In the recent past, I had two car rentals with Hertz from Helsinki Airport (HEL). This review is reflecting a rental I had in September 2021, when I needed a car to cover the Tennis Davis Cup tie between Finland and India. A later rental in October 2021, however, came practically with the same experience, but just another car – in October, I have been driving a Volvo V40.
Hertz Helsinki Airport (HEL) – The Rental
I rented a Ford Fiesta class car for four days in September 2021, from Thursday to Sunday. The overall rental fee was 180 Euro, including basic coverage (my credit card is covering the excess). Due to my Hertz Five Star status, I have been upgraded to a Ford Focus, see below.
Hertz Helsinki Airport (HEL) – Location & Office
Like all rental car companies at Helsinki Airport (HEL), Hertz is located between the Terminals 1 and 2 of the travel hub. The cars are in fact parked at a parking garage across Terminal 1. Especially for very early flights, the office is typically not services. Hertz also has a service booth in the parking garage itself for peak times – I however rarely saw that one being open. You typically return the keys back at their office in the airport (or put them into the key container there).
Hertz Helsinki Airport (HEL) – Receiving The Car
Receiving the car was very smooth. As Hertz got all my relevant data, the handover of the keys was at most two minutes, so that I could quickly head to the parking garage, which is circular – so even if you run into the wrong direction you finally end up finding your car easily. The walking routes to the cars are majorly covered.
Hertz Helsinki Airport (HEL) – Returning The Car
You return the car at the same parking garage again. The access to the rental car return is very clearly marked, there is also a petrol station right at the airport in case you need to refuel. I however recommend a self-service gas station a few kilometers before the airport.
The Car – Ford Focus SW
The Focus was an excellent car for the trip I had around Helsinki. Very easy to drive, good overview as well as sufficient space for all my photo equipment turned it to a good choice. The car was in really nice condition with a low mileage – no need for any kind of complain.
Hertz Helsinki Airport (HEL) – My View
Hertz Helsinki do a very reliable and good job at their airport location. In September (as well as in October) 2021, they again gave me a great rental. No major issues. Sometimes, the walking from the rental office to the cars is a bit of bothering though (cold, wind).
Car Rental Reviews
Here are all my car rental reviews so far:

Car Rental Review – Europcar Stuttgart Main Station – Fiat 500X

Car Rental Review – Hertz London City Airport (LCY) – Citroen C4

Car Rental Review – Hertz Newcastle Airport (NCL) – Ford Puma

Car Rental Review – if Rent Andorra La Vella (Carlemany)

Car Rental Review – Sixt Goslar – Audi A6 Quattro

Car Rental Review – Hertz Kansas City Airport (MCI) – Ford Explorer

Car Rental Review – Astra Larnaca Airport (LCA) – Honda Fit

Car Rental Review – Hertz / Bilutleie Hamar (Norway)

Car Rental Review – Alamo Nashville Airport (BNA) – Toyota Camry

Car Rental Review – Avis Nashville Airport (BNA) – GMC Acadia

Car Rental Review – Enterprise Pittsburgh Airport (PIT) – Nissan Rogue

Car Rental Review – Hertz Malta Airport (MLA) – Hyundai i20

Car Rental / Sharing Review – Hertz 24/7 in London (Uxbridge) – Toyota Corolla Hybrid

Car Rental Review – Panek Krakow (Skoda Fabia)

Car Rental Review – Hertz Dubai Intl. T1 (DXB) – Toyota Camry

Flyctory.com Best Ones 2021


Car Rental Review – Blue Car Keflavik Airport (KEF) – Dacia Duster 4WD


Car Rental Review – Procar Keflavik Airport (KEF) – Dacia Duster 4WD


Car Rental Review – Sixt London Heathrow (LHR) T5 / Sofitel – Audi Q2


Car Rental Review – Geysir Keflavik Airport (KEF) – Dacia Duster 4WD


Car Rental Review – Hertz Salzburg Airport (SZG) – Mercedes GLE 350d


Car Rental Review – Hertz Graz Airport (GRZ) – Ford Focus SW


Car Rental Review – Sixt Milan Malpensa (MXP) T1 – VW Golf TSI Automatic


Car Rental Review – Sixt Hanover City Center – Ford Puma ST Line


Driving the Ferrari 488 with Pushstart in Maranello


(Licence Free) Boat Rental at Seashore Boats (Santa Ponsa, Mallorca)


