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Helsinki
Neighbourhoods At A Glance
Suomenlinna
Sights
Activities
Tours
Festivals & Events
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Helsinki
Why Go?
It’s fitting that harbourside Helsinki, capital of a country with such watery geography, melds so graciously into the Baltic. Half the city seems liquid, and the writhings of the complex coastline include any number of bays, inlets and islands.
Though Helsinki seems like a younger sibling to other Scandinavian capitals, it’s the one that went to art school, scorns pop music and works in a cutting-edge studio. The design scene here is legendary, whether you’re browsing showroom brands or taking the backstreet hipster trail. The city’s gourmet side is also flourishing, with new gastronomic eateries offering locally sourced tasting menus popping up at dizzying speed.
Nevertheless, much of what is lovable in Helsinki is older. Its understated yet glorious art nouveau buildings, the spacious elegance of its centenarian cafes, dozens of museums carefully preserving Finnish heritage, restaurants that have changed neither menu nor furnishings since the 1930s: all part of the city’s quirky charm.
When to Go
AJun Terraces are sprouting outside every cafe and the nights never seem to end.
AAug The city is functioning again after the July lull, but all of the summer activities are still on.
ADec Ice skate and absorb the Christmassy atmosphere before temperatures get too extreme.
Best Places to Eat
A Grön
A Olo
A Vanha Kauppahalli
A Savoy
A Saaristo
Best Places to Stay
A Hotel Katajanokka
A Hotelli Krapi
A Klaus K
Hels...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Finland
- Finland's Top 15
- Need to Know
- What's New
- If You Like...
- Month by Month
- Itineraries
- The Great Outdoors
- Travel with Children
- Regions at a Glance
- Helsinki
- Turku & the South Coast
- Aland Archipelago
- Tampere, Pirkanmaa & Hame
- Lakeland
- Karelia
- West Coast
- Oulu, Kainuu & Koillismaa
- Lapland
- Understand Finland
- Finland Today
- History
- The Sami
- Lifestyle & Culture
- Finnish Design
- The Arts
- Food & Drink
- Directory A-Z
- Transport
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers