DRUG STORES ... Chemists' shops and lots of them.

ELECTRIC CURRENT ...110 to 220 volts, 50 cycles; A.C. The plug-ins are the round, two-hole type requiring European-type transformer plugs.

CIGARETTES ... Two American style local brands are the North State, Kent, Li f e and Milton.

CLIMATE ... Similar to that of New England. July and August are the best times to visit Finland.

CLUBS ... Rotary Club, Lions, Zonta.

There are many galleries and museums in Helsinki, and magnificent sculptures to be seen in the public squares. In the Atheneum, you will see collections of paintings by Akseli GallenKallela, Albert Edelfelt, Eero Jarnefelt, Juho Rissanen and other famous Finnish artists. The National Museum houses a large collection of the works of these masters as does the Museum of the City of Helsinki, and the Taidehalli.

Finland lies northwest of Russia and east of Norway and Sweden. Helsinki in the south is about 250 air miles from Stockholm, 1,144 air miles from London.

Now for sightseeing farther afield. There is a good four-day tour called "The Fairy Tale Tour," for approximately $80, which covers most of the places described below. You can have it adapted to suit your time and travel plans beyond Denmark. Or you can go on your own. The Danish Tourist Office or travel agencies will be glad to help you plan it.

The water is safe to drink all over Denmark.

Danish and Greenland furs and silver, which cost much less than at home; Royal Copenhagen and Bing and Grondahl porcelain; beautiful table and other linen; pewter and bronze ware; Danish toys; jewelry. See also SHOPS AND STORES.

SHOPS AND STORES... Copenhagen is one of the great shopping centers of the world. Department stores in Copenhagen which sell distinctive Danish souvenirs are: Magasin du Nord, lllum and Crome and Goldschmidt. The headquarters of Georg Jensen is here. Also good are A. Michelsen and Hans Hansen. The Permanent Exhibition of Danish Industrial Arts is a good place to pick up marvelous textiles, pewter, ceramics, china and toys. Silver and furs cost much less than at home. Shops close at 5:30 P.M. weekdays and at 2:00 P.M.

MEDICAL FACILITIES ... Medical care is available to tourists at a very low cost at the Government health clinics. There are excellent doctors and dentists throughout the country.

MOTION PICTURES ... English and American pictures and other foreign films are shown in Copenhagen. Better motion picture theaters include the Alexandra, the Palads, the Palladium, Dagmar, Kino Palaeet and the World Cinema. See the local papers for time and program.

DRUG STORES ... Known as A pothek, Danish drug stores can supply all your drug needs with American or equivalent foreign products.

ELECTRIC CURRENT ... 220 volts, A.C., 50 cycle. The European standard type of transformer plugs are necessary in all hotels.

ARTS .. You could spend all your sightseeing time seeing the wonderful museums of Copenhagen alone. Here are a few of the most outstanding. The National Museum has outstanding collections from the time of the Vikings and other periods in Danish history. The Arsenal has a famous display of arms, armor and uniforms. In Rosenborg Palace you will enjoy seeing the regalia of the Danish kings.