Guidebook for Helsinki
Getting Around
Malminrinne
MalminrinneTramlines 7&9 to Länsisatama (ferry port) and central railway station.
Kampin keskus
1 Urho Kekkosen katuLocal and long-haul bus terminals
Kampen(M) station
Kamppi metro station
Entertainment & Activities
Movie theater. By the way: in Finland movies are not dubbed, so don't worry. :)
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Finnkino Tennispalatsi
15 Salomonkatu Movie theater. By the way: in Finland movies are not dubbed, so don't worry. :)
Food Scene
Cafeteria just downstairs for having breakfast.
Opening times:
Monday-Friday
07:30 - 20:00
Saturday
09:00 - 19:00
Sunday
10:00 - 19:00
Espresso House Malminrinne
2 MalminrinneCafeteria just downstairs for having breakfast.
Opening times:
Monday-Friday
07:30 - 20:00
Saturday
09:00 - 19:00
Sunday
10:00 - 19:00
Great sushi restaurant next door - one of the best ones in Finland.
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Sushibar + Wine
42 FredrikinkatuGreat sushi restaurant next door - one of the best ones in Finland.
Selection of excellent restaurant upstairs of Kamppi Shopping Center. Not your regular mall food court though, so don't worry. Worth checking out.
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Kortteli
1 Urho Kekkosen katuSelection of excellent restaurant upstairs of Kamppi Shopping Center. Not your regular mall food court though, so don't worry. Worth checking out.
Putte's Bar and Pizza
6 KalevankatuDelicious pizza place!
Naples style pizzeria. Warning: most probably full, does not take table reservations so just prepare to wait. :)
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Pizzeria Via Tribunali
4 SofiankatuNaples style pizzeria. Warning: most probably full, does not take table reservations so just prepare to wait. :)
Really nice fine dining restaurant, which you most probably don't find just by accident.
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Ateljé Finne
14 ArkadiankatuReally nice fine dining restaurant, which you most probably don't find just by accident.
There are a lot of Nepalese restaurants in Helsinki and all of them are extremely delicious. This one is the closest one to the apartment.
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Mount Everest Kamppi
15 LapinlahdenkatuThere are a lot of Nepalese restaurants in Helsinki and all of them are extremely delicious. This one is the closest one to the apartment.
Ravintola Lonna
Finnish style fine dining restaurant. Fresh, pure local area ingredients and tastes.
Modern Vietnamese fusion kitchen. Please notice that the correct address is at Eerikinkatu 20, Kamppi.
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Lie Mi Kamppi
1 Urho Kekkosen katuModern Vietnamese fusion kitchen. Please notice that the correct address is at Eerikinkatu 20, Kamppi.
Sandro Kallio
17 Kolmas linjaGreat brunch on weekends.
Sandro Eira
34 D TehtaankatuGreat brunch on weekends.
Sightseeing
Architectural award winning public sauna with avanto (ice-swimming) and great restaurant!
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Löyly Helsinki
4 HernesaarenrantaArchitectural award winning public sauna with avanto (ice-swimming) and great restaurant!
Historical Helsinki Sea Fortress. 15 minute boat trip from marketplace. Great for outdoors & sightseeing.
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Suomenlinna
Historical Helsinki Sea Fortress. 15 minute boat trip from marketplace. Great for outdoors & sightseeing.
In 1962 the Helsinki city authorities commissioned Aalto to design a concert and congress building as the first part of his great centre plan. The Finlandia Hall was completed nine years later. Even the earliest plans show the main characteristics of the final solution. One of the most conspicuous alterations involved the chamber music room, originally intended to soar like the main auditorium above the main building mass.
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Finlandia – Talo
13 E MannerheimintieIn 1962 the Helsinki city authorities commissioned Aalto to design a concert and congress building as the first part of his great centre plan. The Finlandia Hall was completed nine years later. Even the earliest plans show the main characteristics of the final solution. One of the most conspicuous alterations involved the chamber music room, originally intended to soar like the main auditorium above the main building mass.