Car Rental Review – Record Go (Palma (PMI)) – Hyundai i30


Car Rental Review – Sixt (Dubai Int. (DXB) T3) – GAC GS3


Car Rental Review – Europcar Dubai Int. (DXB) T3 (December 2020) – Mazda 6


Car Rental Review – AutoReisen (Grand Canary Airport, 12/2020) – Renault Clio
All “classic” blog posts
No reviews – just debating and certain topics – these are my “traditional” blog posts in the categories Just blogging, Just blogging on music and Sports Blogging:


The Privilege of the Loo – On Bathroom Distribution in Airplanes


Rock of Ages – 2024 International Dates of the Musical


Thank You, Rohan Bopanna!


Food I Had Onboard X (July 2023 til early September 2023)


Praise The Underdogs – I Look Back to the European Soccer Competition Qualifications


Heart to Heart – Semmel Concerts Introduces the Songwriters Round to Germany


Home is where the heart is – My Twelve Favorite Cities of the World


NHL Schedule 2023-24 released – Here are my suggested Trips


Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – Atmosphere & Impressions


Seepark Biker Days Pfullendorf 2023 – A Preview


Food I Had Onboard IX (Mid-May 2023 til June 2023)


Rock of Ages UK Tour – A Personal Farewell and Thanks


My Traveler’s Thoughts About… Renting a Car and Driving in Iceland


Food I Had Onboard VIII (April 2023 til Mid-May 2023)


My Favorite Eurovision Song Contest Songs


Traveling on Iceland’s Ring Road (Reprise)


Travel all Germany for 49 EUR a Month? The New Deutschland Ticket


Rock of Ages Opening Night – Red Carpet Impressions


Thumb Up or Down? A Personal View on my Loyalty Program Portfolio


Food I Had Onboard VII (mid-February 2023 til March 2023)


Five Years of Flyctory.com – My 20 Most Popular Travel Posts (so far…)


Jim “Kimo” West is playing the very first German Weird Al Show tonight – he is back with “Nacht der Gitarren” in Fall


Food I Had Onboard VI (December 2022 til mid-February 2023)


Davis Cup Qualifiers – A Bad Day For (Men’s) Doubles Tennis


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2022


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2022


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2022


How I would love European Flight Compensation Regulation to Change


Covid-19, Strikes and more – My Flight Rebooking Experience


Some 2022 new Christmas Song Releases – Good Ones and Weird Ones


Food I Had Onboard V (September 2022 til November 2022)


Loyalty Programs – Are We Too Committed To Stay Rational?


Weird Al Yankovic is touring Europe 2023 – Tour Dates and Travel Hints


Visiting the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Sites in 2022


Steel Guitar Santa is Back – The Flyctory.com Country Christmas Playlist 2022


Rock of Ages – International Dates of the Musical in 2023


Food I Had Onboard IV (May 2022 til August 2022)


NHL Schedule 2022-23 released – Some suggested Icehopping Itineraries


The Bergisch Coffee Table (Bergische Kaffeetafel) – A Sweet and Savory Tradition


European Airports Go Mad – a Morning at Dusseldorf Airport


Food I Had Onboard III (Mar 2022 til April 2022)


Currently my favorite animal: Leon The Lobster


Food I Had Onboard II (Nov 21 til Mar 2022)


No Business as Usual – but I felt it is right to continue to share the World with you…


Beijing 2022 – No Flyctory.com Medal Count, Just Thoughts…


Riding the Swan Adventure Pedal Boat in Dubai – A Special Ride and Posting


Rock of Ages – Central European Shows of my Favorite Musical in 2022



Flyctory.com Best Ones 2021


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2021


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2021


Some Non-Country Christmas Songs 2021


My Top 15 Airports Flown – With Some Brief Thoughts


Ho Ho Ho – The Flyctory.com Country Christmas Playlist 2021


Food I Had Onboard (Oct 2021 til Nov 2021)


The Hits of the Trips – My Summer 2021 in Music


My Hotel Checklist – Some Services Too Many Overnights are still failing at


Tokyo 2020 – My Thoughts By Sports (… and some more)


The Flyctory.com-Style Medal Count of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics


Some weird sports I discovered during Covid-19


The Twelve Best Flights Of My Life (… so far)


Music Publications – Does Nowadays The Length Still Matter?


