{"id":45141,"date":"2014-07-17T09:02:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T09:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b8b269ffa10419ce193c95da96abe405"},"modified":"2014-07-17T09:02:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T09:02:44","slug":"news-story-tottenham-hotspur-fc-vs-celtic-fc-in-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=45141","title":{"rendered":"News story: Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Celtic FC in Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Date: \tSaturday 2 August 2014<\/p>\n<p>Venue:    Olympic Stadium, Helsinki<\/p>\n<p>Kick off time:  4:30pm (local time) <\/p>\n<p>As well as this advice, check out our travel advice for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/finland\">Finland<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"passports-and-visas\">Passports and visas<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You don\u2019t need a visa to travel to Finland, but your passport should be valid for the duration of your stay in Finland. Ensure that next of kin details are kept up to date.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to get your free European Health Insurance Card <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/NHSEngland\/Healthcareabroad\/EHIC\/Pages\/about-the-ehic.aspx\">EHIC<\/a> before leaving the UK. The EHIC isn\u2019t a substitute for <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/Livewell\/travelhealth\/Pages\/Travelinsurance.aspx\">medical and travel insurance<\/a>, but it entitles you to state provided medical treatment that may become necessary during your trip. No medical services are provided free of charge in Finland.<\/li>\n<li>If you lose your passport you will need to apply for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/emergency-travel-document\">Emergency Travel Document<\/a> (ETD) at the Consular Section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/world\/organisations\/british-embassy-helsinki\">British Embassy<\/a> in Helsinki. The fee for an ETD is \u00a395 (approx 123 EUR) payable by cash (Euros only) or Visa\/MasterCard credit cards. You will need to submit one passport photo in colour and a paper copy of your flight details to apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"getting-to-the-stadium\">Getting to the stadium<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stadion.fi\/sites\/default\/files\/tiedostot\/stadion_ulko-opaste_kartta_0.pdf\">Map<\/a> of Stadium and surrounding area<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>From Airport: Local bus 615  to main railway station (from there a 2km walk to the Olympic Stadium) \u2013 tickets from the driver at \u20ac5 (please pay with small change).   <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Taxis are expensive, from Airport to the stadium \u20ac50-60 (30-40mins), Yellow Line minibus taxis can take several persons at a lower rate (5-7 persons) booking desk at arrival level. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"at-the-match\">At the match<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>access to the stadium can be slow &#8211; there will be ticket checks and body searches at the entrance to the turnstiles; to avoid a last minute bottleneck get to the stadium early. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Items banned in UK are likely to be banned at the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stadion.fi\/\">Olympic stadium<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tips\">Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>as in any other city beware of pickpockets and bag snatchers at airports, railway stations, around the town centre and when using public transport &#8211; only carry what you need and leave spare cash and valuables in hotel safety deposits <\/li>\n<li>Drinking in the street, non designated pub or restaurant areas is prohibited in Finland     <\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t get involved with drugs &#8211; the penalties are severe. Drugs and drink driving laws are stricter in Finland than in the UK. Possession of even small quantities can lead to heavy fines and\/or imprisonment.<\/li>\n<li>For the latest information on safety and security, visit Foreign and Commonwealth Office page for Travel Advice &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\/Finland\">Finland<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"contact-the-british-embassy-in-helsinki\">Contact the British Embassy in Helsinki<\/h3>\n<p>British Embassy Helsinki<br \/>\nIt\u00e4inen Puistotie 17<br \/>\n00140  Helsinki<\/p>\n<p>Tel: +358 (0)9 2286 5100           <br \/>\nemail: helsinki.consularenquiries@fco.gov.uk  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For more information please visit  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/world\/organisations\/british-embassy-helsinki\">British Embassy<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"emergency-services-numbers\">Emergency services numbers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>112   for all rescue services <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"further-information\">Further information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.visithelsinki.fi\/en\">Local tourist info<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>INFO desk at the main railway station is open from Mon-Sun 9am-5pm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel advice for fans travelling to Finland for the Spurs vs Celtic game on Saturday 2 August 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45141\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}