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Kauppatori (Market Square & Market Hall) Helsinki
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...
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Pyynikki park & tower Tampere
21 Reviews This is the older observation tower, definately the better one. The park around Pyynikki is a place of relaxation to all of us, you can walk and roam there around the year and there are skiing paths...
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Tuomiokirkko (The Lutheran Cathedral) Helsinki
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...
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Näsinneula (Observation Tower) Tampere
12 Reviews You must see the tower when in Tamprere. So, take a trip to tower and you understand where Tampere is located and why we Finns love our lakes. I love lake Näsijärvi (someone loves lake Pyhäjärvi too,...
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Suomenlinna Island & Fortress Helsinki
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...
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Moominvalley Tampere
9 Reviews Some say that this is Tampere’s most popular attraction. Indeed, Moominvally has attracted a wide range of visitors from families with kids, to Asian girls who come because of Moomin’s cutenes and of...
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Temppeliaukio (Rock) Church Helsinki
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...
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Särkänniemi Amusement Park Tampere
15 Reviews This place is right beside the TV Tower. The setting is cool, with an assortment of rides beside Lake Näsijärvi. You can get great views over the lake & the cityscape from the high rides, like the...
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Uspenski Orthodox Church Helsinki
87 Reviews The Uspenski Cathedral is the largest orthodox church in Western Europe. In Helsinki, it really stands out, especially when you are coming into Helsinki harbour by boat. The Russian Orthodox...
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Pispala Tampere
6 Reviews Pispala is a special district of Tampere. It has an undeniable charm, with its colourful wooden cottages built by late 19th-century workers and narrow lanes. The cottages, now worth a small fortune,...
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Esplanadi Boulevard Helsinki
33 Reviews Esplanade Park was a really nice park, located between two main streets and surrounded by beautiful Neo-Renaissance buildings, which replaced the old wooden houses in the latter half of the 19th...
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The Lenin Museum Tampere
10 Reviews This museum has mixed reviews and I really can understand why. The collection of the museum mostly consists mainly of publications by Lenin made during his time in Finland. As these are in Finnish or...
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Linnanmaki Amusement Park Helsinki
21 Reviews Linnanmäki Amusement Park: fairground amusements, the big ferris wheel, the roller coaster, lots of other rides, the toy and play museum, restaurants, Peacock Variety Theatre etc. Special: The first...
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Tuomiokirkko Tampere
12 Reviews Tampere Cathedral, one of the city's best-known sites, aroused vehement debates when it was built at the beginning of the twentieth century. The daring paintings by famous Finnish artist Hugo Simberg...
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Korkeasaari (Helsinki Zoo) Helsinki
18 Reviews Korkeasaari Zoo organizes every fall a so called "Night of the Cats" event. This year it will take place on the 2nd and 9th of September. During these nights the zoo will be open between 16:00-24:00....
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Vapriikki Museums Tampere
6 Reviews This place is probably considered as Tampere’s main museum, even if the Lenin Museum and the Moomin Valley are better known. Vapriikki is located on the former ground of the Tampella factory, once one...
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Olympic stadium Helsinki
26 Reviews In 1952 the Olympic Summer Games were held in Helsinki. The Stadium is still in great condition and is still used. Right next to the stadium is the Olympic Tower, from where you can see all of...
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Arboretum Tampere
7 Reviews If you are tired of the hussle in the city you can visit Hatanpää Arboretum (abt 2 km from teh centre). In its beautiful parks and view towards to Lake Pyhäjärvi and Pyynikki your soul definitely...
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National Museum Helsinki
16 Reviews The National Museum of Finland is a building with a with a tall spire which looks more like a church than a museum. It contains a permanent exhibition of Finnish life from prehistoric times to the...
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Sauna in Tampere Tampere
3 Reviews One of most famous saunas in Finland. many celebritys have been here also, and it´s very popular for tourists. I don´t like public saunas, but I thought I MUST save this here, when no-one else has...
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Ateneum Art Museum Helsinki
16 Reviews Ateneum is Finland's National Gallery housing the oldest, most significant and extensive works of art and dates range from 1750-1960. There are approximately 17,500 works of art including some...
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Tampere Orthodox Church Tampere
4 Reviews I am an orthodox, so this church is close to me. My roots are from very east, so I have lived in close relationship with Cristian doctrine and orthodoxy. There is an icon in the corner of my living...
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Finlandia Talo (Finlandia Hall) Helsinki
10 Reviews There are many other tips concerning this hall already. But did you know this? You can blame Mr. Alvar Aalto, the architect, for the deteriorating marble wall tiles. He absolutely insisted on having...
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Tampere City Library Tampere
3 Reviews This is one of the best places of Tampere. The main library is called Metso. There is a free Internet for everyone to use and Tampere has even their own Netti-Nysse which is a mobile Internet bus. It...
