Europe

Insurance

 

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake.

 

For more general information see Travel Insurance.

Here's how we can help if things go wrong.

 

Registration

 

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency. 

 

Emergency number

 

The telephone number for emergencies is 112.

 

Passport

 

If you lose your passport in Finland, you should contact the British Embassy in Helsinki (contact details below).

 

Extremes of weather

 

Finland, and in particular the north of the country, does get affected by severe cold weather during the winter months.  Temperatures can be extremely low and if you visit in winter you should come prepared for these harsh conditions.  The spring and summer months can be very pleasant and temperatures are generally on a par with the UK.

   

Money

 

Remember the currency for Finland is the Euro.

 

Since 15 June 2007 new legislation on the controls of cash entering or leaving the EU apply in all Member States.  Any person entering or leaving the EU will have to declare the cash that they are carrying if this amounts to 10,000 euros or more; this includes cheques, travellers' cheques, money orders, etc.  This will not apply to anyone travelling via the EU to a non-EU country, as long as the original journey started outside of the EU nor to those travelling within the EU.