I really need to find a reasonable cost airticket to Japan, preferably from 1st of October.
I heard Hullut Paivat would be coming again? Does anyone know if it's coming anytime soon?
I am in a jam, I checked various options and almost in any place the ticket costs more than thousand euro in October, even through www.laatumatkat.fi
Is there possibility to get cheap ticket from Estonia?

OK, Mr.Hasegawa surprised again, in his site: http://www.japaninspesialisti.fi
he mentions August offer: Helsinki - Nagoya plus JR Railpass 795€
If I buy that, I can just jump into a shinkansen in Nagoya and go to Tokyo from there, still, of course I would have to pay the Tokyo - Nagoya return fee.
I must make quick inquiry of September offers as I know him somehow. I will let you know what I hear.
Still this kind of rates sound more reasonable so it might very well be that I am going to be their customer once again.
 

I think I'm going in November.. It seems I should buy my tickets soon!
 
What am I waiting for? The school to start next week?  
That's just stupid, because I am planning to skip school to experience Japan.  
 

Ok, here's the latest update:
 
Laatumatkat Company's Ohno-san told me that the offer to Nagoya is valid until 14.9. Before that if you make reservation it is ok. The cost really is pretty much exactly 800EUR including all the cost, that's it!
 
Direct flight to Tokyo is about 1300 or so. So it really seems that Finnair's flights to Nagoya didn't sell that well.
 
heres the deal:
You get return Finnair flight to Nagoya. This is a direct flight!
Then, you get one week Japan Railpass which you can use when you please.
 
Considering what other companies have to offer, I have to say this deal is very good.
 
Ohno-san joked though that the food in Finnair flight is... well, not exactly delicious.. potatoes and meatballs everytime.. lol
 
I am very pleased with the customer service of the guys in Laatumatkat. I highly recommend them.

Haha, its good you made that clear
 
Anoo ne.. I have a contact person in Stockmann.
I will send inquiry to her and report back to you.
 
800 direct flight is very cheap being not the offer from Finnair.

I heard that there were tickets to Osaka on ebookers for less than 500 euro. But I haven't checked.
 
A schoolbuddy came back from Japan yesterday. She had taken the laatumatkat offer and recommended it to me.
 
I think that it is reasonable. Direct flights, JR pass (which I would make good use of, Acjama-san). That friend from school said that a day visit of Hiroshima could be possible, and I think Nara would be fun to see..
 
I don't want to spend the whole month in Tokyo. And I save on accommodations because I'm a hospitality club member.
And there is a sumo tournament in November I don't remember where, but not in Tokyo.. (I checked: Kyûshû)

Oh! You are faster than me! Don't leave me behind!  

Ainu's word was interesting, because that was exactly how I felt when I got my first airticket to Japan. I was worried I would get injured or something, I mean, it felt like too good to be true.. But don't worry Ainu, of course nothing will happen. Soon you can enjoy being there in Japan, eating delicious sashimi and taking a walk in the Japanese scenery. I hope you remember us here in this discussion room then..
 
Now that I have "unsettled" to live in this new house, I feel confused and empty at best. The finnish people here and all this, hmm, cultural atmosphere of this island.. I feel I need to get out from here to breath! And the old resident is still here, smoking inside the house.. And sure enough, now, everything I happen to own smells cigarette too.  
 
But I realized how fragile thing friendship can be. We can be friends with someone, even for a long time, support each other you know, and then just suddenly *snap* something and that friendship is all over.. and there is very little to do to restore it. These kind of things occur especially with people who have tendency to drink too much.
 
So I spend my days holed up in my work room (Today I installed my good old work desk! I love this black polished desk! Good memories came with it) and try my best to figure out work things so that I can get enough money to go to Japan in October and shoot my documentary (put it out of it's misery).
 
Well, maybe things will be ok, even though they look confusing at times to times. If we take positive action, the future is something that will just come. I hope so.

I think it's possible to pull back still now, if you haven't paid it. Better do it soon.
 
Guess what! I got the ticket! I purchased it yesterday from Laatumatkat. The people there were kind and gave me info of my JR Railpass. Mao-san was surprised to hear some Finnish speaking Japanese.
 
I will take a couple of day trips to Hiroshima and Kyoto, and Hakone.
 
Now, gotta pack my mac and get to Porvoo city.

Congratulations! I should make special contract with Laatumatkat to give discount for anyone who is coming from Hanami Web. Maybe next time.
 
As I've had really hard time in my life recently, I feel very delighted about this opportunity to go to Japan. It is best cure for me.
 
Slowly I'm building a network in Japan. This time, perhaps will be last time when I'm spending only one month. Next time it will be a longer stay, and I gradually will spend less and less time in Finland.
 
I do need to find a bearable house to stay in Finland. Something that would be preferably my own place to stay..

Wow!
Are you talking about Finnair's sudden departures?
Usually those tickets are fine, but they tend to be only short time such as 2 weeks or so.
They are good to take if you have extra money and don't mind leaving suddenly.
 
I keep that in mind often.
It might be I'll be going to Japan in December using that kind of ticket.
 
Jaakko

Im plus member too! But I didn't get any email from them..
I must update my profile there..
 
3 weeks is very good..

This might come a bit late as this springs Hullut paivat starts tomorrow, but anyway... anyone else besides me going to get a ticket? This time they have flights for Osaka, on sale 2.-5.4. and for Nagoya, on sale 4.-5.4. Both cost 565 euros, so it's quite nice an offer. Funny thing though, the official paper catalogue nor the Stockmann Hullut paivat official web site say nothing about the Osaka flights, just about the Nagoya flights... but the Finnair homepage says that they are selling also Osaka tickets, so I really hope they actually do! This would be my first time flying to Osaka, have flown once to Nagoya and once to Tokyo. I'm not sure yet if I should just skip Osaka and go straight to Kyoto, hard to decide...