- Capital: Brussels
- Form of government: constitutional monarchy
- Area: 30,869 km2
- Religion: 88% Catholic
- Phone number: +32
- Languages: Flemish, French, German
- Time zone: UTC + 1
- Population: 11,492,641 (2020)
- Currency: Euro €
Main airports: Brussels Airport- Zaventem is the primary international gateway, while Brussels South Charleroi Airport serves mostly low-cost airlines. Other important airports are Antwerp International Airport and Liège Airport, Ostend-Bruges Airport.mainly for domestic and limited European flights.
Airlines: Brussels Airport has a wide range of international airlines, including the national airline Brussels Airlines. Direct flights are available from major cities across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.
Direct flights: Major cities around the world have direct flights to Brussels. For those coming from further afield without direct flights, a connection via a major European hub is common.
Finn air flies several days a week from Helsinki to Brussels, the main airport Zaventem.
Brussels can be reached by train from, for example, Paris, Cologne, Amsterdam and London. There are train connections between most major cities in Belgium.A useful site is Infotec, where you can get information about public transport throughout the country (trains, buses, metros and trams).
Several bus companies, including Flix Bus and Euro lines, operate international routes to Belgium from several European cities. This is often a cheaper option, although travel times may be longer than by train or plane. Belgium can be easily reached by car from neighboring countries such as France, Luxembourg, Germany and the Netherlands. The country has an extensive, well-maintained highway network.
Embassy of Finland, Brussels Address: Avenue de Cortenbergh 80 B-1000 BRUXELLES – Tel. +32 2 287 12 12 Email: consulate.bry@formin.fi – Website: http://www.finlande.be/