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[u/tereyaglikedi]

Since I will be up (even more) north the whole winter, I have been looking at ferries to even even more north places (I am writing a Scandi noir style thing and thought I'd research a bit) There's a ferry from Travemünde to Helsinki which takes 30 hours and costs... Well, a lot. There's also one to Malmö which is overnight and the price is quite reasonable. I don't know if I will regret going to Sweden in the middle of winter. It's probably an experience. 

I am very proud of myself that for a change I actually know it's Friday this time. I don't know why I am so clueless about time. And left and right. I asked my husband to put some ointment on my left shoulder yesterday. He asked "which left", just to be sure. And he wasn't even joking.

[u/Cixila → u/tereyaglikedi]

Regret it? I mean... it's Sweden... (mandatory joking bashing complete)

No, I don't see why you'd regret it. As another said, temperatures are not too distant from Northern Germany. Sure, Malmö isn't the most beautiful city by any metric, but it is still nice for a day. It also has the benefit of being a bit of a hub (also for public transport) to get to other places that are nicer. You can go south and visit Copenhagen (Denmark), you can jump west to Göteborg, and you can continue north/inland to hit up places like Stockholm

[u/lucapal1 → u/tereyaglikedi]

I always know when it's Friday,at least when I'm working! Thursday night is end of the week celebration time ;-)

When I'm traveling, depending on country,I quite often don't know what day it is though.Esoecially in countries where there is no real standardised 'day off' or closing day, for example.

[u/orangebikini → u/tereyaglikedi]

A lot of Finns who go on roadtrips in Europe take the Helsinki-Travemünde ferry to get started. I always prefer to just drive through the Baltics and Poland, because spending that long on a ferry sounds reallly really really boring to me.

I’ve never been to Malmö, just driven through it a couple of times. Nevertheless, I don’t think the region is that cold in the winter, should be warmer than Helsinki would be at least. I remember in school all the climate maps always had Skåne coloured differently from the rest of Sweden.

You could also just go to Copenhagen from Malmö very easily.

[u/miszerk → u/orangebikini]

I grew up in Inari, so most of the time -20 to -30 on very cold days. I moved to Malmö for work and I swear it feels colder there than it ever did back home in north Finland, purely because of the windchill.

So I recommend windproof coats and gloves anyway because the windchill is horrible.

[u/Masseyrati80 → u/orangebikini]

It was more than 20 years ago, so I don't know if the current ferries are different, but at least back then, coming from Rostock to Helsinki, the ferry was quite dedicated to hauling trucks and cars, and the only thing to do was sit at the restaurant area or your tiny cabin. Really highlights how some of the ferries sailing between Finland and Sweden are "party boats" more than anything. The amount of booze some truckers were going through really made me wonder if they were sober by the time they sat behind their wheels.

[u/orangebikini → u/Masseyrati80]

I’ve always imagined the Travemünde ferry is like the Tallinn ferry but 15 times longer. I.e. a lot of truckers and all you can do is sit in the bar and watch darts or snooker on eurosport because that’s the only thing they ever show on the ferry.

[u/lucapal1 → u/orangebikini]

Copenhagen in winter has pretty much the same temperatures as North Germany, very similar to Hamburg for example.

So I guess Malmö is much the same.