• Population: 5.2 million
• Area: 338,000 square km, 338,000 square miles.
• Language(s): Finnish, Swedish, English widely spoken
• Capital City: Helsinki
• Major Cities: Espoo, Tampere, Turku.
• Local Time: From 28 Mar 04 to 31 Oct 04 GMT +3, From 31 Oct 04 to 27 Mar 05 GMT +2
• Currency: Euro (EUR 1 = 100 Cents)
• Notes: EUR: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500

Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.

Passports
Required, but NOT by the following:
1) Holders of National Identity Cards issued to nationals of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland.

Finland is a highly developed democracy with a modern economy. Tourist facilities are widely available

CRIME: Finland has a low rate of crime.

MEDICAL FACILITIES Medical facilities are widely available for emergency services. The public hospital system and many private hospitals honor foreign credit cards.

Arthropod borne diseases:

• None

Water- or food borne diseases:

• Travellers diarrhoea

Other diseases:

• none

Climate: In the south and central areas summers are warm and light. Mean temperatures range from 16-24°C and can reach as high as 30°C. Rainfall in summer is not very heavy and falls as snow in winter. In the north snow cover is between mid Oct-late Apr or mid May, however, temperatures during the summer can become as high as in the south.
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Clothing: Medium or lightweights in the summer. Heavyweights in winter with heavy topcoat, warm underwear, hat and boots. Particularly warm clothing needed for the Arctic north.