City essentials: toilets, water, luggage and opening hours
The small things that make a city day easier: public toilets and how to pay for them, tap water, luggage storage and opening hours on weekends and public holidays.
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What should you do if you find a lost item in Finland?
Taloustaito explains that under Finnish law the finder must notify the owner or deliver the item to the police.
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How many bottles and cans do Finns return each year?
Palpa reported that Finns returned about 2.3 billion beverage packages in 2024, a record and 130 million more than in 2023.
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Where can you return bottles and cans in Finland?
Taloustaito explains that Alko bottles can be returned to any return machine, and that shops, kiosks and petrol stations have an obligation, in proportion to their sales, to accept deposit packages and pay the deposit, even if they have no machine.
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When is Helsinki Central Station open?
VR lists the opening hours of Helsinki railway station: the waiting room is open from 5.00 to 2.00, and the VR service point for tickets and advice is open daily from 10.00 to 18.00.
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Are shops open on public holidays in Finland?
Shops are allowed to open on public holidays, because opening hours were freed at the start of 2016.