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Useful information |
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 Airport |
Everyman's
Rights |
Pharmacies |
| Alcoholic
Beverages |
Internet
Services |
Post
Office |
| Architecture |
Lunch |
Sauna |
| Banks |
Maps |
Shops |
| Bus
Service |
Medical
Services |
Taxis |
| Changing
money |
Newspapers |
Telephone |
| Cruising
on the lakes |
Opening
hours |
Time |
| Distances |
Passport |
Tipping |
| Electricity |
Petrol
Stations |
Train
Service |
| Emergencies |
Finland Facts |
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  AIRPORT |
Distance to Jyväskylä 20 km
There are several daily flights from Helsinki to Jyväskylä
(Finnair, FinnComm, Aero)
Airport Transfers, Taxi tel. +358 14 106 900.
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 ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES |
Alko is a nationwide network of liquor stores with virtual monopoly
to sell alcohol. Beer and ciders are sold also in grocery stores.
The Alko stores are open, depending on the store, from Monday to Friday
9 am - 8 pm, on Saturdays 9 am - 6 pm. All stores are closed on Sundays,
religious feast days, on Christmas Eve and Easter Saturday. |
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 ARCHITECTURE |
Jyväskylä's favourite son, the architect Alvar Aalto, is
widely regarded as one of the great innovators in western architecture.
The Alvar Aalto Museum and the numerous buildings designed by Aalto
constantly bring to Jyväskylä professionals and amateurs
in the field of architecture from all over the world. |
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 BANKS |
Banks are normally open from Monday to Friday 10 am - 16:30 pm. Some
banks have longer opening hours. Bank machines have an extensive network,
also in locations with no other banking services. |
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 BUS
SERVICE |
In the Jyväskylä region you can travel by local busses by
using an ordinary tickets or Jyväskylä Travel Card. Jyväskylä
Card entitles the holder to free travel on Jyväskylä Liikenne's
busses. For further information please contact Jyväskylä
Regional Tourist Information. |
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 CHANGING
MONEY |
Foreign currencyh can be changed at banks Mon-Fri 10-16.30. Credit
cards (Visa, Eurocard, Mastercard, Cirrus, EC) can be used to withdraw
cash from cash dispencer with SOLO symbol. |
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 CRUISING
ON THE LAKES |
Lake traffic is maintained by comfortable lake steamers and motor
vessels. In Central Finland there is a wide choice of routes and cruises.
The cruise can be a few hours' pleasure excursion or a one-day excursion
in Lake Päijänne. Among the most popular routes are the
excursions of Elias Lönnrot between Keuruu and Mänttä
and a cruise between Jyväskylä and Lahti on Lake Päijänne.
Cruises along the Keitele-Päijänne Canal take visitors from
Jyväskylä northwards to Laukaa and Suolahti and on as far
as Viitasaari. |
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 DISTANCES |
Distances between various locations:
Helsinki - Jyväkylä 271 km
Turku - Jyväskylä 305 km
Tampere - Jyväskylä 151 km
Vaasa - Jyväskylä 283 km
Lappeenranta - Jyväskylä 220 km
Rovaniemi - Jyväskylä 562 |
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 ELECTRICITY |
| The electric current in Finland is 220 V
(230 V), 50 Hz. |
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 EMERGENCIES |
Dial 112 for emergency services in Finland. |
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 EVERYMAN'S
RIGHTS |
Everyman's rights is a concept prevailing in Finland and other Nordic
countries. Basically it entitles us to go where we please in the countryside
- on land or on water - as long as we don't intrude on people's privacy,
cause a nuisance or damage, or leave litter. |
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 INTERNET
SERVICES |
Free access to internet is usually offered in libraries (kirjasto),
reservation recommended. |
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 LUNCH |
Cafes, coffee bars and restaurants serve specially-priced meals at
lunch-time (11 am - 2 pm). |
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 MAPS |
Maps are available in bookstores all over Finland. Maps can also be
bought from Genimap Oy, the biggest company in map business in Finland:
Genimap Oy Phone: +358 201 340 40/sales
Po.Box 106, 01601 Vantaa, Finland
e-mail: Sales@genimap.fi,
Internet: www.genimap.com |
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 MEDICAL
SERVICES |
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In case of emergency dial 112.
