FINLAND - Scandinavia - page 914

5-7 people, tel. [phone] or toll tel. [phone], www.yellowline.fi ). An
ordinary taxi from the airport runs about €35-40.
Helpful Hints
Bilingual Confusion: Because Finland is officially bilingual, you'll often see
both Finnish and Swedish spellings for everything from street names to
tram stops and map labels. This can be confusing, especially since the
two names often look completely different. For example, the South Har-
bor—where many overnight boats arrive—is called Eteläsatama in Fin-
nish and Södra Hamnen in Swedish; the train station is Rautatieasema in
Finnish, Järnvägsstationen in Swedish.
Time: Finland and Estonia are one hour ahead of Sweden and the rest of
Scandinavia.
Money: Finland's currency is the euro. ATM machines are labeled Otto .
Telephones: Finland's phone system generally uses area codes, but has some
national numbers (starting with 010 or 020) that must be dialed in full
when you're calling from anywhere in the country.
Internet Access: The City Hall, facing Market Square and the harbor, has six
free, fast terminals and speedy Wi-Fi in its inviting lobby (get code from
desk, Mon-Fri 9:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00). At the train station, go
down the escalators from the main hall and you'll see a bank of red ter-
minals on your right (€2/hour).
Pharmacy: The central Apteekki Palvelee faces the TI and City Hall just
off Market Square (Mon-Fri 8:00-19:00, Sat 9:00-17:00, Sun 11:00-16:00,
Eteläesplanadi 2). A 24-hour pharmacy — apteekki —is located at Man-
nerheimintie 96 (at Kansaneläkelaitos stop for tram #2, #4/4T, or #10, tel.
020-320-200).
Laundry: PesuNet, primarily a dry-cleaning shop, welcomes travelers to
use its half-dozen self-service machines. It's within a few blocks of re-
commended hotels, and the Iso Roobertinkatu stop for tram #3 is around
the corner (€9.30/load, not coin-op—pay staff who will help, Mon-Thu
8:00-20:00, Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-15:00, closed Sun, Punavuorenkatu
3, tel. [phone]).