Helsinki Travel Guide

 109 Reviews  With its prominent placement on Senate Square, and its colorful green domes, no one can mistake the Tuomiokirkko. The domes are considered the city's highest structures, and the church can be seen for miles at sea. Designed by the eminent architect, Carl Ludvig Engel, this famous Lutheran Church... 

 103 Reviews  Here, you can find some buildings of the naval academy. Though there is the one or other nice building, it is probably the less interesting part for tourists. The main building was designed by C.L. Engel, the architect who designed many important buildings in central Helsinki. 

 81 Reviews  The Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral is absolutely one of the most striking buildings in Helsinki. It's a church made of brick, situated on the peninsula Katajanokka (in Swedish "Skatudden") in downtown Helsinki. It's very beautiful both outside and inside. The church is the biggest orthodox church in... 

 59 Reviews  One of the most famous sights in Helsinki is the Temppeliaukio Kirkko or Rock Church. This very untraditional Lutheran church was constructed between 1968 & 1969 and is one circular dome design, and hewn out of solid rock reaching down far below ground level. Temppeliaukion is somewhat of an... 

 12 Reviews  Kappeli (The Chapel) is probably one of the most well known restaurants in Helsinki and it has been operating since 1867. The restaurant's past is full of nationally well-known clientèle including writer Juhani Aho, poet Eino Leino, composer Jean Sibelius as well as artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The... 

 7 Reviews  This place is really crowded on Thursday nights. The age of the crowd is mostly 30+ and well dressed. The place has 2 levels and the bottom is more of a bar. You can easily make friends here but I found it too crowded to even walk around. Would recommend the place. Well dressed but I think you can... 

 20 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... 

 3 Reviews  Forum is one of the most famous shopping center in downtown Helsinki. It's big and a renovation has started. They're going to build it bigger and more beautiful inside the building. More shops and restaurants are going to fit in. Forum was established 1985 so it's pretty old. The location is perfect... 

 5 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,... 

 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... 

 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...