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URBAN NATURE
HELSINKI’S SHORELINE IS ADORNED BY AROUND 100 KILOMETRES OF COAST AND OVER 300 ISLANDS OF WHICH
MANY ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR RECREATIONAL USE. PROXIMITY TO THE SEA OFFERS AN ENDLESS NUMBER OF
OPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER.
Suomenlinna Maritime Fortress was built during the Swedish era as a maritime fortress and a base for the
Archipelago Fleet. Suomenlinna fortress has served in the defence of three realms: Sweden, Russia and
Finland and in 1991 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as a unique monument of military
architecture. Take the ferry from the Market Square and enjoy the splendid views and the ride back in
time!
Vallisaari and Kuninkaansaari are enchanting destinations for outings, next to the Suomenlinna fortress,
just 20 minutes by boat from the Market Square in Helsinki. Fortifications, buildings, and a record-breaking
range of species tell a tale of coexistence between humans and wild nature.
Lonna is an old military island that was opened to the public last year. Enjoy a tasty meal at the restaurant
or enjoy a glass of wine while watching the sun set coloring the silhouette of Helsinki.
Pihlajasaari is a former villa island that is now a versatile outdoor recreation area. It still has a few old villas
set amongst rocks, wooded areas, groves and beaches. The island is one of the most popular summer oa-
ses for native Helsinki residents.
ISLAND RESTAURANTS
Idyllic island restaurants are a vital part of Helsinki’s unique restaurant culture. The archipelago of Helsinki provides a beautiful setting for summer dining.
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URBAN CULTURE
FRESH AND SURPRISING. DYNAMIC AND LIVELY. ENJOY THE SLOW RHYTHM OF URBAN HELSINKI. EXPLORE AND BE
INSPIRED!
Restaurant Day is a worldwide food festival that began in Helsinki and that invites anyone to open a restau-
rant, café or bar for a day. Organised four times in a year in February, May, August and November.
EuroGames 2016 event will be held from 29th of June to 2nd of July 2016 in Helsinki. It will be a profes-sional sport event as well as interesting and memorable cultural and human rights event and the northern most EuroGames so far.
Flow Festival is an annual music and urban culture event that attracts thousands to Suvilahti in August to listen to the most interesting performers from Finland and abroad. The historical power plant milieu offers a unique setting for enjoying urban culture, the visual arts, quality food, and a fun and lively atmosphere.
Helsinki Festival is Finland’s biggest multi-arts festival presenting every year in August an exciting pro-
gramme filling two weeks with classical and world music, circus, dance, theatre, art, films and city events.
Abattoir Continuously developing, permanently incomplete, better than ready and more than the sum of
its parts – that’s Teurastamo! The former city abattoir is being redeveloped for use by the city’s residents,
and the first new restaurants and shops have already been opened.
Helsinki Sauna Day is an event that opens the doors to the city’s saunas for everyone to enjoy. In fact Hel-
sinki is full of saunas that are often empty and seldom seen by most. What if we did something about this
for just one day and invited everyone over for a sauna? Organised for the next time 29 October 2016.
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FINNISH SAUNA
FILL YOUR HEART WITH THE STEAM OF SAUNAS IN HELSINKI! YOU
WILL FIND OUT THAT SAUNA IS THE HEART OF FINLAND. IT’S
PUMPING IN OUR BLOOD, IT’S WRITTEN INTO THE FINNISH DNA.
KOTIHARJUN SAUNA
Kotiharjun Sauna is one of the last genuine wood-heated public
sauna in Helsinki and has welcomed sauna-goers since 1928.
Hardy washing ladies are still on hand to scrub the living day-
lights out of you, should you wish, and massages and other
treatments are also available.
SAUNA ARLA
Sauna Arla, founded in 1929, has a long tradition in public sau-
nas in Helsinki. One of the three remaining public saunas in
Helsinki the sauna is heated by natural gas and wood.
SAUNA HERMANNI
Sauna Hermanni is a public sauna, one of the three remaining
public saunas in Helsinki. Sauna Hermanni was founded in the 1950s.There are two saunas, the men's sau-
na seats 30 and the women's sauna 20 persons. You can bring your own refreshments with you or buy
some at the sauna.
KULTTUURISAUNA
Kulttuurisauna is architect Tuomas Toivonen´s ecological design -sauna in the shadow of sculptural Meri-
haka district. Wood pellet heated saunas for men and women. Open all year round, ice swimming possibil-
ity in winter time.
NEW SAUNA OPENINGS IN 2016!
New public sauna Löyly will be opened in spring 2016 at Hernesaari. Löyly Sauna consists of three saunas,
one smoke sauna and two wooden heated saunas for 600 people. There will be also terrace area including
a café and a restaurant open all year round.
