Finland is a very fascinating and interesting country. You must go there even to those who prefer to bask under the hot sun. We invite you to find out what currency is in Finland now.
What to do for a tourist?
To understand this, we suggest going through the list of what you can see, learn or do only in Finland:
- Absolutely calmly, without prejudice to health, admire the northern lights.
- Finland is a country of a thousand lakes and forests that cover more than seventy percent of its territory.
- You can freely roam around any corner where many mushrooms and berries grow.
- Only here you can taste absolutely unique dishes.
- Only in Finland can you see and chat with the real Santa Claus.
- This is the best place to perfectly master the skill of skiing.
- Breathe the cleanest air in Europe.
- Take a steam bath in a real Finnish bath, of which there are a huge number in the country.
- It is not scary to lose a wallet or a mobile phone here. After all, Finland is the safest country, where the loss is always found and returned.
- You can visit an amazing variety of coffee houses.
- And Finland is also the birthplace of the game Angry Birds and Moomins.
- Here is the most amazing language.
- Finland hosts a huge number of different festivals throughout the year.
For a long time you can list in what Finland is the most-most. But here nothing happens for free, and you need a local currency.
Finland: country currency
Today, Finland is a member of the European Union, so the national currency is the euro (EUR, €). As a matter of fact, as in other European countries. The currency of Finland to the euro is the Finnish mark.
One euro is divided by 100 cents. Each member of the European Union issues its own coins with a unique design, but the currency of Finland in banknotes looks the same as in other countries. Each of the coins is legal tender in any of the countries of the eurozone.
An amazing fact about Finland: it does not use one- and two-cent coins. All amounts are rounded to five. Therefore, the currency of Finland in denominations of one and two cents is highly appreciated by collectors.
The euro is quite easily converted from any other currency. Money is received or exchanged at Otto ATMs located almost anywhere in the country and working with international Visa, Visa Electron, Mastercard, Maestro credit and debit cards.
By the way, the currency of Finland in the Åland Islands is the Swedish krona, and you can pay with it besides the euro.
Credit cards are common, but when making a purchase for more than 50 euros, identification is required. Visa Electron and Visa Debit are accepted in all large and small stores.
Banks are open from half past nine in the morning until half past four in the evening, and exchange offices do not close until midnight.
Costs
- In Finland, it is not customary to tip the waiters, as they are already included in the bill.
- In a taxi, the amount can be rounded to the nearest whole number.
- Club attendants, as well as hotel workers, are usually left with a tip of three euros.
- The cheapest hotels cost about 50 euros per day.
- To get to museums or visit famous sights, you should pay between five and twenty-five euros for a ticket. It depends on the specific place.
- Traveling between major cities by train or bus will cost at least twenty euros one way.
- Private currency exchange points offer very disadvantageous courses. Therefore, it is better to use the services of banks or ATMs.
Purchases
The most common souvenirs from Finland are knives, carpets and all varieties of deer figurines, glass and porcelain.
Small shops work here from nine to eighteen local time. On Saturday, most are part-time open, and on Sunday they have a rest.
Large retail outlets will most likely wait until nine in the evening on weekdays and until six on the weekend. If you want to buy something after this time, gas stations remain at your disposal. By the way, for Finland it is absolutely not uncommon that the same product in absolutely different stores costs the same.
It is worth noting that when visiting Finland, amounts exceeding ten thousand euros must be declared if you enter or leave the European Union.