Kulttuuritalo station
Culture House, designed by Alvar Aalto.
Engelinaukio
EngelinaukioGo for a walk on a weekend, Eira is nice neighbourhood for sightseeing.
Traditional working class neighbourhood public sauna in Kallio.
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Kotiharjun Sauna
1 HarjutorinkatuTraditional working class neighbourhood public sauna in Kallio.
Sauna Arla
15 KaarlenkatuTraditional working class neighbourhood public sauna in Kallio.
Olympiastadion Helsinki
1 Paavo Nurmen tieOlympic Stadium, functionalist building.
Lonna island has a public sauna & really nice Finnish style fine dining restaurant. Fresh, pure local area ingredients and tastes.
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Lonnan sauna
Lonna island has a public sauna & really nice Finnish style fine dining restaurant. Fresh, pure local area ingredients and tastes.
Drinks & Nightlife
Kallio
Famous restaurant & bar area in Helsinki.
Kuudes Linja & Kaiku are the best, hip nightclubs in Helsinki. Entrance is on the yard side.
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Kuudes linja
13 B HämeentieKuudes Linja & Kaiku are the best, hip nightclubs in Helsinki. Entrance is on the yard side.
Arts & Culture
The Studio Aalto is a house in the Tiilimäki neighbourhood of Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, which Alvar Aalto designed during 1955–56 to be the studio of his architect bureau.
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Studio Aalto
20 TiilimäkiThe Studio Aalto is a house in the Tiilimäki neighbourhood of Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, which Alvar Aalto designed during 1955–56 to be the studio of his architect bureau.
Villa Aalto, the home of Academician Alvar Aalto is located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, at 20, Riihitie. The house is part of the Alvar Aalto Museum, which functions in two cities, Jyväskylä and Helsinki. The other location in Helsinki where the museum functions is Studio Aalto, which is located ca. 450 metres from the house, at Tiilimäki 20.
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Studio Alvar Aalto
20 RiihitieVilla Aalto, the home of Academician Alvar Aalto is located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, at 20, Riihitie. The house is part of the Alvar Aalto Museum, which functions in two cities, Jyväskylä and Helsinki. The other location in Helsinki where the museum functions is Studio Aalto, which is located ca. 450 metres from the house, at Tiilimäki 20.
Design District Helsinki brings together creative people in the heart of Helsinki. The district covers Punavuori, Kaartinkaupunki, Kamppi and Ullanlinna.
For more information: https://www.designdistrict.fi/en/
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Design District
Design District Helsinki brings together creative people in the heart of Helsinki. The district covers Punavuori, Kaartinkaupunki, Kamppi and Ullanlinna.
For more information: https://www.designdistrict.fi/en/
Ateneum
2 KaivokatuClassical art museum
Kunstmuseum Kiasma
2 MannerheiminaukioMuseum of modern art.
Finnisches Nationalmuseum
34 MannerheimintieClassical Finnish art
Parks & Nature
Excellent city get away, you can take a 20 min boat ride there for couple of euros. Great place for swimming. Other side of the island is a beach and south side is more rocky. There is also a nude beach if you prefer less tanlines.
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Pihlajasaari
Excellent city get away, you can take a 20 min boat ride there for couple of euros. Great place for swimming. Other side of the island is a beach and south side is more rocky. There is also a nude beach if you prefer less tanlines.
Former army island, now opened for public. Not yet that crowded. Boat connections leave next to market place.
Isosaari
Former army island, now opened for public. Not yet that crowded. Boat connections leave next to market place.
Former army island, now open for public. Less crowded than Suomenlinna, but already quite touristy. If you want more peace and quiet, go visit Mjölö (Isosaari).
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Vallisaari
Former army island, now open for public. Less crowded than Suomenlinna, but already quite touristy. If you want more peace and quiet, go visit Mjölö (Isosaari).
Helsinki Central Park. Have a walk in a forest in the middle of the city.
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Central Park
Helsinki Central Park. Have a walk in a forest in the middle of the city.