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Tips for Scandinavia
Contents:
Tips for
the Traveler
Visas Health Issues and Risks
Time Electricity,
Weights and Measures
At a Glance...
Countries People
Climate
Language
Religion
Government
Helpful
Tidbits...
Links... |
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Tips
for the Traveler |
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Visas : |
Passports should be valid for 2
months from your date of arrival. Nationals of South
Africa and the USA require visas. Requirements subject to
change; see visa links below. |
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Health
issues and risks: |
No major health risks. |
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Time: |
GMT+1 |
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Electricity: |
220V, 50-60Hz. Continental 2-pin
plugs. |
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Weights
& Measures: |
Metric |
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At
a Glance... |
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Countries |
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,
Sweden. |
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People: |
Most people indigenous to the area
although culture is as widely diverse as the landscape. |
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Climate: |
Cold winters (February is the
coldest month) and warm summers (from June to August).
There is the possibility of rain all year. |
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Language: |
Danish, Swedish, English, Norwegian German and French all varyingly spoken. |
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Religion: |
Evangelical Lutheran; Roman Catholic
minority. |
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Government: |
See your destinations link below. |
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Helpful
Tidbits... |
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Scandinavia is
expensive so, if traveling on a budget, watch your
spending. |
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If you
really want to see the contrasts in the Scandinavian
landscape, you should travel by car. Fiords, mountains,
waterfalls, idyllic coastline and panoramic scenery
appear before you in almost every direction. |
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Pack the clothes you
would normally wear in Northern Europe, including jumpers
and a raincoat, and take some strong walking shoes. |
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It can be both
pleasant and profitable to travel in Scandinavia outside
the school and industrial holiday season, which lasts
from about 16th June to 18th August. Prices tend to be
lower, and there is less bustle. |
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Be aware that in the
summer the sun never fully sets in some, mostly northern,
areas. |
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You can hope to see the Northern
Lights, or Aurora Borealis to call them by their
scientific name, between November and February.
Unfortunately, however, you are never guaranteed this
treat, as it depends on certain meteorological conditions
and your location. |
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Links |
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Travel
Diseases |
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a helpful guide to all travel diseases |
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Denmark
Tourist board |
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lots of helpful information on Denmark |
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Destination Finland |
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fantastic source for all the details you need to know
about Finland |
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Destination Iceland |
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fantastic source for all the details you need to know
about Iceland |
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Norway Tourist Board |
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brilliant guide to travel in Norway |
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Destination Sweden |
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fantastic source for all the details you need to know
about Sweden |
