Signature Nordic North 2025 Tour Notes

Signature Nordic North 2025

Tour Notes

Welcome to your upcoming tour! These Tour Notes are designed to provide you with important information about your journey, helping you prepare for a smooth and enjoyable experience. Inside, you’ll find essential details about your destination, including cultural insights, local customs, weather tips, and packing recommendations.

We’ve also included practical information about your tour, such as meeting points, transportation details, and any specific requirements or reminders. Please take a moment to review these notes thoroughly—they’ll help ensure you’re ready to make the most of this exciting adventure!


Pre-Travel FormPre-Travel Form

We need some important information prior to your trip. This information will include your flight details, which we need for your transfer. Please fill in this information as soon as possible.



Options For Your Tour

Use this form to add options to your tour.


Arrival DetailsDepartAirport Transfers
Arrival Details
Arrive to Stockholm, Sweden – Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) – at any time on the first day of the tour.
Departure Details
Depart from Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Airport (HEL) – at any time on the last day of the tour.
Airport Transfers
Airport transfers are not necessary as the first and last night’s accommodations are located within walking distance to the airports.
 
If you have purchased your own pre-night or post-night accommodations (not through the Women’s Travel Club), you will have to arrange your own airport transfer or take a taxi.

Flight BookingFlight Booking

The Women’s Travel Club recommends booking flexible/refundable air tickets when possible. Please do not book flights until your tour status is guaranteed. Once your flights are booked, please enter your flight information on the pre-travel form above.

If you would like assistance booking international flights for your tour, please use the form below. The Women’s Travel Club Flight Desk will work with you to arrange the best options.

Our flight management fee is CAD 100.00 + HST per tour.

**PLEASE NOTE: For this tour, regional flights have a weight restriction for carry-on luggage of 8 kg (approximately. 18lbs)**



Entry Requirements and Information

Visa

Sweden and Finland are Schengen area countries. Canadian and U.S. citizens do not need a visa for travel to countries within the Schengen area. However, visa-free travel only applies to stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Stays are cumulative and include visits to any Schengen area country.

Passport

Passports must be valid for 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave the Schengen area and have 2 blank pages.

Vaccinations
While no specific vaccinations are required, we recommend that your routine vaccinations are up to date and that you visit a local travel health clinic or doctor for advice prior to the trip. It is the traveller’s responsibility to ensure they meet all requirements.

Travel requirements may change at any time. Please visit your government’s travel recommendations page.
Canada – https://travel.gc.ca/ 
USA –  https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html


Zoom MeetingPre-Tour Meet & Greet

Join the live, online meet and greet to meet your fellow travelers and your tour host. This informal online get-together will happen shortly before your tour.
 
February 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)



Suggested Packing List

This is a suggested packing list for your tour. Please keep in mind that your personal needs or requirements may differ from the items on this list.

– Flight information and documents – eticket number
– Travel insurance policy (with photocopies)
– Passport (with photocopies)
– Pen (please bring your own for filling out documents)
– Binoculars
– Camera (with extra memory cards and batteries)
– Cash, credit card and debit card
– Cell phone, tablet, etc with charging cables
– Day pack (for daily excursions)
– Ear plugs (if needed)
– Electrical adapter and converter
– External charger
– First-aid kit and medications (bring extra medications in their prescription bottles/packages)
– Fleece top/sweater
– Footwear including comfortable closed toe shoes
– Gloves/mittens
– Hat/toque
– Headphones or earbuds
– Jacket
– Locks for bags
– Long pants
– Money belt (optional)
– Personal entertainment (reading and writing materials, cards, music player, etc)
– Refillable water bottle
– Scarf or wrap
– Shirts (blouses, t-shirts, tank tops, etc)
– Sleepwear
– Snowpants
– Sunglasses
– Swimsuit and wrap
– Toiletries
– Watch and/or alarm clock

WeatherCurrencyType C Plug
Weather
February is winter in Sweden and Finland. You should expect cold temperatures and the possibility of snow. Temperatures will on average range between 26°F (-3°C) and 32°F (0°C).
Currency
SWEDEN:
The monetary unit in Sweden is the krona SEK (plural “kronor”) and equals 100 öre. Banknotes are printed in values of 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 kronor. The coin is available as 1, 2, 5 and 10 kronor. Please note: older versions of the 20, 50 and 1,000-kronor banknotes are not valid. Also, the majority of older coins became invalid in 2017.

You can get cash with your Visa, MasterCard, Maestro or Cirrus card at any “Bankomat” or “Uttagsautomat” ATM. Please note: In order to pay or withdraw cash with your credit card it requires that you have a card with chip and PIN (Personal Identification Number). The older magnetic-stripe cards won’t work.

Major credit cards (some restrictions may apply to American Express) are widely accepted throughout Sweden at banks, hotels, stores, restaurants, taxis, car rental companies, and for air, ship and rail tickets.

FINLAND:
The local currency in Finland is Euro (EUR).
 
ATM machines, look for the sign “OTTO”, are widely available and accept the following international ATM and credit cards: Visa, Visa Electron, EuroCard, MasterCard, Maestro, Cirrus and EC.
 
Banks are usually open on weekdays 10am–4:30pm.
 
All major credit cards are widely accepted in Finland.
Electric Outlets
In Sweden and Finland there are two associated plug types, types C and F. Type C plugs have two round pins and type F plugs have two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Sweden and Finland operate on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.

A universal all-in-one travel adapter (can be purchased from retailers like Amazon) will allow you to plug in and charge most electronic devices. Most electronic devices have built-in converters. However, if you plan to use North American appliances like hair dryers, flat irons or curling irons you will need a converter.