How to get here?

Tahko is easy to reach

Getting to Tahko is simpler than you might think. Thanks to central location, Tahko is easily accessible from anywhere in the world. So how to get to Tahko?

By plane: the nearest airport, Kuopio Airport, 50km away
- Fly HEL – KUO in under an hour
- Connections are available by flat-rate and round-trip taxis, every day throughout the year.
By train: the nearest railway stations: Kuopio 60km and Siilinjärvi 40km away
- Connections from Helsinki
- Connections from Turku-Tampere-Jyväskylä
- Connections Rovaniemi, Oulu, Iisalmi
- Flat-rate transfers from railway stations
- Local bus services
Nearest town center is Nilsiä, 10km away
- Local buses and Tahko Skibus
Nearest large town is Kuopio, 60km away
- Local buses

Kuopio-Siilinjärvi-Tahko
local bus

Vilkku bus route 61T, operated by Kuopio’s regional public transport service, runs between Kuopio and Tahko via the centres of Siilinjärvi and Nilsiä. You will need an ABCD ticket to travel between Kuopio and Tahko. For more information on buying tickets, click here. Winter timetables are valid from 12 August 2026 to 6 June 2027.

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Travel by train
all year round

Getting to Tahko by train is easy via Kuopio or Siilinjärvi. The journey to Kuopio takes around four hours from Helsinki or Oulu, 3.5 hours from Tampere and as little as 5.5 hours from Turku. If you are travelling from the south and continuing on bus 61T, the most convenient place to change is Kuopio Travel Centre.

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New bus services between
Nilsiä and Tahko

The new timetable for Vilkku bus route 63 makes commuting and day trips easier. The first departure from Nilsiä to Tahko is at 7:15 am, and the last departure from Tahko to Nilsiä is at 5:10 pm. Services run on Finnish school days only, from 12 August 2026 to 6 June 2027. Please check the timetable for your travel date.

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Electric car charging stations

Break Sokos Hotel Tahko, Tahkonrinteenkatu 7
4 x CCS up to 300kW ( front yard )
8 x Type 2 ( 22kW ) ( back yard )

Tahko Old Course, Klubitie 12
4 x Type 2 ( 22kW )

Golden Resort, Kultapallo 1
8 x Type 2 ( 22kW )

Panorama Hotel, Tahkomäentie 335
4 x Type 2 ( 22kW )

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Nearby fast charging stations

K-Supermarket Artomarket, Nilsiä center
2 x CCS up to 100kW + 4 x Type 2 ( 22kW )

ABC Siilinjärvi, Laitilantie 1
4 x CCS up to 300kW + 2 x Type 2 ( 22kW )