Telephone services Finland has good, inexpensive mobile phone connections. When you arrive, remember to find out whether your service provider has an agreement with a local Finnish company. Owing to the increasing use of portable phones, the number of telephone booths in Helsinki has been greatly reduced. However, the city still has an adequate supply of public telephones. The most likely place to find one is at the Main Post Office.
Some public telephones are coin operated, but most require a phone card.
You can buy phone cards from several places, including R-kiosks. The country code for Finland is 358. The international prefix for foreign calls is 990. There is free Internet access in almost every public library in Finland. Ask for help from the information desk.