Allas - Sea Pool Helsinki is a new kind of spa complex inspired by the historic spa heritage of the Baltic Sea
that will open in the beginning of the summer next to the Market Square. By transforming what was once
black asphalt into a green oasis, Allas - Sea Pool Helsinki opens up more of the city’s shoreline for use by
residents and visitors. Helsinki Pool will combine year-round swimming and sauna experiences with culture
and entertainment.
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NEW HOTELS IN HELSINKI
HELSINKI OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION, FROM INEXPENSIVE HOSTELS TO LUXURY
ESTABLISHMENTS. IN YEAR 2015 TWO NEW DESIGN HOTELS OPENED ITS DOORS AND IN 2016 WE ARE WAITING
FOR SEVERAL NEW OPENINGS.
HOTEL INDIGO BOULEVARD
Located in the heart of Helsinki’s design quarter Bulevardi, the environmentally friendly Hotel Indigo Hel-
sinki - Boulevard opened its doors in early March 2015. It is the first Hotel Indigo branded hotel in the Nor-
dic countries.
HOTEL LILLA ROBERTS
Hotel Lilla Roberts (lobby in the picture) offers an elegant environment - a simultaneous dichotomy of the
modern, and rich with history. In the hotel's stylish lobby you can sense the times gone by, and be charmed
by the wonderful history of the building.
FUTURE OPENINGS
Cumulus Meilahti, opening in summer 2016, number of rooms 188
Hotel F6, opening in summer 2016, number of rooms 68
Clarion Hotel, opening 16 October 2016, number of rooms 427
Art Hotel Helsinki, opening at the end of the year 2016, number of rooms 80
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DELICIOUS HELSINKI
THE NEW BREED OF FOOD ACTORS REALLY DESERVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. HELSINKI HAS SEVERAL MICHELIN
STARRED RESTAURANTS AND MANY LOCAL CHEFS, BARISTAS, FOOD PRODUCERS AND CAFÉ OWNERS HAVE BECOME
RECOGNIZED CELEBRITIES. NUMEROUS NEW FOOD OUTLETS AND DELICATESSENS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED
RECENTLY, AND A WIDE RANGE OF FOOD EVENTS ARE HELD EACH YEAR. CHECK OUT OUR OUR FOOD BROCHURE
FOOD HELSINKI? HEL YEAH!
MARKET HALLS
Old Market Hall
Hakaniemi Market Hall
Hietalahti Market Hall
TRADITIONAL FINNISH RESTAURANTS
Sea Horse
Kolme Kruunua
Armas
Kosmos
MODERN FINNISH AND NORDIC RESTAURANTS
Ask
Olo
Spis
Kuurna
Café-restaurant Story
Finnjävel
Juuri
RUSSIAN FLAVORS
Bystro
STREET FOOD
Street Gastro
Cholo
Döner Harju
Pueblo
Patronas
Fafa’s
Ahorita
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A CUP OF GOOD COFFEE
HELSINKI HAS A VIVID CAFÉ SCENE AND NEW HIGH QUALITY CAFÉS POP UP ALL THE TIME. THE VERY FIRST HELSINKI
COFFEE FESTIVAL WAS ORGANISED IN MARCH 2015. TREAT YOUR TASTE BUDS WITH A CUP OF GOOD COFFEE!
Torrefazione and Fratello are barista driven cafés where the coffee tastes so good.
Teemu & Markus is a tiny patisserie offering delicious cakes, macarons and coffee.
Café Kokko is so hipster that it hurts, the service is friendly and raw cakes and coffee delicious.
Ipi Kulmakuppila is a new café at Kallio with modern interiors and personal service.
Good Life Coffee a tiny café that many of the regulars use as their living room. Say no to bad life!
Bergga a new café in the heart of the hipster district, Kallio.
El Fant is a new top quality café that turns into a cosy wine bad in the evening.
Kahvila Sävy is a bohemian café in Kallio with excellent coffee.
Café Regatta is a piece of countryside in the heart of the Helsinki: traditional wooden building, sweetest
cinnamon buns and splendid views to the sea.
Café Engel is a traditional café with a view to the Lutheran Cathedral. During the summer, when the sun
has set, the inner yard turns into a cinema.
Café Aalto is a hidden architectural gem, located inside the Academic bookstore designed by Alvar Aalto
with interiors designed by the same man.
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HELSINKI NIGHTLIFE
ENJOY A DRINK OR TWO AND PARTY ALL NIGHT! HELSINKI’S BARS
AND CLUBS ARE LIVELY PLACES, OFFERING SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE FROM THE TRENDIEST HANGOUTS TO REAL BOHEMIAN
ATMOSPHERE OF THE LOCAL BARS. HELSINKI’S WHITE NIGHTS
MAKE YOU WANT TO STAY UP AND DANCE, DANCE, DANCE.
