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Jalometalli Winterfest
is a heavy metal festival held annually in Finland. It was created in 2005 as an offshoot of Jalometalli Metal Music Festival. The 2007 edition will take place on February 24 at Club Teatria in Oulu.
Pori Jazz
is a large international jazz festival, held annually in the small coastal city of Pori, Finland. It is one of the oldest and best known jazz festivals in Europe, having been arranged every year since 1966. The first Pori Jazz festival lasted one weekend and drew about 1500 people; nowadays more than 250,000 people attend the festival that lasts nine days. |
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Southeast Coast / Gulf of Finland
The Gulf separates Finland from Estonia, Russia, and Peter the Great's window-on-the-west city, St.Petersburg. Finland's northern Baltic coastline includes its capital, Helsinki, and its most popular seaside resorts.
Kotka
A popular seaside village filled with music festivals and sports activities. Czar Alexander III had a fishing lodge here.
Hanko
This pretty seaside town was once a favored retreat of Czars and nobles; some of their spectacular seaside villas are now b&b's.
Helsinki
This largely 19th century, neoclassical city of half a million people lies on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. West of the city's center is the Design District, featuring art galleries, clubs and boutiques. |
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Time Zone
GMT + 2 Hour
Language Spoken
English , Swedish
Passport/ VISA
British passport holders must have a valid passport to enter Finland. British Citizens, British National (Overseas), British Subjects and British Overseas Territories Citizens with the right of abode in the UK do not require a visa for stays of up to three months in a period of six months.
Climate
In Finland the weather can vary greatly during one day, first sunshine, then rain. Rapid changes in the weather are a characteristic feature from one day to the next. In the winter troughs of low pressure that have formed over the North Atlantic bring mild, cloudy and wet weather on southerly and southwesterly winds. The hottest weather in the summer, on the other hand, generally comes from the southeast, bringing thunderstorms and heavy rain showers. |
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