The train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, inside Finland’s slice of the Arctic Circle, is basically the Polar Express, minus the creepy, uncanny valley animations.
The cost of a sleeper car for two is not too far off from a nicer hotel room. I thought of it as a replacement cost for one night of accommodation with a really sweet transportation bonus. Plus, it’s a Finnish train, so you know, it’ll have a cafe, a playground car, and all that.
We woke up in Northern Finland, with snow covering everything outside. It was one of my best transportation experiences and sleeping experiences of the year, all rolled into one. Such a worthwhile ticket.