hey, where do you think is better for a hol finland or norway? jus need a few more op. ?
Question by *Kayleigh*: hey, where do you think is better for a hol finland or norway? jus need a few more op. ?
me and my mate were thinking of going to ‘helsinki’ for a holiday next year but a guy i know has sorta put me off by saying wel get knifed etc. so other choice would be somewhere in ‘Norway’ but now kinda confussed,which do you think would be better? cheers.
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Answer by Matt
norway definitelly… go when the midnight sun happens
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Finland has one of the lowest crime rates IN THE WORLD. Period. I’ve lived there for 10 years, and the worst I’ve experienced was some drunk who thought I took his photo.
Norway’s plenty nice too, but seriously, you won’t get knifed, raped, shot, or pissed on (Unless you pass out, drunk, in certain areas).
Now, with Norway, I’ve never been, so I’m not sure just how many people will speak English, but I’m sure at least the taxi drivers and people in the service industry will.
Tell your friend to do a bit of research… Finland is statistically one of the safest countries in the world. The chances of getting stabbed in Finland are so unlikely, it’s ridiculous. I would know, I live in Helsinki. Probably the worst thing that could happen is that some hobo shouts at you on the bus.
Finland has the Northern Lights, if you want to go see them. Lapland has Santa Claus… there’s endless places to visit. Helsinki is a brilliant place to go.
You won’t get knifed in Scandinavia. I’ve lived in Sweden and Norway for 7 years, and the only incident I’ve seen that entire time was a homeless guy get headbutted by a Hell’s Angel guy in the Stockholm subway over a money dispute. Violent crime is very rare, and the chances of it happening to you here are almost nonexistent.
As far as where to go, it depends what you are wanting to see/do. I prefer Norway over Finland for the scenery, but if you just plan to stay in a major city, it doesn’t matter so much. Helsinki is a lot cheaper than Oslo. The west coast of Norway is gorgeous with all the mountains and fjords, and there are some decent sized cities (Bergen, Stavanger and even Tromsø if you want to see the Arctic Circle.. Tromsø has a great nightlife). English is great all over Scandinavia, so that won’t be a problem.
You could always visit Helsinki or Stockholm, then take the overnight ferry across to the other city for a few days.
Norway is better for the landscapes but is considerably more expensive than Finland. And we Finns have got Midsummer Night’s Sun as well!
Norway!! Almost everybody speaks english, at least in the bigger cities, and the crime rate is really low..