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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2023 EST.): 5,547,234 • CAPITAL: Helsinki • MAIN CITIES: Espoo, Tampere • VISA: Finland is party to the Schengen Agreement. No visa required for stays of up to 90 days. That period begins when entering any country party to the Schengen Agreement • CURRENCY: Euro. Major credit cards accepted • TIPPING: Customary only for hotel and restaurant doormen and porters • TIME: GMT +2 • ELECTRICITY: 220 volts. Adapter required • DRIVING: On the right. Visitors may drive on their U.S. license.
Headlights must always be on • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2024): Jan 1, 6; Mar 29, 31; May 1, 9, 19; Jun 21-22; Nov 2; Dec 6, 24-26 • LANGUAGE: Finnish and Swedish. English is widely spoken • RELIGION: Mainly Evangelical- Lutheran, also Eastern Orthodox • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +358
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: Helsinki Vantaa (HEL) Tampere-Pirkkala (TMP) Turku (TKU) Rovaniemi (RVN) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From New York, 8h
CLIMATE Finland has both a maritime and continental climate, with long winters and short, mild summers. Finland’s winters don’t get as cold as many people think, and temperatures are actually higher than other regions in the same latitudes
MAIN ATTRACTIONS • Lapland • Temppeliaukio Church • Helsinki Cathedral
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Tampere Turku
Helsinki
Gulf of Finland
Sled dogs in Ruka-Kuusamo, Northern Ostrobothnia region, Lapland, Finland