Telephoning
Area Code--The country code for Finland is 358; the city code for Helsinki is 9.
Calls from Finland
When making an international call from Finland, dial first one of the following international prefixes: 999 (Finnet Group), 990 (Sonera), 994 (Telia), 99500 (FCI) or 00 (common European prefix). Then dial the country code, the area code and the sibscribers telephone number.
Example: If you want to call you friend in Paris at the number 123 345, you dial 999-33 (France)-1 (Paris)-123 456.
Calls in Finland
To make an automatic call in Finland, the area code is used with the prefix 0.
Local calls cost FIM 5 from public pay phones and hotel rooms. You can buy a telephone card (Puhelukortti) at R-Kiosks, post offices, etc. Some public phones also accept major credit cards.
Approximate rate for calls to North America is FIM 2.90, to Great Britain FIM 2.59, to Scandinavian countries FIM 0.87 per minute (2000). Rates are higher from hotels.
Local number inquiries: 020202
International tariff information and number enquiries: 020208
Information on mobile phones: 9800-7000
Mail
Main Post Office
Address: Mannerheiminaukio 1A, FIN-00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358- 20 451 4995
Opening hours: Mon Fri 9 am 6 pm, Sat Sun closed
Poste Restante
Address: Elielinaukio 2F, FIN-00100 Helsinki
Tel: +358-9 20 451 4917
Opening hours: Mon Fri 9 am 9 pm, Sat Sun 10 am 6 pm
Mail rates
Letters up to 50 grams and postcards in Finland: FIM 3.50
Letters up to 20 grams and postccards to EU countries: FIM 3.50
Letters up to 20 grams and postcards to non-EU countries: FIM 3.00
Letters up to 20 grams and postcards to countries outside Europe: FIM 3.50
Stamps and Philately Shop
A complete range of new postage stamps and stamp sets. Cafe and post museum.
Address: Main Post Office Building, Asema-aukio 5
Tel: +358-9 204 51 4601
Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat - Sun 11 am - 4 pm.
Internet Cafes
Cable Book Library
Cable Book, the library of the Lasipalatsi Media Center, is a branch of the Helsinki City Library. Cable Book offers you an excellent opportunity to use powerful computers and fast Internet connection in the heart of the capital.
Address: Mannerheimintie 22-24, 2nd floor
Opening hours: Mon Thu 10 am 10 pm, Sat Sun 12 noon 8 pm, Fri closed
http://kirjakaapeli.lib.hel.fi/index-en.html
Academic Bookstore/Micronia department
Address: Keskuskatu 2
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9 am 9 pm, Sat 9 am 6 pm
Cafe Giovanni
Address: World Trade Center, Keskuskatu 7
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8 am 10 pm, Sat 9 am 10 pm, Sun 12 noon 8 pm
Kompassi Youth Information & Counselling Center
Address: Lasipalatsi Media Centre, Mannerheimintie 22-24
Opening hours: Tue-Thu, Sun 11 am 6 pm, Fri 11 am 4 pm
Luckan Swedish Information Center
Address: Lasipalatsi Media Centre, Mannerheimintie 22-24
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12noon 6 pm
Meteori Cafe
Address: Lasipalatsi Media Centre, Mannerheimintie 22-24
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 10 am 10 pm, Fri-Sat 10 am 1am, Sun 12 noon 7 pm
Main Library
Address: Rautatielaaisenkatu 8
Getting there: 4 minutes by local train to the first stop after Helsinki, Itaa-Pasila
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10 am 8 pm, Sat 10 am 4 pm (Sat closed in summer)
Price: Free
Rikhardinkatu Library
Address: Rikhardinkatu 3
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10 am 8 pm, Sat 10 am 4 pm, Sun 12 noon - 3 pm
(Sat & Sun closed in summer)
Price: Free
Greater Helsinki Area public libraries
All offer free Internet access with at least one PC hooked up. There are nearly 200 such customer terminals in the Helsinki metro area.
R-Kiosks
An experimental project in the Greater Helsinki Area, covering 15 kiosks. Examples downtown include: Station Tunnel (shopping mall under the railway station), Yliopistonkatu 7, Etelaa-Esplanadi 2, Iso Roobertinkatu 11, Tallinnanaukio at the Itaakeskus mall and Heikintori (another mall) in Espoo's Tapiola. Kiosks are usually open from early in the morning till 9 pm every day.
