What are the entry requirements ?

Passport and visa service

Visit the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

For further information

Visit the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

Contact your embassy

What time is it ?

Current local time

It is %T:%M %A in Helsinki

Summer time

From the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.

What is the spoken language ?

Official language

The official languages are Finnish and Swedish. Finnish is spoken by 92% and Swedish by 5.5% of the population. .

Other languages spoken

Sami (Lappish) is the mother tongue of approximately 1,700 people in Lapland.

Business language

English is the business language. The knowledge of English is very good throughout the country.

Getting some knowledge

Click here to learn some basic Finnish vocabulary and phrases.
The Tampere University of Technology proposes a short introduction to the Finnish language.

Free translation tools

Translation Guide - Translation of text and web pages
InterTran - Translation of text
Sunda - Translation of text
Finnish English Dictionnary - Translation of words
Kaannos.com - Translation of words (in Finnish)
Translated - Free translation arabic-swedish-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-swedish-arabic
ferdosi - Not free translation arabic-swedish-arabic and arabic-finnish-arabic

What is the local currency ?

Domestic currency

Euro

ISO Code

EUR

To obtain domestic currency

Foreign currency and traveler’s cheques can be exchanged in banks and at "bureaux de change" at ports, stations and airports. There are also lots of ATMs everywhere and they are very easy and safe to use.

Possible means of payment

Credit card is the most common means of payment. American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are widely accepted, as are Eurocheque cards.

Exchange rate on

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

To find out the locations of ATMs in in Finland, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

What is the climate ?

Type of climate

Summer is warm with average temperatures around +20°C. July is the warmest month with temperatures up to +30°C. Winter, which lasts from November to mid-March approximately, may be very cold with temperatures up to -30°C.

For further information

Finnish Meteorological Institute

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