"Bilingual signs" Helsinki Favorite Tip by maria-belgrade

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  Street signs
by maria-belgrade
 
 

Favorite thing: Finland is bilingual country, so everything is written in Finnish and Swedish language. That goes for street names sighs, bus/trams/metro/train stops, public notices… everything! So, since Finnish language is very strange I recommend looking out for Swedish posts and maybe, just maybe you will be able to understand something. Luckily, everyone speaks excellent English and many Finns can speak other languages, so you won’t get lost.

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  • Written Aug 27, 2005
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