BARS
Ateljee Bar located in the rooftop of hotel Torni, offers the
best view in town
American Bar is a bold combination of the spirit of our times
and the traditions of the 1930's.
Vin Vin is the place to be for friends of quality wines and ro-
mantic interiors.
Trillby & Chadwick takes you back in times of prohibition law.
A21 Decades is awarded as the world’s best bar. A21 Decades
is a must place for anyone interested in Finnish cocktails and drinking culture.
Bier Bier brand new beer bar, opened in Spring 2015, with beautiful, protected interiors.
Tres Bones is a combination of restaurant, bar and club. Eat, drink and dance!
Bar 9 has been the living room of Punavuori since 1996.
B-Side Bar is a newcomer offering American drinks, music and service of two bartenders at the Abattoir.
Steam Hellsinki is a new bar specialized in steam punk and gin!
The Old Skiffer is a nautical inspired bar & restaurant! The Old Skiffer offers a variety of delicious drinks
and of course the famous Skiffer Liuska flatbreads (kind of like Pizza, but better).
CLUBS
Kaiku Club is one of the 25 best clubs in Europe chosen by experts according to The Guardian. Good music, great sound system and open-minded crowd.
Kuudes Linja located in the heart of Kallio, is a place to party. Music from rap to techno by local and inter-national dj’s and bands.
We Love Helsinki and we love to dance! We love Helsinki organizes urban dances and events such as water gun fights.
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DESIGN SCENE
DESIGN IS A FACTOR DEEP-ROOTED IN THE URBAN LIFESTYLE OF
HELSINKI. DESIGN IS MANIFEST IN THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF
HELSINKI CITIZENS IN MANY WAYS, RANGING FROM HOME
FURNITURE AND ITEMS THAT REPRESENT OLD FINNISH DESIGN
TRADITIONS TO MODERN URBAN SOLUTIONS IN THE CITY AND
CONTEMPORARY INTERIOR DESIGN. IN 2012 HELSINKI WORE THE
TITLE WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL. HELSINKI IS THE PERFECT
DESTINATION FOR DESIGN SHOPPING AND DESIGN CULTURE.
DESIGN DISTRICT
You can easily spend hours strolling around Helsinki’s Design
District. The streets are lined with intriguing boutiques, each
offering something different to impress you: antiques and art,
interiors and design, clothing and jewellery, and so much
more.
TORI QUARTER
Imaginative souvenirs, delightful handicrafts, mouthwatering treats, quirky designer clothes and traditional
design. In the heart of the historic centre of Helsinki lies the Tori Quarter, where many artisans and design
brands run their own boutiques. The Tori Quarter also hosts a wide variety of events, so keep your eyes
and ears open when you go shopping!
CREATIVE ARABIA DISTRICT
Today the ”Old Town” (Vanhakaupunki) area is a modern centre for sciences and the arts, as well as a wa-
terfront residential district. The area is home to the 130-year-old Arabia museum and gallery, as well as
several factory outlets. Works of art throughout the area describe history, nature and the unique Finnish
design heritage. The inspiration of artists, designers and craftsmen can be seen in the buildings and in the
spirited sense of community. Treasures of Arabia - walking tour of art and design
MADE IN KALLIO
Situated in the heart of the Kallio district, Made in Kallio is a design shop, café and studio collective for nu-
merous designers. In other words, many of the items on sale were made on the premises. Made in Kallio
also hosts fun events, including exhibitions and fleamarkets.
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ARCHITECTURE
SENATE SQUARE The Senate Square and its surroundings form a unique and cohesive example of Neoclassical architecture.
ART NOUVEAU Helsinki is one of the fnest Art Nouveau cities in the world! It is easy to pick out tasty treats, from among Helsinki’s Art Nouveau tresures with the help of our guide.
ALVAR AALTO There are several buildings designed by the mastermind of functionalism Alvar Aalto. Some examples in-clude the Finlandia Hall and the Academic Book Store. Also Alvar Aalto’s home and studio are open to pub-lic.
TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH Quarried out of the natural bedrock, Temppeliaukio Church is one of Helsinki's most popular tourist attrac-tions. The interior walls are created naturally by the rock.
KAISA HOUSE Kaisa House,The Helsinki University Main Library represents state-of-the-art library architecture. As the biggest university library in Finland, the Helsinki University Library serves the academic community as a modern learning and research centre and offers a meeting place for all citizens.
KAMPPI CHAPEL OF SILENCE Kamppi Chapel of Silence is a fine example of Finnish wooden architecture. This futuristic chapel is a place for quiet meditation amidst the hustle and bustle of the city centre.
HELSINKI MUSIC CENTRE The Helsinki Music Centre walls speak in an undertone, leaving space for music. Openness, encounters and
interaction are the key concepts in the architecture.