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Reservations in Finland, first class pass

  • May 24, 2025
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I am planning about 10 days travel around Finland, with a first class pass. I would like to know what the rules / experiences are with reservations.

Specifically:

- I would like to stay flexible, Can I use all trains without reservation? Including seats in night trains?

- Without reservation, what seat / class types can you take with a first class pass?

- Are reserved seats marked like they are in UK and Germany for example? So you can tell if a seat will be free for your journey.

Thanks!

Best answer by Schelte

Seat reservations cost 25% of the cheapest available ticket for seats or 50% for sleeper accomodation. They are optional on daytime trains and you should be able to take 1st class seats with a 1st class pass, but as there are no displays where they are indicated you risk having to switch seats a few times. 

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Schelte
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  • May 25, 2025

Seat reservations cost 25% of the cheapest available ticket for seats or 50% for sleeper accomodation. They are optional on daytime trains and you should be able to take 1st class seats with a 1st class pass, but as there are no displays where they are indicated you risk having to switch seats a few times. 


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  • Railmaster
  • May 26, 2025

You can check which seats are still unreserved, by starting a normal ticket purchase with the VR app or website. IIRC they both have a seat map.