Time zone: GMT + 2 hours
Location: northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia.
Capital: Helsinki
Currency: euro (currency code EUR)
Languages: Finnish 93%, Swedish 6% (both official languages), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities. Business language: Finnish.
Airport authority contact information: Civil Aviation Administration, Helsinki, Vantaa. Telephone: +358 (0)9 82 771
Airports: In 2005 Finland had 148 airports, 75 of which have paved runways, the most significant of which are:
Enontekio Airport
Halli Airport
Helsinki Airport
Helsinki-Malmi Airport
Hyvinka Airport
Ivalo Airport
Joensuu Airport
Jyvaskyla Airport
Kajaani Airport
Kauhajoki Airport
Kauhava Airport
Kemi Airport
Kitee Airport
Kittila Airport
Kouvola Utti Airport
Kruunupyy Airport
Kuopio Airport
Kuusamo Airport
Lappeenranta Airport
Mariehamn Airport
Mikkeli Airport
Oulu Airport
Pori Airport
Rovaniemi Airport
Savonlinna Airport
Seinajoki Ilmajoki Airport
Sodankyla Airport
Vaasa Airport
Varkaus Airport
Ylivieska Airport