- Capital: Rome
- Form of government: Republic
- Area: 301,340 km2
- Religion: Catholics
- Phone number: +39
- Language: Italian
- Time difference: -1
- Population: 60,317,116 (2020)
- Currency: Euro (Eur)
Roma’s largest airport is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino, and Milan’s Malpensa. Finnair offers flights from Helsinki to Milan and Rome several days a week. The low-cost airline Ryanair offers flights from Tampere and Lappeenranta to Bergamo in Milan. From Helsinki, Norwegian provides access to Rome’s Fiumicino.
If you are in Europe, you can get to Italy by train via several international train routes. Eurostar connects Europe’s biggest cities with Italian cities such as Rome, Milan and Venice. The European railway network is extensive and efficient,so traveling by train is a comfortable option.Italy has good train connections to all neighboring countries. Direct connections can be found e.g. To Paris, Barcelona, Prague and Zagreb.
Italy has several ports that can be reached by ferry from neighboring countries such as Greece, Croatia and Tunisia. If you are already in Europe, you can consider using a ferry to reach ports like Venice, Ancona or Bari.
Italy and other European countries are connected by a long-distance bus connection. Companies like FlixBus and Eurolines offer budget-friendly options for traveling to Italy by bus.
Embassy of Finland, Rome Address: Via Lisbona 3, 00198 Roma – Tel. + 39-06-852 231 Email: sanomat.roo@formin.fi – Website: www.finland.it
- Travel bulletin from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A fairly safe tourist destination. Watch out for pickpockets. Demonstrations may occur. You should avoid places where people gather. Read more