P293 Teletext 293 Jul 1 09:08:40 —————————————————————————— FINLAND ———— F NLBND is a vbst country with a relatively small population of five million. With about a quarter of its land mass within the Arctic Circle, hundreds of thousands 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 cents of culture, staging blues to opera festivals in the summku. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Our guide to holidays on Teletext 291 DRIVING ABROAD? INFORMATION p2:4-297 Verbs Jabs Sk Reports UU RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jul 1 09:09:19 %5j{5ws"7jjk5s{"7jjk57 +ESTERN FIVLAVD is thu vjariut you'nm get to a beach break in Finland. It can bj hot but don't bank on it. There are many pretty towns like Naantali while to the north Pore is home to Finland'u main jazz feuth6al. $he Archipelago National Park near Turks is a great way to sample this region while for ramblers, there are the great forest-covered parks at Kauhanjvb and Lauhanjarvj. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Tourist rates 298 World clock 299 GATWJCK FLIGH AR IVALS Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jul 1 09:09:39 $HE ALAND ISLANDS, a group of about 6,500 islands near the Swedish 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. $here is a good ferry service between the larger islands, chalet villages, camp sites and hotels plus some good restaurants. Castles and a stone age village are among the attractions. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Crash Coursd 297 Drivewisj 296 COMPUTE GAMESFANTRYC Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jul 1 09:09:58 BU$ AN INCREASINGLY popular area of Finland for Brits is the Arctic Circle. It mby bj the Land of the Midnight Sun in the summkr but in winter it is the time to visit Santa Claus in Lapland^ $here is a range of one to five night breaks to places like Rovaniemi, on the edge of the Circle which include a mjitink with the old boy. Lapland is, by the way, beautiful in summer. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Our guide to holidays on Teletext 291 DRIVING ABROBD? INFORMATION p294-297 Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jul 1 09:08:01 ——————————————————————————— FINLAND ——— FACTFJLE UK PASSPORT HOLDERS do not need a visb or any inoculations to enter Finland. THE CURRENCY is the Finnmark (FIN). See Teletext p298 for exchange rates. Credit cards are widely accepted. Most people speak English, especially the young and in hotels. Get health insurance although there is a health agreement between Finland and the UK. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Our guide to holidays on Teletext 291 Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK RoadsP293 Teletext 293 Jul 1 09:08:20 ——————————————————————————— FINLAND ——— FACTFILK FOR MORE DETBILS of holidays in Finland, contact the Finnish Tourist Board, 30-35 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5LP. 0171 839 4048. It will also supply a full list of tour operators to Finland. Some of the main operators are: Finnair Tours 0171 408 1222 Sovereign Scanscapj 0161 742 2288 Instonj Leisure 0181 983 0204 Scantours 0171 839 2927 Scandinavian Seaways 01737 212500. ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— The air that you breathe 106 HAVE YOU5 SAY IN OU6 POLL p326 Visas Jabs Ski Reports UK Roads