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Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

No specific vaccination required.

International hospitals

There are no international hospitals but Finnish hospitals, health care centres and private clinics are at service for foreigners in case of emergency and it is easy to get service in English there.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
The World Health Organization website devoted to Finland

For further information on safety conditions

The Travel Advice of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Travel Advice of the US Department of State
The Current Travel Warnings of the US Department of State

Contacter votre ambassade

Emergency numbers

Fire, ambulance and police	112
Poison aid centre	09 471 977
Marine emergency	0204 1000

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Helsinki (GMT+2 in the winter, GMT+3 in the summer)

Summer time period

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

Map of the time zone

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

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

Sokos Hotels; Cumulus Hotels Visit Finland; Lomarengas Hostels.com; Omenahotel Visit Finland; Lomarengas Cottage booking Camping Finland

  Visit Finland

To find an apartment

Céline Relocation Service (for expatriates especially)
Huoneistokeskus
SKV
Etuovi.com (both agencies and private rentals, in Finnish only)

Expatriates.com - Finland
Finland Forum
Etuovi.com (both agencies and private rentals, in Finnish only)

To find a job

The Employment Office
Monster.fi
Adecco

Communications

Telephone codes

To call in Finland from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +358.
To call Tunisia from Finland, dial 00 (ou +) 216.

Mobile telephone standards

GSM, UMTS (3GPP)

Internet suffix

.fi

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Last updates: May 2012