Scandinavia attracts travelers with its distinctive northern landscapes and unique Norwegian fjords, where ice fishing connoisseurs and amateur photographers will find their adventures. Ski resorts in Norway, Finland and Sweden are also an integral part of any tour in Scandinavia. How much does it all cost for a tourist?
Rest and travel in Scandinavia will surely give you a lot of vivid impressions. If you are traveling to the peninsula for the first time, give preference to sightseeing tours and trips to the old northern towns, let travel agents take care of your accommodation, food and cultural program. If you prefer sea cruises, choose a water ferry trip or rent a boat with a captain. Well-equipped Scandinavian ski resorts are always open for lovers of cheerful snow slopes.
Visa and its cost
To visit the Scandinavian countries, you will need a Schengen visa. To get it, you need to collect a package of documents and apply to one of the visa centers in Russia. A Schengen visa costs 35 euros for Russian citizens, or about 2,500 rubles. For urgent registration, a double tax is taken - 70 euros.
What is the currency in Scandinavia
Previously, the Finnish currency was the Finnish mark, but in 2002 Finland switched from the national currency to the euro. Therefore, to travel to Finland, rubles should be exchanged for euros. It is recommended that you have with you, including cash.
In Sweden, the currency is the Swedish krona. In Norway, the Norwegian krone. It is better to exchange rubles for crowns in Russia, because local exchange offices, post offices and banks officially charge too high a commission - 3-5%. The lowest fees for monetary transactions are, of course, in banks.
How much money to take on a trip
The answer to the question depends on how you organize your trip. Whether you bought a Scandinavian tour by tour or go to the Nordic countries on your own.
So, a tour for a week with accommodation, transfer and breakfast at a 3-star hotel in the Norwegian capital Oslo costs about 100 thousand rubles per one. A three-day tour to Stockholm with approximately the same conditions will cost only 40-50 thousand rubles per person. A three-day tour to the capital of Finland costs about 60-80 thousand rubles.
Going on trips on your own can save you a little. On what? On food and hotel. The cost calculations are approximately the following: round-trip air tickets, for example, on the Oslo-Moscow-Oslo route, cost about 20 thousand rubles per person.
Food prices
Prices in Scandinavian cafes and restaurants are quite high (since the salaries of local residents are above average - from 3-4 thousand euros per month, respectively, the price level is also high). It is profitable to buy food in large supermarkets. However, even there the prices for food and drinks may seem high to a Russian tourist, even in comparison with prices in Moscow. For example, a kilogram of fresh chicken costs about 300 rubles in terms of rubles, a kilogram of beef - 450 rubles, a kilogram of potatoes - 60 rubles, and a loaf of bread - 75 rubles.
The high standard of living of local residents directly affects the level of prices in restaurants and catering points. Of course, in both Finland and Norway you can find snack bars (a portion of fast food from 250 rubles), and for lovers of gourmet national dishes, restaurants with overpriced prices are always open (lunch or dinner costs from 2500 rubles per person). However, in the northern countries of the world you can find cafeterias and bars with delicious homemade food for reasonable money (a check for one is about 20 euros).
Do not deny yourself the pleasure of visiting magnificent Scandinavia! In any country of the peninsula, you will definitely fall in love with the local flavor, charming northern beauty, national characteristics of characters and ancient sights.
