Riihimäki

• 🌍 Riihimäki railway station. Riihimäki is on the Finnish main north–south train line between Helsinki and Tampere and further all the way to Northern Finland. Most trains stop here. In addition, there are some trains from Lahti. Commuter train lines R, T and D come in from Helsinki (about every half hour during daytime), R from Tampere, and G from Lahti (about hourly). Coming from Helsinki airport, take train P to Tikkurila and switch to one of the trains from Helsinki. 

The railway station doubles as bus station. You can get in by bus from nearby major cities, see Matkahuolto for schedules. As the centre is quite far from the motorway (3 km to the bus station), many of the buses between Helsinki and Tampere don't stop in Riihimäki centre but instead use the highway stop, called Riihimäki liittymä 19.

Highway 3 (E12) from Helsinki to [[Hämeenlinna], Tampere and Vaasa passes near Riihimäki. E12 continues from Vaasa to Umeå and Norway as the Blue Highway. In the east–west direction there's highway 54 between Lahti and Forssa.

Traffic isn't busy and vacant parking lots are easily found.

Riihimäki has 7 local bus lines and a service line. Line #1 goes once an hour, other lines even less frequently. A single bus ticket costs €3.30 for adults and €1.70 for children. There is a route planner for local trips. The Opas.matka.fi route planner has information about regional routes. Matkahuolto's smartphone app Routes and Tickets has address based routing and also a ticket purchase option directly from the app.

R-kyyti is Riihimäki's dial-a-ride service, which operates according to customers' own routes and schedules.

Order an R-ride with Matkahuolto's Routes & Tickets application or by calling +358 20-614-4400 (ppm, M–F 07:00–17:00).

You can order a ride within the service area and operating time, which is M–F 05:00–23:00, Sa Su 07:00–17:00. You can place an order immediately or in advance. Routes are created based on customer orders. The timetable is announced as a flexible interval so that passengers travelling in the same direction can be combined on the same routes.

In the summer, you can also order a ride to the beaches of Hirvijärvi and Paalijärvi, when you book an arrival at the beach at the following times (departure from the beach must also be ordered during these times):

• M–F 10:00, 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00
• Sa Su 10:00, 13:00 and 16:00

As the town is small, pretty much everything is within walking distance – although for the western sights you need to walk 2.5 km and for Lempivaara 4–5 km.

There is a bike sharing system using Bluetooth and the Donkey Republic. Prices: about €1.50/1 hr, €4/5 hr, €12/24 hr. For longer stays becoming a member is cheaper: €9 or €18/month covers all trips of less than 1 hr respectively 12 hr, also in other towns using Donkey Republic – but you need to register as member in the country of your card (available: most countries in western Europe and USA). Customer service info@kaakau.fi, ☏ +358 44-716-0644 daily 09:00–21:00. Several towns in south-east Finland use the same system, which is in use also elsewhere in Finland and abroad.

See also: Finland#By motorised scooter

You can rent electric kick scooters for use in the centre from Finnish Swup.

• Taksi Häme, iTaksi: see Tavastia_Proper#By_taxi
• Lähitaksi, ☏ +358 100 7300 (extra charge: €1.92+€2.5/min+pvm). Traditionally the main taxi dispatch service in the capital region outside of Helsinki. Smartphone app: Taksini Daytime M–Sa €3.90+€1/1.45/km+0.90/min, nights and holidays €7.90+1.05/1.55/km+0.99/min; prebooking €7/14; the lower km and prebooking fees for 1–4 persons. (updated Jul 2020)
• Menevä Riihimäki, ☏ +358 50-471-0470 (head of office), toll-free: 0800-02120 (booking). Also bookable by app or web. Fixed price based on calculated route and time if destination address given when booking by app or web. Flag fall M–Sa 06:00–18:00: €4, other times and holidays: €7; 1–4 persons €0.90/km + €0.90/min, 5–8 persons minimum €20, €1.60/km + €0.90/min (March 2021). (updated Mar 2021)
• Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi

• 🌍 Feeniks Café, Hämeenkatu 25-27, tiina.numento@hotmail.com. M–F 11:00–19:00, Sa 11:00–16:00. 
• 🌍 Café Kotileipomo Laine, Kaarlonkatu 18, ☏ +358 10 4703 746, toimisto@kotileipomolaine.fi. M-F 08:00-17:00. 

• 🌍 Bulldog Bar, Eteläinen asemakatu 2, ☏ +358 50-517-7002. Su M 11:00–23:00, Tu–Th 11:00-00:00, F Sa 11:00–02:00. 
• 🌍 Riihimäen Poolbar, Eteläinen asemakatu 2, ☏ +358 440-766-527, info@poolbar.fi. M 16:00–22:00, Tu–Th 16:00–00:00, F 16:00–02:00, Sa 14:00–02:00, Su 14:00–22:00. Pool bar, that has pool equipment for sale as well. 

• 🌍 Matkailukeskus Lempivaara, Karhintie 196, ☏ +358 19 719-200, info@lempivaara.fi. Camping area with cottages, as well as places for tents and campervans. The smallest (and cheapest) cottages are closed in the winter. 

• 🌍 Scandic Riihimäki, Hämeenaukio 1, ☏ +358 19 7721. 
• 🌍 Hotel Seurahuone, Hämeenkatu 29, ☏ +358 19 716-270, myynti@seurahuone.fi. 

• 🌍 Aarre Apteekki, Hämeenkatu 24-26, ☏ +358 293 400 540. M-F 08:00–19:00, Sa 09:30–17:00, Su 11:00–15:00. 
• 🌍 Apteekki Merkos, Merkoksenkatu 5, ☏ +358 10 321 4950, info@apteekkimerkos.fi. M-F 08:00-20:00, Sa 08:00-17:00, Su 11:00-18:00. 
• 🌍 Aurinko Apteekki, Voimalankatu 2, ☏ +358 19 5363 600, aurinko@apteekit.net. M-F 08:00-21:00, Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 10:00-18:00.