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,{{infobox Country|country = of Finland|language = Finnish, Swedish; recognised regional languages: Sami|capital = [[Helsinki]]|pop = 5,301,701|currency = Euro (€)|hitch = <rating country='fi' />|BW = FI|map = <map lat='64.8' lng='25.9' zoom='4' view='0' width='300' height='350' country='Finland'/>}}'''Finland''' is a part of the Northern [[Europe]], and one of the Nordic Countriescountries. It is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. Its neighbouring countries are [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and [[Russia]], but possibly the most probable transit country on your way hitchhiking there from Southern Europe is [[Estonia]] as the [[E67|Via Baltica]] ([[E67]]) road connects Finland with [[Prague]] via the Baltic States and [[Poland]].
=== Regions ===[[File:Finland is in the european roads.png|thumb|250px|Finnish motorways (blue) with their European numbers and national roads (red and yellow)]][[httpFile://enErga-and-a-friendly-finnish-man.wikipediajpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Erga and a friendly Finnish driver]][[File:Erga-camping-in-finland.org/wiki/Schengen_treaty Schengen treaty], but jpg|thumb|250px|right|Find info on camping on [[Ahvenanmaa:nomad:Finland|Nomadwiki]] where the ferries to ]]* [[StockholmLapland]] stop supposedly isn't, so the border-control can use that as an excuse to go through your property.
=== From/to Sweden =Safety ==Ferries to [[Stockholm]] go from [[Helsinki]] and [[Turku]]. The latter being closer Hitchhiking is considerably cheaper. Both ferries also stop in [[Maarianhamina]] in [[Ahvenanmaa]], or [[Mariehamn]] quite safe in [[Åland]] as the swedish-speaking population there tend to call it. The two companies running ferries between Finland and Sweden are [http://Www.vikingline.fi Viking Line] and [http://www.silja.com Silja Line]. Both of the companies concentrate on bringing the customers a cruise-experienceAs always, and are bound to be tacky. At least Viking Line sells simple tickets without a cabin, which would be rather useless on the daytime trips between [[Turku]] and [[Stockholm]] anywaycommon sense is your friend.
== Language ==
The language most people in Finland speak is Finnish, which isn't a Scandinavian language. The country is officially bilingual, as there is a large Swedish-speaking minorityon the west coast of Finland. Anyhow, most of the Most people speak at least some Englishtoo, so most of the international foreign hitchhikers won't have big language communication problems in Finland.Though you might encounter some old people who don't speak English. In this case it's good to know some Swedish (which is useful all over Scandinavia). === Useful expressions for hitchhikers ===* Hello = Moi* Hitchhiking = Liftaaminen* To Hitchhike = Liftata * A Ride = Kyyti* Thank You = Kiitos* Where are you driving to? = Minne ajat? == Safety ==Hitchhiking is quite safe in Finland indeed. As always, common sense is your friend. == Legal matters for hitchhikers ==Hitchhiking is legal in Finland. Anyhow, there are some places where it is illegal for the cars to stop and some places where it's illegal for pedestrians to stand. Both of these make hitchhiking de facto illegal in these places.
== Places to see ==Useful Finnish expressions for hitchhikers====* Hello = '''Terve'''* Hi = '''Moi''' ''or'' '''Hei'''* Hitchhiking = '''Liftaaminen'''* To hitchhike = '''Liftata''' * A ride = '''Kyyti'''Cities of [[Helsinki]], [[Tampere]], [[Turku]], [[Jyväskylä]], [[Joensuu]], [[Oulu]]. [[Lapland]], [[Lappi]] in is the area spanning northern Finland, [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and also [[Russia]], depending on how * Thank you look at it.very much = '''Kiitos paljon'''* Where are you driving to? = '''Minne ajat?'''* I don't speak Finnish = '''En puhu suomea'''
== External links Links =={{nomadwiki}}* [http[:fi://www.liftari.org Etusivu|Finnish hitchhiker's clubHitchwiki]]* IRC Channel [[Liftari @ IRCnet]] The site is mostly in Finnish but there is an English section in the * [httphttps://www.liftarifacebook.orgcom/groups/liftarit/forum forumFinnish hitchhikers FB group]* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kjokisal/liftaus/ Hitchhiker's guide to Europe] A Hitchhiking − a hitchhiking site by a Finn* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/ssmoland/peukalo/ Liftausvinkkejä] Hitchhiking − hitchhiking tips in Finnish* [http://laavu.org/ List of Laavus] − a site with all the Laavus (hiking shelters) in Finland. [http://laavu.org/lataa.php?paikkakunta=kaikki/ Download] the gpx-file.{{wikipedia-link}}
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