Finland Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Finland
Finland Facts
Population: 5,249,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Lutheran National Church 84.2%, Greek Orthodox in Finland 1.1%, other Christian 1.1%, other 0.1%, none 13.5% (2003)
Government: republic
Languages: Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
Climate: cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes
Phone Code: 358
Finland Photos
Photos of Finland that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Finland Festivals
Festivals in Finland courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Swamp Soccer World Championships article Snow Soccer World Championships article World Sauna Championships snippet Wife Carrying Championships snippet Sauna Open Air Festival photos Wife Carrying photos Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships video Vappu video Kivenlahti Rock web site Hammer Open Air Metal Festival web site
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Finland Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Finland.
Hotels » Finland
Finland Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Finland. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Finnair) through to airline sites that feature flights to Finland.
Book Flights to Finland Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Skyscanner to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
Click a departure point and a destination on the map below, then hit show flights and you're away. It couldn't be simpler. Bon voyage!
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Finland Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Finland Travel Insurance
Recommended by Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Intrepid, YHA and a host of other big names in the travel industry, World Nomads travel insurance is designed for adventurous, independent travellers and covers overseas medical, evacuation and luggage (including your digital camera and iPod).
At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
Global travel insurance. Further Finland Resources
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