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Helsinki: Fast Facts

​Language
  • Finnish, but most know Swedish as well
  • Most know English language as second language
  • Hello = hyvaa palvaa (HOO-va PIGH-va)
  • Goodbye = nakemiin (NAH-keh-meen)
  • Thank you = kiitos (KEE-tohs)
  • You’re welcome = ole hyva (OH-leh-HYOO-va)
  • Pardon me = anteeksi (AHN-tehk-see)
  • English = englantia (EHNG-lahn-tee-ah)
  • Yes = kylla (KOO-la)
  • No = ei (ay)
Time
  • 1 hour ahead of central European time
Money
  • Euro
  • ATM = Otto
  • Coins can't be exchanged once you leave, only notes
Electricity
  • 220 volt
  • 2 round prong outlets
Health
  • Pharmacy = apteekki
Etiquette
  • Finns are reserved and avoid affectionate touching and emotional displays in public
  • Greet others with a handshake and avoid hugging, cheek kissing, or patting shoulders
  • Keep hands out of pockets when speaking to someone
  • Be on time! Highly valued throughout Scandinavia.
Sauna Etiquette
  • Disrobe and shower
  • Enter sauna naked, towels are okay
  • In a hotel don’t be surprised if a washing woman cleans you
Tipping
  • Service charge included in bill, no need to tip.
  • Fancy restaurants tip 5%
  • Taxis round up 1 euro, but no need to tip
  • Porter 1 euro per bag
  • Maids 1 euro per night
Shopping
  • Saturday's = earlier closing hours
  • Sunday’s = shops are closed
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​Souvenirs
  • Marimekko = unique fabric patterns and designs.
  • Iittala glassware
  • Finnish hunting knife
  • Kalevala jewelry designs
  • Fazer chocolate
  • Kuksa = wooden drinking cups made by the Lapps or Sami people in northern Finland
  • Finnish vodka
  • Ryija rugs
  • Knitwear
  • Arabia ceramics
  • Finnish liquors = brambleberries, cloudberries, lingonberries, sea buckthorn, brambleberries, and cranberries.
Food & Beverages
  • Arctic char
  • Beer - Sahti, honey beer
  • Berries = cloud berries, lingan berries
  • Blini
  • Fried pickled Herring
  • Grillimakkara = sausages
  • Kalakukko
  • ​Karelian Pasties or Karjalanpiirakka = small pies
  • Korvapuusti 
  • Leipäjuusto cheese
  • Liquors = brambleberries, cloudberries, lingonberries, sea buckthorn, brambleberries, and cranberries.
  • Lohikietto = salmon soup
  • Mustamakkara = blood sausage
  • Pulla = danish
  • Reindeer
  • Rye bread
  • Salmakki = salty licorice
  • Sima = fermented lemonade
  • Smoked salmon
  • Vodka
  • Vorschmack = salty, minced meat
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