Aurora Borealis
NEED TO KNOW
CAPITAL Helsinki
POPULATION 5,250,275
AREA 338,145 sq km
LANGUAGES Finnish and Swedish
CURRENCY Euro (EUR)
WHEN TO TRAVEL
January
February
March
April
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June
July
August
September
October
November
December
CLIMATE
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
For current information on government travel advice, please refer to the U.S. Passports & International travel, the Canadian Travel Advice and Advisories, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office or the Australian Department of Foreign Affaires website.
For current information regarding health, recommended vaccines and the location of trustworthy doctors and medical clinics, please refer to the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers website.
AVERAGE ACCOMMODATION COST ($US)
- 3 star hotel: $180
- 4 star hotel: $200
- 5 star hotel: $300
Average in the good period to travel. Rates change throughout the year depending on high or low tourist seasons.
AVERAGE MEAL COST ($US)
- Inexpensive restaurant: $12.17
- Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant, 3 courses: $81.10
ELECTRICITY
230V / 50Hz
REASONS TO VISIT
- Outdoor and Adventure
- Architecture and History
QUICK FACTS
- Finns (people from Finland) are renowned for being quiet – there’s an old joke that they invented text messaging so they wouldn’t have to speak to each other
- Finland is called the “Land of thousand lakes”, since it has 187,888 lakes
- The brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland
- Finland is the 1st largest consumer of coffee per capita (12kg)
