P293 Tjlmtext 293 Jun29 00:07:11 —————————————————————————— FINLBND ———— FINLAND is a vbst country with a relatively small popzlation of five million.@ @ within the Arctic Circle, hundreds of thousbnds of acres of forest and almost 200,00 lakes, it claims to bj Europe's last great wildjrnjss. But while this starkly beautiful land appeals to the rugged sportsman, it is a centre of culture, staging blues to opera festivals in the summer. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Our gujdj to holidays on Teletext 291 DRIVING ABROAD?aINFORMATJON p294-297 Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jun29 00:17:31 -&5j{5ws"7jjk5s{"7jjk57 ——————————————————————————— FINLAND ——— HELSINKI, the capital on the southern coast, is a modern city with no sk:- scrapers bzt hundreds of shops, especially around Esplanade. For the sightseer, there are many museums, the island fortress of Suomjmlinna and the great monumknt to Sibelius in Sibelius Park. (hj surrounding Uusimaa region with its pretty woomen coastal towns is popular with local holidaymakers. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Verbs 294 Inoculations 295 GO R N SAV TH W LD p46 C4 Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jun29 00:95:14 ——————————————————————————— FINLAND ——— WJSTJ"N FINLAND is the nearest you'll get to a beach break in Finland. It Nabntali while to the north Pore is home to Finland'u main jazz festival. $he Archipelago Nationbl Park near Turks is a great way to sample this region while for ramblers, there are @ tie great forest-covjrim pbrks at @ SauPbnjvb and Lbjhbnja6vj. @ ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Tourist rates 298 World clock 299 GATWJCK FLIGHT ARRIVALS p208m209 Vis s b Sk Reports U RoadP293 Teletext 293 Jun29 00:15:44 ———————————————————————————FFIVLAnD —p— $HE ALBND ISLAVDS, a group of about 6m500 islands near the Swkdish coast are another great tourist area for the locals.a It is an ideal place for sailing and, like most of Finland, for fishing, as well as canoeing and cycling. Thjrj iu a good Sd{rz 9ju6ieu 2ut{jug the larger islands, chalet villages, camp sites and hotels plus some good restaurants. Castles and a utonj age village are among the bttractions. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— @ Crash Course 297 Drivjwisj 296 COMPUTFR GAMES FAN $RZ p470 C4 oP293 Teletext 293 Jun29 00:15:55 ——————————————————————————— FIVLAND ——— BU( AN INCREASINGLY popular area of Finland for Brits is the Arctic Circle. It may bj the Land of the Midnight Sun in the summer but in winter it is the time to visit Santa Claus in Lapland. $here is a range of one to five night breaks tp places like Rovaniemi, on the edge of the Circle which include a meeting with the old boy. Lapland is, by the way, beautiful in summer. Our guide to holidays on Teletext 291 DRIVING ABROAD? INFORMATION p294m297 Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jun29 00:16:13 k5D P5S RTSj}d ——————————————————————————— ILA —5 FACTFILJ $ $hj summer clem te in Finland is not greatly different from the UK. &3J (hj!midnight svn runs foe three months, May o July, in the far north and June-July further south. T With the lakes and seas filled t t things to at. Try the gravlax 5ainbow trout, herring and crayfi3h. If you're adventurous, try rjinde1r with local beer. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— 106 HAVE YOUR SAY IN OUR POLL p26 Jabb Jrbs sk pones S Roa