How to call Finland from the USA & Canada:

011 - 358 - phone number

* Use also to TEXT Finnish numbers. ** 011358 and +358 often work interchangeably from cell phones.

..calling from another country?

Current time in Finland:

011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
358 - Country Code for Finland
Phone Number (remove initial 0):
- fixed - 5 to 12 digits including area code
- cell phones - mostly 9 digits
- national subscriber numbers - 5 to 10 digits:
  - used by businesses and institutions, usually charging extra to call
  - leading digits can be: 10, 20, 29, 30, 39, 60, 7X
example call from the United States or from Canada to a landline in Helsinki: 011 358 9 ???? ????

geographic area codes not needed to reach Finnish cell phones
dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 358 4? ??? ???? (or 50 ??? ????)
some cell phone numbers comprise 8 or 10 digits instead of the usual 9 digits