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CALENDAR EVENT INFORMATION
Finland Calendar Almanac -> April 2010 -> Event Information
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Holy Saturday
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Holy Saturday
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Calendar Event Information

English Event Name: Holy Saturday 
Finnish Event Name: Pääsiäislauantai 
Date of this Calendar Event: 03-04-2010 
Public / Bank Holiday: No 
Official Finnish Flag Day: No
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Calendar Event Description

Holy Saturday is the day, when the body of Christ lay in His tomb. The liturgy of Easter Vigil, is not held before nightfall.
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Traditional Finnish Recipes

For information on how to cook and prepare Traditional Finnish Foods, from the everyday dishes to the festive meals and desserts, served on Finnish holidays and celebrations, please visit the Finnguide Finnish Recipes Section.
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Finland Public Transportation Status

Please be aware that the local and regional busses will be running "exceptional" timetables during the Easter!
Good Friday : Sunday timetables
Holy Saturday : Saturday timetables
Easter Sunday : Sunday timetables
Easter Monday : Sunday timetables

In the Helsinki area you can get information on local and regional routes, timetables and tickets from the Traffic information telephone number 0100-111 (€ 0,41/call + local call charge).

You can also use the YTV Public Transport Journey Planner, to check the available routes and transportation on the specific days and times. The Journey Planner can be found from the following URL: http://aikataulut.ytv.fi/reittiopas/en/

The new Finland Journey Planner launched by the Finnish Public Transport system can also be used to plan your journey.

"Journey.fi allows you to search for the best public transport connections between selected locations. At the moment the service provides door-to-door information on the following: all trains and all express buses in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and local traffic in Joensuu, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli and Tampere. In the future, more cities will be added to the service."

The Finland Journey Planner can be found at the following URL: http://www.journey.fi/
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Finland Shops and Services

On Easter Thursday shops can be open from 7 am till 9 pm. On Good Friday shops are closed. On Holy Saturday shops can be open from 7 am till 6 pm. On Easter Sunday shops are closed. On Easter Monday smaller shops (400m2 at the most), can be open for four hours between 8 am - 6 pm.

Alko (bottle stores) are open on Easter Thursday until 8 pm, and will be closed between Friday and Monday (both Friday and Monday included).

Banks are open on Easter Thursday until 1 pm, and will be closed between Friday and Monday (both Friday and Monday included).

Post offices are open on Easter Thursday until 6 pm, and will be closed between Friday and Monday (both Friday and Monday included).

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