Smooth McGroove – A Very Special Kind of Gaming Music


Jan-Marten Block is the German Idol – Some Thoughts After a Strange Season


Bricky Trouble over Germany


Cologne – My Ten Favorite Songs About My Home Town


(Over) 400 Media Reviews on Flyctory.com – your most popular ones


The Dutch Museumkaart – One Year of Culture and History (almost) for free in the Netherlands


Understanding Train Station – A Podcast on Living Abroad and Cultural Differences


Dubai – A December 2020 Pandemic Disappointment


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2020


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2020


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2020


“Zärtliche Chaoten II” – exploring Gran Canaria 32 years later


My Ten Favorite Weird Al Yankovic Songs


My First PCR Test (Centogene Dusseldorf Airport)


Seven Things I look forward to do in the United States again


Some Christmas Present Ideas for Flyctory.com Music Lovers


Hawk-Eye Live – the End of the Tennis Line Judges?


The Country Music Week turns Digital


One Year of Flyctory.com Country Music Playlists


The Big Three of Tennis Men Singles – Unique Dominance?


German Girl in America – YouTube Videos about US-German Differences


Nashville, Let the Girls Play – Some Thoughts on Women Country Music


Olivia Lane – “Living Instead” Podcast about Artists’ Life and More


“Lady Antebellum” becomes “Lady A” – My Thoughts


Lake Constance after the touristic Lockdown – My Experience


Women Soccer Bundesliga is back – But some Girls score in a different Way


Mrs. Greenbird: Strong Crowdfunding Start for New Album


Back To Soccer-Country: Germany


Kenny Foster – His Stories behind “Deep Cuts”


Flyctory.com vs. Covid-19 – An unequal battle


Two new Flyctory.com-managed Playlists on Amazon Music and Spotify


Made in Bolka – About the Rise of a Floorball Club


My Favorite C2C: Country To Country 2020 Songs


Why I feel it makes sense to continue Flyctory.com during the Corona crisis


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 3 (08.03.2020) – Splitter


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 2 (07.03.2020) – Splitter


C2C Country To Country Berlin – Day 1 (06.03.2020) – Splitter


Flyctory.com Best Ones 2019


Christmas Songs – Why not Hawaiian Style?


My Favorite Music Albums 2019


Flyctory.com – My Favorite Songs 2019


No Women WFC 2019 Coverage on Flyctory.com?


Flyctory.com – My Postings on a Map


Luke Combs – This One’s For You – The Record-Breaking Album


Frog Leap – An Amazing Project Back On Tour 2020


The Flyctory.com Country Music Playlists – The First Ten Weeks


Country 2 Country 2020 Lineup – My View


Sound of Nashville Press Event & Logan Mize Concert (11th Sep 2019, Cologne)


Flyctory.com on Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited


A Preview to Country Music Concerts (European Tours)


Very Important Postings – January to June 2019


CMA Fest 2019 – My Meet & Greets


Visiting CMA Fest 2019


My Favorite CMA Fest Songs 2019


Christina Taylor & Carolyn Miller – Two Upcoming Country Artists


CMA Fest 2019 – Fan Events with Cassadee Pope and Jana Kramer


Country Music Concert Summer 2019 in Germany – a small Boom?


Shallow-ism – One Song in countless Versions


My Favorite Country 2 Country Songs 2019


European World Floorball Championship Qualification – A Preview


Entertaining or not? An Inflight Magazine Comparison


Floorball Champions Cup 2019 – A Preview to Gävle


Very Important Postings – July to December 2018


My Favorite Songs 2018


How to buy a Hotel Group Status


Davis Cup World Group Playoff 2018 – More complex than ever!


Very Important Postings – Flyctory.com’s 1st Half 2018


Flyctory.com’s Introduction on Mileage Pooling


Atlanta 1996 – 22 Years later


Ode to my Superhero – Leander Paes


My favourite Country 2 Country 2018 songs


My Medal Count Winner 2018: Canada

