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Great architecture, nice port, exotic atmosphere, great nightlife
Con
Beware, in the winter time, there can be even -30 celcius, I really mean MINUS
In a nutshell
cute city, a breath of fresh air after Russia
Kauppatori (Market Square & Market Hall)
82 Reviews There was a Market on, great, I couldn't wait to have a look! I liked lots here, plenty of different things for sale, so different to "home!' Lots of very warm looking Furs, beautiful Capes, lots of xmas decorations [ I bought a few], plenty of toys and different types of food to choose...
Tuomiokirkko (The Lutheran Cathedral)
119 Reviews Whilst walking around the city we came across the imposing white neo-classical style Cathedral in Senate Square. Work began on this Cathedral in 1818, by a person named "Engel," who died 12 years previous to its completion in 1852. The cathedral was built as a tribute to the Grand Duke, Nicholas I,...
104 Reviews Suomenlinna is quite a big area to walk around and many of the surfaces are uneven. We walked and looked at Museums, as these were included in our Helsinki card. There were quite Museum's scattered around the island. The fortress is divided into a main fortress and surrounding outer fortresses. The...
62 Reviews The Rock Church, is a Lutheran Church completed in 1969. It really is something different to see in Helsinki. The Finnish name is Temppeliaukio Church, named after Temppeliaukio Square, the location selected in the 1930's for it to be built. Once again, a competition was held for the best designed...
16 Reviews and 328 Opinions Located on Pohjoisesplanadi, in the heart of Helsinki, Hotel Kämp is one of the city's most...
4 Reviews and 123 Opinions A lovely family-run hotel which also rents apartments. Friendly owners and staff and very centrally...
32 Reviews Very special atmosphere with funny decorating. Very popular - mostly among tourists so you find crowds of them there. this also makes the prices a little bit higher. Sometimes crowded and hectic. But a nice place to have a beer or two. Don't miss to hang around in the early evening. beer
11 Reviews There are over 600 restaurants in Helsinki. Kappeli is a very famous restaurant (since 1837). Scandinavian cuisine, e.g. the Kappeli sandwich (different Finnish fishes, egg, lettuce), good cakes and pastries, tea and coffee. Some very delicious dishes: creamy salmon soup, smoked reindeer mousse,...
29 Reviews Sweden gal KATARINA, who lives in Helsinki, offer to us visite that club. Enter of club was for free, but if u have a backpacket, u have to leave it into cloakroom and pay about 5 euro for safety! Feel ur free
12 Reviews Tavastia is the most famous rock-club in Finland.This is the place,where young bands would love to play.It´s so small anyway,that these days there are also spome small young bands playing. Tavastia is kind of home to HIM,one of best (or even the most) known Finnish rock/metal-bands.This is where...
84 Reviews Suomenlinna is an Island that is only accessible by water. It is very easy to reach, as there is a regular Ferry service running to and from the Island. We had our Helsinki card, so could travel for free, if not, buy your ticket from a Ticket Machine, or the Market Square Ticket Booth which is open...
25 Reviews There are two bus connections between the main railway station and Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Finnair shuttle bus leaves from platform 30 in Elielin aukio which is - looking from the south - on the left side of the railway station. The bus is either blue or white coloured . Travel time is circa 35...
68 Reviews Helsinki has well organised public transfer, buses, trams, metro, local trains. Metro route from 2011 is simple : letter Y, first 11 stops then 3 stops at both sides. Metro is very reliable. Only if someone has jumped under metro the traffic can be closed for an hour. It has happened to me three...
39 Reviews The Stockmann department store is a culturally significant business building and department store located in the centre of Helsinki. The Stockmann logo represents a set of escalators, because the first escalators in Finland were installed in the Stockmann department store in Helsinki. The clock at...
2 Reviews This is a great shopping centre with close to 100 shops, restaurants, cafes, under same roof. Dont miss my tip of the APOLLO bar/café in the Forum shopping centre. For a list of all the shopps visit the Forum web.
Sauna (The Finnish Sauna Society)
6 Reviews We deliberately chose a hotel with a swimming pool in Helsinki and were shocked to find the pool only opened around 2 hours per day. This is because the pool is part of the sauna experience. Finnish people love relaxing and cleaning themselves in the sauna. The sauna is expensive to run so will only...
No tipping in Finland (but you can leave small change)
7 Reviews I don't actually agree with the no tipping custom. Finnish people might not tip very often, but when they do tip, they show that they liked the food, the place and the service - just like anywhere else in the world. You are not obliged to tip a certain amount (e.g. 10-20%), but as a general rule,...
7 Reviews Having just returned from Helsinki I didn't realize cars driving extraordinarily fast, and I felt safe on pedestrian crossings. I really don't understand what the people below experienced. Only the bicycle lanes are a bit confusing sometimes and you might find yourself blocking them. Also quite...
Kiasma (The Museum of Contemporary Art)
2 Reviews This might be a nice modern building, but a waste of money and time if you will get to the exhibitions inside. In the summer, just sit at the terrace café, nice and peaceful place pointing to the west and there fore, lots of sunshine in the afternoon. Any of the other exhibitions in any of the other...
2 Reviews Okay, it's an attractionpark and it's very close to the city. But that's about it. It's mind of rundown, no atmosphere andn no special attractions. Though not cheap. If you want to go to an attractionpark, better go to some other place (Germany, France, the Netherlands). If you want to do...
12 Reviews This monument was created to honour the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957). The designer of the monument was Eila Hiltunen. This monument (called 'Passio Musicae') was one of the first abstract monuments in Finland. The monument lies in the middle of a beautiful green park, and the good...
8 Reviews The city of Helsinki is was founded by Gustavus Vasa, the king of Sweden, more than 450 years ago. He needed the city as a new trading post in southern Finland and a competitor to Tallinn in Estonia. People from Rauma, Ulvila, Porvoo and Tammisaari had to move to Helsinki on the king's request. The...
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I have lived in Helsinki over seven years now and I am really enjoying it! Helsinki is sooo beautiful city, especially in the summer. The streets are clean and you could always find a peaceful spot......
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I hope you will enjoy reading this page! Please leave me a comment what you think about it! :-)) All the pictures on this travelpage are taken by me or by Åke (former VT-member Akeke), unless...
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Helsinki is "the biggest village in the world". It is a great place for tourism, history, museums, galleries, theatre, music, shopping, restaurants, clubs etc. all environment friendly, free of...
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19/1 Just returned from Helsinki
We only had 4 hours in Helsinki. Good enough for lunch, some shopping and a long walk. Dark falls early and in that twilight, this church on Senate square becomes a fairy tale.
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Home to both animals and humans and funny street cars have a look at a Helsinki as I know it ! Please have a look at my Travelogues in Uusimaa too - about Helsinki as well.
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