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Suomen tasavalta
Republiken Finland
Between Helsinki, Finland and Taipei, Taiwan, as the crow flies:
4962 miles (7985 km) (4312 nautical miles)
Initial heading from Helsinki to Taipei:
east-northeast (71.3 degrees)
Initial heading from Taipei to Helsinki:
north-northwest (328.6 degrees)
http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist/place2=Taiwan?place1=Helsinki
Language:
Finnish as their mother tongue. Finnish is a member of the Baltic-Finnic subgroup of the Uralic languages and is typologically between inflected and agglutinative languages.
Hope people there won't refuse me to speak English just like those Frenchman.
Flight
From: Taipei, Taiwan (TPE)
To: Helsinki, Finland (HEL)
Departing: May 30
Returning: Jun 1
$2010 Roundtrip
7:20 pm Depart Taipei (TPE)
Arrive Helsinki (HEL) 3:00 pm
Duration: 24hr 40mn
Cathay Pacific 401 Finnair 68
The price cost me an arm and a leg.
Hotel:
Crowne Plaza Helsinki
Mannerheimintie 50
Helsinki, 00260 FI
Check-In: 1400
Check-Out: 1200
Safe is the first priority.
I had the idea wondering around the street all the night to safe money.
Famous spots:
The historical center with Senate Square, the Presidential Palace, City Hall, the Parliament building, Finlandia Hall and the Opera House. Stops at the Sibelius Monument and, when possible, at the Temppeliaukio Church (the church in the rock).
Weather
Helsinki 5 day forecast
Sun rises 4:16 and sets 22:20. Length of day is 18 h 4 min.
Recent observation: 27 May 2008 11:10
Temperature 12.5 °C, pressure 1017.5 hPa, humidity 38%, wind from the north 6 m/s, 1h cumulated precipitation 0 mm, partly cloudy (3/8).
http://www.fmi.fi/weather/local.html?kunta=Helsinki
