For international number enquiries and tariff information within Finland, callers should dial 020208. Calls made in telephone boxes require Fmk5 and Fmk1 coins. Also available in larger post offices in Helsinki. These can be left with the nearest post office or hotel desk. Letters and postcards sent by airmail usually take about three days to reach destinations within Europe.
Stamps are available from post offices, book and paper shops, stations and hotels.
Generally, post offices are open 0900-1700 Monday to Friday, closed Saturday. During winter many town offices are open 0900-1800. Seura is a weekly illustrated news magazine and is one of several periodicals. Kauppalehti is one of the leading business newspapers. There are no English-language newspapers published in Finland, but most UK and American daily newspapers are available.