Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Helsinki Festival (music, dance, film, theater;
www.helsinkifestival.fi
)
, Helsinki, Finland
Mid-Late Aug
Aarhus Festival (music, dance, theater;
www.aarhusfestuge.dk
)
, Aarhus, Denmark
Late Aug - Sept
Ultima Contemporary Music Festival (
www.ultima.no
),
Oslo, Norway
Mid-Sept
Mid-Oct
DølaJazz Festival (
www.dolajazz.no
)
, Lillehammer, Nor-
way
Mid-Nov - Dec 23
Christmas Fair (Tivoli Garden), Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 6
Independence Day (candlelit windows), Finland
Dec 10
Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony, Oslo, Norway
Dec 13
St. Lucia Day (festival of lights), Sweden
Dec 25
Christmas, Scandinavia
Dec 26
Boxing Day, Scandinavia
• Europeans write a few of their numbers differently than we do. 1 = , 4 =
, 7 = .
• In Europe, dates appear as day/month/year, so Christmas is 25/12/2014.
• Commas are decimal points and decimals commas. A dollar and a half is
1,50, one thousand is 1.000, and there are 5.280 feet in a mile.
• When counting with fingers, start with your thumb. If you hold up your
first finger to request one item, you'll probably get two.
• What Americans call the second floor of a building is the first floor in
Europe.