- Money exchange is possible in all banks and they are usually open as follows:
Mon-Fri 9am to 4pm. It is possible to withdraw money from bank automats (blue path) also with foreing credit cards. Credit cards are generally accepted as payment.
- The shops are open Mon-Fri 8am to 9pm (special stores 9am to 5pm/7pm), on Saturdays 9am to 6pm (special stores 9am to 3pm). On Sundays many shops are open from 12noon.
- The tap water os fresh and clean, so it is possible to drink straight from the tap. The water in the lakes is also clean, and it is possible to find swimming locations around the city.
- Currency EURO
- Time zone two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time / GMT + 2
- Official Languages Finnish and Swedish. English is well understood, especially in the shops, in the restaurants and in the hotels
- Important dates Finland declared independence 1917, became a part of the European Union 1995.
- The head of State is the President of Republic Tarja Halonen
- Climate in August
Daily Temperature 20-25 C
Sunrise approx. 4am
Sunset approx. 11pm
Relative Humidity 70 %
- Principal cities + (population) Lahti (99 000), Helsinki (564 000), Jyväskylä (86 000), Tampere (206 000), Turku (175 000) and Oulu (130 000)
- Religion 82,4 % Lutheran and about 1,1 % Orthodox
- Electricity 230 V
- Telephone dialling codes
Country code +358
Lahti city code (0)3
- International calls from Finland
Sonera 99590
Elisa 999
Kolumbus 99559
+ country code + city code (without first 0) + phone number
- Tourist information about Lahti www.lahtitravel.fi
Information about Lahti www.lahtiregion.fi
Information about Finland www.virtual.finland.fi
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