinäjoki operates on-demand minibus in Seinäjoki city and nearby region M-F 08:00–17:00. Coaches can also be used; on Sundays they are the only form of public transport available. To go west you can use coaches to Teuva, Kauhajoki and Närpiö, and to go east, coaches to Karstula, Vimpeli and Kuortane. German Tier rents electric kick scooters for use in the centre. Seinäjoki Tango Festival (Tangomarkkinat): July annually, ☏ +358 06 420-1111, info@tangomarkkinat.fi. Forty-year anniversary 11–14 July 2024. A "dance camp" with dance courses (all levels, taking individual lessons possible) starts already on Tuesday.
Where to Stay
From Seinäjoki there are easy train connections to the rest of Finland.
Money & Budget
From Seinäjoki there are easy train connections to the rest of Finland.