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Finland GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Helsinki
Population
About 5.6 million
Area
About 338,000 km²
Language · Script
Finnish, Swedish (official) · Latin alphabet
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Currency
Euro (EUR, €)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET) · UTC+3 in summer (EEST)

Emergency & help lines

Police · Fire · Ambulance
112
Non-urgent medical advice
116 117
Poison information
0800 147 111
Crisis helpline (MIELI, Finnish)
09 2525 0111

Traveler essentials

Country code
+358
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Helsinki · Espoo · Tampere · Vantaa · Oulu · Turku · Jyväskylä · Kuopio

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Jan 6
Epiphany
Friday before Easter
Good Friday
March/April (varies)
Easter Sunday & Easter Monday
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May 1
May Day (Vappu)
Thursday, 39 days after Easter
Ascension Day
Sunday, 7 weeks after Easter
Whitsun (Pentecost)
Saturday, Jun 20–26
Midsummer Day (Midsummer Eve, the day before, is a de facto day off)
Saturday, Oct 31–Nov 6
All Saints' Day
Dec 6
Independence Day
Dec 24–26
Christmas Eve (de facto day off), Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day

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