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Revision as of 04:18, 3 September 2013

FINLAND CRUISING GUIDE

An online cruising guide for yachts sailing to Finland.

FINLAND
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Finland
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Capital: Helsinki
World icon.png 60°10.25′N, 24°56.25′E
Language: Finnish, Swedish
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC+2 (DST observed)
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Overview

Finland (Finnish: Suomi, Swedish: Finland) is in Northern Europe and has borders with Russia to the East, Norway to the North and Sweden to the West. The country is thoroughly modern with well-planned and comfortable small towns and cities, but still offers vast areas of unspoiled nature. Finland has approximately 188,000 lakes (about 10% of the country) and a similar number of islands. In the northernmost part of the country the Northern Lights can be seen in the winter and midnight sun in the summer. Finns also claim the mythical mountain of Korvatunturi as the home of Santa Claus, and a burgeoning tourist industry in Lapland caters to Santa fans. Despite living in one of the most technologically developed countries in the world, the Finns love to head to their summer cottages in the warmer months to enjoy all manner of relaxing pastimes including sauna, swimming, fishing and boating.

Cruising the region

Archipelago navigation skills are requred when cruising in finnish waters. Latest charts are accurate, most of the rocks are found and the rest can be avoided with the depth meter. Use landmarks for navigation, not official seamarks that change very often, for example east buoy is changed to red buoy in year a and back to east buoy in year b. Or new buoys are added or removed.

Climate & Weather

Finland has a cold but temperate climate, which is actually comparatively mild for the latitude because of the moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current. Winter, however, is just as dark as everywhere in these latitudes, and temperatures can (rarely) reach -30°C in the south and even dip below -50°C in the north. The brief Finnish summer is considerably more pleasant, with average temperatures around +20°C, and is generally the best time of year to visit. July is the warmest month with temperatures up to +30°C. Early spring (March-April) is when the snows start to melt and Finns like to head north for skiing and winter sports, while the transition from fall to winter in October-December — wet, rainy, dark and generally miserable — is the worst time to visit.

Due to the extreme latitude, Finland experiences the famous Midnight Sun near the summer solstice, when (if above the Arctic Circle) the sun never sets during the night and even in southern Finland it never really gets dark. The flip side of the coin is the Arctic Night (kaamos) in the winter, when the sun never comes up at all in the North. In the South, daylight is limited to a few pitiful hours with the sun just barely climbing over the trees before it heads down again.

Sources of weather forecasting:


http://www.flyingineurope.be/aviation_weather_maps.htm

http://ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/merisaa-ja-itameri?doAsUserLanguageId=fi_FI

Charts

http://kansalaisen.karttapaikka.fi

http://portal.liikennevirasto.fi/sivu/www/f/liikenneverkko/merikartat/Merikarttojen_paivityspalvelu/Merikarttojen_paivityspalvelu


Special Navigation Notes

When cruising in archipelago you must know your location every second in your own head and make quick navigation decicions. Avoid gps and plotters, because if you enter a false track or point to the plotter, you will damage your boat to rocks.

Do not operate a fast motorboat with autopilot, you will drive over sombody like it has happened:

http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/Satellite?blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobcol=urldata&SSURIapptype=BlobServer&SSURIcontainer=Default&SSURIsession=false&blobkey=id&blobheadervalue1=inline;%20filename=C3%202009M%20nettiversio%20SUOMI.pdf&SSURIsscontext=Satellite%20Server&blobwhere=1296725599314&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&ssbinary=true&blobheader=application/pdf

Local Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Submit details of Cruiser's Nets and VHF operating/calling channels here.

Arrival/Departure procedures

Arrival

When arriving from outside European Union, go to coastguard post. If you are coming from EU, go where you want but prefer official passages when arriving.

Departure

When departing to outside European Union, go to coastguard post. Otherwise exit using official passages.

Immigration & Customs

Immigration

Contact:

http://www.tulli.fi/en/index.jsp

Customs

Contact:

http://www.tulli.fi/en/index.jsp

Health & Security

There is no sharks or other dangerous animals, most dangerous are viper and mite. To avoid them, look where you step and do not go under alder trees. 112 is the phonenumber for police or ambulance needs.

Ports & Popular Stops

http://venesatama.com

Offshore Islands

In finland the are no offshore islands, all islands are near the coast.

Cruiser's Friends

http://keskustelu.suomi24.fi/debate/3356

References & Publications

http://www.vesille.fi/vierassatamaopas/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=6

http://www.satamakirja.fi/?&sk=1e5e85a93181b00005166e826926dbd9


Links to Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

Marine shops:

http://www.vestek.fi/ http://www.biltema.fi/fi/ http://www.meredin.fi/

Personal Notes

Archipelago of Turku and Saimaa lake are the best places in the Baltic Sea.


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