PRACTICALITIES

Currency

Hryvnia (UAH)

Official languages

Ukrainian

Time

GMT + 2

Calling code

+380

Area codes

Dnepropetrovsk: 562, Donetsk: 62, Kharkiv: 572, Kiev: 44, Lviv: 322, Odessa: 48

Internet TLD

.ua

Shopping

Generally shops are open Monday–Friday from 8am to 6/7/8pm. Some shops have an hour lunch break between 1 and 3pm.

National holidays

New Year’s Day	January 1
Orthodox Christmas	January 7
International Women’s Day	March 8
Orthodox Easter	movable feast
Labour Days	May 1 & 2
Victory Day	May 9
Orthodox Pentecost	movable feast
Constitution Day	June 28
Ukrainian Independence Day	August 24

National dish

borscht – a beetroot soup
hrybivka – a mushroom soup
kapusniak – a sauerkraut soup
pyrohy – dumplings with various fillings
holubtsi – rolls of cabbage leaves filled with rice and meat
deruny – potato pancakes

Electricity

Ukraine’s electricity runs on 220V/50Hz.

Passport/Visa

Citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Vatican, Iceland, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Mongolia, the USA, Canada, Japan do not need visa for entry into Ukraine (for stays of up to 90 days). Only a valid passport is required.

Useful numbers

Ambulance: 03
Fire Brigade: 01
Police: 02