We took an OVERNIGHT PARTY BOAT from Finland to Sweden!

Our first time taking an overnight ferry from Helsinki, Finland to Stockholm, Sweden!
We took a 17 hours ferry on the the Tallink Silja Symphony Cruise ship.
We were surprised by the cruise ship! It looked like a shopping mall, with a casino and bars!
We had a private cabin, and enjoyed a dinner buffet.
People told us this would be a booze cruise, with bands, karaoke, and clubs on board.
Check out our experience on this overnight ferry.

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How to take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Reminiscing on GREAT FINNISH HOCKEY (we will be back!!)
00:54 - Boarding the boat (shoutout to Schengen, very conveinent)
2:33 - FULL 188 EURO ROOM TOUR (ocean view, class A)
4:17 - First impressions of the boat (casino + hotel + mall)
6:02 - There's a sauna on the boat! (sooo Finnish!)
6:37 - Duty free alcohol prices and availability ( & candy & more)
8:51 - Crowded dinner but great food to be fair
10:33 - SHOWTIME!
12:03 - Steve's recap of the Finland to Sweden boat (he's feeling better)
14:26 - EXTRA 3 MONTHS FREE for BEST VPN RIGHT NOW
16:11 - YOU CALL THESE PANCAKES??
17:02 - HIGHLIGHT: The view atop the boat is AWESOME
18:18 - Easiest arrival to a country we've ever had
19:10 - 75 USD FULL APARTMENT TOUR in STOCKHOLM
20:46 - First impression of Stockholm: Clean, respectable, architecture!
21:43 - Broccoli makes everything better :)

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[Rafu]

I hope they noticed that the buffet is so expensive because it includes wine and beer as much as you can drink.

[Valokaari]

Fun fact. When the Symphony (and it´s sister ship, the Serenade) started operating, it was the world´s largest ro-ro ferry. Also the center promenade was something that was said to be impossible to make or at least be very unsafe, but the Finnish ship design engineers decided otherwise.

Enjoy Sweden! Try to catch a football match while there!

[lindiksen]

As a Finn I've been to the cruise ships probably 30 times in my life, ever since I was a kid (obviously it wasn't a booze cruise then, there is actually a lot of stuff for kids to do on the boats as well). And from my later experience I can tell that the people who were carrying the beer boxes were taking those to their cabin to drink them, because it's much cheaper than to drink in the pubs there... Everyone knows that the boat "rules" say that you can't do that, but they still do 😅

Glad that you visited Finland and that you'll be back! And next time try Finnish pea soup (hernekeitto) with mustard, it's something that I think every Finnish person has eaten in their life and either love or hate, mostly love 🥰

[EB-rnqn]

Reason why buffet is always full is because it includes unlimited beer and wine included.

[Songfugel]

A common misconception about Schengen area that might be worth clarifying, is that it does not mean no border checks or border security, quite to the contrary, it is a stronger unified outer border, when members have agreed to focus all border check efforts on the border facing outside of Schengen area and not inside it. Meaning the whole Schengen area is protected with a stronger more unified border control, by freeing up the resources from border control between the member nations.

This however does not mean that a Schengen member nation can't ramp up and restart the border control between borders inside the area, it is just saved for crisis, since it is such a waste of time and money otherwise. For example, during the refugee and covid crisis even many borders inside Schengen area were temporarily re-activated on a needs basis

Btw, pancakes for breakfast is a North American thing, don't expect to find if outside NA unless they are regularly serving NA tourists

[larscederberg]

Hey, I highly recommend the Wasa Warship Museum in Stockholm the ship is from 1628 and its spectacular to see.

[ollivainionpaa]

Your kind of people are always welcome to visit or stay in Finland. Hope you have a nice time in Sweden!

[moonliteX]

Didn't you have free drinks in the buffet? Everyone gets wasted there

[AkiAiromaa]

I work with these ships, they have 3 huge 100+ cubic meter tanks for the fresh water. They have the ability to pump water from tank to tank to act as ballast water as well.

[miikapoyhonen]

Someone already mentioned it but did you notice beer and wine included to buffet price?!😂

[jonifi]

Vasa ship museum is cool in Stockholm. Its a great war ship built in 1628 which unfortunately sank on her maiden voyage. They lifted it up from the bottom of the sea and now its there for all to see. Its very Impressive. Ive seen it three times as Finnish guy!:D

[TPacoustic]

You still don't know how to eat karelian pie? It is like bread. Traditionally you put eggbutter on top of it, but you can put just butter, and slice of cheese or meat, or both. 😀

[MsNeanna]

16:16 that's not a pancake, that's called räiskäle or more commonly lätty or lettu. It could be translated as thin pancake. The real pancakes (pannukakku) are much thicker and baked in the oven instead of a pan. And we put sugar and different types of jams on both, but never syrup (or at least I've never heard of anyone putting syrup on either one)

[jupehe]

In Finland we usually take off hats while eating, did you notice there was one guy wearing hat at dinner. 😆

[KalleKilponen]

4:15 The buffet is worth it if you pick the most expensive items and drink the more expensive alcoholic drinks. But unless you do, you can get a cheaper meal in one of the restaurants aboard. 

Oh and if you book a fancier cabin (commodore or above), a premium breakfast, lounge access with all sorts of food and drink plus a fully stocked minibar in your cabin are included. It can be a pretty good deal outside the most popular cruise season when cabins are less expensive.

[jmth]

The dinner buffet comes with all you can drink red, white wine and beer! Don't miss that on the way back.

[habitantcdn]

17:27 - In Canada, a 4 hour drive is considered ''near''! In some parts of Europe, you've crossed an entire nation and into another one on a 4 hour drive!

[hamswakii]

Swedish football (soccer) culture is awesome, even if you don't care for the sport, and the season just started! Make sure to watch Hammarby play at home. The atmosphere is better than Djurgården (they share the stadium) or AIK (who play at the national arena). Djurgården and AIK do have hockey teams, too, but they are stuck in the second tier (Hockeyallsvenskan).

[valentinbitsinandmaxx]

The most important thing about the Schengen Area that you need to know is that you as non-Schengen Area citizens are allowed to stay in it ONLY for 90 days in a 180 day period. So make sure you keep record the number of days you spend in the Schengen Area. Oh, yeah Bulgaria and Romania are also part of it so decide to go there the same 90 day rule apply.

[FinnishPanther]

Silja Line isn't that much of a party boat, it's for families. If you want a party atmosphere, you should get on a Viking Line (aka 'porauslautta' or 'drilling platform' in English).