Etiquette & taboos

Etiquette & taboos

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Finland

1 rules found

Essential restrictionsDrivingPlace-specific guidance · 芬兰

Finland: drink-driving can mean prison

Do

If you drink, don't drive

Don’t

Drink-driving (Finland's limit is much stricter than the UK's)

Drink-driving is a serious offence in Finland and can mean prison; emergency and rescue resources are limited in remote areas of the Arctic Circle.

Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Finland travel advice

Site-specific notes 3

Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.

Savonlinna

Taking photos or videos during opera performances
feeding wild animals

Helsinki Cathedral

Visiting during services or ceremonies and disturbing them
touching the altar furnishings

Rovaniemi and the Arctic Circle

Don't photograph Sámi people without consent or pose in imitation Sámi dress
don't drink and drive (Finland's limit is stricter than the UK's and can mean prison)