Medicines are sold at pharmacies (apteekki).
Note that chemists (kemikaalio) only sell cosmetics
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 NEWSPAPERS |
Foreign language newspapers are available at Jyväskylä in
department stores, book stores and R-kiosks. |
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 OPENING
HOURS |
SHOPS
The most common opening hours are 9.00 to 20.00
on weekdays and 9.00 to 15.00 on Saturdays.
ALKO STORES
are are open from Monday to Thursday from 10.00
to 17.00, on Fridays from 10.00-to 18.00 and on Saturdays from 9.00
to 16.00
BANKS
Banks are open Mon-Fri 9.00-16.30(office hours may
vary regionally
POST OFFICES
Post offices are open 9.00-18.00 from Monday to
Friday, Jyväskylä Main Post Office open Mon-Fri 9-20. |
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 PASSPORT |
Persons arriving in Finland from the Nordic Countries and EU countries
do not need a passport, however some identification, e.g. an identity
card, is required when entering Finland. Persons arriving from other
countries should contact the Finnish embassy in their home country
for detailed information. |
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 PETROL
STATIONS |
Service stations are usually open from 7.00 to 21.00, and for a shorter
time on Sundays. Many stations offer 24-hour sales petrol and many
of them have cafés. |
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PHARMACIES |
Medicines are sold at pharmacies (apteekki). Note that chemists (kemikaalio)
only sell cosmetics. |
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 POST
OFFICE |
Post offices are usually open from Monday to Friday 9 am - 6 pm. Jyväskylä
Main Post Office open Mon-Fri 8-20. Yellow mail boxes (standing on
the ground) for collections daily. Stamps are available at Post Offices,
book and paper shops, R-kiosks, stations, hotels. |
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 SAUNA |
The tourist can enjoy a sauna at most hotels, motels, holiday villages
and camping sites, where there are separate saunas for men and women.
Some hotel saunas are also open to non-residents.
Muurame Sauna Village provides a unique overview of the sauna tradition
in Finland. The area contains 30 smoke saunas from various parts of
the country as well as a magnificent exhibition of sauna culture.
Open 1.6-27.8. Tue-Sun 10-18, admission 4 €. |
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 SHOPS |
Retail shops are allowed to be open from Monday to Friday 7 am - 9
pm and on Saturdays 7 am - 6 pm. Smaller grocery stores may be open
also on Sundays 12 am - 9 pm. Other retail outlets may be open on
Sundays in May, June, July and August and also in November and December
12 am - 9 pm. At other times they are closed on Sundays. |
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 TAXIS |
Taxis can be obtained by telephone (see telephone directory under
Taksi) or from taxi ranks. All taxis have an illuminated yellow sign
taksi/taxi. When the sign is lit the taxi is vacant. |
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 TELEPHONE |
Calls from Finland
By direct dialling: dial the international prefix (00, 990, 994 or
999), the country code, the trunk code and the subscriber's number.
Calls to Finland
To call Finland from abroad: dial the international prefix of the
country you call from, the country code to Finland (358), the trunk
code without the prefix 0 and the subscriber's number. |
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 TIME |
Time in Finland is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). |
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| TIPPING |
Tips are not expected in Finland at restaurants, cafés coffee
bars because service is included in the price. |
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 TRAIN
SERVICE
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Passenger trains in Finland have at their disposal 4000 km of tracks.
The network interconnects the major Finnish cities. The most important
sections of line are electrified.
The fastest train connection between Helsinki and Jyväkylä
takes 3 h 04 min.
Several depertures per day.
Railway stations.
Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Hankasalmi, Keuruu |
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Central
Finland 
