Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Banks
9am-4.15pm Monday to Friday
Businesses & shops
9am-6pm Monday to Friday, to 3pm Saturday
Nightclubs
10pm-4am Wednesday to Saturday
Pubs
11am-1am (often later on Friday and Saturday)
Restaurants
11am-10pm, lunch 11am-3pm. Last orders generally an hour before closing.
Public Holidays
Finland grinds to a halt twice a year: around Christmas and New Year, and during the Mid-
summer weekend. National public holidays:
New Year's Day
1 January
Epiphany
6 January
Good Friday
March/April
Easter Sunday & Monday
March/April
May Day
1 May
Ascension Day
May
Whitsunday
Late May or early June
Midsummer's Eve & Day
Weekend in June closest to 24 June
All Saints Day
First Saturday in November
Independence Day
6 December
Christmas Eve
24 December
Christmas Day
25 December
Boxing Day
26 December
Telephone
Public telephones basically no longer exist in Finland, so if you don't have a mobile you're
reduced to making expensive calls from your hotel room or talking over the internet.
The cheapest and most practical solution is to purchase a Finnish SIM card and pop it in
your own phone. First make sure your phone isn't blocked from doing this by your home
network.