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Amuri museum of workers' housing Tampere
7 Reviews Tampere was founded in 1779. Beginning in the mid 1800's heavy industrialisation brought many new inhabitants to the town. They needed somewhere to live and the burgesses had to give up their fields....
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As Finland is the land of lakes, boats are really popular there. Almost everybody in Finland has its own boat, it is like car. You can go fishing by boat or just make a walk to some islands. A really romantic thing is to make a boat trip in the evening to enjoy the sunset. But dont forget some warm clothes and may be blankets. it can be really windy and cool.
Grilling in Finland in midsummer time is just great. Usually people do it in their gardens or go to the forest or to the islands to the special cabins (place where you can stay for a night) and grill at the lake. Of course you should take care of nature and dont let the fire burn after you leave. Finns are very careful about it. The most favorit things to grill are sausages (makkara), there are many types of them, but sometimes some meat and vegetables a well. Grilling is often connected with going to the sauna and bathing in the lake. If you are in Finland, you should for sure do it. It is an incredible fun!
Finnish sauna is a world-known sight. During my stay in Finland I was lucky to visit different saunas and every one was special. The finns are really proud of its saunas, everybody has at least one, they make grill-sauna parties and they go there almost every day! I personally liked the savu sauna (smoke sauna) very much. After sauna I was taking a shower, swimming in the lake, bathing in the river:-) And my dream is to go to the sauna in winter and take a bath in the ice cold lake!!!!Brrr...but its a paradise:-)
It is nice to catch some sun while you are in such a northern land like Finland. The sun can be even hot there! Dont forget also that northern tan is very stable. When I was there, i didnt hesitate to take an opportunity and to spread out in the sun. As you can see many girls were also just fans of it. What can be better to lie in the sun and to listen to the finnish music...Radio Nova!:)
Finland is a perfect location for skiing, resp. cross-country but there are also very good possibilties for downhill. With the climate giving perfect conditions over a long periode in winter, it is a good place to enjoy the white.See the link below for info on the most famous ski resorts. You will be linked to the downhill section, but check the left side for many other possibilities including the cross-country skiing.
Great fun for both kids and adults. You can find there Tove Jansson's books in different languages, original ilustrations, three-dimensional tableaux of Moomin stories and one of its kind- Moomin House model on display. Taking pictures is forbidden but you can buy postcards and posters in museum or Moomin shop just outside museum.
You travel by coach for 1 hour to Kolari on the Finland/Sweden border to the Reindeer Farm run by Marjut, Sammi and family.You feed the Reindeer and then go on the sleigh ride through the Finnish countryside. Magical.It was -33 at Kolari the day I went on this.Been again to this Reindeer Farm. Marjut remembered me from the last visit.I booked on the Super Safari this time and my reindeer was called `High Horn`
Huskies are just great. The temp has to be between -15 and -20 before they can run.Females make the better leaders.You are shown how to brake and stop the dogs because when they are running it is hard for them to stop when you call them so brake power is what you need.I celebrated my Birthday on this safari. It was just magical.Been again to this Husky Farm. I was the passenger this time and on the second run.Great time here where everyone looks after you.
Tropical Serena Indoor Aqua Park (water park), the biggest in Europe! The fully heated bathing areas cover an area of 2.000 square meters.Serena is a tropically warm aqua park all year round. There are terraced pools, whirlpools, water slides (including a new kind of water slide called Black Hole with lighting effects and sound effects!), a wave pool, a 140 m long River Ride, saunas inside caves, a cave restaurant and a large outdoor section there. The outdoor section includes mat slides, rubber tyre slides, the Dead Sea salted pool and tube slides. The inside water park is the biggest in Europe. It is a wonderful place both for children and for adults. You will enjoy it!There are ski slopes named Ski Serena in the area, too. Remember also Serena Villas and Hotel Korpilampi for accommodation!
For Finns the sauna is more than an activity. It is a way of life. I had the opportunity to visit a vintage traditional wood sauna that was once used as a hidaway for former cold war prime minister Kekkonen. The sauna was heated with wood and after a 190 degree sweatfest, one took the obligatory plunge into the 40 degree water of the nearby lake.
Hotel Kamp Helsinki
16 Reviews and 331 Opinions Located on Pohjoisesplanadi, in the heart of Helsinki, Hotel Kämp is one of the city's most...
Sokos Hotel Ilves Tampere
5 Reviews and 58 Opinions I stayed at Sokos Hotel Ilves for one night in July 2011 and had a very pleasant stay in this 4 star...
Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel Turku Turku
4 Reviews and 125 Opinions We had never stayed in Radison hotels before, because they are allways more expensive than any other...
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