Etiquette & taboos

Etiquette & taboos

Understanding local customs is where a journey begins. Find the topics that matter to you and feel at ease wherever you go.

Finland

0 rules found

No rules for this combination yet.

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)